As part of their April 6 business meeting, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors approved a fiscal year 2023 budget and a 3-cent reduction in the real estate property tax from 95 to 92 cents per $100 of assessed value. The commodity portion of water and wastewater bills will be going up an average of $1.54 per month from $59.17 to $60.71. However, George Hayes, director of utilities, said Chesterfield’s rates are “the most competitive rates in the region, if not the commonwealth.” The increase is targeted to result in an additional $3.1 million. As part of the $905.5 million…
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Turnover in the Chesterfield Fire & EMS has been averted at least temporarily by implementation of Phases 1 and 2 of a new pay plan. That’s the word from Chief Loy Senter, who spoke during a work session with the county supervisors on April 28. Firefighters were leaving to pursue better pay or work in a field that had a better work/life balance, he said. He noted that turnover was 6.8 percent over a five-year period and over 7 percent for three consecutive years. However, the current fiscal year has a turnover of only 2.8 percent, Senter said. A number of…
Sirens screamed that firefighters were on the way and residents quickly evacuated the apartment building in the 12600 block of Ben Fry Drive after fire erupted there Oct. 6. “No one was injured,” said Lt. Kenny Mitchell of Chesterfield Fire & EMS. Firefighters were called to the complex at 2:30 p.m. and they saw heavy smoke and flames as they arrived. Fire and medical personnel from the Chester, Bensley, Airport, Harrowgate, Dutch Gap, Centralia and Ettrick fire stations responded to the emergency. Mitchell said the one apartment building was affected. Fire spread on the outside,going up the building to the…
Two adults and two children escaped a fast spreading fire July 17 in the 6800 block of Autumn Point Drive. It all began around 9:08 a.m. Flames could be seen coming from the roof of the home. Residents evacuated while firefighters were on the way. All occupants were able to escape safely. Fire and medical personnel from Dale, Centralia, Bensley, Buford, and Airport fire stations, along with three fire marshals, two battalion chiefs and a tactical safety officer along with county police, responded. The fire was declared under control at 9:56 a.m. Captain Joe Harvey, Deputy Fire Marshal, NREMT-P, Chesterfield…
One juvenile was injured and five occupants displaced when fire ripped through a residence at the 2030 block of Willis Road, July 6. A large column of smoke rising in the air greeted responding crews. Captain Joe Harvey,Deputy Fire Marshal, NREMT-P of Chesterfield Fire and EMS said the scene upon arrival was heavy fire showing from a two story single family dwelling. The occupants self-evacuated while rescuers were en route. A juvenile, one of the occupants from the residence, suffered smoke inhalation,was treated on scene and not transported, Captain Harvey said. The fire was marked under control at 7:18 p.m.…
The morning rush hour was in full swing on July 3, and many commuters were either heading to work or possibly out of town for the holiday weekend. At approximately 7:53 a.m., there was a vehicle crash at the 2300 block of West Hundred Road, with the vehicle overturned. The occupant was trapped. Fire and medical personnel from Dutch Gap Fire Station were quickly en route for the rescue. According to Captain Joe Harvey, deputy fire marshal of Chesterfield Fire and EMS, rescue crews extricated the patient by lifting the vehicle off. Medflight then transported the injured motorist by air…
MedFlight on approach during a training exercise at Chesterfield County Airport.
It started out as an average day on March 27, at the Virginia State Police EMS MedFlight I base at Chesterfield County Airport. Pilots, flight nurses, and paramedics went around performing their duties waiting for a call for help that would spring them into action for a rescue mission. They didn’t have to wait long. The dispatch order came: a 3-year-old was missing in Caroline County, and time was running out. Every second counted as the team assembled. The helicopter which silently rested on a wheeled platform seemingly came to life as it was rolled out of the bay, and…
Beulah Recreation Center fire On June 25 around 10:59 a.m., fire and medical personnel were dispatched to the 6700 block of Hopkins Road at Beulah Recreation Center for a fire. “Crews arrived on scene to see smoke and fire coming from the gazebo,” said Captain Joe Harvey, Chesterfield Fire and EMS Deputy Fire Marshal. The fire was brought under control in about 30 minutes. “The cause was improperly discarded smoking materials in the mulch next to the gazebo,” Harvey said. Fire and medical personnel from Dale, Centralia, and Bensley fire stations responded to the emergency. Dupont chemical spill Shortly after…
The Chesterfield County Police Department is investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred in the 13700 block of Beach Road at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. Police said the driver of a 2001 Lexus sedan was driving east on Beach Road when he ran off the right side of the roadway, striking multiple trees. Both the driver – Noah Page, 18, of the 13400 block of Janeka Drive in Chesterfield – and a juvenile passenger were pronounced deceased on scene. At this point, the investigation indicates that both speed and wet roadways are contributing factors in this crash.…
A home was destroyed by fire at 10600 Hollyberry Drive on June 1. The flames were spotted by a helicopter flying over. The fire began around 3 a.m. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find the home fully involved with fire. Crews battled the blaze and declared it under control at 4:30 a.m. Lt. Jason Elmore of Chesterfield Fire and EMS said that the house was vacant and that the cause is under investigation. Fire and medical personnel from Chester, Airport, Centralia, Dale, Dutch Gap, Harrowgate, and Clover Hill fire stations battled the inferno. Meadowdale Apartment fire summons crews On…