The family of Posey Dillon will receive visitors at the Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Dillon's funeral will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Franklin Heights Baptist Church.  The church is located on Hilltop Road in Rocky Mount.  The family asks that donations be made to the Posey W. Dillon Memorial Fund, in care of the Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department.

The family of Danny Altice will receive visitors at the Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department Thursday from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.  Altice's funeral will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Rocky Mount United Methodist Church on Main Street. 

Rocky Mount Fire Department Chief Posey Dillon and Senior Firefighter Danny Altice were both killed in the line of duty today while responding to a working fire in the Penhook area of Franklin County. According to State Police, Wagon 1A; a 1988 Pierce pumper driven by Chief Dillon, was struck in the side by a 2007 Ford Escape while responding through the intersection of Route 40 East  and School Board Road. Both men were thrown from the apparatus which rolled several times after striking the roads curb. The truck came to rest on top of a 2000 Ford Mustang but the driver of that vehicle was not seriously injured. The officers and members of the Bedford Fire Department wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the families, friends, and fellow firefighters of these two fallen brothers. Funeral arrangements will be posted as available.

Bedford Communications alerted Company 1 to the 3000 block of East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike at 11:09 a.m. this morning after recieving mulitiple calls for a passenger bus on fire. Engine 1 (with three) arrived at 11:15 a.m. to find a 15 passenger van with heavy smoke showing from the engine and passenger compartment. Engine 1's nozzleman and officer stretched the bumper line to extinguish the blaze. Rescue 1 (with four) arrived and popped the hood while E1 knocked the fire down on the interior. The fire was marked under control at 1120hrs.  Both units returned to service at 1214hrs. Total Company 1 personnel: 8.

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1634hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Company 1 to 3 Overlord Circle (the National D-Day Monument) for reports of a vehicle fire. Engine 1 (with four) arrived at 1637hrs to find moderate smoke showing from a small RV parked near the visitors center. E-1's crew stretched the trash line and located a fire in the vehicles generator compartment with extension into the interior. The fire was quickly contained and marked under control at 1645hrs. E-1 and R-1 returned to service at 1713hrs. Total Company 1 personnel: 13. 

1446hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Company 8 (Moneta-1st due), Squad 8 (Moneta Rescue), Special Operations Command, and RS-2 to 8362 Moneta Road for a reported vehicle into Squad 8's Station #2. Engine 1 (with three) had just cleared from another MVC and with two SOC personnel on board, responded with Rescue 1 (with four SOC personnel). Engine 1 arrived to find the vehicle inside the building on the B-C corner with heavy damage to both. After further investigation, E-1's crew determined that the single occupant was out of the vehicle and being treated by Medic 8 and that no major structural components were compromised. Units operating: E-1, R-1, W-82, R-8, TAC-1, SOC 1, SOC 4, RS-2, and County 1 (Chief Jones).  

0220hrs- Rescue 1 (with six) responded to 1088 Strawberry Hill Court as RIT for a structure fire in Company 13's first due. The two-story wood frame private dwelling had heavy fire showing when 13 units arrived. Rescue 1 arrived and conducted the secondary search by orders of command. Five residents were able to escape without injury before the fire departments arrival. Crews made several attempts to advance lines into the interior but encountered a collapsing first floor. Rescue 1 returned to service at 0630hrs. Total Company 1 personnel: 12.

A severe thunderstorm ripped through the Bedford area just after midnight creating four runs within twenty minutes for Company 1 units. Bedford Communications alerted Companies 1 (Bedford-1st due), 8 (Moneta-2nd due), and 13 (Stewartsville-RIT) at 0045hrs to the 2300 block of Joppa Mill Road for a reported barn on fire. Engine 1 (with four) was just minutes away on a small fire from a lightning strike when the run came in. Engine 1 arrived at 0050hrs to find a 50x75 barn with heavy fire showing throughout. A horse and two cats perished in the fire. Units operating: Engine 1, Wagon 1 (with five), Tanker 1 (with two), Brush 1 (with three), Rescue 13, Wagon 8-3, Tanker 13, RS-2, and Medic 14. Units returned to service at 0230hrs. Total Company 1 personnel: 20.   

1320hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Companies 5 (Forest-1st due), 3 (Boonsboro-2nd due), and 1 (Bedford-RIT) to 305 Hunters Creek Road for a reported house fire. Engine 7 (LFD) discovered the fire after spotting heavy smoke while returning from a MVC. Lynchburg sent a full response which included E-7, E-8, T-2, R-1, and Battalions 1 & 2. E-7's crew made a good knock down while Truck 2 conducted the primary search and removed two viable pets before BCoFR units arrived. BFD's Rescue 1 (with six) arrived and assisted with overhaul in division 1 by orders of command. LFD and BCoFR units began taking up at 1500hrs. Total Company 1 personnel including crews standing by at Station 1: 15.

1126hrs- Company 1 units (Brush 1 w/ two, Utility 1 w/ four, Support 1 w/ two, and Tanker 1 w/ two) responded to reports of smoke at Sharp Top Mountain. Brush 1 reported the same and established a unified command with National Park Service representatives. All apparatus staged at the Nature Center until crews reconned the site to determine how to access the difficult to reach fire. FF John "Roc" Moore and FF Steve "Beeker" Curry were assigned as the sawyer and swamper and worked for over five hours cutting mountain laurel to make a path into the fire. 1600 feet of forestry line was laid and pumped from the top of the bus trail where Brush 1 was located to the top of the summit (the reason Brush 1 is equipped with high pressure pump). Command requested more manpower to relieve the crew of ten at 1415hrs but only recieved the assistance of Company 2 (Big Island) who sent three firefighters to assist. Command ordered all operations be stopped at 1900hrs for the night. All personnel enjoyed the seafood buffet at the Peaks of Otter Lodge before returning to quarters. Engine 1 (with four), Brush 9 (with two) and Manpower 9 (with three) staffed Station 1 while units operated on the mountain. Total Company 1 personnel: 15.