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    News Release October 6, 2016 #10-1016 Safety Seat Installations​ 

    News Release September 30, 2016 #09-3017 Child Passenger Safety

    News Release August 26, 2016 #09-0716 Straseskie Story

    News Release August 26, 2016 #08-2516 VBFD Arson Arrest

    News Release August 18, 2016 #08-1816 VBFD Accreditation

    News Release July 13, 2016 #08-0416 Maryland Flood Victims

    News Release March 17, 2016 #07-2016 Olongapo

    News Release July 13, 2016 #07-1416 Volunteers Needed

    News Release 07-1316 2-Alarm Fire Follow-Up

    News Release July 7, 2016 #07-0816 2-Alarm Fire Follow-Up

    News Release July 7, 2016 #07-0716 2-Alarm Fire

    News Release July 1, 2016 #07-0116 Fireworks

     

     

     

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