Every year, we look forward to summer vacations, camping, family reunions, and picnics. Summertime, however, can also bring unwanted fires and injuries due to these outdoor activities. During the month of June, the Ridge VFD will share summer fire safety tips on various topics. This week, we focus on Outdoor Grilling Safety.

Summertime means outdoor grilling time. It is also the peak season for grilling ... (Full Story & Photos)

Last evening, Chief Brian Cooper, Asst Chief John Keister, and Captains Danny Gatton and Francis Raley took Boat 4 across the Potomac River for mutual aid training with Cople District Volunteer Fire Department (Kinsale, VA). Cople District VFD reached out to learn more about our fire boat capabilities and how we can further help each other during Potomac water rescues. This was a great experience ... (Full Story & Photos)

Every year, we look forward to summer vacations, camping, family reunions, and picnics. Summertime, however, can also bring unwanted fires and injuries due to these outdoor activities. During the month of June, the Ridge VFD will share summer fire safety tips on various topics. This week, we focus on Marina/Boating Electrical Safety.

There’s nothing like a great day out on the water spending time ... (Full Story & Photos)

Every year, we look forward to summer vacations, camping, family reunions, and picnics. Summertime, however, can also bring unwanted fires and injuries due to these outdoor activities. During the month of June, the Ridge VFD will share summer fire safety tips on various topics. This week, we focus on Hotel/Motel Safety.

With the school year coming to a close, everyone is turning their attention ... (Full Story & Photos)

Every year, we look forward to summer vacations, camping, family reunions, and picnics. Summertime, however, can also bring unwanted fires and injuries due to these outdoor activities. During the month of June, the Ridge VFD will share summer fire safety tips on various topics. This week, we focus on Car and Recreational Vehicle Fire Safety.

Summertime means that families will be travelling for ... (Full Story & Photos)

The following products were recently recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC):

1) Product: Linum Home Textiles Children’s Robes

Hazard: The children’s robes fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.

Recall date: May 5, 2022

For more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/mv7hres2
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4-04 Box, 15:41 - Station 4 units were dispatched to the area of Gum Landing Road and Beachville Road for the reported vehicle overturned and through the barrier fence of Webster Field Naval Annex. Safety 4B arrived at 15:45 and reported a vehicle was through the fence but the occupants were out of the car. Chief 4 arrived a short time later and assumed the command. Webster police responded to secure ... (Full Story & Photos)

Ridge VFD firefighters gathered last evening for our monthly training drill. This month we learned about maintaining firefighter safety while mitigating an incident involving homes with solar panels and energy storage systems. Gage Murdock from Energy Select came to the firehouse to present on the topic. Basic firefighter strategies and tactics needed during a residential structure fire have changed ... (Full Story & Photos)