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12:00 City of Newport News *working fire* 882 LACON DR, NEWPORT NEWS, VA BTN2, E005, E006, E011, EMS3, L004, M005, MAR02, RSC2, SAF2, TWR06 L9 reported smoke is coming from the eaves. On working fire, following units added to ticket: M009 E009 EMS2 MAR07 EMS3 L009 MAR04 MAR02 M004 MAR06...

He's still around. Was on the site this past Monday . . . but he hasn't posted anything (except a thank you to John Bendick) in years. I miss him, too. I just pulled up his rundown of the Flight 1549 ditching and it is superb. Hope you and yours are doing OK, Gene.

Newport News/District 9/Battalion 2 Commercial Structure Fire 14407 Warwick Boulevard - Mr Gyros & Burgers Ops On Tac # E6, E8, E10, E11, L4, M2, M3, M6, M7, RS2, BAT2, EMS2, EMS3, MAR1, MAR3, MAR4, MAR6, SAF2, TW6 Gas Line with active fire; NNFD cannot secure; VA Natural Gas (VNG) asked to...

BREAKING: Fire Engulfs Georgia-Pacific Plant in Emporia Emporia, Va. — Multiple fire departments are currently on scene at the Georgia-Pacific plant located at 634 Davis Street following a large fire. Fire crews report the plant is heavily engulfed, and firefighters are operating in a defensive...

This fire presented some real problems to the NNFD. To begin with, it occurred on one of the least accessible streets in the city. You can see in the Google Maps graphic that it was on a relatively short block with Newport News Shipbuilding at one end (the shipyard extends from 26th St to 69th...

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From Virginia Statewide Incidents Facebook page: "Overnight Fatal 2nd Alarm Fire in Newport News Newport News Fire Department responded to a 2nd alarm fire at 345 51st Street in the city’s Huntington Heights area early this morning, just before 2:00 a.m. Upon arrival, crews encountered heavy...

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