Pictured (from left) Henrico Fire Deputy Chief of Community Risk Reduction Doug Clevert; Henrico Fire Planning Lieutenant James Stenhouse; Henrico Fire Chief Jackson Baynard; Henrico Fire Assistant Chief of Community Protection and Planning John Walls; Henrico Fire Captain, Accreditation Management Chris Ray; Henrico Fire Deputy Chief of Support Services Jason Wood; IAFF Local 1568 President
Friday marked the end of a three-day rescue team exercise on the James River, as seven Central Virginia fire and EMS teams trained together to improve speed and communication during water rescues.
(Citizen file photo by Dave Pearson) After two women drowned in an accident on the James River’s Bosher Dam last year on Memorial Day, Henrico Fire officials have worked with neighboring localities to improve the regional emergency river response, Henrico Fire Deputy Chief of Operations Jim Courtney told the Henrico Board of Supervisors July 25.