In November 2023, Blairs Volunteer Fire and Rescue, along with mutual aid agencies from both Pittsylvania County and the City of Danville, responded to a structure fire at an apartment complex. The first arriving member reported the front of the occupied apartment building to be heavily involved in fire and several reports of people trapped. With this information, along with as many as nine simultaneous emergency calls from subjects reporting themselves trapped by the fire, dispatchers initiated an all-county alert, dispatching all 21 fire departments in Pittsylvania County and mutual aid from Danville to the incident. Several of the trapped occupants began to jump from their windows before fire apparatus arrived due to deteriorating conditions. Immediately after the arrival of apparatus from Blairs Fire and Rescue, ground ladders were placed on the structure, and the last five people were rescued from the building. Within ten minutes of the last victim being rescued by fire department members, the building experienced a catastrophic collapse. Without the actions of the dispatchers, the firefighters from Blairs Fire and Rescue, assistance from various members of law enforcement, and coordination of treatment and transport of the victims, this incident would have had a much different outcome. Despite the challenges of low staffing, an inadequate water supply, and a fully occupied dwelling that was heavily involved in fire, this incident concluded with no serious injuries or fatalities.