Roanoke Fire-EMS has safety pointers on space heaters Gene Marrano November 19, 2014 1 minute read The cold weather is here … that means people will be pulling their space heaters out of storage and stoking up the fireplace. Roanoke Fire-EMS has a few safety pointers. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Share: Post navigation Previous: Roanoke County school superintendent to attend White House education summit todayNext: Liberty Road bridge repairs to impact I-581 through Monday Related Stories Not everyone in the Roanoke Valley and southwest Virginia jumped on the American Patriot bandwagon early during the Revolution Gene Marrano June 22, 2026 Data Centers are here to stay; proponent says localities need to get on board Gene Marrano June 22, 2026 Orvis to relocate Roanoke operations, retaining 60 jobs Ian Price June 22, 2026