“I see the cloud, and I prayed to the Lord to take care of the person that is having the problem, and when I got here, I found our house on fire,” Jose Velez-Figueroa said.

Four firefighters were injured while responding to a house fire in Northwest Roanoke, Roanoke Fire-EMS Chief David Hoback said.

The Roanoke Fire Department announced that it had helped rescue a pilot after a glider crash in Newcastle on Saturday.

The Roanoke City Fire Department is currently handling a fire in Downtown Roanoke Market Square Friday. The department says that roads around Market Square are currently closed.

Roanoke overspent its budget by more than $ million last fiscal year, and now a newly elected Council is working to restore accountability and prevent it from happening again.

Ten News spoke with Roanoke Fire Chief David Hoback, who said that crews arrived at 4:39 and saw part of an apartment complex in the 3700 block of Southway Drive go up in flames.

Crews were called to the scene of a fire early this morning in southeast Roanoke, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.

No injuries have been reported after a car crashed into a portion of a building in the Copper Croft Apartments.

ROANOKE, Va. – If the coronavirus is preventing you from having a traditional birthday celebration, some local firefighters want to make sure your special day is still memorable. The Roanoke Fire Department is now offering birthday shoutouts. Simply fill out this online form and the fire department will put together a video of firefighters wishing you happy birthday and e-mail it to you. “As a way to shed a little cheer during this time, we want to be able to wish you a happy birthday so it can be a little more special. Requests should be made at least two to three days in advance to give the department time to make the video.

ROANOKE, Va. – Four people, including three children, are without a home after a fire on Thursday morning. Two pets were also displaced. Firefighters responded to the home in the 1800 block of Westview Avenue just before 9 a.m., according to the Roanoke Fire Department. They found a lot of smoke coming from the house. The fire was contained to the room of origin, but there is smoke damage throughout the house.