During normal times, the Loudoun County Marines collect toys to distribute throughout Loudoun County as part of their Toys for Tots program. In 2019, over 8,000 Loudoun County children received toys. Because of Covid-19, they have had to change the way they do their collections. To minimizing the handling [...]
Did you know that Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires?
Thanksgiving fire facts Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, followed by Christmas Day, the day before Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas Eve. In 2018, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,630 home cooking fires on Thanksgiving, the peak day for such fires. Unattended cooking was by [...]
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree…
Stop by Station 6 on Ashburn Road and pick up a fresh-cut Christmas Tree (4ft - 10ft) and help suport AVFRD! Tree sales will begin on Friday, November 27th and run through December 23rd or until we sell out. We will also have fresh wreaths and AVFRD Christmas ornaments [...]
Stations 6 & 22 Daily Incident Reports Now Available on Twitter!
Follow us on Twitter @ashburnFire and catch all of the daily fire and emergency incident reports for AVFRD Stations 6 (606) and 22 (622).
Battle of the Bulldogs Upcoming Events
Stone Bridge High School students are dedicating their annual fundraising effort to Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Please consider supporting their program in the upcoming days. Follow them on instagram @StoneBridgeBOTB. You can start donating now at: https://paypal.me/sbhsptso?locale.x=en_US Go Bulldogs!
2020 Battle of the Bulldogs to Support the AVFRD
Stone Bridge High School's DECA is selected AVFRD as their charity to help fundraise for and their first sponsored event will be the "2020 Battle of the Bulldogs" which will be held November 15-21. 100% of money raised will be donated to the AVFRD so please come out and [...]
Saying Goodbye to Lifetime AVFRD member Jerry “Catfish” Earnest
Jerry "Catfish" Earnest, of McLean, Virginia, passed away on October 25, 2020, at the Virginia Hospital Center at the age of 68. During his time with the Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department (Company 6), he served as Sergeant and Chief Engineer. Catfish (as he was known) enjoyed nothing [...]
Join us for Virtual Holiday Bingo via Zoom!
AVFRD will be holding their first Virtual Holiday Bingo via Zoom on December 13th, 2020, 4pm - 6pm. Each player will receive two electronic cards which will be reused for each of the six (6) games. Door prizes and prizes for the winners of each game will be awarded. [...]
Shop Amazon Prime Days on October 13th and 14th and help raise money for the AVFRD!
Amazon Prime Days are back! Amazon Prime Days start at midnight on October 13th and run through October 14th. This is your chance to get some great deals on Amazon.com and help raise money for the Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department at no extra cost to you! In [...]
