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Residential Structure Fire – 400 Block of South Boundary Street

The City of Williamsburg Fire Department, James City County Fire Department, and York County Fire and Life Safety were dispatched at 6:49 p.m. to the 400 block of South Boundary Street for a residential structure fire.  

The first unit arrived on ...

Commercial Structure Fire – 1200 Block of Richmond Road

The City of Williamsburg Fire Department, James City County Fire Department, and York County Fire and Life Safety were dispatched to the 1200 block of Richmond Road for a commercial structure fire at 12:21 p.m. 

The first unit arrived on scene at ...

Commercial Structure Fire — 800 Block of Capitol Landing Road

The City of Williamsburg Fire Department, James City County Fire Department, and York County Fire and Life Safety responded to the 800 block of Capitol Landing Road for a report of a commercial structure fire on Saturday, March 20, 2021.

Units were dispatc...

WPD Seeks Public's Help in Suspicious Incident Investigation

The Williamsburg Police Department is investigating a suspicious incident that occurred in the 400 block of W. Duke of Gloucester Street on Friday, March 5 between 6:20 and 6:40 p.m. 

A female reported that her 10-year-old daughter was approached ...

City Council Authorizes Interim Agreement with Nice Builders for New Fire Station

City Council voted unanimously on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, to authorize that the city manager enter into an interim agreement with David A. Nice Builders to demolish the current fire station at 440 N. Boundary St. and build a new 31,000-square-foot statio...

Multi-Family Residential Structure Fire — 1400 Block of Middle Street

The City of Williamsburg Fire Department, James City County Fire Department, and York County Fire and Life Safety were dispatched to the 1400 block of Middle Street for a multi-family residential structure fire at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021.

The firs...

City Council Selects Firm to Design, Build New Fire Station

City Council voted unanimously on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, to negotiate an interim agreement with David A. Nice Builders to demolish the current fire station at 440 N. Boundary St. and build a new 31,000-square-foot station on that lot.

City Council will c...

City EMTs, Paramedics Receive COVID-19 Vaccination

More than 90% of the Williamsburg Fire Department’s employees received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Riverside Doctors’ Hospital.

Any WFD personnel or volunteers trained as an EMT or paramedic had the option to receive the vaccination. ...