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Local departments invite agencies to drills, announce Norfolk Southern workshop and a shift to 24‑hour staffing

5854611 · August 21, 2025
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Summary

Radford ammunition plant invited county fire and EMS agencies to a Sept. 19 drill; Norfolk Southern will offer a railway safety workshop in November; one department plans to begin 24‑hour staffing at its Eliston station on Aug. 31.

Several local operational updates were presented at the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Commission’s August meeting: an invitation to a Sept. 19 drill at the Radford ammunition plant, a planned railway‑safety workshop from Norfolk Southern in November, and a departmental shift to 24‑hour staffing at the Eliston station starting Aug. 31.

A Blacksburg representative said Radford’s main ammunition plant invited fire and…

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