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At 9:40 AM on Saturday, 2/8/20, units were dispatched to a reported building fire at 2803 Poag St, in Fairfax County, Virginia.  A five-story building under construction had heavy fire showing on the top floor.  Due to the wood-frame construction of the buildings, lack of sprinkler systems, windy conditions, and water supply issues, the fire rapidly spread throughout the complex.  The fire quickly grew to 4+ alarms, bringing units from Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince George’s counties, the City of Alexandria, and Fort Belvoir.  In the end, the fire destroyed 5 buildings plus 14 townhouses under construction, and damaged an additional 14 townhouses, 4 single-family homes, 5 apartment buildings, 1 commercial building, and 28 vehicles.  The cause is still under investigation, and damage estimates are unknown.
All photos by Andrew Pang, DC Metro Fire Photographers.
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Alexandria FD Tractor-drawn aerial at fire scene
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Greater Springfield Fire Department fire truck at work
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From the Fairfax County FD Facebook page:

Units responded to a house fire Friday, October 30, 2015, at approximately 8:40 p.m., in the McLean area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 1858 Massachusetts Avenue.

Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the three-story home upon arrival. Firefighters conducted an aggressive fire attack; however, they were not able to save any of the home due to the volume of fire. A sounding smoke alarm allowed an adult female to escape the home from a second floor bedroom. Red Cross support was offered but declined by the occupant. She was transported to Arlington Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The home was a complete loss.

According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. The refrigerator in the kitchen malfunctioned and caused the fire.

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Box 2800 was toned out for a reported deck fire on Tuesday, Feb. 24 3040 Holmes Run Road in Falls Church, VA.  The first arriving units encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the house and a full working fire dispatch was quickly sounded.  The house contained a large amount of items and combustibles making the fire difficult to contain.  Smoke continued to pour from the house for hours after the initial firefight began.  Foam was applied to the house towards the end of the operation.

fireman at house fire on ladder with hose

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fireman working at a house fire

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black and white photo of fire trucks

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fire hydrant at winter fire scene

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heavy smoke from house on fire

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fireman on ladder at house fire

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fireman carries saw through snow at house fire

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heavy smoke from house on fire

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firemen change out air bottle at fire scene

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firefighters with fire truck at house fire

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firemen at house fire in smoke

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house coated in foam after fire

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A detailed write-up on the fire is available on the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Web site here:

The following unit lineup is provided by Northern Virginia Fire Buffs organization whose team was monitoring the operation as it occurred.  Many thanks to the entire NOVA Fire Buffs team including Derrick Welsh, Debi Gerald, Mike Underwood, David Stemple and Evan Caulfield.

  • Box: 2800

    • Channel : 4 Delta (Operations)

    • Channel : 4 Echo (Command)

    • Call : House Fire 
Address : 3040 Holmes Run Road

    • Dispatched Details : Report Of Fire On Rear Deck 
Units: E428, E418, E410, E408, E102, T410, TW408, R418, M428, EMS404, EMS402, BC404, BC112, SAF403, INV407

    • Additional Engines: E430 and E413

    • RIT Level 1: E429, TL401, M418, SAF401

    • Additional Units at 11:12 : MAU423, CAN408

    • Additional Units at 11:44 : M408

    • Command : BC404

    • Time :10:26

Here is a video of the scene produced by Evan Caulfield from the Northern Virginia Fire Buffs Facebook page.

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Fairfax County (VA) firefighters responded to the report of a townhouse on fire Monday morning (11/10/14) in the Herndon/Frying Pan area.  On arrival with smoke and fire showing from the 3rd floor level of the townhouse complex, BC401 quickly upgraded the call to a 2nd alarm bringing in RIT Level 1 and other support resources.  Loudon County provided mutual aid.  Firefighters attacked the fire using aerial and tower ladders.

Extensive overhaul took place due to firefighters having to chase active fire and hot spots remaining in the attic crawl spaces.

Full rundown of units is provided thanks to the Northern Virginia Fire Buffs FB page:

1st alarm was E436 E404 E425 E438 TL436 T425 R401, M436, EMS401, EMS403, BC401, BC403, SAF402, and then RIT Level 1 was E415, E417, TL440, HM440, HMS440, M415, BC603, SAF401…and then 2nd alarm was E440, E442, E431, E429, T429, M412, LA436, CAN402, REHAB413, R421, CAN417, TL302

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fire truck at fire scene

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tower ladder in use at townhouse fire

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multiple aerial ladders deployed at fire scene

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tower ladder in use at townhouse fire

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tower ladder in use at townhouse fire

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tower ladder in use at townhouse fire

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firemen use hose line from aerial ladder

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fire truck at fire scene

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firefighters at fire scene

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multiple aerial ladders deployed at fire scene

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More photos are up on my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/sets/72157649224550201/

Box 143 was toned out to Fairfax & Arlington County units on Monday morning for the house fire.  Units arrived to find smoke showing and an active fire in the basement.  The call was upgraded quickly to add a RIT assignment including HazMat and HazMat Support 440 units.

I arrived to grab some apparatus and rehab/overhaul shots.

The full run card for the working house fire follows (supplied by Northern Virginia Fire Buffs FB page):

Unit Lineup : E401, E106, E108, E103, TL401, T106, R401, M401, EMS402, EMS404, BC402, BC112, SAF402

RIT Level : E428, T429, HM440, HMS440, M428, SAF403

Thanks to Evan Caulfield, Derrick Welsh and the Northern Virginia Fire Buffs for the above unit lineup and the below video:

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firemen after fighting a fire

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firemen pose after fighting a fire

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Fairfax County Fire Department apparatus

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McLean VA Fire Department apparatus

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Fairfax County Fire Department apparatus

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McLean VA Fire Department apparatus

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Arlington County Fire Department apparatus

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firemen after fighting a fire

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Arlington County Fire Department apparatus

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firemen after fighting a fire

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firemen at the command post after fighting a fire

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firemen after fighting a fire

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More of my photos are up on Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/sets/72157649112800481/