Melissa Payne, Author at O.W.L. Volunteer Fire Department

-: Apr, 2024 / Melissa Payne

OWL Members Receive President’s Volunteer Service Award

The Prince William County Community Foundation, Inc. (PWCCF) presented 109 Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton (OWL) Volunteer Fire Department members with the President’s Volunteer Service award. ...

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

Stop the Bleed Training

STOP THE BLEED is a FREE program to help you help others in the event of an emergency. All classes are free and open to the public. It is a […]

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

Cooking at Home: Keeping You and Your Family Safe

When it comes to safe food handling, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), has four words for everyone: clean, separate, cook, and chill. Following these four guidelines will ensure you […]

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

OWL Responds to a Commercial Building Fire

On March 27, 2024, at 05:31 (5:31 a.m.), units from OWL, Prince William County Department of Fire & Rescue and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue were dispatched to a commercial […]

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

OWL Responds to a Brush Fire in Dumfries

On March 20, 2024, around 4:30 p.m., a call was put out to all volunteer departments requesting volunteers to report to the stations to staff additional units as the Prince […]

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by donating to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation

In 2006, OWL VFD Life Member Tony Carroll served as an Assistant Chief. Under his prevue was the department’s Recruitment and Retention efforts. Carroll was inspired when he saw other […]

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

OWL Celebrates Women’s History Month: Meet Some Notable Women in OWL’s History

Marianne DeConti, First Woman Firefighter at OWL and in Prince William County In the 1970s, Marianne DeConti lived in Lake Ridge. She was a married mother of three teenage boys […]

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

OWL Celebrates Women’s History Month, Meet Sabrina Ricks

Sabrina B. Ricks: EMT, Ambulance Driver, and Administrative Officer – Learning to love others through volunteer service Every volunteer has a reason for answering the call to serve their ...

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

Daylight Saving Time Begins Change Your Clock, Change Your Smoke Alarm Battery

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 10th. As you turn your clocks forward, the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System would like to remind residents to change the battery […]

-: Mar, 2024 / Melissa Payne

OWL Responds to a Car Fire

On Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 15:36 (3:36 p.m.). Engines 502 and 514 were dispatched to a car fire on Hunterbrook Drive in Lake Ridge. Crews quickly extinguish the fire. […]