The Lexington Fire Department would like to remind you to change your smoke detector and carbon monoxide batteries when you change your clock on Sunday, March 14th, 2010.

While it may seem like a simple and easy habit to remember, 20 percent of homes in the United States do not have a working smoke alarm, mostly due to dead or missing batteries, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Therefore, over 25 million homes are even more at risk of facing a deadly home fire. Sadly, about 540 children ages 14 and under die each year from a home fire.

This simple task may save the life of you or a loved one.  For more information, check out our Public Safety Section, Smoke Detector Information, for links, videos and downloads for you and the kids.  You may also contact the Lexington Fire Department directly with any questions.

A state wide burn ban is in effect until April 30th. 

It is illegal to have any open fires within 300 feet of  any woodland, brush land, or field containing dry grass or other flammable material, except between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight. 

Feel free to contact the fire department with any questions regarding the ban.  You may also go to the Virginia Department of Forestry's web page for more details at http://www.dof.virginia.gov/fire/burn-bans.shtml .

The Lexington fire department had 13 runs this weekend ranging from a truck fire on I-81 a MVC with fatality and a working fire. Thanks to all the members for staffing the station all weekend.

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The Lexington Fire Dept along with the South River and  Buena Vista Fire Dept was dispatched for a general fire alarm. Engine 9 marked on scene with a two story apartment complex with nothing showing chief 9 assumed command. While doing the primary search firefighters found one apartment with heavy smoke.Search crew made entry into this apartment and found fire in the bedroom with one trapped in bathroom. Victim was removed and the fire attack was made. 

Lexington Fire Dept was dispatched for a fire alarm at 400 margarets Ln. Chief 9 arrived on scene and advised working fire with heavy fire showing from side C. E-9 crew stretched a line to the interior and one to Side C to knock down exterior fire. Units on scene E-9 E-92 Truck-9 E-1 T-1 W-4 R-4 R-18 T-106.

The Lexington Fire department runs mvc on I-81 with injury. The Sunday crew ran 6 more calls to finish the day.