| Two Northeast Dwellings Well Off |
| Thu. Jul 3rd 2008 |
Just after 4:00 am this morning (07/03) units from DC Fire Department were alerted for a reported house fire at 44th and Grant Street in the Grant Park section on northeast.
When units arrived on the scene Lt Tommy Forrester of Engine 27 reported a three-story dwelling " extremely well...
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| Fast Attack on a Southeast Apartment Fire |
| Mon. Jun 30th 2008 |
Just after 1:30 this morning units from the Third Battalion were called to the 1600 block of Savannah Street SE for a reported apartment building on fire.
When units arrived on the scene they reported s working fire on the top floor of a three-story apartment building.
With a fast ...
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| SUV into a Southeast Apartment Building |
| Mon. Jun 30th 2008 |
stoty & photos by Alan Etter DCFD PIO
Units were dispatched at 3:33 PM on Saturday, June 28th for the report of a vehicle into a house in the 2200 block of Nicholson Street, Southeast.
Those first on the scene found a Chevy Suburban, traveling East bound on Nicholson, veered o...
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| Man Falls 40 Feet in NW |
| Thu. Jun 26th 2008 |
story & photo by Alan Etter DCFD PIO
After miraculously surviving a 40-foot fall into a concrete service area, a construction worker has DC Fire & EMS to thank for rescuing him.
At about 7:20 AM, the 45-year-old man somehow fell into the pit near a construction area at the Departme...
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| Two People Hit on Benning Road W/VIDEO |
| Wed. Jun 25th 2008 |
Just before midnight Engine 10 along with several EMS units were called to the intersection of 20th and Benning Road NE for a reported two people hit.
Units arrived on the scene and reported two pedestrian struck, an adult male and an adult female.
By-standers on the scene state, t...
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| Another Two Alarm Fire in The City |
| Tue. Jun 24th 2008 |
photo by Sgt M.E. Lehan
For the second time in four days DC Firefighters battle a two alarm fire in the city.
Just after 4 am this morning (06/24) firefighters were called to the 900 block of Florida Ave in the Shawn area of the city for a reported building fire.
According to Alan...
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| Nurses Gets Their Hands Dirty |
| Tue. Jun 24th 2008 |
story & photos by Alan Etter
Members of the DC Firefighters Burn Foundation gave several nurses from the Washington Hospital Center's Burn Unit a chance to 'get their hands dirty' Tuesday.
It was a cooperative agreement between the foundation and the Fire & EMS Department to let the...
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| Interns Ride with DCFD |
| Tue. Jun 24th 2008 |
Several interns working the Congressional Fire Service Institute got a chance to ride along with the DC Fire & EMS Department on Monday, June 23rd. About a dozen young people were assigned to units across the city so they could observe the department in action.
story &...
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| Two Alarm Fire at a Northeast Church w/VIDEO |
| Sat. Jun 21st 2008 |
DC Fire Investagtors are trying to determine the cause of a fire at the Riggs Park Baptist Church on Sligo Mill Road in the northeast section of the city early this morning.
Just before 5 am units from DC Fire Department were dispatched to the area of Sligo Mill Road and...
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| Young Boy Rescues NW Family |
| Fri. Jun 20th 2008 |
story & photos by Alan Etter
At 2:00 PM today, Fire & EMS was dispatched to the 3300 block of Runnymede Place, Northwest, where it was reported there was fire in a second floor hallway.
First arriving units discovered that a box fan had malfunctioned and had caught fire with serious ...
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