News Stories Tagged "Fire Department"

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Owner Fights to Save House

Neighbors Asking County to Raze It

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Two fires, several break-ins, one destroyed roof and four years of rain, snow and sun have left a two-story house at 45 Acorn Ct. in Sterling, or what's left of it, in disarray. Read story and 6 comments »

13 Displaced in Countryside Fires

Monday, April 20, 2009

At 8:31 p.m. Sunday, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call for a report of a house fire on McPherson Circle in Countryside. A neighbor, who had noticed that the back of house located at 22 McPherson Circle was on fire, alerted the residents and they safely evacuated. Read story »

Sterling Park Fire Deemed Intentional

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office ruled today that arson was the cause of Monday's fire in Sterling Park that caused an estimated $30,000 in damage. Read story and 1 comment »

House Fires in Ashburn, Sterling, Leesburg

Monday, March 16, 2009

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office reports several recent house fires in Sterling, Leesburg and Ashburn. Read story »

Fire Marshal's Office Releases 2008 Report

Thursday, March 12, 2009

In 2008, the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office responded to 276 fire-related incidents. The total monetary loss due to these incidents was $12 million. Read story »

Authorities Investigating House Fire in Hamilton

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal is currently investigating a recent house fire in Hamilton. Read story »

Hamilton Fire Causes $80,000 in Damages

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009

A fire that caused approximately $80,000 in damage to a Hamilton home and displaced one resident has been ruled accidental, according to the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Managemen Read story »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Waterford Fire Determined to be Accidental

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008

A Monday morning fire in Waterford that caused $450,000 in damage was determined accidental by the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office today. Read story »

Up Close: Brian Duddy

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

Brian Duddy, 33, has been a volunteer with the Leesburg Fire Company for five years. A native of Tucson, Ariz., Duddy moved to Leesburg in 2002 to work for America Online's Network Operations Center in Dulles. Read story and 2 comments »

3 Fires Put Out in Leesburg

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008

At 3:49 a.m. Sunday, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue crews from Leesburg, Loudoun Rescue, Lucketts, Ashburn and Hamilton responded to a townhouse fire with occupants trapped at 54 Hancock Place in Leesburg. Read story »

Loudoun News Briefs

Monday, Nov. 3, 2008

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Fire Chief Reevaluates Staffing

Report Said Responders to May Blaze Were Short-Handed

Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008

Loudoun County fire officials are taking a hard look at their staffing needs as a result of a report on the response to a May house fire that injured seven first responders, Fire Chief Joseph E. Pozzo said Tuesday. Read story »

Report Contains Lessons for Loudoun Firefighters

Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008

Communication errors, a malfunctioning hose and radio, and confusion in fighting a quickly-moving fire through a two-story colonial plagued the response to a May blaze that injured seven Loudoun County firefighters, according to an investigative report released today. Read story and 2 comments »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, July 6, 2008

News briefs in Loudoun County Read story »

Fire on Route 50 Deemed Accidental, One Man Injured

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Thursday's fire that shut down Route 50 eastbound at Elk Lick Road, just north of South Riding, was ruled accidental by the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office. Read story »

Fires Do Combined $340,000 in Damage

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Two fires that occurred Tuesday in Loudoun did a combined $340,000 in damage. Read story »

After the Fire, a Push for Safety

Volunteers Offering Residents Inspections, Smoke Detectors

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Members of Loudoun County’s volunteer fire companies went door-to-door through a Leesburg neighborhood Thursday, providing safety tips to residents 11 days after a house fire that injured six firefighters. Read story »

Loudoun News Briefs

Thursday, May 29, 2008

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Officials: Townhouse Fire Did $50,000 in Damage

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Investigators are still working to determine what caused a fire that damaged a townhouse last week in the Countryside area. Read story and 2 comments »

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