Tom Richardson

Honored to be part of this special memorial service to honor our fallen sister FF/PM Bethany Franklin. t.co/ZgSf6wH6Uj Time ago 5 Hours via Twitter for Android
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@wsls She was actually a firefighter/paramedic with Bedford County Fire & Rescue @local4902 Time ago 6 Days via Twitter for Android

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Honored to be part of this special memorial service to honor our fallen sister FF/Medic Bethany Franklin. ... See MoreSee Less

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Rest easy today is a hard day for so many and thank you guys for being able to do that for Bethany

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3 days ago

The second working fire in twelve hours for Company 1 came in at 1226hrs with Ladder 1 with (six) and Tanker 1 with (two) responding to Mill Iron Rd. With the report of a possible subject still inside the structure, Ladder 1's crew was assigned as the search group. Negative results were reported after a primary and secondary search were completed. Tanker 1's crew shuttled water from a nearby pond after a draft was established by Wagon 8 (Moneta). Units cleared the scene at 16:30hrs. The reported subject inside was later found safe and not at the residence at the time of the fire. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 days ago

07/18/2017 at 1221hrs Company 1 was dispatched to the 1800blk of Mountain Valley Rd. for the report of a residential structure fire. Ladder 1 with (six) arrived on scene and by orders of command assumed the fire attack group on side Charlie. After multiple interior attempts to extinguish the fire, the Operations Officer ordered a transition to defensive attack due to structural integrity. Ladder 1 was cleared by command approximately three hours after the initial dispatch.
Units from Companies 13 (Stewartsville), 12 (Hardy), 8 (Moneta), and Vinton (Roanoke County) operated on scene. ... See MoreSee Less