Woodbridge

Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department reminds residents that one easy step can help save their lives and the lives of those around them. Twice a year change the batteries in their own smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, test the alarms and remind friends, family, neighbors and fellow community members to do the same.

Communities nationwide witness tragic home fire deaths each year, but, everyone can work together to help reduce the number of home fire fatalities. Approximately every three hours a home fire death occurs somewhere in the nation and 66 percent of those occur in homes without working smoke alarms. Non-working smoke alarms rob residents of the protective benefits home fire safety devices were designed to provide. The most commonly cited cause of non-working smoke alarms: worn or missing batteries.

The crash happened just before 5 p.m. in the Occoquan Oaks neighborhood in Prince William County, off Bacon Race Road.

The 53-year-old victim was taken with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening to the Prince William County Government Center where a helicopter was waiting to take him an area trauma center, said Dale City Volunteer Fire Department spokesman Steve Chappell.

The call went out a 5:42 p.m. Saturday, prompting volunteer fire crews to arrive at the scene within minutes of the blaze erupting, said OWL VFD spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes. Crews spotted smoke billowing from the side of the home, crews pulled an attack line into the, found the fire in the attic and doused it, said Barnes.

No one was injured in the fire, and fire crews found no working smoke detectors in the home. The occupants of the house were displaced, and the fire caused $30,000 in damage and investigators ruled the cause of the fire accidental.

E.J. Levenberry, a 16-year-old junior, was injured after a game with Potomac High School in Woodbridge. E.J. Levenberry’s father told the Post he believes a parent from the opposing team came onto the field and punched his son in the jaw.

E.J. Levenberry is one of the most sought-after high school athletes in the Washington area with multiple schools offering him scholarships, reports the Post.

Woodbridge, Va. — Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has endorsed Chris Royse, the Republican vying to represent the Woodbridge District on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.

McDonnell in a press release stated he endorsed Royse because of his desire to bring private sector jobs to the area and to keep taxes low.

Fire crews found a 20×40 foot storage shed fully engulfed in flames about 2:55 a.m., at 1901 Reddy Drive. A 911 call prompted crews to rush to the scene, said Prince William fire and rescue Battalion Chief Joseph Robertson.

No injuries were reported, and officials estimate the damage to the building at $50,000. The cause and origin of the fire are still being investigated.

Woodbridge, Va. — The annual meeting of the Woodbridge Potomac Communities Civic Association will be held later this month and some new faces could be appointed to leadership positions.

The association will meet Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building on U.S. 1 in Woodbridge, where up to five new members could be elected to serve on the association’s board of directors. The current board has seven members, and four of those members will remain on the board as their three-year terms have not expired, according to a press release from the WPCCA.

Woodbridge, Va. — Fire crews overnight were called to a townhouse fire just off U.S. 1 in Woodbridge.

Rescue units were called to the 14000 block of Winding Loop in the Heather Glen neighborhood about 1 a.m. to battle a fire in a three-story town home.

A $215,000 grant was awarded to the Sentara Family Health Connection Mobile Clinics to cover operational expenses, salaries, and renovations to the oldest of the mobile clinic’s two vans.

The Potomac Health Foundation awarded a second grant of $85,000 to fund the new “Every Baby, Every Time,” program which will be operated out of the mobile clinics. Every Baby, Every Time is a prenatal education and care program that will include pregnancy tests, general prenatal care and finding a prenatal/delivery provider for women in the community.