Recognition

-: Apr, 2023 / Melissa Payne

OWL VFD Members receive Valorous Unit Awards

Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department members were recognized with Valorous Unit Awards at the 37th Annual Prince William Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards for two different calls. ...

-: 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 ...

-: Jul, 2022 / Melissa Payne

OWL Celebrates Graduation of Three New Firefighters

Volunteer Firefighter Recruit Graduation Ceremony On Wednesday, July 13th, the Prince William County Fire & Rescue System held its Volunteer Firefighter Recruit Graduation Ceremony at the ...

-: Jun, 2022 / Melissa Payne

Betty Limerick’s Dedicated Service

According to our historical documents, on June 6, 1957, OWL VFD Auxiliary Member Betty Limerick started dispatching calls from her home on F Street in Woodbridge. During daytime hours, calls ...

-: May, 2022 / Melissa Payne

OWL VFD Firefighter Chris Weber receives the 2021 Fire Chief’s Award

How far would you go to volunteer for a community you love? It’s one thing to donate money or occasionally visit to help out, but it’s another to get on […]

-: Apr, 2022 / Melissa Payne

Erik Smith, 2021 New EMS Crew Member of the Year

At our annual awards, Erik Smith was the recipient of the New EMS Crew Member of the Year award. When Smith was looking for a way to give back to […]

-: Apr, 2022 / Melissa Payne

OWL VFD’s 2021 Fred M. Lynn Fire Crew Member of the Year is Gustavo Coelho

OWL VFD’s 2021 Fred M. Lynn Fire Crew Member of the Year is Gustavo Coelho.In 2019, Coelho earned his firefighter certifications while graduating at the top of his recruit class. […]

-: Apr, 2022 / Melissa Payne

Myriam “Aundrea” Bonilla is the recipient of the 2021 Richard A. McAvoy EMS Service Award.

Bonilla joined OWL VFD joined February 2016. She served as an ambulance driver and ambulance driver trainer, then earned her National Registry EMT certification and Virginia State EMT ...

-: Apr, 2022 / Melissa Payne

Two OWL VFD Members Recognized with the 2021 Administrative Member of the Year award

At our annual awards, OWL VFD Life Member Sue Wessolleck and Administrative Member Stacey Godin received the 2021 Robert F. Arrington Administrative Member of the Year Award. In 2020, the […]

-: Apr, 2022 / Melissa Payne

David H. Williams is OWL VFD’s 2021 New Fire Crew Member of the Year

David H. Williams is OWL VFD’s 2021 New Fire Crew Member of the Year. He joined OWL VFD in the Summer of 2020 and from his very first shift, his […]