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-: Mar, 2023 / Melissa Payne

National Poison Prevention Week 2023 March 19th – 25th

The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), in collaboration with the nation’s 55 poison control centers, is celebrating National Poison Prevention Week (March 19th – 25th). This ...
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-: Mar, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL Crews Administer CPR and Save a Life

On the evening of February 10th, Ambulance 502B, Engine 502B along Fairfax County Fire and Rescue’s Medic 419 and Truck 441 were dispatched for a stoppage of breathing in Woodbridge. […]
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-: Mar, 2023 / Melissa Payne

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

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 12th. As you turn your clocks forward, Acting Chief James Forgo, of the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System, would like to remind […]
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-: Feb, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL receives VA Governor’s Award for the Second Year in a Row 

For the second year in a row, Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department (OWL VFD) receives a Governor’s Fire Service Award. Along with the Prince William County Department of Fire ...
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-: Feb, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL Responds to Truck Fire at Virginia Paving Company

Truck Fire – Virginia Paving Company February 13, 2023 1:38 a.m. Units were dispatched to investigate smoke near the Vulcan Materials Rock Quarry. Upon arriving in the area, crews ...
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-: Feb, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL Responds to House Fire on Caton Hill Road

House Fire – Caton Hill Rd Friday, February 10 4:12 a.m. Early Friday morning, units were dispatched to a house fire on Caton Hill Road. The abandoned structure was fully […]
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-: Feb, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL VFD will participate in Tunnel to Towers Event

Join OWL VFD and other First Responders at the Tunnel to Towers 5k Run & Walk, April 30 at 7:30 am – 12:00 pm Pfitzner Stadium 7 County Complex Court […]
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-: Feb, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL VFD to host 16th St. Baldrick’s fundraising event

Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department (OWL VFD) is excited to host a fundraising benefit for St. Baldrick’s Childhood Cancer Research Foundation. This year’s event is ...
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-: Jan, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL VFD Responds to Auto Accident on Route 1

Auto Accident with Entrapment Friday, January 27 12:52 a.m. OWL VFD units were dispatched to an auto accident at the intersection of Route 1 and Pine Lane. A vehicle rear […]
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-: Jan, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL Celebrates Graduation of New Firefighters

Volunteer Firefighter Recruit Graduation Ceremony On Wednesday, January 11th, the Prince William County Fire & Rescue System held its Volunteer Firefighter Recruit Graduation Ceremony at the ...
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