Tag: fire department
Explore a police helicopter at the Taste of Annandale
Kids take look inside a police helicopter at a Communities of Trust event at Bailey’s Elementary School in 2016. A police helicopter is excepted to land at the Taste of Annandale on Oct. 13 as part of an educational display on law enforcement organized by the Fairfax County Communities of Trust Committee. The helicopter is … Continued
2018 public safety bond includes funds for projects in Mason District
The Mason Police station shares a building with the Mason District Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its June 19 meeting, authorized a $182 million public safety bond referendum that includes $13 million for improvements to the Seven Corners Fire Station and $23 million for the Mason Police District. The bond referendum … Continued
Fire breaks out in storage unit
Firefighters work on a fire in a storage unit. [FCFRD] A two-alarm fire broke out in a self-storage facility in the 6880 Commercial Drive, Springfield, just before 7 a.m. on May 27, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire originated in one storage unit and spread to a whole row of garage-style … Continued
New Edsall Road Fire Station planned
An illustration showing what the new Edsall Road Fire Station could look like. Construction of a new, larger Edsall Road Fire Station will start in fall 2019, and the building is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy by winter 2021. Meanwhile, the fire station will be housed in temporary quarters in spring 2019, … Continued
Jefferson Fire Station moves to temporary quarters
The temporary fire station on South Street. [Photos: FCFRD] Firefighting units from Jefferson Fire Station 18 began moving to temporary quarters at 6637 South Street in Falls Church Jan. 24, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The relocation is necessary to allow the existing fire station to be demolish and replaced with a … Continued
An early Christmas for Culmore children
Filling in for the real Santa is Bailey’s Crossroads firefighter Jon Hughes. Christmas came early for children in Culmore. Santa, along with personnel from the Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Station and their teenage helpers, distributed toys in the Culmore Family Resource Center, a program operated by Second Story. The Culmore Family Resource Center provides family-oriented … Continued
Fairfax County rescue team working in Puerto Rico and St. Croix following Hurricane Maria
Members of VA-TF1 at the San Juan command post [FCFRD]. It’s been a busy month for the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team (VA-TF1). After weathering Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 19 team members were airlifted to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands to perform search and … Continued
Fairfax County team in the Virgin Islands helping victims of Hurricane Irma
VA-TF1 team members rescue a hurricane Irma rescue a Hurricane Irma victim. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team (VA-TF1) rescued an elderly woman who was critically ill and trapped in her home, which had been damaged by Hurricane Irma, on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, The team … Continued
House fire caused by electrical malfunction
A fire at a house in the Camelot neighborhood in Annandale Sept. 4 was caused by an electrical malfunction within the main electric panel in the garage, the Fairfax CountyFire and Rescue Department reports. When fire units arrived on the scene at about 5:30 p.m., they saw smoke showing from the two-story home in the … Continued
Fairfax County team in Texas helping Hurricane Harvey victims
The Fairfax team brought seven boats to Texas. [FCFRD photos] The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team is in the Houston area helping with the emergency response to the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. So far, the team, VA-TF1, helped evacuate six residents in the Kingwood, Texas, area, and … Continued
Kitchen fire damages house in Lincolnia area
Fairfax County firefighters respond to a fire in Parklawn. [FCFRD] Combustible materials left on a stove caused a fire in a single-family home in the 3900 block of Fairfax Parkway in the Parklawn community on Aug. 4, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Firefighters found smoke showing from the front of the one-story … Continued
Gas leak reported in Annandale
Firefighters from the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department investigate reports of a natural gas leak from a sewer on Tom Davis Drive, just a few feet from their fire station, on the evening of Aug. 5.
Fire displaces five residents of Oakview Gardens in Bailey’s Crossroads
A fire at the Oakview Gardens, an apartment complex in Bailey’s Crossroads, displaced five people and caused an estimated $20,000 in damages, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department states. Upon arrival, just after 3:30 p.m. on July 29, firefighters saw smoke showing from the front terrace level of a three-story garden apartment in the … Continued
Annandale fire station hosts huge crab feast
Crowds of people filled the social hall at the AnnandaleFire Station July 29, as they enjoyed unlimited crab legs and spiced shrimp while helping the Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads volunteer fire departments raise much needed funds. The two fire departments collaborate on a crab feast three times a year and split the proceeds, says Gary … Continued
Fire department honors man who saved woman from drowning in Lake Barcroft
Phil Horowitz (center) with A-shift firefighters at the Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station. Lake Barcroft resident Phil Horowitz was honored with a Citizen Lifesaving Award by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department for rescuing a woman who fell into Lake Barcroft. After hearing a women’s panicked screams that she could not swim, Horowitz jumped into … Continued