Tag: fires
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
Car fire in Columbia Pines
First a water main break Dec. 15, then a car fire the next day—it’s been an eventful week in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale. The car fire, on Bruce Lane, was captured on video by Mary Ellen Dawley, who saw the smoke and started running. She happens to be the wife of Annandale Blog … 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
Fire in Columbia Pines was accidental
A house fire at 3803 Ridge Road in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale Aug. 29 was caused by “an unidentified electrical anomaly leading to an attic fan,” according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. The video below was shot by Columbia Pines resident Bob Kovacs: “The lone occupant escaped unharmed” and declined … 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
Man arrested in shooting, arson incident
Note: This article been updated Sept. 2, 2013, to reflect a request from the man arrested, who reports that the case has been dismissed by the general district court. Officers from the Franconia Police District arrested an Alexandria resident for shooting in public, arson, entering an alarmed building, damaging public property, and use of a … Continued
Firefighters burn down Annandale house for training purposes
Residents of the Columbia Pines and Broyhill Crest neighborhoods in Annandale were startled by what looked like a raging out-of-control fire engulfing a house on Murray Lane yesterday. It was actually deliberately set by Fairfax County firefighters for training purposes—with the homeowner’s permission, of course. He is planning to tear down the house and build … Continued
Bingo games support Annandale Volunteer Fire Department
“O-64, N-39, B-6.” Random numbers like those, echoing through the Annandale Fire Station on a recent evening, can add up to millions of dollars. Bingo games run by the station’s volunteer firefighters raised enough money to buy a couple of ambulances over the years, and much more, while giving players the chance to win big … Continued
Annandale house fire displaces 10
An accidental fire at a single-family home in the Pinecrest area of Annandale Feb. 24 was caused by “an unidentified electrical event in the basement,” the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported. No one was injured. Four adults and six children have been displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross. Firefighters encountered … Continued
Two killed in Falls Church fire
Update: One of the victims has been identified as Laura Jeanne Snyder-Gardner, 48, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue announced Jan. 24. According to a Jan. 28 report in the Washington Post, she was a popular math teacher at Galludet University in Washington, D.C., and the other victim was her daughter, Mary Ann Gardner, 16, a … Continued
Man injured in Annandale fire
A man was injured in a fire in a workshop behind a house at 3739 Morningside Drive, Annandale, on Jan. 20, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported. The man was transported to the Washington Hospital Burn Center with non-life threatening injuries. A firefighter received non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Inova Fairfax … Continued
Volunteer firefighters selling pumpkins in Mason District Park
Left to right: Volunteer firefighters Jennifer Lewis, Dillon Dickson, and Brittany Brinkley. Volunteer firefighters with the Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station are selling pumpkins at Mason District Park today until 4 p.m. to raise money for the station and two new ambulances. The station’s roof caved in during a 2010 snowstorm. The $55 million public safety … Continued