News Releases

The latest news releases from Roanoke County Fire & Rescue appear below.  For more information you may contact: Jennifer Conley Sexton at (540) 777-8706. 

The most current news release is listed at the top.

• 8/6/2010 Recent Rainfall Extinguishes Burning Ban on Campfires 
• 7/6/2010 Roanoke County Bans Campfires and Reminds Citizens of   Regional Burning Ban in Effect
• 7/6/2010 Fire & Rescue Department Hosts 6th Annual Character Academy
• 6/22/2010 Garage Fire Causes $20,000 in Damages
• 6/11/2010-Fire & Rescue Department Receives Two Regional EMS Awards
• 6/10/2010 Cause of Deadly House Fire Determined
• 6/8/2010 Victim Found in Burned Out House
• 6/8/2010 Fire Investigators Trying to Determine Cause of Early Morning Fire
• 6/8/2010 Early Morning Fire Destroys Home in North Roanoke County
• 4/30/2010 Lost Hiker on Dragon's Tooth Trail
• 4/6/2010 Cause Determined of Morning Fire
• 4/6/2010 Morning Fire Displaces Couple
• 3/10/2010 Volunteer Fire Academy Graduates 16
• 3/10/2010 Damages Estimated for Weekend Fires
• 2/27/2010 Fire & Rescue Receives Three Governors Awards
• 2/5/2010 Cooking Fire Causes $55,000 in Damages
• 2/5/2010 Early Morning Fire Displaces Six
• 1/30/2010 Cause of Weekend Fire is Undetermined
• 1/30/2010 Weekend Fire Destroys House

2009

• 10/29/2009 Morning Fire Damages North Roanoke County Home

• 10/22/2009 Roanoke County Dedicates New North County Fire & Rescue Station
• 10/1/2009 Discarded Smoking Material Causes House Fire
• 9/30/2009 Afternoon Fire Damages Home
• 9/11/2009  Fire Training Tower Dedication Ceremony
• 6/30/2009 Department Promotes 11 Officers
• 6/26/2009 11 Roanoke County Recruits Graduate from Regional Fire-EMS Academy
• 5/21/2009 National EMS Memorial Bike Ride Converges on Roanoke County
• 5/18/2009 Roanoke County Honors Its Emergency Medical Service Providers
• 5/7/2009 Starlight Lane House Fire Accidental
• 5/6/2009 Burning Restrictions in Roanoke County
• 5/2/2009 Fire Destroys Home in South Roanoke County 
• 4/20/2009 Fire Damages Home in Roanoke County Early Sunday Morning
• 3/24/2009 Combustibles On Stove Cause House Fire
• 3/24/2009 Afternoon Fire Damages House in Roanoke County
• 3/20/2009 House Fire Was Accidental 
• 3/20/2009 Fire Damages Home in North Roanoke County 
• 3/11/2009 Vinton Church Fire Intentionally Set
• 3/11/2009 Vinton Church Fire Under Investigation
• 3/10/2009 Vinton Church Fire Damages Sanctuary
• 3/3/2009 Seventh Volunteer Fire Academy Graduates 20
• 2/27/2009 Electrical Failure Causes Total Loss of Old Barn in Roanoke County
• 2/23/2009 Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Receives Governor’s Award
• 2/18/2009 Outside Wood Furnace Causes $28,000 in Damages
• 1/15/2009 House Fire Displaces Family of Four
• 1/15/2009 Vagrants Cause Early Morning House Fire
• 1/15/2009 Early Morning House Fire in Vinton under Investigation
• 1/13/2009 Sparks from Power Tool Caused Farmhouse Fire
• 1/12/2009 Fire That Destroyed Century Old Farmhouse Still Under Investigation
• 1/11/2009 Fire Destroys Roanoke County Home
• 1/2/2009 Poor Mountain Brush Fire is Almost Out
• 1/1/2009 Poor Mountain Brush Fire Under Control
• 1/1/2009 Poor Mountain Brush Fire Contained
• 1/1/2009 Poor Mountain Fire is 90% Contained

2008