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RESCUE AND TRUCK ON 3 ALARM HOUSE FIRE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
Thursday, May 3, 2012 17:20
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A Shift: At 17;20 hrs Rescue and Truck 411 was dispatched to 700 North Fayette St in the City of Alexandria for the reported air conditioner  fire on the third floor. Units from the City arrived on scene and reported a working fire. Initial reports were possibly children trapped. Engine companies began an aggressive attack on the fire while the Trucks and Rescue searched. All searches were negative. Companies were able to hold the fire to the unit of origin. Command struck a third alarm for this event.  


 
RESCUE AND TRUCK ON TOWN HOSE FIRE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
   
Monday, April 30, 2012 12:17
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C Shift- At 12:17 hrs units from the City of Alexandria and Rescue and Truck 411 were dispatched to box 5514 at 217 Payne st for the reported house fire. E205 arrived on scene with a 3 story middle of the row town house with smoke showing. E205 stretched an 1/34 line to division one were they located fire in the kitchen area. E207 picked up 205's supply line and stretched a 1 3/4 line to division two with fire in the rear portion of the residence. T204 had side Adam and searched while the driver laddered and vented. R411 was assigned to assist in the search and control utilities. E201 stretched lines into the Bake exposure while E201 checked the Delta exposure. T208 had the RIT. E205 repositioned to division two while E207 moved to division three.   With all searches negative R411 and T411 were reassigned to relieve E205 on division two and check for extension. With the spread of fire contained and all searches negative command held E205,207,201 T204,208 and released the remainder of the assignment.

Units: E205,207,201,204,T204,411,208,R411,M205,BFC211,BFC212,BA215,SO201


 
ONE TRAPPED ON ROUTE ONE
   
Saturday, April 28, 2012 09:12
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C Shift: At 09:12 hrs E409 and A409 were dispatched to an auto accident at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Arlington Drive.  E409 (Capt Fisher) arrived on scene with a two vehicle T-Bone accident with one driver Trapped and filled out the assignment. This brought R411,M409 BFC406 and EMS406 to the scene. R411(Lt Jackson) arrived and stabilized the car then removed both doors and the B post on the drivers side. The pt was packaged by M409 and ground transported to the local trauma center.

Units:E409,R411,M409,A409,BFC406,EMS406  


 
ONE TRAPPED ON THE INNER LOOP OF THE CAPITAL BELTWAY
Thursday, April 26, 2012 07:50
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C SHIFT: At 07:50 units from the 5th Battalion and the 6th Battalion were dispatched to the inner loop of the Capital Beltway at South Van Dorn for a accident with one reported trapped. E405(Capt Brandell) arrived on scene with a two vehicle accident with one driver trapped. R411(Lt Urps) arrived and stabilized the vehicle and then removed the drives door. The pt was removed and tranported to the local trauma center by M405.

Units:E405,E411,R411,M405,M411,A411,BFC405,EMS405 


 
   
   
ENGINE, TRUCK, RESCUE ON HOUSE FIRE BOX 3703
Monday, April 23, 2012 17:29
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B Shift: At 17:29 units from the 5th Battalion and the 6th Battalion were dispatched to box 3703 for a reported house fire. E437 arrived on scene with a 2 story end unit town house with smoke showing from the front door. E437 stretched an 1 3/4 line to division 1 where they found fire in the kitchen area and quickly knocked it down. E405 arrived and picked up E437 supply line and stretched an 1 3/4 back up line. E411 stretched an 13/4 line to side Charlie and checked the basement then command had them stand by on side charlie. R411 searched and assisted with opening up the involved area. Both trucks laddered and vented. With the fire knocked down command held E437,E405 and TL405 and released the rest of the 1st alarm assignment.

Units:E437,405,411,422,TL405,T411,R411,M405,BFC405,BFC406,EMS405,EMS406,SAF401


 
RESCUE GOES TO PG COUNTY MD FOR THE APARTMENT FIRE 21 BOX
Sunday, March 25, 2012 09:36
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C Shift:: At 09:06 Prince Georges MD Communications dispatched units to 1207 Palmer Rd Oxon Hill Md for the reported Apartment fire with one trapped. With Rescues being short on the South Side and R827 on another fire PG Communications requested R411 from Fairfax County Virginia. E821 arrived on scene and reported a three story garden apartment with fire showing from the top floor quadrant D and stretching an 1 3/4 line to division 3. T832 arrived and laddered side Adam while the rest of the crew assisted E821 with searching the fire floor. T829 laddered side Charlie and command had them prepare to trench cut the roof. E847 picked up E821'S supply line and stretched an 1 3/4 line to division 3 to back up E821. R411 arrived and was assigned the R.I.T. E821 reported the fire knocked down and the search negative checking for extension. With no extension command held E821,T432,T829  and released the rest of the first alarm assignment.

Units: E821,847,842,825,T832,T829,R411 

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FIRST DUE DETACHED GARAGE FIRE BOX 1126
Saturday, March 10, 2012 15:33
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A Shift: At15:33 hrs units from the 6th Battalion and the City of Alexandria were dispatched to box 1126 for the reported garage fire. E411( Lt Abitz) arrived with fire showing from a one story detached garage. E411 pulled an 1 3/4 line and knocked the fire down from side Adam. T411 assisted the Engine with over haul while the Rescue checked for extension to the residence. With no extension command held units from 11 and placed the rest of the box in service.

Units:E411,424,205,201,T411,TL424,R411,M411BFC406,BFC211,EMS406,EMS405,SAF401 


 
FIRST DUE COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRE BOX1138
Saturday, March 3, 2012 15:48
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C Shift: At 15:38 hours units from the 6th Battalion and the City of Alexandria FD were dispatched to box 1138 6230 North Kings Highway for the reported building fire, caller reported a fire inside the Books- A-Million store. E411 (Capt Norris)) arrived on scene with a one story strip shopping center with fire in the window of the book store stretching an 13/4 line through the front door. T411 opened up both stores on either side. R411 took a position on side Charlie and prepared to open the rear. E411 found the top shelf of a rack of books burning and quickly knocked the fire down. Command held all other 1st alarm units out side. E411 reported the fire out and ventilation being completed by T411,R411. Command held units from 11 ans returned the rest of the 1st alarm companies.

Units:E411,409,205,201,T411,TL424,M409,A411,BFC406,BFC211,EMS406,EMS405,SAF401


 
ENGINE TRUCK RESCUE ON HOUSE FIRE BOX 0939
Friday, January 13, 2012 20:17
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C Shift - At 20:17 Hrs Engine, Truck and Rescue 411 were dispatched for a reported house fire at 8917 Bridgehaven Ct in fire box 0939. E409 (Capt Fisher) arrived on scene with a one story single family dwelling with fire showing from side Charlie. E409's crew stretched an 13/4 line and knocked down the main volume of fire, while the driver hand jacked a 4in supply line to the nearest hydrant. E424 arrived and picked up E409 line and stretched the back up line to division one to and checked for extension. E411 stretched another line to division one in the area of E409 to check for extension. R411 conducted the primary search while TL424 and T411 opened up the ceilings on division one. Fire was found running the attic area and was quickly controlled by E424 AND E411. E201 was the R.I.T, E419 assisted on division one. With the fire knocked down and all extension stopped Command (Capt Smith) held T411 and E409 for over haul and released the rest of the fire alarm assignment. 

Units: E409,E411,E424,E201,E419,T411,TL424,EMS406,EMS406,EMS405,BFC406,BFC465,SAF401   


 
RESCUE ON ACCIDENT WITH ONE CONFINED
Thursday, December 22, 2011 17:30
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C Shift - At 17:30hrs Rescue and Ambulance 411 were dispatched to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Fort Hunt Rd for an auto accident. R411( Lt Straubinger) arrived on location with both vehicles approximately 100ft North of the intersection. A411 accessed the driver of the car and determined that he was confined and that the drivers door need to be popped. R411 crew stabilized the car and performed a total side removal using the Hurst cutters and spreaders. M411 was added to the call. The pt. was packaged and removed from the car and transported to the local Trauma Center by M411


 
   
   
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