Reserve your spot today while they last - email:
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Checks should be made payable to Greater Springfield Vol. Fire Dept and can be dropped off
at our station during Sunday or Tuesday Night Bingo or mailed to:
Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department c/o YardSale 7011 Backlick Road PO Box 833 Springfield Va, 22150
(include phone number and email address on your check)
$15 to reserve space (one standard parking space). $10 additional to reserve a table. Tables can be rented on the day of depending upon availability for $10.
Personal tables / displays are permitted provided they fit within the purchased and assigned space.
In the event of rain and the yard sale is cancelled, checks will be returned to the mailing address listed on the check. No refunds given in the event of rain after the start of the event.
All spots are first come-first serve with priority going to those that have reservations and pre-paid by check. Day of availability will be on an "as-available" basis - with no guarantee. Cash only for "day of" payments. $15 for a space / $10 for a table.
We reserve the right to request any items not deemed appropriate by GSVFD to be removed from sale.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 06 August 2010 14:08 )
VRE Multi-Unit-Drill
Written by GSVFD
Monday, 18 January 2010 09:16
The FCVFRA training committee coordinated an important Multi-Unit-Drill (MUD) on Saturday, January 16th for volunteers to aid first responders in learning more about Virginia Railway Express (VRE) operations and response techniques. Units participating in this drill included 4 Engines and 4 Ambulances from Springfield, Fair Oaks, Dunn Loring and Centerville along with a Command Officer and Canteen unit with 35 Firefighters and EMT's participating.
The day's event included a lecture from VRE staff on rail operations, equipment overviews and safety operations. After the lecture, the teams moved to the VRE Facility at Manassas's Broad Run location. From there, VRE provided hands on tour and familiarization of train engines and passanger cars, with emphasis of features such as:
* Access points for emergency brakes and fuel cut-offs * Emergency door release access points and operations * Wheel chair lift operations in powered and manual modes
After the tour and familiarization, teams conducted an incident simulation consisting of a reported "fire" in a passanger car and extrication of multiple "passangers" with varying medical conditions.
Upon completion of the drill, teams gathered for a de-brief and review of the simulation and overall days events.
A big THANKS goes out to Mark Servello, Corey Merdler, and the rest of the committee for putting together this exceptional training opprotunity and a special THANK YOU to the folks at VRE for taking their Saturday by providing the lecture and access to VRE equipment that made this day a huge success.
Virginia Task Force 1 Deployed to Haiti Earthquake
News Release 10-05 Date: January 13, 2010
Virginia Task Force 1 (VATF-1), Fairfax County's urban search and rescue team was activated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Tuesday evening, January 12, 2010, to the earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The task force is composed of 72 personnel, 6 search and rescue canines, search and technical rescue personnel, physicians, paramedics, structural engineers, other support personnel, and approximately 48 tons of rescue equipment and supplies. The team is self-sustaining for approximately 14 days.
The task force left from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department's Academy at 8:15 a.m., January 13, 2010. The team will depart from Dulles International Airport late morning today.
The task force deployed to the Haitian town of Petionville, near the capital of Port-au-Prince for a school collapse in November of 2008. The task force has also deployed nationally to the Oklahoma City Bombing, The Pentagon, Hurricanes Katrina and Isabel. Additionally, they have deployed internationally to the bombing in Kenya, earthquakes in Turkey, Taiwan, and Iran.
Additionally, as a part of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, the task force maintains constant operational readiness, and is a local resource for residents of Fairfax County.
**Note: A recent video of Virginia Task Force 1 in action can be seen on Fairfax County Cable Channel 16 and can be found under the heading "Fire and Rescue Digest."
Fire & Rescue Digest - Fairfax County Cable Channel 16
Last Updated ( Friday, 15 January 2010 12:04 )
GSVFD Open House 2009
Written by GSVFD OpenHouse Team
Monday, 12 October 2009 08:32
Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department held its Annual Fire Prevention Week Open House on
Saturday October 10th, 2009. In addition to our Open House, we also offered our first Pancake Breakfast
which turned out to be a great success and even drew local political officials to help serve the community
in new ways. It was a fun and informative day for all teaching this years theme of "Stay Fire Smart -
Don't Get Burned". Games, displays and activites helped to promote the ever important fire safety event.
Through the efforts of our FireCorps members, Volunteer Firefighters, EMT's and Career staff,
eveyone pulled together enabling the Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department to win the
Fairfax County Battalion 5 Fire Prevention Week 2009 Best Open House (now two years in a row)
