November 24, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: fire department

Gerry Strider, of the Bailey’s Crossroads fire department, honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads, #fire department, #volunteers
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Gerry Strider Gerry Strider, president of the Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department since 1977, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Volunteer Fairfax.  Strider has donated more than 37,000 hours to the fire station over the past 48 years, while ensuring the station is well equipped.  The Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, located on … Continued

Community celebrates 97th birthday of Vince Guidi, Annandale’s first paid firefighter

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Vince and Jeanne Guidi A parade of firetrucks, ambulances, and dozens of cars cruised by the home of former Annandale firefighter Vince Guidi on Annandale Road May 13 in honor of his 97th birthday.  Guidi started volunteering at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department, Company 8. in 1944 and was hired as the first paid firefighter … Continued

First responders salute healthcare workers treating COVID patients at Fairfax Hospital

#Annandale, #coronavirus, #fire department, #health, #Inova, #police

Fairfax County police officers and firefighters took part in a Siren Salute to Healthcare Heroes event at Inova Fairfax Hospital April 29.  Dozens of physicians and nurses stood along Gallows Road, as police cruisers and firetrucks drove by with lights flashing and sirens blaring in honor of the healthcare workers on the frontlines of the … Continued

First responders build trust with the community at National Night Out events

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Police officers give children snap bracelets and cups at the National Night Out gathering at the Lafayette Village playground.  National Night Out events in dozens of neighborhoods throughout the Annandale/Mason District area last night brought residents, police officers, and firefighters together to build trust and establish positive relationships. Community associations and HOAs held cookouts, potlucks, … Continued

Oil spill affects Holmes Run

#environment, #fire department, #streams
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Ranck Updated, 5:35 p.m.: An oil spill on the Inova property on the 3200 block of Gallows Road on March 21 has contaminated Holmes Run. The Fairfax County Fire Department found approximately 3,700 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled out of some tanks, Battalion Chief Marty Ranck, with the department’s Hazardous Materials Response Team, reported … Continued