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Salem officials not identifying person in fatal house fire

SALEM – As of this afternoon, fire investigators have not yet released the name of a person whose body was found in a burning house off Lynchburg Turnpike in East Salem today. According to Salem Fire & EMS, the fire call came in shortly before 9 a.m. on Aug. 9, and was reported as... »

Fire acreage estimate upped to 3,000

Fire officials have upped the estimate of woods burning in Craig and Alleghany counties to more than 3,000 today, twice as much as two days ago. Additional forest firefighters have been called in, making 120 plus support staff, bulldozers and a contract helicopter. Before noon today, Barbara Walker of the Eastern Divide Ranger Division... »

Craig-Alleghany wildfire gobbles more than 2,500 acres

CRAIG COUNTY – The woodlands fire that apparently started six days ago in Craig County has now gobbled more than 2,500 acres in Craig and Alleghany County. More than 100 federal and local firefighters are battling the flames in the Barbours Creek Wilderness area on Potts Mountain close to the Botetourt County line. National... »

Fire races across 1,200 forest acres on Potts Mountain

CRAIG COUNTY – A wildfire threatening more than 1,200 acres of National Forest land in Craig County near the border of Craig, Alleghany and Botetourt raged on Tuesday, after the entire state of Virginia had been declared under a “red flag warning” because of high fire danger from dry conditions and wind. According to... »

Cigarette-caused apartment fire displaces 18

CAVE SPRING – A roaring fire that displaced 18 residents and their pets and damaged or destroyed a dozen apartments April 3 at Cedar Point Apartments in Cave Spring started from a discarded cigarette, fire officials determined. Career and volunteer firefighters from Cave Spring, Back Creek, Clearbrook and Vinton stations responded to the fire,... »

Botetourt names Emergency Services Director

Carr Boyd, a captain and acting battalion chief with the Charlotte, N.C. Fire Department, has been named the Botetourt County’s new Director of Emergency Services. He will officially assume the post on May 8. The announcement was made today,  Thursday, March 22 by retired County Administrator Jerry Burgess—one of his final major decisions in... »

Kids playing with fire ruled cause of Poor Mountain blaze

ROANOKE COUNTY  – Kids playing with fire has been ruled the cause of a fire last weekend in Roanoke County that burned 25 acres of private forest land. The Roanoke County Fire Marshal’s Office made the announcement today that “juvenile fire play” caused the fire on Friday, March 16, that involved more than 75... »

Electrical panel fire causes $40,000 damage to home

SALEM – A house on Golf Colony Drive had extensive smoke damage this morning from a fire investigators say started in an electrical panel. Firefighters from Salem Fire & Emergency Medical Services found heavy smoke coming from the eaves of the home at 3164 Golf Colony Drive shortly before 8:25 a.m. Nov. 17. Crews... »

$90,000 fire at Billy’s Barn traced to heating/air conditioning

HANGING ROCK – A fire that caused an estimated $90,000 to Billy’s Barn today has been traced to the recently opened restaurant’s heating and air conditioning system. Roanoke County fire investigators determined the Nov. 7 fire discovered by an employee shortly before 11:30 a.m. happened after a HVAC component failed, sparked material nearby and... »

Fire attacks Billy’s Barn restaurant

HANGING ROCK – Only months after it opened in the location where it was known for years, a fire broke out in Billy’s Barn Restaurant at Hanging Rock. Roanoke County firefighters responded at 11:25 a.m. today, after an employee called 9-1-1. The restaurant is normally closed on Mondays. There was no immediate word on... »