The following run totals cover from Monday 11th thru Sunday 17th. Total calls – 45 Medical Calls – 33 Motor Vehicle Crash – 9 Brush Fires – 1 Fire Alarms – 1 Other – 1 call for a camper on fire

A busy day so far, 10 calls, starting about midnight with a medical call, a camper on fire at 430 am, 2 car accidents and more medical calls, then the debris piles. One of the medical calls was handled by Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad as a mutual aid call.

AVFR operating in the Guinea Neck portion of our district with 2 large debris piles on fire. 2 brush trucks an, engine and tanker were used to control the fire. A high tide crept in to help with control.

Abingdon VFR will be at this event again this year. Come see some fire engines and other large vehicles. Fun for all ages.

Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc. will offer an online Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course September 19 through December 5, 2017. See the link for more information. Cost for the class is $400.00 for non members. There is no cost to attend the orientation and see if Emergency Medical Service is for you! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-emt-class-tickets-37828977490?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=esfb&utm-source=fb&utm-term=listing  

The following run numbers cover from Monday August 4th thru Sunday September 3rd. Total Calls – 90 Medical Calls – 76 Motor Vehicle Crash – 9 Structure Fires – 1, Detached garage Other Fire Calls – 4 Calls Power Lines arching, Set up Landing Zone, Boater Emergency, Unfounded smell of smoke

AVFR Quint 3 participated in a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony this morning at Navel Weapons Station – Yorktown.

AVFR brought a couple of trucks to the beach today for the GYFL Mighty Mites beach party. Quint 3 was a big hit with the kids.

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AVFR responded to a report of a detached garage on fire. First arriving units found a 2 story garage with heavy smoke and fire showing. A 1 3/4 inch line was pulled and the fire quickly controlled. The fire was also extended to a vehicle in the garage. 3 engines, 2 rescue trucks, a medic […]