Vehicle Fire Ignites Brush Fire

At 1:47 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21st Q-21, Q-24, Tanker 24 and Battalion 3 were notified of a vehicle fire on Interstate 95 north bound between the city limits and Bells Road. Q-21 arrived on scene with a car fire and about 1 acre of brush burning. Command quickly requested another tanker be added to the assignment and began fire attack. The fire was marked under control in about an hour and units remained on scene until 4 p.m. The fire was a result of a mechanical problem with the vehicle.

Help the Richmond Fire Department Earn $10,000

Liberty Mutual’s Be Fire Smart Fire Safety Pledge program will be giving away ten $10,000 grants to fire departments across the US. The awards will be determined through online voting by the public. All you have to do is take a simple ten question fire safety quiz and then vote...of course for Richmond Fire and Emergency Services. The program runs now through October.


If we win, we plan to use the grant to initiate fire safety programs in our kindergarten through fourth-grade classes and with our seniors. Please take the quiz and vote as well as encouraging your friends, relatives and neighbors to do so.  Most important is this money will allow us to work towards a safer community, and remember you do not have to live in Richmond to vote for us.  Click Here to take the quiz!