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Photos Courtesy of John Mullen DCFD.COM

Lt. Darell Johnson E16#3 Platoon has been detailed to recruitment after a few years of dealing with us at Engine16 Number 3 platoon. Wagon Driver Tommy Keelan, wearing his emotions on his sleeves, spices things up a bit with some fake tears while attempting to get Chief Campbell to get Lt. Johnson's detail cancelled.

Seriously, Lt. Johnson will be missed by all of us at E16 Tower 3 Number 3 Platoon. He is a damn fine officer and an even better man. We wish him all the luck on the job and on the tennis court.

P.S. "Darell, Get off the floor."

September 27, 2007 Photo by Elliot J. Goodman

More pictures and Video from the Multiple Alarm Fire on DCFD.COM

Photos Courtesy of Bradley Troy FFA

Story to Come.

September 19, 2007 by Alan Etter DCFD PIO

DCFD's Special Operations Division was called to a gruesome scene to assist MPD and the Office of the Medical Examiner remove the body of a very large man from the apartment where he died.  Tower 3 was called to participate in the operation, which involved the securing of the body, which weighed in excess of 650 pounds and lowering it from the second floor apartment to a waiting OCME van.  DCFD utilized two ladder trucks an engine and various EMS assets in the operation, which took more than an hour to complete with no injuries to firefighters.  MPD was investigating the cause of the 28-year-old man's death.

Number 4 gets on the board !

Courtesy of Vito Maggiolo

Units responded at 8:19 PM with Battalion 6 for the report of the apartment fire in the 1000 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest.  First arriving units found heavy fire showing from the third floor of a three story townhouse at #13 Temple Court.  The fire occurred in the Temple Courts public housing complex.  Mounting an aggressive interior attack, the fire was brought under control very quickly with no injuries.  There were several people, including six children, in the apartment.  Everyone was able to get out prior to the arrival of the fire department.  Nine people were displaced.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Pictures Courtesy of JARRID GASTON FFA. Story By Alan Etter DCFD PIO

9-11-01 We will never forget!

Many of the members of the department were involved with the events that transpired on this seemingly endless day which changed the lives of every American. We will always remember the men and women who gave everything that faithful day and we would also like to thank every soldier fighting to preserve the American way of life at home and abroad.

Click on the Patch to watch a 9/11/01 tribute video of the events that day.

Boston Local 718 regrets to announce
the Line of Duty Deaths of our brothers Paul Cahill, 55 of Engine 30, and Warren Payne, 53 of Ladder 25, – the first units to respond – were buried when the three-ton air conditioner fell in from the roof while operating at a restaurant fire that also injured 12 other fire fighters.
Both were 25-year veterans in the department.

The members of E16 and Truck 3 Platoon #3 were dispatched to 901 15th Street, NW for the  investigation of smoke .  Upon arrival, E16 found a 12 story Fire Resistive Office Building with normal conditions from side A and D of the exterior. As members made entry to the building, they encountered light smoke conditions in the hallway.  The smoke was determined to be originating from a bank vault under construction on the main floor.  E16 extended 100' of 1 1/2" and awaited for Squad 1 and Tower 3 to use saws and misc. handtools to open up the walls of the vault, which proved to be an extensive task. The exterior of the vault was a combination of steel and fiberglass reinforcement covering wooden framing. Once access to the wooden framing was gained E16 extinguished all fire.   Tower 3 used misc fans to remove smoke from the building.

Box Alarm: Engines 16, 1, 2, 6, 23, Trucks 3, 2, BFC 6, Rescue Squad 1

Working Fire Dispatch: Engine 4, Truck 4, BFC 4, A11, EMS 1-6, Car44, Air1, SAFO, DCOPS