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September 29, 2010: Photos and Story by Vito Maggiolo
One person is dead and others seriously injured after fire ripped through an apartment building in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood during the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday, September 29th.
Firefighters arrived shortly before 4 AM to find fire raging in a common area on the fifth floor of the eight story, occupied apartment building at 3132 16th Street NW. One occupant had already jumped from the fifth floor, and others were hanging from windows.
A second alarm was immediately sounded, and a major search and rescue operation was initiated while lines were brought into play on the fire. Scores of residents were led to safety or sheltered in place, while others were removed via aerial ladder.
At least eight civilians were transported with burns and smoke inhalation, including three in critical condition, two serious, and the fatally injured jumper, who died at the hospital.
Although the flames were subdued in a relatively short time, the incident was not declared under control until extensive secondary searches of the building were completed. |
129 Tuckerman Street N.E. |
September 26, 2010: Photos and Story by Elliot J. Goodman
Working Fire in the 4th Battalion...Sunday afternoon DCFD units recieved a call for a house on fire at 129 Tuckerman St. N.E. and arrived on the scene with fire in the basement. This fire presented a problem as there was electrical arching at the house which immediatly could not be cut off. The fire involved the basement and extended to the 1st floor and attic. A Working Fire Dispatch was sounded with the DFCOPS and E. |
129 Tuckerman Street N.E. |
September 26, 2010: Photos and Story by Vito Maggiolo
Fourth Battalion firefighters battled a blaze that did significant damage to a Northeast DC home on Sunday, September 26th.
The fire was reported shortly after 4 PM in a one story, detached dwelling at 133 Tuckerman Street NE. Units arrived to find heavy fire in the basement, and a Working fire Dispatch was sounded.
Flames did extend to portions of the first floor before the incident was brought under control. One civilian was evaluated on the scene. |
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September 24, 2010: Photos and Story by Vito Maggiolo
A Northeast home suffered relatively minor fire damage Friday, September 24th, after a car slammed into the side of the house and burst into flames.
Units dispatched on the original motor vehicle accident call requested the box be filled when they arrived to find the burning vehicle and flames entering the two story, end of row dwelling at 700 19th Street NE.
Quick work prevented more than superficial fire damage to the structure. One civilian was transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. |
DCFD Firefighters Honored |
The IAFF honored F/F Tech Fred Perry of T-13-1 and Victor Rollins of FPD by placing their names on the wall at the IAFF Memorial in Colorado Springs, Colorado on 9/11/10. The presenters were Lt C. Humphries for the Rollins Family And Lt J. Partridge for the Perry Family. DCFD members in attendance were Lt. Greg Crowe and Lt. D. Dugan. |
Engine 22 vs Metro Bus 14th & Madison N.W. |
September 15, 2010: Photos and Story by Vito Maggiolo
Twenty five people, including four firefighters, required medical attention following a collision between Engine 22 and a metrobus on Wednesday, September 15.
The engine was responding to a call for a pedestrian struck when the occupied metrobus crossed its path at 14th and Madison Streets NW around 10:15 AM.
Engine's 22 firefighters immediately began treating and triaging the injured civilians, and a mass casualty incident was declared, bringing additional resources, including both medical buses, to the scene.
Although there were no serious injuries, 18 passengers, the bus driver, and four firefighters were all transported to area hospitals. Several others were treated and released at the scene.
The accident is being investigated. |
DCFD Transfers Units to Baltimore City |
September 8, 2010: Photos by Stan Jaworski, Story by Vito Maggiolo
For apparently the first time since the Great Baltimore fire of 1904, several DC units and command staff raced to that city to provide support as two simultaneous fourth alarms raged there on Wednesday, September 8th.
As high winds in Baltimore fanned dwelling fires that jumped streets and at times, blocks, the city was stripped bare of fire companies. Along with mutual aid from surrounding jurisdictions, DC Fire and EMS dispatched Engines 16, 10, Truck 13, and the Fourth Battalion to help cover Baltimore stations. They were accompanied by senior staff including Fire Chief Dennis Rubin, Assistant Chief of Operations Larry Schultz, Deputy Chief Kenneth Crosswhite, and Special Ops Deputy Ronnie Gill.
The DC contingent was dispatched around 8 PM, and, upon arrival, was assigned to the downtown Steadman Station. They were released around 10:30 PM without seeing any major action.
Ironically, after the Washington units were on their way home, two other second alarms broke out in “Charm City.” |
18th Street and Florida Avenue N.W. |
September 8, 2010: Photos and Story by Vito Maggiolo
Two pedestrians were critically injured after a car mounted the sidewalk at a busy Adams Morgan intersection and than slammed into a storefront Wednesday night, September 8th.
The incident took place around 8:45 PM at 18th Street and Florida Avenue NW. After striking the victims, the vehicle ended up partially inside a restaurant, causing considerable damage.
Units on a rescue collapse assignment treated and transported two adult females, stabilized the scene, and assessed the building for structural damage. |
4905 Minnesota Avenue N.E. |
September 5, 2010: Photos and Story by Vito Maggiolo
The pre-dawn quiet of the Labor Day weekend was rudely interrupted by a spectacular house fire in the far northeast corner of DC Sunday morning, September 5th.
Firefighters arrived at 4905 Minnesota Avenue shortly before 5 AM to find a large, two story, detached frame house heavily involved. The blaze was so intense that the front porch had collapsed, and first arriving units were forced to fight the blaze from the exterior.
A second alarm was sounded when fire spread to the attic of exposure “D”, another wood frame home. Those flames were quickly contained.
It took two ladder pipes and multiple hand lines operating from the outside to quell the fire in the structure of origin. There were no reported injuries. |
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