| Two Alarm Fire At A DuPont Circle Office Building |
| Tue. Mar 16th 2010 |
Around 3 pm this afternoon units in the Sixth Battalion were alerted for smoke coming from the roof a building in the 1300 block of 19th St NW near DuPont Circle.
First arriving units reported a fire in an outside duct work of an eight-story office building with a restaurant on the first fl...
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| DCFD in St. Patrick's Parade |
| Mon. Mar 15th 2010 |
story & photos by Alan Etter
Trucks 15 and 13 formed a magnificent ladder arch over Constitution Avenue at 15th Street Sunday through which scores of area public safety agencies marched in the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Featured displays included the ...
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| Three Trapped in NW MVA |
| Mon. Mar 15th 2010 |
Just before 2 AM this morning, Engine 16 along with an EMS unit was dispatched to the intersection of 9th Street and Rhode Island Ave NW for a reported motor vehicle accident.
Engine 16 arrived on the scene, Lt. Danny McCoy reported a three car accident with three people trapped in one vehicle and ...
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| Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Band kicked off St. Patrick’s Day |
| Sat. Mar 13th 2010 |
story by Alan Etter
The DC Fire Department Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Band kicked off St. Patrick’s Day weekend at Ireland’s Four Fields on Connecticut Avenue Friday night. More than 100 people enjoyed performances of Amazing Grace, the Lion Sleeps Tonight and others...
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| Three People Injured in Departmental Accident |
| Fri. Mar 12th 2010 |
Three people were injured this morning as a result of a departmental accident with a DC Fire Department Rescue unit
Just after 7:30 this morning Rescue Squad 1 located at 500 F Street NW was responding for a report of smoke coming from a pen house at 2130 H Street NW, As the units traveling westbou...
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| A Very Busy Night For DC's Bravest |
| Wed. Mar 3rd 2010 |
It was a very busy night for DC Firefighters as they responded to five working fires in the city, Just after 6 PM firefighters in the Fifth and Sixth Battalion were alerted for a fire on the second floor of a three-story rowhouse in the 3800 block of T Street NW in the Georgetown section of the city...
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| ENGINE COMPANY NO. 4 CELEBRATES 140 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE NATIONS CAPITOL |
| Tue. Feb 23rd 2010 |
On this date, 140 years ago, the South Washington Fire Company No. 4 was established and housed in the middle of the 400 block of Virginia Avenue, S.W. Within two years time, an all paid firefighting force known as the District of Columbia Fire Department would be formed.
On the date of Se...
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| Fatal Fire in Southeast W/AUDIO |
| Wed. Feb 17th 2010 |
One person is dead and a DC firefighter was injured early this morning after a fire erupted at a southeast duplex dwelling.
Just after 5 00 a.m. units from the Second and Third Battalion were alerted for a house fire with a person trapped in the 5200 block of East Capitol Street SE.
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| Rescue Squad 3 Makes Another Rescue At a SE Fire |
| Sun. Feb 7th 2010 |
For the second time this week DC Firefighters make a rescue at a southeast fire.
Just after 4: 00 pm this afternoon as snow was reaching to 20 inches on the ground, Rescue Squad 3 was dispatched to the 2200 block of 12th Street NE for a collapse call, as the unit was traveling down 13th Str...
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| Firefighters Rescue Three Children at a SE Fire W/AUIDO |
| Wed. Feb 3rd 2010 |
DC Firefighters rescued three small children after a fire erupted at a southeast apartment building early this morning.
Just after 6:00 am firefighters from the Third Battalion were dispatched to the 1600 block of Naylor Road Southeast, The Pannell House Apartment for a report apartment on fire.
F...
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