Tag: fire department
Barricade situation disrupts neighborhood around Falls Church High School
The house appears to be extensively damaged. Several streets were blocked off near Falls Church High School May 14 while police negotiated with a man holed up inside a house at 3246 Kenney Drive. Students reported hearing what sounded like three bombs going off in the area. In an email to parents, Falls Church Principal … Continued
Annandale Fire Department hosts community yard sale
By Tammy B The Annandale Volunteer Fire Department hosted the second annual community yard sale May 10 in the fire station parking lot on Columbia Pike. Several independent consultants participated, as well as people selling things they no longer need. Domino’s Pizza provided free food for shoppers at the AVFD canteen. Che Champ, an … Continued
Family pets perish in Bailey’s Crossroads house fire
5972 Jan Mar Drive [photo from Google Maps] A house fire at 5972 Jan Mar Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads May 1 was caused by “an electrical anomaly in a second-floor bedroom,” according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. A dog and a cat perished in the fire. The two people who lived at … Continued
Annandale Fire Department hosts big community yard sale May 10
The Annandale Firehouse. Last year’s Annandale Community Yard Sale was a big success, so it’s happening again—Saturday, May 10, at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department parking lot, 7128 Columbia Pike, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Food will be available on-site from the Annandale VFD Canteen service. If it rains, the event will be moved under covered areas … Continued
Scene around A-Town: Springtime on Columbia Pike
Cherry trees line Columbia Pike in front of the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department.
Gas stove mishap causes fire at the Wedgewood
A fire in a garden apartment at 7607 Allman Drive, Annandale, in the Wedgewood Apartments March 18 originated in the kitchen when someone accidently left the gas stove on, according to a news release from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. When firefighters arrived, at approximately 5:15 p.m., they encountered heavy smoke coming from … Continued
Vehicle fire caused by Molotov cocktail
A vehicle fire at the western edge of Annandale in the early morning of Jan. 10 was caused by a Molotov cocktail, an improvised bottle-based incendiary device, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When firefighters responded, at about 1:35 a.m., a Honda Odyssey van in the driveway of 9202 Ashmeade Drive was in … Continued
Fire damages nail supply shop at Route 50 and Graham Road
More than 60 firefighter from Falls Church and Arlington, as well as Fairfax County, battled a two-alarm fire at Skyline Nail Supply at 7234 Arlington Blvd. Jan. 3 at about 4 p.m. The arctic weather conditions (about 20 degrees with a wind chill of about 5 degrees) made their job that much more challenging. … Continued
Man injured in Annandale frame shop fire
A pile of debris by the front steps was removed from the shop after the fire. A fire at the Annandale Art Gallery, a framing shop at 7261 Maple Place in Annandale, Dec. 19 sent one man to the Washington Hospital Center and caused extensive damage to paintings, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department … Continued
Resident of Seven Corners apartment building burned in electrical fire
Firefighters rescued a man early Friday morning from a fire in the Jefferson Apartments on 6166 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. He was transported to the Washington Hospital burn center, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported. More than 50 firefighters from Fairfax County and Arlington County responded to the fire, which originated in … Continued
Annandale Fire Station gets the 2013 ‘Best Open House’ award
Firefights with the award for best open house. Robert Melgar in front and in the rear (from the left): Lindsay Cook, Suzanne Adams, Chessy Dintruff, and Susan Hilaski. For the second year in a row, the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department at 7128 Columbia Pike won the award for having the best open house. Deputy … Continued
Annandale house fire caused by unattended candle
A fire at a home at 7300 Franklin Road in Annandale Sept. 29 was caused by an unattended candle, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from the front and side of the one-story rambler in Broyhill Crest when they arrived at about 12:50 p.m. It took them … Continued
Accidental house fire in Annandale displaces three
4942 Andrea Ave. is close to Long Branch Park. [Photo from Google Maps.] A fire in a house at 4942 Andrea Ave., Annandale, Monday, Sept. 23, was accidental and was caused by a torch used by a worker in the basement, according to investigators from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. When firefighters arrived … Continued
Annandale communities come together for National Night Out
Firefighters from the Annandale fire station visit kids at a National Night Out event on Hirst Street. Police officers, firefighters, and government officials went to as many National Night Out events as possible throughout the Annandale area on Aug. 6 to put a human face on crime prevention and public safety. Officers from the Mason … Continued
Man charged with setting fires in dumpsters at Kingsley Commons
Kingsley Commons [photo from the development’s Facebook page.] Fire investigators from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department charged Carlos Cruz Ortiz, 20, of no fixed address, with setting seven fires in dumpsters during the weekend at the Kingsley Commons townhouse complex on Monticello Drive and Arlington Boulevard in the Falls Church Area of Fairfax … Continued