pLts B. Byrd J. Staton and FF M. Eggleston attended the Boat Ops School at the USnbspNational Whitewater Center in Charlotte NCnbspthis weekend. These guys attended with other members of the BCoFRnbsp Special Operations Command. The course is a two day event teaching everything from inflating yournbspotter tonbspguiding down river. A big thanks to Bedford Co. Fire and Rescue fornbspfunding this class.nbspnbspnbspnbspp

pCompany 5 would like to remind everyone that when you set your clocks back Saturday night that you take a few minutes and change the batteries innbspyour smoke alarms. You need to have at least one on each floor of your home. We also ask that you review your plan that you havenbspin case of a fire such as a meeting place for everyone get out stay out We are approaching a busy and fun fillednbspseason be safe and enjoy. nbspnbspnbspnbspp

pCo. 5 Medic 14-5 and Squad 5 were assigned to Graves Mill and Grist Mill for a MVC with entrapment. Chief 5 Thomas arrived to find 2 entrapments in a pick up on its drivers side. At this time Chief 5nbspSpecial Called for Lynchburg Fire Rescue 1 and Truck 2 due to Rescue 5 being Out of Service. The crewsnbspcompletednbspa rapidnbspextrication on a critical patient and worked for an additional 30 minutes to free the next patient. Units assigned to the assignment were E5C5U5M-14-55-414-1M-7 along with R-1 and T-2 Co. 10 and many VSP and LPD units. nbspnbspnbspp

pYou need to follow us on TWITTER for the latest and up tonbspthe minute happenings including working incidents and other projects happening within your fire department. FVFD51p

pPlease come out and help us celebrate another milestone in our station progress. We are having an open house on Saturday October 12th from 11AM-3PM. There will be station tours gun raffle tickets on salenbspvendors on site to get a head start on your holiday shopping and food and beverages available for purchase. A fire safety trailer and other kids activities will be on site as well.ppStarting at 12PM we will have a dedication ceremony for our flag poles and brick display which will include a special guest speaker. This project along with the completion of the exterior of the station wasnbspa direct result of the great communitynbspsupport we are receiving. Please come out and enjoy the day with us.p

pCompany 5 is proud to once again partner with Lynchburg Arms for a fall gun raffle. As always tickets are available from any firefighter and are 5. Top prize for this raffle is a Browning BAR Longtrac Stalker 30.06 caliber with a Leupold scope. This is a very impressive package and is perfect for the upcoming hunting season. Second prize is a 100 gift certificate to Lynchburg Arms and third prize is a 50 gift certificate to Lynchburg Arms. Tickets are available now and the drawing will be November 1st. Winner does not need to be present to win. Thank you for your continued support.p