STVFD

STVFD Seminole Trail Volunteer Fire Department
Charlottesville, VA, Albemarle County

The latest quarterly installment of The 29 Dispatch featuring an interview with founding member and former Chief Dave Mo...
07/21/2026

The latest quarterly installment of The 29 Dispatch featuring an interview with founding member and former Chief Dave Morris will be published next week! If you would like to be emailed a copy, please message us with your name, email address, and connection to STVFD.

E83 GOES INTERIORA quiet night quickly turned busy after a day of celebrating America’s Birthday across the county. Engi...
07/06/2026

E83 GOES INTERIOR

A quiet night quickly turned busy after a day of celebrating America’s Birthday across the county. Engine 83 was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in Hollymead.
Battalion Chief 201 arrived first, established command, and reported smoke and fire showing from the crawl space on the Alpha/Bravo corner of the home. Upon E83’s arrival, fire was extending from the crawl space and first-floor windows. Crews initiated an aggressive interior fire attack, knocking down the main body of fire on the first floor just 1 minute and 55 seconds after E83 arrived on scene.
With limited access to the crawl space below, E83 cut an access hole through the first floor, allowing crews to extinguish the remaining fire from above.

Great work by all crews on scene with a quick stop that helped limit further extension and damage.

🪪: E83, E111, E151, E22, E32, TRK11, RS18-2, BC201, CHF21, CHF80, FM14, ACFRM

05/19/2026

ENGINE COMPANY OPERATIONS DAY

This Saturday, 7 volunteers drilled engine company operations on for 9 hours. Rookie firefighters practiced stretch techniques of the 300’ line and racks in several apartment buildings and rowhomes. This 2 minute video shows two firemen performing a stretch with racks and a leader line to a distant, third floor apartment. The 2.5” was hoisted and tied off at the stairs.

Congratulations to our 15 members who graduated from the University of Virginia this spring. 🎓Balancing coursework, exa...
05/19/2026

Congratulations to our 15 members who graduated from the University of Virginia this spring. 🎓

Balancing coursework, exams, and the demands of volunteer service is no small feat, and these individuals did it with commitment and dedication. We are incredibly proud to have watched them grow not only as students, but as firefighters, and most importantly, members of this community.

Thank you to all of our graduates listed below:

Ramses Perez — Commerce
Jack Duhamel — Biology
Zoe London — Global Public Health & French
Beckett Lisle — Biology
Shelby Bavin — Global Security & Justice, Minor in Middle Eastern Studies
Rushil Umaretiya — Computer Science & Philosophy
Harper Connolly — Neuroscience
Sophie Lou — Biology & Archaeology
Mike Edwards — Commerce
Liam Touhy — Systems Engineering
Alex Lozano*
Sejal Mohapatra* — Neuroscience
Elijah Enin — Biology
Tyler Christiansen
Reuben Weitzman — Neuroscience
Andrew Wiles — Nursing

*Not Pictured

Whatever comes next, know that this department will always be part of who you are. Congratulations, graduates — Wahoowa!

CAR TOUCHES DOWN IN STATION 8’s DUE At 1958, volunteers on , , and were dispatched to a trap at Seminole Trail and M...
05/16/2026

CAR TOUCHES DOWN IN STATION 8’s DUE

At 1958, volunteers on , , and were dispatched to a trap at Seminole Trail and Myers Drive. established command for the working extrication. Company 8 extricated the sole occupant in 10 minutes and they were transported to the hospital by ACFR EMS providers.

💳: E82, TO88, C89, CHF82, CHF84, M18, E121, BC202, TRK11

ENGINE 83 GOES 3RD DUE FOR HOUSE FIRE IN HAMMOCKS GAPAt 1807 hours, right after shift change, was dispatched to Box 06...
04/29/2026

ENGINE 83 GOES 3RD DUE FOR HOUSE FIRE IN HAMMOCKS GAP
At 1807 hours, right after shift change, was dispatched to Box 0680 in Company 6’s area for reports of a house on fire. E161 arrived first with fire showing on the D and C sides through all floors. E83 arrived third and stretched two lines, while 83 Chauf established a dump site. After initial knockdown, command requested E83 enter first to determine the integrity of the floor and stairs, and after deeming both sound, E83 began knocking down fire and opening up on the first and second floors until command pulled units out. The members of Station 8 operated for approximately 4 hours before returning to Berkmar Drive.

🪪: E83, E111, E121, E61, E151, E161, T111, T26, T28, T69, RS16

🚨B CREW PROMOTIONS!!🚨Congratulations to Reuben Weitzman on his promotion to Released FF! Congrats to Ryan Dang, Naren Se...
04/08/2026

🚨B CREW PROMOTIONS!!🚨
Congratulations to Reuben Weitzman on his promotion to Released FF! Congrats to Ryan Dang, Naren Senthilkumar, and Teddy Price on their promotion to Rookie FF.

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🚨 F Crew Promotions 🚨 Congratulations to Sophie Lou on being promoted to Released FF, and Melissa Zheng, Willis Solomon,...
04/08/2026

🚨 F Crew Promotions 🚨 Congratulations to Sophie Lou on being promoted to Released FF, and Melissa Zheng, Willis Solomon, Vincent Gye-Jacqot, Christian Melonie, and Alex Lozano on being promoted to Rookie FFs!

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Charlottesville, VA
22901

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