by Bob Hurley | Apr 1, 2025 | doers, Features, Fire/Rescue, People
Background: Assistant chief, Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue (AVFR); part-time EMT medic, Rappahannock advanced life support program; longtime president and coach, Rappahannock Athletic Association/Rappahannock Culpeper Baseball (RAA/RCB), Amissville; former...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 8, 2024 | Business, Education, Fire/Rescue, Health, Local Services, Politics
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Monday unanimously approved funding an increase in wages for the Chester Gap Fire Department EMS staff after an hourly wage discrepancy between Chester Gap paramedics and others in the county was brought to the attention of...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 15, 2024 | Art, Business, Crime and Courts, Education, Fire/Rescue, Health, Local Services, Politics
Huntly resident Ben Hahn and first responders were recognized at last Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting for their lifesaving efforts. Hahn assisted Jerry Brown, 71, of Amissville, who collapsed Aug. 6 at Settle’s Grocery & Garage in Flint Hill, performing...
by Randy Rieland | Nov 20, 2022 | Art, Business, Fire/Rescue
New data shows ranks of most active county fire and rescue volunteers down as service calls increase, force ages It’s one of Rappahannock’s more worrisome fault lines. For years, the aging of the county’s population has rippled through the community’s fire and rescue...
by Bob Hurley | Jun 30, 2021 | Business, Fire/Rescue, People
Clerk for over 30 years at Settle’s Grocery and Garage in Flint Hill. Member, Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Fourth generation Rappahannock resident, attended Rappahannock County Public Schools. Lives with her husband, Troy, in Gid Brown Hollow. The Spark:...
