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One Dead, Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze At Northwest DC Apartment Building (UPDATED) One Dead, Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze At Northwest DC Apartment Building (UPDATED)
One Dead, Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze At Northwest DC Apartment Building (Updated) One person is dead and three others were injured when an early morning blaze broke out in a Northwest DC apartment building where many seniors live, officials confirmed. Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 1200 block of M Street NW, where there was a reported fire in a unit that rapidly spread.  The fire was reported in the 1200 block of M Street NW Twitter/@dcfireems Upon arrival, firefighters were met by flames coming from the eighth floor of the nine-story building, and once inside, they found a resident who was later pronoun…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alexandria Firefighter Noah Spriggs Dies Off-Duty, 27 Alexandria Firefighter Noah Spriggs Dies Off-Duty, 27
Alexandria Firefighter Noah Spriggs Dies Off-Duty, 27 The Alexandria Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Noah Spriggs died while off-duty on Sunday, Sept 10. He was 27 years old. AFD is grappling with the recent and tragic loss of Firefighter Noah Spriggs. Firefighter Spriggs was a member of... Posted by Fire Department, City of Alexandria, VA on Monday, September 18, 2023 A live stream of the Tuesday, Sept. 19 memorial service will be available here. Spriggs' LinkedIn profile says he was hired by the AFD in 2022. He attended Wesleyan University, having studied environmental science, and later worked as a legal assist…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Organs Of Virginia Firefighter Who Died Weeks After Crash Will Help Others Live Organs Of Virginia Firefighter Who Died Weeks After Crash Will Help Others Live
Organs Of Virginia Firefighter Who Died Weeks After Crash Will Help Others Live A Stafford County firefighter has succumbed to injuries suffered in a fire last month. Mia Ethridge, 20, was riding on a firetruck that ran off the road in the rain and hit a tree on the way to a call on July 9, officials said. She was ejected and airlifted to University of Virginia Medical Center, where she died on Saturday, Sept. 2. She was wearing her seatbelt. Mia, whose career department was Louisa County Fire and EMS, died on Saturday, Sept. 2. Her family will be donating her organs, the Stafford Volunteer Fire Department said. "She will storm the gates of heaven with her bright ey…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
$1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County $1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County
$1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County Two firefighters were injured battling flames that caused nearly $1 million in damages to a Loudoun County home Monday, Aug. 21. Reports of a fire with possible victims trapped in a home on the 17300 block of Smokey View Court in Round Hill were called into dispatchers 6:50 p.m. At 6:49 p.m., on Monday, August 21, 2023, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received multiple... Posted by Loudoun County Fire and Rescue on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 While most of the fire was involving the garage area of the home, fire was quickly spreading into other areas of the home t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
MAYDAY 2X: Firefighter Hospitalized In Northern VA Townhouse Fire MAYDAY 2X: Firefighter Hospitalized In Northern VA Townhouse Fire
Mayday 2X: Firefighter Hospitalized In Northern VA Townhouse Fire A firefighter was hospitalized in a massive blaze that ripped through townhomes in Prince William County over the weekend, authorities said. A mayday was called sometime after firefighters responded to the blaze on the 12300 block of Malvern Way in Manassas, after firefighters became trapped in an adjacent townhouse, Sunday afternoon, June 11, firefighters said. A second mayday was called for members cut off by rapidly deteriorating conditions in another adjoining townhouse. Despite quick suppression efforts, the homes both sustained significant damage. The fire is under investigation…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Support Surges For Former VA Beach Firefighter After Severe Biking Accident Support Surges For Former VA Beach Firefighter After Severe Biking Accident
Support Surges For Former VA Beach Firefighter After Severe Biking Accident Former Battalion Chief Jon McIvor is learning to walk again at 44 years old. On April 26, McIvor was in a biking accident that caused a severe C7 spinal cord injury, according to a GoFundMe page started for him. Battalion Chief Jon McIvorErin and John Sutton's GoFundMe Page At his hospital in Georgia, McIvor has fought through tremendous pain, countless treatments, and has maintained the determination to grow stronger each day, a friend wrote on the page. "We, his friends, family, fellow firefighters, and neighbors are doing all we can to support Jon and his road to recovery, but could…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Maryland DUI Driver Seriously Injures Children, Firefighter In I-95 VA Crash Maryland DUI Driver Seriously Injures Children, Firefighter In I-95 VA Crash
Maryland DUI Driver Seriously Injures Children, Firefighter In I-95 VA Crash A Maryland man is facing several serious charges after driving under the influence with kids in his car and hurting a firefighter at an accident scene last week, authorities in Virginia said. Ricardo Rodriguez-Montoya, 41, had three children in his car not property restrained when he drove into the back of a firetruck on Thursday, Aug. 18 around 11:05 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Rodriguez-Montoya injured his four passengers and a firefighter, authorities said. He was charged with DUI, reckless driving, DUI maiming, felony child neglect and failing to yield to…

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by Cecilia Levine