News from Ashburn, VA and Loudoun County, Virginia.
Your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planning Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. A closed door may [...]
February is American Heart Month! Did you know that people who have close relationships at home, work, or in their community tend to be healthier and live longer? One reason, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), is that we’re more successful at meeting our health [...]
Matthew Dodds, a member of the Loudoun County Combined Fire Rescue System, Ashburn Volunteer Station recently completed his Advanced Tactical Medic certification in Gilbert, Arizona. Counter Narcotics and Terrorism Operational Medical Support or “CONTOMS” is a public-private partnership of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Tactical [...]
Santa's elves have confirmed that he will be arriving in Ashburn this week for the AVFRD's annual Santa ride through Lansdowne (Friday, December 2nd) and Ashburn (Saturday, December 3rd). Santa will leave Station 22 on Friday at 5pm and leave Station 6 on Saturday at 5pm. Below is route [...]
Dust off those LEGOS® (other compatible plastic bricks and elements) and start building your original fire truck for the "Design Your Fire Truck LEGO® Contest" which will be held during Open House on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Click here for contest guidelines and entry information.
Join us on July 10th at the Ashburn Fire Station for our Pancake Breakfast. We start serving at 8am and end at Noon. Tickets can be purchased at the door or can be pre-purchased. For more information or to pre-purchase your tickets, please visit Pancake Breakfast. [...]
A friendly reminder from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Department that leaving pets in cars is never safe. As the temperatures rise, it can be deadly. High temperatures can cause irreparable organ damage and even death. Not only is it dangerous, but it is also against the law. Loudoun County [...]
Run local. Support local. Get ready to make a difference this year as you Run The Greenway and support local Loudoun Charities. On Saturday, May 7, 2022, the Dulles Greenway will host its second annual 5K,10K and Kids Fun Run race, Run the Greenway. The family friendly race is [...]
Holiday decorations U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 790 home structure fires per year that began with decorations, excluding Christmas trees, in 2015-2019. These fires caused an annual average of one civilian fire death, 26 civilian fire injuries and $13 million in direct property damage. One in [...]
When we are on duty, we draw our strength, knowledge and courage from those around us. There is no doubt that AVFRD has some of the finest people in our community within our ranks. But what happens when we find ourselves facing an emergency when not on duty and without [...]
