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Sneek Peak at The New Engine 30 and Truck 16
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DC Generals Fire and Police Football Game May 10th
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Heavy Fire Showing From The Rear

May 3 , 2008 by Alan Etter DCFD PIO

Just after 7:00 PM, units responded for the 4100 block of Fessenden Street in Tenleytown for the report of a house on fire. 

First arriving firefighters found heavy fire showing from the rear of the two-story wood frame home.  The back porch was completely engulfed, and it was evident that fire had extended to the interior of the building on both the first and second floors. 

An aggressive interior attack extinguished the fire on the inside of the house, while firefighters working on the exterior also brought that portion of the fire under control quickly. 

Witnesses reported hearing explosions, which may have been propane tanks on a grill venting.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.


Technical Rescue On Howard University Campus

May 3, 2008 by Alan Etter DCFD PIO

A 59-year-old painter was rescued by Fire & EMS personnel today after he fell through a metal grate into the basement of a building on the Campus of Howard University. 

The man was painting the exterior of Founders Librarary in the 500 block of Howard Place, Northwest, when the grate on which he was standing collapsed, and he fell approximately 25 feet into a concrete containment area which measured about 6 feet by 20 feet. 

Rescue Squads One and Two combined through a Special Operations Command to reach the victim, stabilize him, and pull him to the surface using technical rescue techniques, ropes and pulleys.

Complicating the operation was the fact that the man weighs in excess of 300 pounds and that the area into which he fell was very small and movement was limited.  Firefighters were able to secure the man onto a flexible stretcher and raise him head first out of the hole, where he was treated by medics and quickly transported.

The cause of the accident was being investigated by Howard University officials.

Team Slots Still Available For Fallen Firefighters Memorial Golf Tournament

Team slots and sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2nd Annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial Golf Tournament to be held on June 9, 2008.

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Kid's Care Classic 2008
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Additional Information Regarding Engine 17's House Naming Ceremony In Memory of Jackson H. Gerhart

On Saturday, June 7th, 2008 at 1300 hours, the Quarters of Engine Company 17, District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department will be named in honor of Jackson H. Gerhart, the longest standing Wagon Driver of the Company.  

The Officers and Members of Engine Company 17 respectfully request your presence for the dedication of the building and the unveiling of the commemorative plaque by the Gerhart Family at this auspicious occasion. 

You are requested to RSVP to the following address if you are able to attend the event:  gerhartrsvp@dcfd17engine.com

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Burn Foundation Fundraiser Slated For May 9, 2008
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Retirement Dinner Slated For May 15th
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Engine Co.17 Quarters to be Named, The Jackson H. Gerhart House
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