| FRS Extends Our Heartfelt Condolences to Spotsylvania Co. Sheriff's Office - Line of Duty Death of Deputy Dean M. Ridings |
| Sat. Jun 19th 2010 |
It is with deep regret & sadness that the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office reports the death of Deputy Dean M. Ridings, on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Deputy Ridings passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a boating accident while conducting marine patrol on Spotsylvania's Lake A...
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| Stafford EMT Class Gives Back to All of Us! |
| Tue. Jun 15th 2010 |
FRS Junior Members Heather Graninger and Daniel Sexton's EMT Class, from Stafford High School, is featured in the Free Lance-Star:
I get to interview a fair number of students for my job. I've met a lot of smart, athletic, giving and sweet kids. But recently, I met a group of kids and a teacher and...
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| Congratulations to Tim Carlson, our own "HOMETOWN HERO!" |
| Mon. Jun 14th 2010 |
Congratulations to our own “HOMETOWN HERO” Tim Carlson!
The personal injury Law Firm of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen is celebrating their 100-year anniversary and in honor of this, they are “thanking the people who make up the communities we serve and recognizing the eve...
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| "Game On" at HCA's Spotsylvania Hospital |
| Tue. Jun 8th 2010 |
Five years in the planning and two years in the making, Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center is now open...
What happened yesterday at the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center was not exactly a grand opening--the hospital has been open for two weeks and has treated hundreds of patients.
P...
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| FRS Benefits from 30th Annual Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe/Kayak Race |
| Mon. Jun 7th 2010 |
CANOE RACE >> FIELD INCLUDES VETERANS, ROOKIES
Racers make friends as they paddle river...
Fredericksburg resident Mark Gallagher, 48, and his daughter Nannie-Lee Gallagher, 17, found themselves pinned up against a rock in the Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race yesterday.
Their cano...
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| Paddlers, Polers Will Make Waves in the Rappahannock to Benefit FRS |
| Fri. Jun 4th 2010 |
Paddlers, polers will make waves...
Imagine having just navigated the Rappahannock's rapids and heading on downstream with the current.
Got it? Good.
Now try to imagine turning around and heading back up the Rappahannock while standing in your canoe and propelling yourself with a pole.
Th...
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| FRS Sponsors Food Drive from June 1-20 |
| Tue. Jun 1st 2010 |
FRS is sponsoring a FOOD DRIVE from June 1-20.
This is the time of year when food donations are slow. Looking ahead to the last days of school, the need to supplement family meals will increase when children are home all day.
This Food Drive is open to the public and has been advertised as s...
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| Shop Local, Fredericksburg - Keep Your Dollars in our Community |
| Mon. May 31st 2010 |
Shop Local, Fredericksburg.
We're Here Because You're Here.
Keep Your Dollars in our Community....
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| FRS Defeats Chancellor Fire Department in "Wing Eating Contest!" |
| Sat. May 29th 2010 |
On Saturday, May 29th, FRS members Tim Carlson, Eric Simenson, Brian Seay, Albert Rolle and Patrick Smith teamed up to represent "Team FRS" in a "Wing Eating Contest" held at Buffalo Wild Wings in Central Park.
For this competition, Buffalo Wild Wings specifically "cra...
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| FRS May Training Meeting: Heat Stroke & Burns |
| Tue. May 25th 2010 |
Dear Members,
If you missed Tuesday night's Training Meeting, here's a quick recap of the things we did: You missed a demonstration of active cooling, the most important treatment for severe hyperthermia, or heat stroke. To start active cooling, place the patient on a Reeves stretcher and loo...
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