Welcome
to the City of Colonial Heights Fire & EMS Department Website! The Colonial Heights Fire
& Emergency Medical Services Department serves a city with a population of
17,010 residents within an eight square mile area. Emergency responses
are made from two fire stations that serve the entire city. The Fire
Department responds to all citizen emergency calls, including fire and EMS
emergencies, natural disasters, severe weather emergencies, and
hazardous materials incidents. The department is a combination of
both paid personnel and volunteers.
Appointed as Fire Chief of the City of Colonial Heights
on March 10, 1993, A.G. Moore, Jr. reached the pinnacle
of his career. A.G. began his career in 1986 as a
firefighter with the City of Petersburg. On July 1,
1988 he was hired by the City of Colonial Heights as a
firefighter. Four years later in September 1992 he was
promoted to “Acting” Fire Chief, advancing to the
permanent title of Fire Chief in 1993. After his
promotion, A.G. was quickly faced with a notable Tornado
that struck Wal-Mart (now Sam’s Club), destroying the
building and killing three (3) people.
A.G. took over a Department that had a Fire Chief and
twelve (12) Firefighters. With the tremendous call load
the Department has grown to a force of forty-four (44)
personnel along with approximately thirty (30)
volunteers. Several notable projects A.G. has managed
are the justification and purchase of the City’s first
ever Quint. A combination Pumper/Ladder truck needed to
meet the demands of high rise buildings and increased
fire load within the City, and project administrator for
the City’s first ever 800 MHz Digital Trunked Radio
System that interconnected Colonial Heights with
Chesterfield, Henrico, and Richmond. As the City’s
Emergency Management Coordinator, A.G. has led the City
through numerous disasters. The most memorable ones are
The Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ice storms of 1998
and Hurricane Isabel in September of 2003.
A.G received his Fire Science degree from J. Sargeant
Reynolds College. He is also an instructor for the
Department of Fire Programs and the Virginia Department
of Emergency Management. A.G. and his wife Judy
reside in Colonial Heights. They have two sons and a
daughter. Alex, a freshman at Northern Illinois
University, Brian, a 7th grader at Colonial
Heights Middle School and Anna, a 1st grader
at Tussing Elementary School.
