Beds, couches, and pillows can trap heat and block airflow, which can cause a battery to overheat.

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Leaving it plugged in longer than needed can increase heat and stress on the battery.

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Using the wrong charger can damage the battery and increase the risk of fire.

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Come out and join the Stafford Volunteer Fire Department and our fellow first responders for a great evening with the community!

📍 Stafford Marketplace
📅 Tonight — October 6
⏰ Starting at 5 PM

Stop by, say hello, check out the apparatus, and spend some time with the people who serve Stafford County.

🔥 We’ll see you tonight!... (Full Story & Photos)

Help us spread the word that everyday actions can help prevent lithium-ion battery fires. Use your charging superpower by making smart choices every time you plug in.

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After a couple hours of pumping evolutions, problem-solving, and demonstrating the knowledge and skills required of a DPO, we are proud to congratulate Firefighter Korbin Brehm on successfully completing his testing! 👏🚒

While Korbin worked through his scenarios, our probationary firefighters took advantage of every evolution to get some valuable hands-on training. Members practiced pulling, advancing, ... (Full Story & Photos)

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The 15th Annual Charlie Robertson Memorial Golf Tournament is coming up!

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
📍 Augustine Golf Club
⏰ Check-in: 7:45 AM | Shotgun Start: 9:00 AM
💵 $115 per golfer

Proceeds support the Stafford Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship Fund!

🏌️ Grab your team and join our SVFD Auxiliary for a great day on the course supporting our community.

📧 Register or get more ... (Full Story & Photos)

ONE OFFICIAL PATCH. TWO MORALE PATCHES.

We’ve seen some questions about our patches recently, so we wanted to clear up any confusion.

🔵 The oval Stafford Volunteer Fire Department patch is—and remains—our official department patch.

This patch represents all of Stafford Volunteer Fire Department and is used for our official purposes. It is the patch that brings together both sides of our house—Fire ... (Full Story & Photos)

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As the EMS side of Stafford Volunteer Fire Department continues to grow, you may start seeing a new patch representing the volunteers staffing Ambulance 1502B and Medic 1502B.

While this patch is new, its design is rooted in the history and identity of our department.

⭐ THE STAR OF LIFE

Instead of the traditional Maltese cross associated with the fire service, our EMS patch takes the shape ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our probationary firefighters recently spent time working on one of the most fundamental skills in the fire service — hose pulls and hose line management.

Getting a hose line from the apparatus to the fire sounds simple, but doing it quickly, efficiently, and correctly takes practice. Crews worked on deploying attack lines, advancing hose, managing corners and obstacles, eliminating kinks, and ... (Full Story & Photos)

The 15th Annual Charlie Robertson Memorial Golf Tournament is just a few weeks away, and the Stafford Volunteer Fire Department is proud to continue supporting our SVFD Auxiliary as they prepare for another great year on the course!

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
📍 Augustine Golf Club — Stafford, VA
⏰ Check-in begins at 7:45 AM
⛳ Shotgun Start at 9:00 AM
💵 $115 per golfer

Your registration includes ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters and first responders routinely experience situations that most people will never see. We train to recognize hazards, protect our partners, and call for help when conditions become unsafe. Behavioral health deserves that same attention.

Sometimes the person who is always there for everyone else needs someone to be there for them.

Check on your crew. Check on the member who has gotten ... (Full Story & Photos)

🚒 Training focused on Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) operations and Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) Pack integration, including proper use, emergency procedures, and what to do when things don’t go as planned.

For firefighters, knowing your equipment is only part of the job. Knowing how to react when that equipment fails—or when a fellow firefighter is in distress—can mean the difference ... (Full Story & Photos)

We wanted to share some of the many moments captured during today’s 5th Annual Tunnel to Towers Stair Climb – Stafford County at Fred Nats Stadium.

These photos tell the story better than words ever could—firefighters climbing in full turnout gear, first responders climbing side-by-side, families and friends supporting one another, and members of our community coming together for one purpose: to ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Stafford Volunteer Fire Department would like to congratulate every climber who took on the challenge today. Every step represented something greater than reaching the top—it represented our commitment to remembering the 343 FDNY firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001.

To the organizers, volunteers, sponsors, first responders, families, friends, and community members ... (Full Story & Photos)