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Redbud Festival Browntown VA
A Celebration of Spring and Local Culture! The Browntown VA Redbud Festival is an annual event held in April at the Browntown Community Center. This year it will be held on April 20. The festival celebrates the arrival of spring and offers a variety of activities for...
Fall Wildfire Season
Virginia’s fall wildfire season begins Oct. 15. These are notes from The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) website, reminding everyone to be extra careful when burning yard debris, or enjoying a campfire or backyard fire pit. In Virginia, debris burning is the...
Fire Extinguisher Demonstration
A Perfect Opportunity to Practice Using Fire Extinguisher Safely The local fire department joined with the BEARR Group to talk about the importance of having the appropriate extninguishers in the homes and how to use them correctly. A very informative presentation was...
Pictures From the Redbud Festival
A Great Day, Enjoyed by All—Until it Rained!
Redbud Festival Browntown VA
A Celebration of Spring! The annual Browntown VA Redbud Festival will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Browntown Community Center (the old schoolhouse), 96 Browntown Road, Browntown, VA 22610. There is something for everyone, from the Antique Car Show to...
Browntown Road Litter Pickup
Litter Pickup 2023 The Warren County Izaak Walton League conducted a litter pickup on Browntown Road on Sunday, April 16, 2023. The organizer, Dennis Mosher, provided orange bags and pickup tools for the volunteers to use. From one o'clock until about three-thirty, a...
Traffic Stop for 911 Signs
Browntown Road Traffic Stop - 911 Signs Campaign March 15: The BEARR Group was assisted by the Warren County Sheriff's Office to promote the 911 blue reflective address sign campaign. With the Sheriff blocking one side of the road outside the Browntown Community...
Performance Review 2022
Year-end Report from BEARR Group to BCCA Brian Wilkinson presented the following report to the BCCA meeting on January 9, 2023. A REVIEW OF THE 2022 ACTIVITIES OF THE BROWNTOWN EMERGENCY RESPONSE & RISK REDUCTION GROUP (Otherwise known as the “BEARR...
Fire Extinguisher Demonstration—Saturday, November 5, 2022
Do You Know the Correct Way to Use a Fire Extinguisher? Why do we need a fire extinguisher demonstration? Most home fires start in the kitchen, often with fat in a pan catching alight. This is why it is recommended that everyone has at least one fire extinguisher in...
911 Signs Campaign Update
Over 140 Signs Installed The campaign to spread the use of reflective 911 signs has been running for over a year now and we have sold over 140 signs. That is about 14% of the houses in Browntown and Bentonville. Our short term goal is to hit at least 25% and your...
Browntown Substation in Jeopardy?
We Need to Make Sure Our Substation Remains Viable The Browntown substation currently houses a “brush” truck, operated by a volunteer fire fighter who lives in Browntown. Warren County Fire chief, Jimmy Bonzano, has expressed some concern about the idea of only one...
CPR Training, Including AED Operation
How to Respond to a Respiratory or Cardiac Emergency The BCCA and the BEARR GROUP are partnering with Warren County Fire & Rescue (WCFR) to offer a 4-hour CPR training program for members of our community. If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, hands-only...
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