| 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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| Longtime CVFD member passes |
| Mon. Oct 22nd 2007 |
It is with deepest regret that the Cherrydale VFD announce the passing of longtime member Charles Hagar. Charlie was a member of the department for over twenty years serving as an administrative officer during that time. Charlie was very involved in our Bingo program. CVFD records indicate that ther...
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| Open House a huge success! |
| Tue. Oct 16th 2007 |
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank all of our neighbors who came and enjoyed our annual Open House. Estimates are that over 500 people made their way through Fire Station 3 throughout the day and enjoyed the moon bounce, fire apparatus and station tours.
The members of the...
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| Two members presented with black helmets |
| Wed. Oct 10th 2007 |
Firefighters Ben Sorenson and Joe Lowry were presented with new black helmets during the October business meeting of the Cherrydale VFD. The black helmets represent the culmination of four months worth of class, as each has completed the requirements of the FFI/II and Hazardous Materials Operations ...
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| HazMat practicals leave members cold and wet |
| Tue. Oct 2nd 2007 |
Two members of the CVFD in the current Hazardous Materials - Operations course were found cold and wet following the practical portion of their training. Practical stations included building dikes and dams to stop, slow and redirect the flow of a hazardous "product" (we used water instead)...
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| Annual Open House is October 13 |
| Fri. Sep 14th 2007 |
The members of the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department and Arlington County Fire Department invite you to attend our annual Fire Prevention Week Open House on October 13th from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Members of the public are invited to come and tour the fire station and our apparatus...
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