| 2009 Department Awards |
| Fri. Feb 12th 2010 |
The Raphine Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. hosted its 2009 Awards Banquet and Appreciation Dinner on Feb. 12th 2010 at Company 12. Awards were given to members, surrounding departments and contributing organizations who helped the fire company throughout the year. Representatives from...
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| Virginia EMS Grant Awarded |
| Wed. Jul 1st 2009 |
The Raphine Volunteer Fire Company recently recieved grant funding to complete two projects. We were awarded $16,074 to put towards the purchase of a Chevrolet Surburban to place in service as our new ALS Response vehicle. We were also awarded $12,829.60 to purchase a second Phillips Hea...
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| RVFC Applying For Fire Station Construction Grant |
| Thu. Jun 11th 2009 |
At the regular monthly business meeting held on June 11, 2009 the Raphine Vol. Fire Company gave approval to apply for the Fire Station Construction Grant given out by FEMA. The grant consist of a application process and selected agencies from all over the US will be contacted to go on to the ...
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| Election Held For 2009 - 2010 Officer Positions |
| Thu. Jun 11th 2009 |
At the regular monthly business meeting on June 11, 2009 the elections were held for the 2009 - 2010 Raphine Volunteer Fire Company Officer positions. The nominations commitee consisted of Vince Capaccio and Nick Ramsey. The new officers will take over July 1, 2009 and will hold office u...
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| New Bullard T4 Thermal Imagers Installed on E-127 and E-128 |
| Wed. Jun 10th 2009 |
The Raphine Vol. Fire Company installed new Bullard T4 Thermal Imagers on Engines 127 and 128. The purchase of the state of the art equipment was made possible by the 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. These new tools will be a great asset to the company by increasing our cap...
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| DCFD Emerald Society at Company 12 |
| Tue. Jun 2nd 2009 |
The DCFD Emerald Society among alot of DCFD officers and firefighters were present at the Raphine Vol. Fire Company on June 2nd. A retired Captain of the District of Columbia Fire Department passed away who resided in Walkers Creek and the Emerald Society used our building to practice and chan...
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| 2009 FEMA Grant Submitted |
| Tue. May 19th 2009 |
The Raphine Volunteer Fire Company has submitted a request for grant funds under the 2009 FEMA Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program. We have been lucky and recieved grants in 2007 and 2008 and hope to go another. This year we requested funds for 3600' of 5" supply hose, new turn...
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| Raphine Fire Company Recieves ALS Certification |
| Tue. Mar 31st 2009 |
The Raphine Volunteer Fire Company has recieved our Advanced Life Support Certification for EMS response. We are the first ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY fire department to obtain this certification. We have two units that will be used for ALS non transport which is Brush 123 and Engin...
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| Response 122 Sold |
| Sat. Mar 7th 2009 |
On Saturday March 7th, the Lacona Vol. Fire Department in Lacona NY purchased our current response from us. We used this vehicle for EMS response and Haz Mat. We plan to purchase a Chevrolet Surburban later this year to set up for an EMS and command vehicle. It will also be used fo...
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| 2008 FEMA Grant Awarded |
| Fri. Mar 6th 2009 |
The Raphine Volunteer Fire Company has been awarded the 2008 FEMA Grant award. This is the second FEMA Grant that we have recieved. Last year, we were awarded nearly $70,000 for the purchase of a vehicle exhaust elimination system. This year, we were awarded $114,130 to be use...
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E127, E128, and T126
responded to the
intersection of Broadhead
School Road and McClures
Mill Road for a reported
structure f...
E127 responded to Lee
Jackson Hwy. and Lilly
Farm Lane for a MVC with
no injuries. Upon
arrival, found vehicle
down an ...
E127 responded to the
intersection of Almo
Chapel Road and Lee
Jackson Highway for a two
vehcile crash. Upon
arrival, f...
