OWL Honors Outstanding Volunteers & Service
OWL VFD recently held its annual Officers Installation Banquet, a ceremonious event that celebrates the valor and commitment of OWL’s members and symbolically marks the beginning of a new ...
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 ...
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 […]
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. […]