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| Tragedy Strikes The Holocaust Museum |
June 10, 2009
by Elliot J. Goodman
DCFEMS UNITS ASSIST AT U.S. HOLCAUST MUSEUM TRAGEDY ..
A LONE GUNMAN WALKED INTO THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AT ABOUT 1 PM AND IMMEDIATLY OPENED FIRE ON THE APPROACHING SECURITY PERSONEL.
UNFORTUNATLY ONE OFFICER DIED OF HIS INJURIES , BUT ONLY AFTER THE GUNMAN WAS SHOT BY THIS OFFICER AND HIS COLEAGUES.
DCFEMS UNITS RESPONDED TO HANDLE THE WOUNDED , THE POSSIBILTY OF EXPLOSIVES IN THE CAR OR BUILDING ,SET UP A COMMAND POST, AS WELL AS THE REHAB UNIT AND CANTEEN UNIT TO ASSIST ON A HOT DAY AND SERVE ALL THE VARIOUS POLICE AND FIRE UNITS THAT RESPONDED.
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| 06-08-09 |
Box Alarm 1100 New York Ave N.W. |
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June 8, 2009 by Robert McClintock
Units responding to a box alarm at 1100 New York Avenue Northwest.
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| Tower 3 Assists On 3 Alarm House Fire in N.E. |
June 4, 2009
by Elliot J. Goodman Story by Vito Maggiolo
Dispatched at 9:56 AM, this fire grew to three alarms and resulted in the total destruction of two homes and the serious damage of another.
Firefighters arrived to heavy fire showing from the rear of a two story single family home. It was clear the fire had spread significantly to homes on either side. It took firefighters about an hour to bring the blaze under control.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Damage is estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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| 06-01-09 |
Live Burn Training |
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June 6, 2009 by Craig Hagaman
Number 4 at the academy doing some live burn training.
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| 06-03-09 |
Parole Granted! |
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June 3, 2009 by Robert McClintock
Number 1 platoon helped Chop and Coco celebrate the end of their ambulance sentence with a cake on Wednesday.
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| 06-01-09 |
Auto Well Off |
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June 1, 2009 by Jarrid Gaston
06/01/09 0004 IN THE REAR OF 1719 13TH ST NW E16 #2PLT. AUTO FIRE WELL OFF
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| Engine 16, Tower 3, Fireboat, and Battalion 6 Staged a Water Capacity Drill |
May 22, 2009
by Alan Etter DCFD PIO
Engine 16, Tower 3, Fireboat, and Battalion 6 staged a water capacity drill - with the John Glenn supplying the wagon and tower pipes with water directly from the river. The drill was to demonstrate DCFD's ability to supply water during a potential interruption of a continuous supply.
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| 04-22-09 |
FF's J. Lerch and B. Evers Receive Bronze Medal |
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| Firefighter's Jason Lerch T3#3 and Ben Evers E16#3 |
April 22, 2009 by Staff
During a ceremony held by the D.C. Fire Department Firefighters Jason Lerch and Benjamin Evers received the Bronze Medal for the rescue of a citizen in N.W.
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| 4-11-09 |
Number 4 Finally Gets Probation Dinner From Joey Hoffman After 4 Years on the Job!!!! |
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No pictures available but I'm sure it was memorable and tasty!!!
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| 04-12-09 |
FF's J. Lerch and B. Evers to Receive Bronze Medal |
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| Firefighter's Jason Lerch T3#3 and Ben Evers E16#3 |
April 12, 2009 by Staff
Members of Engine 16 and Tower 3 are proud to announce that Firefighters Benjamin Evers and Jason Lerch are going to receive the Bronze Medal from the Department for their actions in saving a D.C. Resident from his burning apartment on December 7, 2008.
Congratulations from all of us at Engine 16 and Tower 3. Oh and Ambulance 16 too, of course.
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| 02-12-09 |
Working Fire Dispatch 1337 Vermont Ave. NW |
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February 12, 2009 by Vito Maggiolo DCFD.COM
A fire burning in the rear of a Vermont Avenue home caused some tense moments on Thursday afternoon, February 12th.
The original dispatch was for flames coming from the rear basement in the 1300 block of 13th Street N.W. Firefighters searching for the blaze initially thought they had a shed involved, but than discovered that fire was actually burning in a rear addition at 1337 Vermont Avenue.
A working fire dispatch was sounded as units worked their way to the seat of the blaze. It was than extinguished in short order with no injuries.
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| 2-9-09 |
Tommy Keelan Wakes Up |
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| 02-07-09 |
#1 Platoon Runs Fire in N.E. |
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February 7, 2009 by DCFD.COM
Engine 16 5th Due, Ambulance 16 First Due EMS, BFC 6 2nd Due Chief
DC firefighters were called to the Trinidad neighborhood in Northeast to battle a basement fire on Saturday, February 7th.
The box assignment arrived at 1505 West Virginia Avenue NE around 11:30 AM to find the blaze in a two story middle row dwelling.
An aggresive interior attack quickly knocked down the flames, although there was minor extension to the first floor.
An occupant initially reported as trapped was later discovered outside the home. A working fire dispatch was sounded, and there were no injuries
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| 12-2008 |
Platoon #4 Christmas Party Pictures |
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December 2008 Photos by Jeff Scire
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On the passing of a members step mother. F/F Denmark of T-3-2's Mother-in-Law passed away on January 19th 2009. The members of the Midnight Express would like to extend our deepest sympathies to f/f Denmark and his family, if you need anything brother just let us know.
Sincerely "THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS"
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The Midnight Express would like to wish Technician Jim 'BRONCO' Soderberg of TRUCK COMPANY #4-1 a speedy recovery. Bronco is the tillerman at truck 4 on #1 and a great assest to the 'Big House' on New Jersey Ave and is part of a well known and respected truck duo with Tech Mike Allen, one of the most experienced teams in the city. Hope to see you back in action soon Bronco you are greatley missed. The Midnight Express
Sincerely "THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS"
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