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Working Incidents
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November 29, 2009
by Vito Maggiolo
A late evening fire damaged an apartment building in the Fourth Battalion on Saturday, November 28th.
The box alarm was sounded around 9:15 PM for a fire reported on the fourth floor of 1515 Ogden St. NW. Firefighters found a room involved and a working fire dispatch was requested.
Civilians were sheltered in place until the blaze was brought under control. There were no injuries.
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November 21, 2009
by Elliot J. Goodman |
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November 21, 2009
by Vito Maggiolo
First Battalion firefighters made quick work of a house fire on Saturday afternoon, November 21st.
The blaze involved the second floor of a two and a half story detached frame dwelling at 2036 Douglas Street NE. A working fire dispatch was sounded.
Searches were negative, and there were no injuries.
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November 21, 2009
by Chris Oliphant
About 1700hrs DC Fire sounded the 2nd alarm for the house in the 5 Batt. at 4222 47th St NW with a report of a person trapped. Units arrived to find heavy fire on the 1st floor. After about 10 minutes of an aggressive attack the 5th BFC evacuated the structure.
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November 21, 2009
by Chris Oliphant |
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November 15, 2009
by our friends at 30Engine.com
Units from the 2nd Battalion were alerted to the intersection of 50th & Ames Street for a reported house fire with people trapped. First arriving units reported fire showing side A from a one-story house.
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| Two Firefighters Injured Battling Second Alarm |
November 14, 2009
by Vito Maggiolo
Two firefighters suffered non life threatening burns and a civilian was transported for smoke inhalation as a two alarm blaze ripped through a home in the Brookland neighborhood.
Smoke was already visible in the distance when units were dispatched to 1923 Kearney Street N.E. around 3 PM on Saturday afternoon, November 14th. On arrival, heavy fire was showing from the first floor of the 2.5 story frame and stucco detached dwelling.
In the early stages of the fire, a mayday was sounded after a firefighter from Rescue Squad 2 tumbled from the rear door with his turnout gear steaming, and reported his partner might still be inside.
The order was given to evacuate the structure, and an accountability check was immediately initiated. Once it was determined that all members were safely outside, the interior attack was re-initiated and the fire knocked down.
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| Unstable Building in S.E. Requires Demolition |
November 13, 2009
by Vito Maggiolo
Friday the 13th lived up to its reputation as a dangerously unstable building led to the evacuation of several homes and businesses in Southeast DC.
The cave-in assignment was dispatched around 2:30 PM to the 100 block of 15th Street SE for a building in danger of collapse. Firefighters arrived to find a two story commercial structure under renovation at 116 15th Street SE, with severe degradation of walls on exposures B and C sides.
Apparently caused by foundation work and recent heavy rains, the wall facing an alley on exposure B was bowed both downwards and outwards, with significant cracks. The building could also be seen separating from itself in the rear.
A safety perimeter and collapse zone was established, and occupied structures in the danger area were evacuated. Utilities were also controlled.
The Special Operations Battalion requested a building inspector to the scene, which was eventually turned over to Metropolitan Police to maintain the perimeter until demolition could take place.
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| New Link to DC Retirement Board in DCFD Links Section |
They have posted a retirement calculator that is useful for the members.
http://dcrb.dc.gov
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| Congratulations Captain Holt |
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November 6, 2009
from our friends at Engine30.com
A Triple local was sent to the 400 blk of 61st Street N.E for smoke in the area. 30 Engine and 17 Truck were en route, and within a few blocks of address , communications advise they were filling the box for an house fire in the 400 block of 61st Street.
Click here for rest of story.
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November 3, 2009
by Vito Maggiolo
DC firefighters battled a Northwest blaze near the DC city line on Tuesday evening, November 3rd.
A box alarm was dispatched around 6:40 PM to 1359 Jonquil Street NW. Units forced entry and found heavy smoke on the first floor of the two story detached home.
Fire was found in the basement, and a working fire dispatch was requested.
Despite access problems, the blaze was confined to a portion of the basement. Searches were negative, and there were no injuries.
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