| Cherrydale FF, LA103 at Live Fire Training |
| Sat. Apr 19th 2008 |
Saturday, April 19th, Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Fighter Captain Ben Sorenson joined up with members from Falls Church VFD, Arcola VFD, and Asburn VFD for live fire training in Chantilly, VA. Fire crews spent the day practicing engine operations, search and rescue, and RIT (Rapid In...
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| Arlington County Police Department's Sobriety Checkpoint |
| Sat. Mar 15th 2008 |
Light & Air 103, Utility 103 and Utility 106 joined forces to assist the ACPD with the most recent Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday, March 15 through early Sunday morning. LA103 handled the lighting while U103 and U106 brought additional staffing. Thanks to the Falls Church VFD for th...
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| Pack 149 Visits The CVFD |
| Thu. Mar 13th 2008 |
On Sunday, March 9, Cub Scout Pack 149 came to the station for a discussion about fire safety and responses to emergencies. Other activties included a tour of Engine 103 and a demonstration involving turnout gear and self contained breathing apparatus.
Thanks to Pack 149 for coming to&nb...
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| Telephone Problems |
| Thu. Mar 6th 2008 |
We are experiencing phone problems with the CVFD phone number at the fire station. To contact the Arlington County Fire Department personnel at the station, call 703-228-0103. To contact the CVFD, please call 703-819-7806 until further notice.
For emergencies, call 911.
Sorry for the i...
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| CVFD participates in Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade |
| Mon. Feb 11th 2008 |
Fat Tuesday for members of the Cherrydale VFD was filled with fun as it was for many people. For the last several years, our members have participated in the annual Mardi Gras parade held in Clarendon. This year, Chief Scott Pardi, Jack Baber, Carter Cromartie, John McIntire, Marvin Binns, Mark Lask...
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| CVFD mourns loss of longtime brother |
| Wed. Jan 23rd 2008 |
The Cherrydale VFD is sad to announce the passing of Harold B. LeRoy, Past President of the Arlington County Fire and Rescue Association and a member of the Jefferson District VFD. Mr. LeRoy was a volunteer firefighter in this County for most of his adult life. He passed away Tuesday afternoon at hi...
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| Annual visit with Santa a huge success! |
| Wed. Jan 2nd 2008 |
Santa has come and gone from the CVFD and our 87th Christmas event has come to a close. In all, there were approximately 275 kids that came through the station. All went very well considering the rain and large crowd. This was the first time in recent memory that we had to hold peop...
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| The Annual Cherrydale VFD Visit with Santa |
| Thu. Nov 29th 2007 |
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department will host our annual holiday event at the Historic Cherrydale Fire Station (3900 Lee Highway) on December 23, 2007. Santa Clause is scheduled to arrive with a fire and police department escort at 1:00 PM. The celebration is open to children 12 year...
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| Two officers transferred, two new ones welcomed |
| Tue. Nov 13th 2007 |
The Cherrydale fire station lost two of its career officers to transfers recently. ACFD Captain Randall Higgins was transferred from C Platoon to Station 2-B Platoon and Captain Esther Brown was transferred from B Platoon to Station 6-B Platoon. Both had spent a number of years at Station 3 and we w...
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| CVFD Chief works in California following wildfires |
| Wed. Nov 7th 2007 |
Cherrydale CVFD Chief Scott Pardi, as part of his 9-to-5 working in the fire protection and insurance field, was sent to California to assist in assessments resultsing from the various wildfires.
On Saturday, November 3, he worked in the area around Rancho Bernardo where the Witch Fire came th...
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