| BRRR!!! IT'S COLD OUTSIDE |
| Mon. Jan 16th 2012 |
Now that the winter weather has arrived, the Farmville Fire Department would like to share some safety tips on the proper use of your heating sources. The misuse or lack of maintenance of a kerosene heater, electric space heater, fireplace, or wood stove can put you at risk for a fire in your home....
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| New Accountability System |
| Sun. Jan 1st 2012 |
The Farmville Fire Department along with the Prince Edward Firefighters Association has implemented a new personal accountability system begining January 1, 2012. Under the new system, all county firefighters will be issued tags with their name and department association. Additionally all units in t...
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| FRIDAY'S FIRE PREVENTION TIP |
| Fri. Oct 14th 2011 |
Today we would like you to visit the National Fire Protection Association website and look over some of the safety tip flyers they have. They cover a wide variety of things such as, electrical safety, grilling safety, candle safety, and even different safety tips for the holidays. Thank you all fo...
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| THURSDAY'S FIRE PREVENTION TIP!!! |
| Thu. Oct 13th 2011 |
Fireplaces, chimneys, and wood (or pellet) stoves are another area of particular concern when it comes to fire safety. A quiet evening spent in front of the fireplace is one of life’s great pleasures. So is reading to the family while enjoying the radiant heat from a wood stove. These things can giv...
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| WEDNESDAY'S FIRE PREVENTION TIP |
| Wed. Oct 12th 2011 |
Today we would like you to check your smoke detectors. You should change the batteries in all of your smoke detectors once a year, but test them once a month to make sure they are still operating properly. For more information on smoke detectors follow this link to the U. S. Fire Administration and ...
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| TUESDAY'S FIRE PREVENTION TIP |
| Tue. Oct 11th 2011 |
Kitchen Fire Prevention
Keeping Things Cleaned
Fire safety experts tell us that about half of all house fires start in the kitchen. Some are electrical, of course, but many are cooking related. Naturally, since stoves produce either flames or red hot burners, this makes sense. And yet many of thes...
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| SMOKE DETECTOR INSTALLATION!!! |
| Mon. Oct 10th 2011 |
The Farmville Fire Department wants to make sure you and your family are prepared and safe. If you are in need of a smoke detector or detectors, please contact us at our non-emergency number 434-392-6543 Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm. We will send a fire crew to come out and install these detectors for you...
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| MONDAY'S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK TIP |
| Mon. Oct 10th 2011 |
Today the Farmville Fire Department would like you and your family to sit down and make an emergency escape plan. This plan is extremely important for you to have in place in case of a fire. Included in this plan you should have 1.)Find two different ways out of every room. 2.) Someone needs to be a...
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| FIRE PREVENTION WEEK!!!! |
| Sun. Oct 9th 2011 |
October 9th marks the beginning of Fire Prevention Week. This is something the Farmville Fire Department prides themselves on to make sure you and your family are safe. Throughout the week, we will be posting different tools and tips that you can use to help prepare your family in case of a fire. Th...
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| Fire Under Investigation |
| Wed. Sep 14th 2011 |
On September 4th units from Hampden-Sydney, Farmville, and Darlington Heights Fire Departments responded to a structure fire on Route 15 in the Kingsville area. This fire is now under investigation. The fire was deemed "a suspicious fire in nature." The Prince Edward County Sheriff's Offic...
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