By Peter Hermann and Lynh Bui The Washington Post7 days ago Sitting before the D.C. Council in a crisp blue dress shirt, Preston L. Williams Jr. recounted the day he was first diagnosed with the cancer that was slowly killing him. It seemed to be “the longest day of my life,” when “time stood...Read More
To view the video click here. Fire Capt. Rick Winship died in a hospital bed, not in a raging inferno or a tragic accident while racing to an emergency scene. But his death was in the line of duty all the same, his widow says. The fast-spreading cancer that killed him two years ago...Read More
Preston L. Williams Jr., a lieutenant with the D.C. fire department who advocated for extended cancer coverage, personalized his helmet to include the symbol to promote prostate cancer awareness. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Sitting before the D.C. Council in a crisp blue dress shirt, Lt. Preston L. Williams Jr. recounted the day he was first...Read More
Jim Brinkely, a former firefighter from Prince George’s County, said firefighters deal with traumatic events on a daily basis, many of which stay with them forever. “I can hear the young kid in the truck,” he said, recollecting one of the more painful memories. “Sixteen-years-old was screaming for help in the truck. And he just couldn’t...Read More
Firefighters had to respond to a blaze at their own firehouse after a vehicle caught fire inside, reports say. A person driving by the firehouse late Saturday night noticed flames inside the station, the Associated Press reports. Firefighters managed to quickly put out the fire and only one vehicle was damaged, according to fox6now.com. There...Read More
