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AFD News Releases

4/29/2013 Townhouse Fire on Oronoco Street
4/5/2013 Two Alarm Fire Causes Evacuation of Businesses.
2/7/2013 Fire Department to Remember Lost Comrade
12/21/2012 One Person Charged in Setting Apartment on Fire
12/10/2012 Alexandria Fire Department Offers Holiday Safety Tips for a Safe and Happy Holiday Season
12/6/2012 Two Alarm Fire Injures One Resident
10/24/2012 Carbon Monoxide Leak Forces Evacuation of Apartment Building
10/22/2012 Fire in Apartment Displaces Residents
10/22/2012 Kitchen Fires No. 1 in New Report
10/11/2012 City of Alexandria Hosts Fire Station 210 and Impound Lot Project Groundbreaking Ceremony
10/10/2012 Fire Department Wreath Laying & Memorial Service 2012
10/10/2012 Fire Station Open Houses - Saturday, October 13, 2012
9/14/2012 Paramedics Treat Construction Worker Injured in Fall
6/20/2012 Fireworks Banned in Alexandria(2)
6/18/2012 Gas Leak Forces Evacuation of Businesses
6/15/2012 Gas Line Break Shuts Down Slaters Lane
5/29/2012 Two Alarm Fire in Storage Facility Closes Eisenhower Avenue
5/21/2012 Alexandria Fire Department Celebrates EMS Week 2012
4/30/2012 Smoke Alarm Alerts Resident to House Fire
4/16/2012 Springtime Safety Messages from the Alexandria Fire Department
4/3/2012 Alexandria Fire Department Responds to Possible Suicide Attempt
3/9/2012 Two Alarm Fire at Waste Recycling Facility Proves Difficult to Extinguish
3/9/2012 Firefighters Extinguish Fire in Basement of Home
2/13/2012 Press Conference Concerning Details of Funeral Services for Line of Duty Death of Alexandria Fire Department Joshua A. Weissman
2/11/2012 Funeral Arrangements for the Line of Duty Death of Alexandria Paramedic Joshua A. Weissman.
2/10/2012 Public Donation Information Concerning the Line of Duty Death of Alexandria Paramedic Joshua Weissman.
2/9/2012 Alexandria Fire Department Paramedic Succumbs to Injuries Sustained During February 8 Emergency Response
2/9/2012 Press Conference: Update on Alexandria Fire Department Paramedic Injured During I-395 Emergency Response
2/8/2012 UPDATE: Alexandria Fire Department Paramedic Succumbs to Injuries Sustained During February 8 Emergency Response
2/3/2012 Firefighters Extinguish Fire in Abandoned House
1/20/2012 New Fire Officers to Assume Assignments
1/6/2012 Person Struck by Metro Train at Van Dorn Street Station
1/5/2012 Alexandria Fire Department asks home owners to check their property for abandoned fuel oil fill pipes.
12/5/2011 Alexandria Fire Department to Graduate Firefighter Recruit Class
11/14/2011 Alexandria Fire Department Joins Put a Freeze on Winter Fires Campaign
11/14/2011 Alexandria Fire Department Begins Distribution of Free Smoke Alarms to City Residents in Groundbreaking Work of the Vision 20-20 project
10/28/2011 FEMA and the Alexandria Fire Department Remind You to Practice Fire Safety During Halloween
10/11/2011 Alexandria Fire Station Open Houses - Saturday, October 15, 2011
10/4/2011 USFA Releases Residential Building Fires Topical Report
10/3/2011 Fire Department Wreath Laying and Memorial Service on October 7
9/26/2011 Pink is the New Red for Alexandria’s Firefighters
9/12/2011 Fire Department extinguishes vehicle fire in detached garage. 800 block of Duke Street closed during firefighting activities.
9/12/2011 Alexandria Fireboat Has Busy 9-11 Weekend
9/9/2011 Vehicle Drives Into Building Injuring Two.
9/9/2011 Fire Department Responds to Numerous Calls During Flash Flooding. Several People Rescued From FLood Waters
8/31/2011 September is National Preparedness Month
8/3/2011 Firehouse Subs to Provide Alexandria Fire Department with More Than $8,000 Worth of Life-saving Tools.
7/20/2011 Two Alarm Fire Displaces Residents(3)
7/15/2011 Two Alarm Fire Displaces Residents(2)
7/11/2011 Alexandria Fire Department Partners with Institution of Fire Engineers-USA Branch to continue the groundbreaking work of the Vision 20/20 project
6/28/2011 Fire Department’s Fire Prevention and Life Safety Section to Assume Fire Prevention Role in City
6/20/2011 Fireworks Banned in the City of Alexandria
6/17/2011 Lightning Strike Causes Damage to Home at Two Alarm Fire
6/16/2011 Residential Sprinkler System Saves Home From Fire
6/10/2011 House Fire Sends One Occupant to Hospital
5/16/2011 Alexandria Fire Department Celebrates EMS Week
5/2/2011 911 Employees Return to Public Safety Center after May 1st Evacuation
5/1/2011 Chemical Use Causes Evacuation of 911 Center
4/28/2011 Alexandria Firefighters Complete Oversight of Sulfuric Acid Leak cleanup at GenOn Plant
4/27/2011 Alexandria Fire Department Partners with Baskin Robbins to Raise Funds for National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
4/27/2011 HazMat Team Responds to Sulfuric Acid Leak at Gen-On Plant
4/11/2011 Fire Department Employees to be Honored at the 25th Annual Public Safety Valor Awards
4/8/2011 Three Alarm Apartment Fire Displaces Three Residents
3/24/2011 Alexandria Fire Department Awarded $1.6 Million Grant To Hire 12 Firefighter - EMTS
2/28/2011 Half of Children Killed in Fires are Under Age 5.
2/15/2011 Four Alarm Fire Damages 14 Apartments.
2/2/2011 National Burn Awareness Week - 6-12 February 2011
1/28/2011 Alexandria Fire Department to Take Delivery of Two Peak Time EMS Units.
12/13/2010 Alexandria Fire Department Joins “Put a freeze on winter fires” Campaign
12/10/2010 The Alexandria Fire Department Reminds Residents to be Aware Carbon Monoxide — The Silent Killer
11/29/2010 Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends Three to Hospital.
11/24/2010 Alexandria Fire Department Offers Fire Safety Tips for a Safe Thanksgiving Holiday
11/9/2010 City of Alexandria Fire Department Awarded NFPA Scholarship
10/28/2010 Fire Investigators Determine Cause of Virginia Theological Seminary Church Fire
10/23/2010 Two Alarm Fire Destroys Home
10/22/2010 Two Alarm Fire Damages Historic Chapel
10/6/2010 Alexandria Fire Station Open Houses on Saturday, October 9, 2010
10/6/2010 Annual Fire Department Wreath Laying and Memorial Service on Friday, October 8
8/31/2010 Alexandria Fire Department Graduates Largest Firefighter Recruit Class
8/24/2010 Oil Delivery Mistake Displaces Resident
7/1/2010 Two Alarm Fire Displaces Residents
6/21/2010 Fireworks Banned in Alexandria
5/14/2010 Two-Alarm Fire Claims Family Pets and Hospitalizes One Occupant
11/3/2009 Two Alarm Fire Displaces Four Families
3/2/2009 Snow, Melted/Re-Frozen Snow Pose Risk to Structures
3/2/2009 Alexandria Fire Department Responds to a House Fire at 5227 Seminary Road
1/22/2009 Apartment fire at 469 N. Armistead St.
12/1/2008 Carbon Monoxide Leak at 2912 Commonwealth Avenue
12/1/2008 Highrise Condominium Fire
11/21/2008 Radiation Detected in Trash Truck
11/21/2008 Fire in a House Under Construction
11/21/2008 Apartment Fire
11/12/2008 Alexandria Fire Department introduces Cross Fit
9/30/2008 Wreath Laying and Memorial Service at Ivy Hill Cemetery
9/28/2008 Alexandria Fire Department Responds to Report of Gas Leak
9/19/2008 Shift Health and Safety Officers (SHSO)
9/9/2008 Firefighter of the Year Award
9/4/2008 Induction Ceremony for New Assistant Chiefs
8/21/2008 Alexandria Fire Department Responds to Accident Involving Metro Bus
8/11/2008 Alexandria Fire Department Responds to Apartment Fire at 5352 Knole Court
8/1/2008 Alexandria Fire Department Hosts Pee Wee Academy
7/28/2008 Alexandria Fire Department Responds to House Fire at 402 Woodland Terrace
6/4/2008 Alexandria Fire Department Responds to Downed Tree at the Lyceum
5/26/2008 School Bus Accident on May 26, 2008
5/20/2008 Preparing for Hurricane Season
5/14/2008 Alexandria Fire Department Celebrates EMS Week, May 19 – 24
5/13/2008 City Sustains Weather-Related Damage
5/13/2008 House Fire 319 South Alfred Street
4/23/2008 City Firefighters Adopt James Marx/All Veterans Park

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Alexandria, VA 22314
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