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This is where it all started. The first fire station in Virginia Beach still stands today at the corner of 24th Street and Pacific Avenue. Occupied now as a surf shop, this little small town fire station should serve as a symbol of pride to every firefighter in the city of Virginia Beach. In 1938 the Beach Borough, the oldest fire station in the city relocated to 20th and Artic Avenue. Station 11 housed an engine and a quad. After later additions to company 11, Ladder 11 became a new edition. In 1997 company 11 was relocated to the 800 block of Virginia Beach Blvd where it still stands today. Company 11 is housed by Battalion 1, Ladder 11, Engine 11, and Engine 14. What makes Company 11 unique is the fact that there have always been paid firefighters at this station. Company 11 has 104 years of firefighting tradition. Guess that’s why their company patch says it all, “Bad to the Bone”!
A Shift:
Battalion 1: Chief Bill Skelaney
Engine 11: Capt. Steve Weiler, MFF Sidney Linger, FF John Ward, FF Mike Walker
Engine 14: Capt. Rick Kellogg, FF Adam Hodge, FF Tim Heard
Ladder Capt. Ray Irizarry, MFF Bob Oechsner, MFF Gregg Shirmandle, FF Matt Coppola
B Shift:
Battalion 1: Chief Amy Valdez
Engine 11: Capt. Mark Maples, MFF Scott Graham, FF Frank Hays, FF Mike Medina
Engine 14: Capt. Donna Glover, MFF Mike Newman, FF Brian Disharoon
Ladder 11: Capt. Dennis Burke, MFF Jason Zook, MFF Steve Owen, MFF Ed McAndrews
C Shift:
Battalion 1: Chief Dave Hutchingson
Engine 11: Capt Paul Pureza, MFF Chris Kahler, FF Jeff Brennaman, FF Daniel Meller
Engine 14: Capt. Francisco Plasencia, MFF Mathew Gallina, FF Allen Weddle
Ladder 11: Capt. Stanford Morse, MFF William Joyner, MFF Michael Painter, MFF Hans Wachtmeister
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