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Retiring Stafford fire chief on Thursday’s fire outbreak, and the future of the department he’s leaving behind

STAFFORD -- Fire and high winds kept fire crews in Stafford County busy Thursday.

“We got our asses handed to us yesterday,” said Stafford County Fire Chief Mark Lockhart.

Lockhart

It started at 1:19 p.m. with a house fire at 75 Shelton Shop Road. Crews were called to a single family home located near fire station 14, where flames had quickly spread from a garage into the home.

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