WCFR’s campaign to assist residents with smoke alarms
Warren County Fire and Rescue (WCFR) announced that they will begin a campaign to assist residents with smoke alarms Mon. May 23.
WCFR will be conducting a Sound the Alarm Save a Life campaign with the Virginia Red Cross.
Through the end of May Fire and Rescue personnel around the county will visit a minimum of 10 homes a day.
The personnel hope to provide lifesaving education on smoke alarms to 10 people a day.
They hope to inspect a minimum of 10 existing smoke alarms to ensure their proper use.
The department will strive to replace a minimum of 10 outdated or not working alarms where needed.
The staff hopes to install 60 smoke alarms a day every day during the rest of May for a total of at least 420 smoke alarms.
This is to assist the Red Cross reach their goal of 50,000 alarms installed in their Sound the Alarm Save a Life campaign through the end of May.
For a free home evaluation and to receive a free smoke alarm contact the Warren County Fire Department at (540) 636-3830 or click here.
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WCFR Chief is asking for an independent investigation of an accident
In a Warren County Fire and Rescue (WCFR) social media post Fire Chief James Bonzano is asking for a full independent investigation of an accident by Virginia State Police (VSP).
The accident involved a Front Royal Fire Department Fire Truck Thur. night Nov. 11.
After returning from a previous accident the fire truck was in an accident with a pickup truck on Strasburg Rd.
It took responders approximately 30 minutes to extract and treat the occupant of the pickup trick.
The pickup victim was airlifted to Fairfax hospital and three firefighters were treated and released at Warren Memorial Hospital.
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