News and Announcements - ORLEAN VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE

Country Breakfast Sun., Aug. 17, 2025

Breakfast is Served! Join us at the Orlean Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department for our community breakfast on Sunday, August 17th! OVFRD Firehouse 8 AM – 11 AM Donation: Adults $12 | Kids (9 & under) $5 All you can Eat- Pancakes • Eggs • Bacon • Sausage • Biscuits & Gravy • Coffee • […]

HEAT ADVISORY for Sat., July 26, 2025

FROM: AlertFauquier! Heat Advisory issued July 26 at 7:43AM EDT until July 26 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC * WHAT…Heat index values around 105 expected. * WHERE…King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Culpeper, Southern Fauquier, and Stafford Counties. * WHEN…From noon today to 7 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity […]

OVFRD CAR SHOW Sept. 6th

S𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟗𝐀𝐌! 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 • 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 • 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟓 • 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 • 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 $𝟐𝟎 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫 $𝟓 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 – $𝟐,𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞! 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐉 • 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 • 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 • 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝟔𝟖𝟑𝟖 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐝, 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐕𝐀 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟕 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐕𝐅𝐑𝐃 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 […]

Severe Thunderstorm Watch July 1, 2025

FROM: AlertFauquier! Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 1 at 12:59PM EDT until July 1 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASTHE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAIN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL […]

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝗿? 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲!

𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮:• Sparklers & ground fountains on private property• Buy only from 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹:• Anything that explodes, travels, or launches• 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗿 = up to $2,500 fine or jail time𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀:Wet the area & stay 20 ft back𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭,𝟮𝟬𝟬°𝗙 – supervise kidsNever relight duds – soak overnightDispose in a metal […]

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Hey neighbors, This kind of heat can lead to 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — especially dangerous for seniors, kids, pets, pregnant women, and outdoor workers. 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭: 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲, even if you’re not thirsty. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥: Seek AC indoors. 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐬 & 𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 — never leave them […]

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

We recently celebrated two incredible leaders in our department: Chief John Ray Kerns — 35 Years of Service Award Captain Bobby Tarr — 30 Years of Service Award Chief John Ray Kerns was presented with the 35 Years of Service Award. Chief Kerns has led the department since 2018 and brings over five decades […]

Celebrate Dad at Our Father’s Day Breakfast!

Treat Dad to breakfast with the community at Orlean Volunteer Fire & Rescue! Sunday, June 15th, 2025 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Company 11 Hall, Orlean Fire Station Enjoy a hearty, all-you-can-eat country breakfast with: Scrambled Eggs Pancakes Bacon & Sausage Biscuits & Gravy Home Fries & Grits Coffee, Juice & More Donations: $12 Adults | $5 Children 9 […]

BUY A BRICK CAMPAIGN

Announcing! The OVFRD BUY A BRICK Campaign fundraiser is ongoing! You can help build a stronger community base and leave your legacy at our firehouse. Purchase a brick and leave a lasting mark on our Company 11 Hall brick wall. The Campaign is wonderful way to honor a loved one, pay tribute to someone dear to […]

𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦

There’s nothing like grilling on a warm summer day—but did you know 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝟭 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀? Your OVFRD team wants everyone to enjoy the season safely, so before you light that grill, check out these quick tips: 𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗: Keep your grill clean — grease = fire hazard Have a […]

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