| #2 Platoon goes to early morning fire |
| Sat. Aug 15th 2009 |
As members were in the middle of shift change, communications transmitted the box for the house fire with people trapped at 5105 14th Street, N.W. bringing Engine 22 second due engine and Truck 11 first due truck. Engine 24 arrived with a two-story detached home with smoke showing side A. Truck 11 a...
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| ENGINE 22 #2 ON THE 2ND ALARM IN N.E. |
| Thu. Jul 30th 2009 |
DCFD firefighters faced their second major challenge in less than 24 hours as a two alarm blaze burned thru the top floor of a vacant Northeast apartment building on Thursday, July 30th.
E22 responded to assist in extinguishment of this massive fire in an 100x100 “H” type building...
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| ENGINE 22 ON THE SECOND ALARM CHAIN BRIDGE RD NW |
| Wed. Jul 29th 2009 |
by Vito Maggiolo
A massive two alarm blaze in a Spring Valley mansion destroyed the home of a well known Washingtonian on Wednesday evening, July 29th.
The fire, at 3022 Chain Bridge Road NW, gutted the residence of Peggy Cooper Cafritz, a former head of the Washington school board and benefacto...
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| ONE OVERTURNED IN THE PARK |
| Tue. Jul 21st 2009 |
One man suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated after his vehicle flipped over in Rock Creek Park
Firefighters arrived on Beach Drive south of Military Road NW in the noon hour to find a jeep on its roof with one patient and two dogs inside.
Rescue Squad 2 stabilized the vehicle ...
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| #1 WITH THE SECOND ALARM |
| Fri. Jul 17th 2009 |
DC firefighters safely evacuated scores of elderly and infirm residents from their burning apartment building in the Petworth neighborhood Friday evening, July 17th.
The two alarm blaze erupted around 8:45 pm in a three story apartment building at 5336 Colorado Avenue NW. First alarm companies foun...
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| #4 RESPONDS TO THE HOUSE EXPLOSION |
| Sat. Jul 4th 2009 |
UNITS RESPONDED TO THE 6200 BLOCK OF OREGON AV. N.W. FOR THE EXPLOSION
THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD FOR MILES AND RESULTED IN OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, HOWEVER A STRONG SMELL OF NATURAL GAS WAS EVIDENT AT THE SCENE. A BOX ALARM WAS DISPATCHED WITH A SPECIAL ...
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| #4 RESPONDS TO METRO INCIDENT |
| Mon. Jun 22nd 2009 |
initially dispatched to the Takoma Metro station, E22 and T11 responded with the units from the 4th battalion for the Metro Box alarm, due to conflicting reports, an addition assignment was sent to the Fort Totten Metro Station, as E22 was obtaining information of the exact location, units began rep...
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| #1 WITH THE TREE INTO THE HOUSE |
| Thu. Jun 11th 2009 |
by Vito Maggiolo
A woman sitting in her upper Northwest home was lucky to escape with her life after a tree crashed onto the dwelling Thursday evening, June 11th.
A co...
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| T-11 #3 WITH THE ATTIC IN UPPER NW |
| Tue. Jun 9th 2009 |
A lightning strike from the storm that swept through the area on Tuesday, June 9th, ignited an attic in far upper northwest DC.
Heavy smoke was showing from the large 2.5 story, detached frame dwelling when firefighters first arrived to this late afternoon box alarm. A working fire dispatch was sou...
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| #1 WITH THE BASEMENT |
| Sun. Jun 7th 2009 |
Units arrived at 6420 Kansas Ave N.E. to find a small fire with a quick knockdown made in a Group home, no injuries to either civilians or firefighters
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T-11 & E-24 alerted
for the Mass Casualty
Task Force, bringing
E-24, Mass Casualty
Ambulance Bus #1 & #2
(T-11) and M...
@ 1814 hours as the men
of E22/T11 were just
sitting down to the wagon
drivers baked ziti, the
box was sounded for 4013
S. Da...
