Delegate Landes Visits Crozet VFD!

September 29, 2018

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The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department is sad to share this news from Hanover County Fire-EMS

Hanover CO, Va – On Thursday, October 11, 2018, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a fatality at southbound I-295, north of exit 38B.

The trooper’s preliminary investigation reveals that Hanover County Fire-EMS was on scene providing assistance with a two-vehicle crash with all of its emergency equipment activated, when a tractor trailer traveling southbound struck the engine in the rear.

Unfortunately, a total of three Fire-EMS personnel were injured in the crash with one of them succumbing to their injuries at the scene. Two were transported with serious injuries sustained at the scene from the crash. The driver of the tractor had to be extricated from the cab of the truck and was transported for treatment with serious injuries.

The firefighter killed in the line of duty, at the scene of the crash, was Lieutenant Brad Clark from Station 6, Hanover County Fire-EMS.

Please join Hanover County Fire-EMS as we mourn the death of Lieutenant Brad Clark and keep his family and fellow firefighters in your thoughts and prayers. ... See MoreSee Less

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Crozet Volunteer Fire Department shared UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute's Close Before You Doze: See the dramatic, life-saving difference a door can make.

2 weeks ago

The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department urges everyone to take the time to watch this video and understand the importance of sleeping with your bedroom doors closed. #CloseBeforeYouDoze

UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute
In a house fire, are you safer sleeping with your bedroom doors open or closed? See the dramatic, life-saving difference a door can make. #CloseBeforeYouDoze

Find more resources to share with your community online at closeyourdoor.org! ... See MoreSee Less

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