No injuries reported after mobile classroom fire at Suffolk elementary school
Suffolk Fire & Rescue
and last updated 2021-04-24 08:53:49-04
SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk Fire & Rescue responded to a classroom fire at Elephant s Fork Elementary School early Saturday morning.
According to the fire department, the call for the fire came in at 6:34 a.m. Crews responded to the school, located at 2316 William Reed Drive, where they found heavy smoke coming from a mobile classroom near the school building.
The fire was marked under control at 7:17 a.m. with no injuries reported.
The mobile unit suffered heavy fire and smoke damage, and the department says it is likely a total loss.
Suffolk crews respond to large brush fire
Suffolk Fire & Rescue
and last updated 2021-01-20 16:48:50-05
SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk Fire & Rescue crews are working a large brush fire in the 7700 block of Crittenden Road Wednesday afternoon.
Dispatchers were notified about a fire involving a large section of bulldozed trees and debris in a remote area at 1:16 p.m. The first units arrived on scene at 1:32 p.m.
As of 4:45 p.m., multiple Suffolk Fire & Rescue units and tankers are still on scene, in addition to mutual aid assistance provided by several neighboring jurisdictions. Crews from the Virginia Department of Forestry are also on scene.