225 State Street Marion, VA 24354 Phone: 276-646-0266 Division4@vdfp.virginia.gov Map & City/County Listing Division Map   Includes the following cities: Bristol Galax Norton Radford Includes the following counties: Bland Buchanan Carroll Dickenson Giles Grayson Lee Pulaski Russell Scott Smyth Tazewell Washington Wise Wythe Michael Parris Division 4 – Chief 225 State Street Marion, VA 24354 E-mail: michael.parris@vdfp.virginia.gov Deborah Kiser Division 4 – Administrative Assistant Deborah.Kiser@vdfp.virginia.gov

124 N. South Street Farmville, Virginia 23901 Phone: 434-392-3277 Division3@vdfp.virginia.gov About Division 3 Division Map Includes the following cities:  Charlottesville Lynchburg Staunton Waynesboro         Includes the following counties: Albemarle Amherst Appomattox Augusta Buckingham Campbell Charlotte Cumberland Fluvanna Greene Halifax Lunenburg Mecklenburg Nelson Prince Edward Tom Berry Division 3 – Chief 124 N. South Street Farmville, Virginia 23901 Tel: 434-392-3277 Fax: 804-371-3444 E-mail: tom.berry@vdfp.virginia.gov

471 James Madison Hwy, Suite 101 Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Phone: 540-317-7672 Division2@vdfp.virginia.gov Map & County Listing Division Map Division 2 includes the following cities: Fredericksburg Harrisonburg Winchester Division 2 includes the following counties: Clarke Culpeper Fauquier Frederick Madison Orange Page Rappahannock Rockingham Shenandoah Spotsylvania Stafford Warren   Jeffrey Liebold Division 2 Chief 471 James Madison Hwy, Suite 101 Culpeper, Virginia 22701 E-mail: jeffrey.liebold@vdfp.virginia.gov April Grigsby Division 2 – Administrative Specialist 471 James Madison Hwy, Suite 101 Culpeper, Virginia 22701 E-mail: april.grigsby@vdfp.virginia.gov

The occupation of Firefighting has been declared hazardous by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry pertaining to Teenagers. Code of Virginia Labor and Employment Law reads: § 40.1-79.1. Exemptions from chapter generally; local ordinance authorizing participation in volunteer fire company activities. A. Any county, city or town may authorize by ordinance any person residing anywhere in the Commonwealth, aged 16 years or older, who is a member of a volunteer fire company within such county, city, or town with parental or guardian approval, (i) to seek certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs; and (ii) to work with or participate fully in all activities of such volunteer fire company, provided such person has attained certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs. B. Any trainer or instructor of such persons mentioned in subsection A of this section and any member of a paid or volunteer fire company who supervises any such persons shall be exempt from the provisions of § 40.1-103, provided that the provisions of § 40.1-100 have not been violated, when engaged in activities of a volunteer fire company, and provided that the volunteer fire company or the governing body of such county, city or town has purchased insurance which provides coverage for injuries to or the death of such persons in their performance of activities under this section. Code of Virginia § 40.1-103 Cruelty and injuries to children states; It shall be unlawful for any person employing or having custody of any child willfully or negligently to cause or permit the life of such child to be endangered or the health of such child to be injured, or willfully or negligently to cause or permit such child to be placed in a situation that its life, health or morals may be endangered, or to cause or permit such to be overworked, tortured, tormented, mutilated, beaten or cruelly treated. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of aClass 6 felony. Policy Effective July 1st 2004, VDFP shall enforce the following policy for all Junior Firefighters (16/17 years of age) attending VDFP programs. Local jurisdiction shall have adopted an ordinance consistent with Code § 40.1-79.1. The Junior Fire fighter shall reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia . Evidence of residency shall be provided by the junior fire fighter. The Junior Fire fighter shall present a letter (original, not a copy) of parental (or legal guardian) consent that permits Junior Fire fighter participation. The Junior Fire fighter shall have a copy of the locality/department current liability insurance for Junior Firefighters. Junior Firefighters attending all other VDFP training shall meet the above policy. To progress in VDFP training, the Junior Firefighter must be certified NFPA 1001 Firefighter Level I. All documentation will be submitted to, and retained by, VDFP or authorized instructor prior to commencement of training.

VDFP coordinates and delivers fire emergency services education and training programs for the fire and emergency response community, public, law enforcement and industry for the purpose of protecting and defending the commonwealth against the loss of life and property. VDFP offers training programs across Virginia through our Division Offices. If you are unsure of what Division you need, see the map, or call 804-249-1990 for more information on available training programs.   Division Location Phone Email Division 1 Glen Allen 804-249-1996 Division1@vdfp.virginia.gov Division 2 Culpeper 540-317-7672 Division2@vdfp.virginia.gov Division 3 Farmville 434-392-3277 Division3@vdfp.virginia.gov Division 4 Marion 276-646-0266 Division4@vdfp.virginia.gov Division 5 Hampton 757-848-5828 Division5@vdfp.virginia.gov Division 6 Roanoke 804-920-0614 Division6@vdfp.virginia.gov Division 7 Fairfax 703-259-3232 Division7@vdfp.virginia.gov Bill MacKay Chief of Training and Operations 1005 Technology Park Drive Glen Allen, VA 23059-4500 E-mail: william.mackay@vdfp.virginia.gov

1005 Technology Park Drive Glen Allen, Virginia 23059 Phone: 804-249-1996 Fax: 804-371-3444 Division1@vdfp.virginia.gov Map & City/County Listing Division Map Division 1 includes the following cities: Colonial Heights Hopewell Petersburg Richmond Division 1 includes the following counties: Amelia Caroline Charles City Chesterfield Dinwiddie Essex Goochland Hanover Henrico King & Queen King George King William Lancaster Louisa New Kent Northumberland Nottoway Powhatan Prince George Richmond Westmoreland John Fugman Division 1 – Chief 1005 Technology Park Drive Glen Allen, VA 23059-4500 Tel: 804-249-1994 E-mail: john.fugman@vdfp.virginia.gov

The Virginia Department of Fire Programs is pleased to announce the Virginia Learning Center (VLC). This is an on-line based learning management system. The Virginia Department of Fire Programs offers a wide range of online content for students. To access the Virginia Learning Center for the first time, you need to register in the system. Once you have completed the registration process and you are accepted into the program, you will be sent an email to participate in the online learning environment. This process may take up to 24- 48 hours to process. To become familiar with the Virginia Learning Center Click here. How to Create an Account for the Virginia Learning Center The Learning Management System is compatible with: Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari. If you are using IE, add the site as a trusted site. Please Note: If you are a current employee of the Commonwealth of Virginia with a Virginia email address and a member of another domain site, the system will not allow duplicate email addresses or user names. To address this issue, you will need to use a different unique ID and personal email address to register. Click on the picture below to enter the Virginia Learning Center and begin your registration process.