10/03/2026
Our September 2026 Recap
In September, East Rivanna was dispatched to 124 calls for our Keswick, Pantops, and eastern Albemarle neighbors (46 distinct call types).
Breakdown: Fire 23 (19%), EMS 95 (77%), Service 6 (5%). Busiest day of the week was Wednesday; busiest hour of the day was 11 AM.
Top call types included:
• Fall BLS: 15
• Fall ALS: 9
• Public Service BLS P2: 8
• Breathing Problems ALS: 7
• MVC BLS: 7
• Stroke ALS: 6
• Additional volume in sick person calls, residential and commercial fire alarms, and ALS medicals
We also handled Mutual Aid Request Fire calls (3). Busiest units: RS20 and E22.
On the evening of September 14, our Gator (GAT2) and ATV (ATV2) was called to Biscuit Run Park for an injured mountain biker on a trail. Working alongside Albemarle County Fire Rescue crews who walked in on foot, ATV2 located the rider and performed initial patient care and carried while GAT2 carried them off the trail to a waiting ambulance.
On the evening of September 25, E22 and RS20 responded with Albemarle County Fire Rescue and neighboring companies to a residential structure fire in our district. The fire started in the kitchen, and everyone was out of the home when crews arrived. Crews made a quick stop, and damage was minimal, mostly from smoke. It's a good reminder to test your smoke alarms monthly and replace batteries as needed. Working alarms give your family the early warning they need to get out safely. Email us at [email protected] to ask about Albemarle County's FREE smoke detector program.
Our volunteers in September:
• 26 members logged 1,552.25 hours.
• 23 members logged 116.5 hours of training, including a live burn class at North Garden, lifts, drags and carries, EMT scenarios, ladder training sessions, and hose deployment.
• Our members keep building their skills: 5 are attending Rope Operations, 3 are enrolled in Firefighter I, and 1 is enrolled in EMT.
Congratulations to these members on new certifications:
• Carol Paget-Brown: Intro to Search and Rescue and SAR Field Skills (VDEM)
• Gavin Eubanks: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, and Hazmat Operations
Thank you to the 23 members who have completed the University of Virginia Autism Response Protocol training, which helps first responders support people with autism during emergencies: Andy Lin, Amy Nguyen, Isabel Stackawitz, Carol Paget-Brown, Chandler Proffitt, Dylan Halbert, George Robinson, Rachel Gowans, Charlene Kim-Aun, A***n Mhaskar, Anish Vaze, Gabriel Schilling, Jason Tetterton, Christopher Shinaberry, James Smith, Mario Brown, Cynthia Tetterton, Gavin Eubanks, Devante Dowell, Nicholas Williamson, Sadie Muck, Jose Sandoval, and Cyrus Wyatt.
Thank you to every volunteer who covered shifts, answered tones, and kept the station ready, and to our Albemarle County Fire Rescue counterparts who provide daytime supplemental staffing alongside us.
If you want to join the crew, visit ervfc.org/volunteer or email [email protected].
