With our area experiencing high heat across the region, your Second District fire and EMS volunteers were dispatched for the report of a boat fire at the Piney Point Public Landing at 1720 Sunday evening, 14 August.

First arriving firefighters found a 20-foot engulfed in flames and began laying hose lines to extinguish the fire. Meanwhile, while firefighters were working the boat fire, EMS volunteers ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 2125 hours, the assignment was alerted for a motor vehicle accident, involving an occupied school bus, at the intersection of Budds Creek Road and Mechanicsville Road. This brought Rescue Squad 2, Rescue Squad 5, EMS Stations 29, 59, 19 and SMALS on the initial dispatch.

Fire Chief 2, Rescue Squad 2 and Engine 23 went enroute at dispatch. Additional information was relayed that the bus was occupied ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1653 hours, Stations 5, 1, 2, and EMS Station 59 were alerted to a reported house fire on Crestview Drive in Longview Beach. Chief 5 advised a large column of smoke could be seen and the assignment was upgraded.

Chief 5 arrived on the scene and located a single story house with fire showing from sides C and D and established the "Crestview Drive Command." Engine 21 (Capt. Emmart) arrived and ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1518 hours Station 9(California), Station 3(Lexington Park), Station 6(Valley Lee), and Water Supply 5(Seventh District) were dispatched to the rear of 21698 Tammie Drive in California for the Working Barn Fire. At 1521 hours Engine 91 arrived on the scene, laying a line from the last hydrant on the street and reported a working fire involving a large Barn. Members from Station 9 and 3 went to ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1900 hours units with the 2nd Battalion Chief and Chief 2 responded for the reported building fire. E21 arrived on location with a 2 story single family house with fire showing. ... (Full Story)