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Parents of Fallen Soldier Meet Firefighters Who Responded to DC Plane Crash

The parents of Army Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara had the opportunity to personally thank the firefighters who recovered their son’s body from the Potomac River after a tragic mid-air helicopter crash.
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D.C. Firefighter Stood Guard Over Soldier’s Body Recovered From Potomac Crash

As first responders recovered the remains of Staff Sergeant Ryan O’Hara from the Potomac River, a probationary firefighter and former Marine noticed the soldier’s uniform…
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Senate to Take Up Expanded Social Security Benefits Impacting Firefighters

The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would expand Social Security benefits for millions of people.
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DC Firefighters Demonstrate How To Move a Vehicle Blocking Their Tower Ladder

When DC Fire and EMS had to make way for a tower at a recent gas explosion in Anacostia, firefighters got creative.
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DC Firefighters Repurpose Retired Ladder Platform Into Watch Desk

When DC Fire and EMS firefighters learned the Tower 3 platform was headed to the scrap heap they decided it deserved a better fate.
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Two DC Firefighters Face Charges in Brawl at Extrication Call

Two DC Fire and EMS firefighters are facing charges stemming from a fight that broke out at the scene of a call in April.
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Firefighters Battle D.C. Rooftop Deck Fire; 40 Displaced

D.C. Fire & EMS firefighters battled a heavy fire at the 2600 block of Adams Mill Road NW in Adams Morgan Friday night.
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DC Fire and EMS Firefighter Shot and Killed

DC Fire and EMS Firefighter Carl Braxton was shot and killed Monday afternoon.
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Two D.C. Firefighters Accused of Pausing Response to Stop at Chick-fil-A

Two D.C. Fire and EMS firefighters are accused of stopping at a Chick-fil-A for a meal while they were responding to a medical call.
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Washington D.C. Firefighter Charged with Attacking Fellow Firefighter at Firehouse

A D.C. Fire and EMS firefighter got into a fight with a fellow firefighter on Saturday at Engine 32.
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Video: D.C. Fire and EMS Rescue Senior Citizens from Fire at Eight-Story Building

D.C. Fire and EMS responded to a fire at an eight-story Northwest D.C. building on Tuesday in the 700 block of 24th Street.
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DC Fire and EMS Back in Court as It Reinstates ‘No Beards’ Policy

Several firefighters and paramedics have asked a federal court to throw out the DC Fire and EMS policy prohibiting beards in the workplace.
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Historic Blues Alley Jazz Club in Washington, D.C. Scorched by Fire

10.26.2022
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Biden Speaks to Fire Prevention Conference; First Presidential Address to Group Since 1947

10.11.2022
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Firefighters Protest in Washington, D.C., Calling for EPA to Address Toxic PFAS Chemicals

09.20.2022
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Lightning Strikes Near White House; Four Critical

08.05.2022
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DC Fire and EMS Rescues Three Collapsed in Window Well at Georgetown Dorm Construction Site

07.21.2022
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Firefighters Battle Fire Deep Inside RFK Stadium

07.06.2022
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D.C. Fire & EMS Ambulance Carjacked While EMTs Treated Patient

06.06.2022
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Motorcyclist Injured in Collision with D.C. Fire & EMS Fire Truck Responding to Call

06.05.2022
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D.C. Fire & EMS Firefighter Tells His Story of Recovery from Facial Burns in Car Explosion

06.02.2022
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D.C. Fire & EMS Avoided Firing Any Firefighters for COVID Policy Infractions

05.13.2022
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D.C Fire & EMS Names First Woman Assistant Chief

03.30.2022
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Retired Washington (DC) Fire Chief Dies at Home

02.28.2022
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