Fairfax County’s volunteer fire departments persevered with their mission during the pandemic and have been trying to forge even stronger bonds with the county’s Fire and Rescue Department.
But obstacles such as apparatus costs and bureaucratic rigidity still must be...
Having a working smoke alarm is just one important part of an overall plan to survive if your home catches fire, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department officials said.
Another important part is a home fire-escape plan. Make sure your...
It will soon be back-to-school for most college students. If fire occurred in their dorm or off-campus housing, would they know what to do? Chances are good they would not, as the last fire-safety training they received probably was...
The Fourth of July would not be the same without breathtaking fireworks, but tragedy can strike within seconds when fireworks are not properly and safely used, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department officials said.
Thousands of people are injured each...
Twelve members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Technical Rescue Operations Team recently participated in the Virginia Rescue Challenge in the Richmond area.
Twelve teams from around the region completed two technical-rescue scenarios per day for four days....
The Congressional Fire Services Institute and Masimo at an April 7 symposium and dinner honored the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department with the 2022 Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Award...
A well-known Vienna photographer escaped serious harm April 16 after fire badly damaged the home that for decades has served as his studio.
At about 4:28 a.m. that day, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and City of Fairfax...
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and Loudoun County Fire and Rescue dispatched units March 22 at 11:22 a.m. to a reported house fire in the 9900 block of Deer Pond Drive in Great Falls.
Arriving units found fire...
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department on Feb. 26 at 8:45 p.m. dispatched units to a reported house fire in the 1500 block of Snughill Court in the Wolf Trap area north of Vienna.
Arriving units saw fire coming...
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and Arlington County Fire Department dispatched units on Jan. 16 at noon to a house fire in the 2000 block of Great Falls Street in McLean.
Arriving units saw smoke coming from the...
