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Wed. Aug 25th 2010
New Rescue Squad carport is being installed

Yesterday, contractors began to install a new carport adjacent to the Aldie Fire Station.  This carport will soon house ...

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Mon. Jul 12th 2010
All Firequacker Ducks are Numbered and Ready to Float!

On July 11th, 3000 raci ng ducks arrived at the Aldie Fire Station.  No, it wasn't a Hitchcock movie.  In...

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Thu. Jun 3rd 2010
2010 Firequacker Duck Race Update

Duck sales started May 22, 2010 at the Aldie Fire Station during the "Treasures on the Turnpike" village yard ...

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Old Dominion Fire Historical Society

A non-profit organization for owners of and fans of antique fire apparatus. The 1953 GMC Former Aldie VFD Engine 7 is owned ...


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Little River Inn is a proud sponsor of the 2010 Aldie Firequacker Duck Race. This bed and breakfast has been a staple of the...


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Displaced Resident, Tropical Storm Agnes
The lady in the center of the photo was trapped on the second floor of the home across from the firehouse for several hours before being rescued. Firemen used an Arcola-Pleasant Valley VFD engine and a ladder laid from the hosebed to a second floor window. The engine was tied off to a fully-loaded gasoline tanker to keep the engine from washing down river. Earlier rescue attempts by the Middleburg VFD were abandoned when their boat was swept down river and destroyed in the area of Tail Race Rd. The gentleman walking in the left of the photo is Aldie Fireman Ben Gulick. Photo by the Rev. S. Neale Morgan
 


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USGS Rainfall map of Hurricane (and later Tropical Storm) AgnesAgnes Rainfall Chart and Map

USGS Rainfall map of Hurricane (and later Tropical Storm) Agnes
 
Brave and daring racing ducks swim through the fear-inducing Obsduckle Course on their way to the finish line!The "Obsduckle" Course

Brave and daring racing ducks "swim" through the fear-inducing Obsduckle Course on their way to the finish line!
 
Duck # 428 (blue) First Place Sam Tate Duck # 424 (yellow) Second Place Abbey Carter Duck # 708 (pink) Third Place Virginia Carney2009 Firequacker Duck Race Winners

Duck # 428 (blue) First Place Sam Tate
Duck # 424 (yellow) Second Place Abbey Carter
Duck # 708 (pink) Third Place Virginia Carney
 
Buy one of us for the Firequacker Duck Race!
 
Just having a quackin' good time!
 
Everything is just ducky!
 
Happy Quackers!
 
Ducks are building their strength for the Firequacker Race!Duck Races!

Ducks are building their strength for the Firequacker Race!
 
This used 1948 Chevrolet fire engine was Aldie VFD's first fire engine. This engine cost $5500, and served Aldie until 1972 when it was destroyed by flash flooding during Tropical Storm Agnes. Photo credit unknown.Aldie's First Fire Engine

This used 1948 Chevrolet fire engine was Aldie VFD's first fire engine. This engine cost $5500, and served Aldie until 1972 when it was destroyed by flash flooding during Tropical Storm Agnes. Photo credit unknown.
 
In the months following Tropical Storm Agnes, the USGS and NOAA studied the flood levels. In this photo, (the original report has no legible photos), the 100-year flood stage is about 2.5 feet above the road surface at the immediate end of the bridge (roughly the top of the dumpster). The 500-year flood stage is about 6 feet above the road surface at the end of the bridge, or roughly the top of the SUV that is crossing the bridge. The estimated stage of the Agnes flood was at midpoint between 100-year and 500-year stages. Photo by Mike Carter.Agnes Flood Stage

In the months following Tropical Storm Agnes, the USGS and NOAA studied the flood levels. In this photo, (the original report has no legible photos), the 100-year flood stage is about 2.5 feet above the road surface at the immediate end of the bridge (roughly the top of the dumpster). The 500-year flood stage is about 6 feet above the road surface at the end of the bridge, or roughly the top of the SUV that is crossing the bridge. The estimated stage of the Agnes flood was at midpoint between 100-year and 500-year stages. Photo by Mike Carter.
 
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