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Right around the corner from the 2nd alarm earlier (Hallett St.) in the evening another fire occurred at 802 Shelton St. Battalion 2 requested a 2nd alarm with fire showing from all sides and through the roof of a multi family frame dwelling. Same companies worked both fires with Engine 10 and...

The Cumberland FD responded to a structure fire in a residence at 160 Belle Road shortly before 1400 hours on Nov. 2, 2021. First arriving units reported fire through the roof. Crews made an interior attack and had the fire under control in about 30 minutes. Water supply was by tankers...

Fire units from the Cumberland FD assisted by the Randolph District FD responded to a fire in a living room at 680 Stoney Point Road, Cumberland, Va. at 0225 hours. Fire was knocked down by 0251 hours and the 2nd due RDFD was released.

Last night on Sept. 11th at around 2000 hrs. the Darlington Heights FD, Prospect FD and Pamplin FD responded to a structure fire on Sulphur Springs Road. First report was a grill on fire and then reports the fire spread to the structure and all occupants were safely out. First arriving fire...

Thanks Willy D for that great summary of our fire careers. I hope others will go to the Randolph District FD Facebook site as well as my Facebook site - William Bernhard for many more photos of the Brotherhood Ride that visited our fire station in Cumberland County on Sept. 4, 2021. The photo is...

It was a busy couple of days for the quite rural fire station located near Farmville, Va. On Friday afternoon Sept. 3, 2021 the RDFD was requested to assist the Cumberland FD with multiple junk cars burning on the scrap pile at Taylor's Scrap Metals in Cumberland. That is a real mess for fire...

Heavy column of smoke seen from 5 miles away from where a 26 X 60 Log Home was fully involved on arrival of the Farmville FD and Randolph District FD. This was down a very long dirt driveway more than 1/4 mile off Mahan Road. FFD laid all their supply line and came up short. Randolph Engine 42...

The Randolph District FD is a fire department located in a rural farming area, therefore we run all water tenders for our water. We do have 3 real fire hydrants which is located in our area just beyond the Town of Farmville limits. Yesterday morning at 6 AM we were 1st due to a rental storage...

Thanks John for keeping us up on the fires in Bridgeport.

The Randolph District FD responded to a structure fire at 485 South Airport Road at 0132 hours. Fire started due to a combustible wall being too close to a metal flue pipe which ran up along the side of this old beautiful 2 story frame house. Fire rapidly spread throughout the attic and Randolph...

The Cartersville FD and Cumberland FD responded to Trice's Lake Community at 0521 hours finding a two story frame home fully involved in fire. The house was not occupied at the time of the fire and the Fire Marshall has the fire under investigation.

The Randolph District FD of Cumberland County, Va. responded to a fire in the piney woods across the street from 76 North Airport Rd. at 1635 hours. After hard work by 9 members the fire was brought under control and units returned to quarters at 1809 hours. Then there was a motor vehicle...

The Dillwyn FD, Arvonia FD assisted by the Cumberland FD fought a structure fire in Buckingham County on a very windy day on April 30th beginning at about 1400 hours on Mountain Top Road. Mutual aid units from Cumberland FD returned to their stations just after 1800 hrs.

Firefighters from Crewe FD, Burkeville FD, Blackstone FD, Victoria FD, Fort Pickett FD and Farmville FD fought the fire this morning on the main street through town. I arrived later and took some photos after my fire radio dispatched Farmville's Pierce 105 foot quint.

A fire in a one story residential structure broke out just after 1 AM on March 22nd. located at 813 Stoney Point Rd. Cumberland, Va. Residents escaped the fire which destroyed the house. The Cumberland FD assisted by the Randolph District FD and Powhatan Co. 3 responded. All companies took up by...

A brush fire of several acres spread to a shop / storage building which housed several pieces of machinery and an antique car at 726 wildflower Lane. The building and contents were totally destroyed as apparatus and manpower from the Dillwyn, Va. FD, Randolph District FD and Virginia Department...

With all the ice taking out power in south central Virginia and northern N. C. many trees and wires are down. People were heating with portable kerosene heaters and at about 2130 hours on Feb. 15th a fire started in a residence on Back Hampden Sydney Road in Prince Edward County, Va. This...

The Cumberland FD responded to Chilli Lane off French's Store Road where a mobile home was about 50% involved in fire at 1029 hours. Cumberland FD was assisted by Powhatan County Co. 3. The fire was rapidly brought under control.

Anyone want to convert these classic FDNY real time tapes to digital format. Let's talk about it. Contact wbernhard51@hotmail.com and put in subject FDNY Tapes.

Apparatus from the Randolph District FD assisted by Cumberland FD fought a fully involved single family residence fire early this morning. It came in at 0534 hours reported by a neighbor. The occupants were not home and had stayed in a hotel last night because last evening they smelled smoke in...