General news about our department, members and families.
The winter edition of The Fire 4-1-1 newsletter published by the County of Loudoun Combined Fire and Rescue System is now available on their website here. This is a great resource to get fire safety tips and information about some of the common fire causes in the county and cost [...]
This post originally appeared on the AVFRD The Alternate Channel Blog on 7/22/2014. Jack Kearns is an Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue firefighter. Recently, he spent some time with Lauren Mazzatenta talking about his experience with AVFRD. Jack didn’t grow up in Ashburn and he doesn’t live in Loudoun [...]
On Saturday, May 1, 2021 starting at 8am, the Dulles Greenway will host its first 5K, 10K and Kids Fun Run race, Run the Greenway. Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has signed up to be a featured community partner for this event and will be receiving 100% of [...]
The Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has been nominated in the Best of Loudoun County Nonprofit/Civic Support Organization category. Voting for round 1 is open now until January 22nd and you can vote once a day, every day. After voting closes, the top 5 from each category will [...]
The Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department's Annual Appeal is underway. Appeal letters were mailed to all households (first-due area) supported by the AVFRD at the end of December. AVFRD is a 100% volunteer-run non-profit organization providing fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical services to over 40,000 homes and [...]
Happy 2021! As you list out your resolutions for the New Year, don't forget about adding home safety resolutions to your list. According to the National Fire Protection Association, "75% of all fire deaths and 73% of all injuries were caused by home fires in 2019 and a home [...]
First Published on August 25, 2014 Garret's Story Six year old Garret Owens is a regular at Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, working alongside his mom, member Holly Owens, who joined us in the administrative function in July of 2013. Along with his dad, John Owens, he often [...]
If you haven't ordered your AVFRD 2020 Christmas Ornament featuring the Hahn, time is running out! The last day to place orders for local pick-up (Ashburn, Virginia) is Wednesday, December 23rd. Orders that need to be shipped may not arrive by Christmas. Click on thefollowing link to place your [...]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the "Battle of the Burn" fundraising event between two local rival high schools, Broad Run and Stone Bridge, would not be held this year. Instead, the Stone Bridge High School DECA team got created and decided to hold their own "Battle of the Bulldogs" [...]
