November 22, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: emergencies

Annandale area hit hard by severe storm

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A tree fell on the Heritage Woods condo in Annandale. [Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department] A severe storm April 6 with strong wind and heavy rain uprooted trees across the Annandale/Mason District area, damaging buildings and closing roads. There were also reports of flooding, downed power lines, and power outages throughout the area. A … Continued

Child honored for saving his family during fire

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Taeloire, with firefighters, Ravensworth Principal Roxanne Salata, and his parents. [FCFRD] Firefighters from the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department, Station 8, came to Ravensworth Elementary School March 6 to present a Life Saving Award to Taeloire, a third grader, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Taeloire was credited with saving his family when his … Continued

Annandale house fire displaces five

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Smoke consumes the rear of a house on Poplar Street. [FCFD] A two-alarm fire at a house in the 7200 block of Popular Street in Annandale Dec. 16 displaced five people and caused more than $161,200 in damages, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. A reader captured the Fire Department response in the … Continued

Car fire was horrifying experience

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Anne Whitten’s car after the fire was extinguished. [Photos by David Whitten] The owner of the vehicle that caught on fire at the Exxon station on Gallows Road and Holly Road in Annandale Oct. 22 says it was a horrifying situation but feels lucky that no one was hurt. “It was a full-on full flaming … Continued

Investigations underway on police actions in death near Round Tree Park

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Gianelos [Everly Community] Advocates for the disabled believe the situation in which a severely autistic man, Paul Gianelos, died after a confrontation with the police near Round Tree Park in Annandale, could have been handled better. While no one has charged the authorities with acting negligently, St. John’s Community Services, the organization that employed Gianelos’ … Continued

CERT course teaches neighbors to take charge during emergencies

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CERT students set up a triage system to care for the wounded. Local residents bleeding heavily and screaming in pain were lying on the floor of the Moose Lodge in Bailey’s Crossroads Saturday morning following a severe tornado. One woman lost three fingers, another victim had a leg sheared off, while others suffered broken bones … Continued

Police seek escapee from mental hospital

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Marshall A patient who escaped out of a window from the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, located at 3302 Gallows Road, in Falls Church. He “has been known to exhibit violent behavior,” the Fairfax County Police Department reports; “please exercise caution and do not approach him.” Staff notice Michael Marshall, 33, was missing from the … Continued