ARLINGTON FIRE JOURNAL Metro D.C. Fire History

Paramedic Joshua Weissman, 33, of the Alexandria Fire Department, died Feb. 9, 2012, from injuries sustained in the line of duty. Crew...

President Obama meets firefighters following his remarks on the Veterans Job Corps at Fire Station No. 5 in Arlington County, Virginia, on ...

"On Nov. 8, 1960, members of Rescue 6 were called upon to transport a resident from Anderson Clinic to Mt. Daniel Elementary School, he...

Arlington County Fire Department Capt. Sam Krigbaum (seated) and Firefighter Jack Higgins waiting for a run in the kitchen of the old Clar...

New No. 3 - Cherrydale Fire Station - Opened 2011 APPARATUS ROSTER No. 1 - Glebe Road - E101, M101, B111, Hazmat No. 2 - Ballsto...

The Virginia shoreline burst into flame on Dec. 9, 1945. "The early-Sunday quiet of Rosslyn, Va., was spectacularly broken when a 50...

Photo : Lt. Kramer via acfd3.com On May 9, 2009, fire gutted a house at 5531 North 5th S t.

UPDATED OCTOBER 2011 By Vinny Del Giudice Editor, Arlington Fire Journal Volunteer firemen from Arlington County rolled into Washington, D.C...

"Boy Fireman" George Whalen For six months, George Washington Whalen, 16, a volunteer fireman from the City of Alexandria, cl...

On Jan. 12, 1910, a watchman, a constable and another man freed 40 horses from a stable fire at the Arlington Brewing Company in Rosslyn -...

In 2011, a B omb Squad was added to the Arlington County Fire Department fleet of special units. The fleet also includes a HAZMAT Unit, a Te...

On July 22, 1956, an Arlington County firefighter hurt at a blaze at the Henderson Hall Marine Barricks saved a Marine injured at the fire -...

UPDATED OCTOBER 2011 Two days before Christmas in 1934, two children perished in a house fire in Arlington County - a holiday tragedy that w...

LADDER RESCUE: On Jan. 14, 1954, Arlington County firefighters rescued two children from a house fire at 1639 North Woodstock Street. Caroli...

Photos : www.acfd3.com A spectacular fire broke out at the old Murphy & Ames lumber yard in Rosslyn on the night of Friday, Dec. 28, 195...

Photos : www.acfd3.com The old Congressional School went up in flames on Feb. 17, 1960. The two-story, fieldstone structure - at North 12th...

Photo : Falls Church Volunteer Fire Departnment

On a foggy evening in 1949, a Capital Airlines DC-3 crashed in the Potomac River as it attempted to land at National Airport from the north....

Aug. 8, 1960 Courtesy of the Falls Church VFD

Photo: Episcopal Cafe On Oct. 22, 2010, Arlington County sent mutual aid to a two-alarm fire that destroyed the chapel at the Virginia Theo...

Photo : ARL Now web site On Aug. 29, 2010, the New York City Fire Department presented the Arlington County Fire Department with a steel gi...

Photos : WTOP On Sept. 18, 2010, firefighters from across the Washington region participated in an emergency exercise at Washington Nationa...

Under the weight of snow from a blizzard, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington collapsed on Jan. 28, 1922 -...

Arlington County Fire Department command unit Vehicle specifications for Arlington County Fire Department command unit, manufacturered by E...

House Fire - 2009 North Lexington Street From IAFF2800.com

On April 24, 2010, the Arlington County Board voted to restore $1.5 million to the county budget - allowing the fire department to continue...

"It is with great sadness, I announce the passing of FRANK R. HIGGINS. Frank passed away April 9, 2010. Frank served the Arlington Coun...

On March 4, 2010, the Arlington County Fire Department responded to a shooting at the Pentagon that injured two police officers and led to ...

Photo : www.firetrucks-atwar.com Scene at U.S. Army's Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, in 1918.

Photos : Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department On Nov. 6, 1960, firefighters from Falls Church and Fairfax County battled a fire at the ...

Photo : Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department Arlington County Fire Department training bureau van at shopping center on Columbia Pike in ...

FLASHBACK - Knickerbocker Storm of January 1922. Theater collapse killed 98 people in Washington, D.C. Photo : www.acfd3.com Ready to roll...