Serving Spotsylvania County, Virginia

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SVRS Finally Moves into the New Station 4 JULY 01 - On July 1, SVRS finally moved into the new combined Fire Rescue Station 4 in the 4 Mile Fork area of the county. The new station is located at the intersections of Falcon Drive, Bancroft Rd, and Clay Street, and has been in the works for several years. It will be staffed by career employees from Spotsylvania Department of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Management during the day, and volunteers from ... (Full Story & Photos)

SVRS Celebrates at the Stars & Stripes Spectacular JUNE 29 - SVRS helped Spotsylvania County celebrate the Fourth of July at the 4'th annual Stars & Stripes Spectacular. The squad ramped up to staff a Recruitment booth, a Public Safety booth, a first aid station, and an ambulance and equipment display. The bike patrol circulated through the estimated 20,000 people who turned out for the celebration. A pot luck dinner was jointly held with the Spotsylvania ... (Full Story & Photos)

The truck display and recruiting table

MVA with Pediatric Fatality on Jeff Davis at I-95 SB JUNE 28 - At 20:50, units were dispatched for a minor MVA on Jefferson Davis Highway, at the I-95 southbound interchange. The assignment was rapidly upgraded when the first unit arrived on scene and reported heavy damage with entrapment, and multiple critical pediatric patients. A tow truck had T-boned another vehicle in the passenger side, with pediatric patients in both the front and back seat of the ... (Full Story)

Triple Fatality Accident on Morris Road JUNE 24 - Around 18:15, the 911 Communication center received multiple calls about a head-on collision on Morris Road. The first unit on scene found a three vehicle accident, with heavy damage and multiple patients trapped. Spectators were using hand-held fire-extinguishers to suppress a small fire in the debris. Witnesses reported that a Mustang traveling at a high rate of speed had swerved across the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Morning Fly Out JUNE 21 - Just before 0800 on Saturday morning, units were dispatched to a MVA involving a single vehicle on Benchmark Rd near Mine Rd. Upon arrival, units discovered a white passenger car with one occupant which had gone off the road, struck the far side of the ditch and spun back into the road way. There was heavy front end damage and both front airbags had been deployed. The single patient had been unrestrained ... (Full Story & Photos)

A Very Long Night JUNE 19 - Shortly after 23:00, units were dispatched for reports of a car into a tree on Sheppards Rd with possible entrapment. On arrival, units found a small truck into a tree, with moderate damage. Witnesses stated that the driver had fled the scene on foot. Members of the Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Department and Spotsylvania Sheriffs office performed a search of the area with the TIC, without success. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Single Car into a Tree JUNE 18 - At 0100, units were toned out for a possible MVA on Mine Rd in the vicinity of Calvary Ridge Dr. The 911 caller reported hearing the screech of tires, and then two separate crashes. When units arrived on scene, they found a single compact car in the middle of a field. Skid marks and debris showed that the car had sideswiped a tree, rotated around and struck a second tree with the rear of the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Five Car Pile Up on Morris Road JUNE 15 - Units were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident involving 5 vehicles on Morris Rd. While the initial units were responding dispatch received further information that there is heavy entrapment so the assignment was upgraded. As Wagon 8 arrived on scene they confirmed there was 1 patient that was heavily entrapped and quickly worked with Squad 1 on extrication. Morris Road was completely shut down ... (Full Story & Photos)