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February 8, 2012

FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDIC CRITICAL AFTER FALL FROM INTERSTATE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

An Alexandria (VA) FD Paramedic operating at a car fire this evening, fell from I-395 in Shirlington into Four Mile Run Creek, according to an Alexandria Fire Department spokesperson. Fire companies from both Arlington and Alexandria were initially sent to the scene of the car fire, which was on I-395 Northbound. The fire was out,...
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FD Medic Critical-F​all From Interstate​, EMS Crash (The Secret List)

All, An Alexandria (VA) FD Paramedic operating at a car fire this evening, fell from I-395 in Shirlington into Four Mile Run Creek, according to an Alexandria Fire Department spokesperson. Fire companies from both Arlington and Alexandria were initially sent to the scene of the car fire, which was on I-395 Northbound. The fire was...
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NOVA AREA FF INJURED AT CAR FIRE ON 395

 Traffic is delayed on Interstate 395 after a firefighter was injured responding to a car fire Wednesday evening. The fire blocked the southbound high-occupancy vechicle lanes near the South Glebe Road Exit in Shirlington. An Alexandria firefighter was injured responding to the car fire. The fire and injury caused significant traffic delays in both directions....
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POLE SNAPS DURING EXTRICATION – WIRE LANDS ON AERIAL

 A one-car accident early Tuesday morning sent two people to the hospital and knocked out power in West Barnstable after a utility pole struck in the crash collapsed mid-rescue, endangering everyone on scene. Around 12:15 a.m., the West Barnstable Fire Department and Barnstable Police Department responded to a vehicle rollover along Route 132, near Cape...
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Ambulance crew taken to hospital after crash – Cayman Islands

  Two crew members on board a Cayman Islands Health Services Authority ambulance had to be taken to hospital following a collision Tuesday evening.  According to reports from the the scene, the ambulance and another vehicle collided near the George Town cricket pitch near Smith Road and Bobby Thompson Way.  The cause of the crash...
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CLOSE CALL AT LIGHTWEIGHT MCMANSION FIRE

While operating at an attic fire in a 6,400 square foot single family dwelling two close calls worth noting occurred. Background: Units went on scene with nothing showing. We had an audible water flow alarm from the sprinkler system, water coming out of the ceiling in the area of a fire place and a fire...
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