This section on our website will highlight the stories about our work by those we serve, as well as local media.
Stories of DC’s Bravest at Work
2020
Georgetown University Assistant Football Coach Trey Henderson Cardiac Arrest Save Coin Presentation
- Georgetown coach raises awareness for CPR training after it helped save his life - WJLA 7 - February 18, 2020
- ‘Nothing’s guaranteed’: Georgetown coach shares gratitude after heart attack at practice - WTOP - February 18, 2020
- Georgetown football coach thanks good Samaritans who helped save his life during cardiac arrest - WTTG 5 - February 18, 2020
3000 K Street NW Water Rescue
- Man Rescued From Potomac River Near Georgetown Harbor - Patch - February 18, 2020
Dream Jobs: Firefighter
- Dream Jobs: Firefighter - Firefighters put their lives at risk to serve their communities. For many it's a dream job.- Newsy - February 17, 2020
Arielle Baker Cardiac Arrest Save Coin Presentation
- ‘Another Chance at Life’: DC Woman Saved After Collapsing at Metro Station - NBC 4 - February 15, 2020
- DC woman reunited with bystanders who performed lifesaving CPR - WTOP - February 15, 2020
- DC woman gets chance to thank first responders, bystanders who helped bring her back to life at Metro stop - WUSA 9 - February 15, 2020
Minnesota Avenue Metro - Person Struck by Train
- Man Struck by Train at Minnesota Ave. Metro Station - NBC 4 - February 14
Working Fire: 5600 Block of Blaine Street NE
- 2 firefighters injured, residents displaced in large house fire in Northeast DC - WJLA - February 9, 2020
Working Fire: 300 Block of 37th Place SE
- Family Escapes Fire Through Second-Floor Window of SE DC Apartment Building - NBC 4 - February 8, 2020
- DC apartment fire displaces 21. Two children transported to hospital - WJLA 7 - February 8, 2020
- Blocked hydrant delays firefighters in SE DC apartment blaze; 21 displaced - WTOP - February 8, 2020
- 12 children, 9 adults displaced after Southeast apartment catches on fire - WUSA 9 - February 8, 2020
1300 Block of Columbia Road NW - Working Fire
- Dog rescued from DC apartment fire - WJLA 7 - February 4, 2020
Battalion Chiefs Queen Anunay and Kishia Clemencia
- Dare to dream: DC's female battalion chiefs share journey to the top - WUSA 9 - February 3, 2020
DGS Repairs to DC FEMS Facilities
- Winter Blitz: Fixes on the way for 'deplorable conditions' at DC firehouses WTOP - January 27, 2020
3rd Street Tunnel Vehicle Fires
- 3rd Street Tunnel Reopens After Fire Fills It With Smoke: Video - Patch - January 27, 2020
- Northbound Third Street Tunnel lanes reopen in D.C. after second vehicle fire - Washington Post - January 27, 2020
Florida Avenue and Staples Street Building Collapse
- WEB EXTRA: Building Collapse In Washington, DC - CBS 4 - January 15, 2020
- Watch pedestrians' close call with collapsing building - CNN - January 15, 2020
- Crews rush to DC building collapse - FOX 5 - January 15, 2020
- Partial building collapse in Northeast DC - FOX 5 - January 15, 2020
- WATCH: Security camera captures building collapse in Washington, DC neighborhood - KMOV 4 - January 15, 2020
- Washington DC building collapse - Newstalk 1010 - January 15, 2020
- Watch This DC Building Collapse — Right As A Fire Engine Passes By - WAMU 88.5 - January 15, 2020
- Building collapse in Northeast DC is captured on security camera, with debris hitting passerby - Washington Post - January 15, 2020
- VIDEO: Camera captures moment Northeast building collapses; One injured - WJLA 7 - January 15, 2020
- Building collapse in Washington, DC - WLKY - January 15, 2020
- WATCH: Building collapses in Northeast DC — and firefighters are there in seconds - WTOP - January 15, 2020
- Woman injured by debris in Northeast DC building collapse - WUSA 9 - January 15, 2020
- DC Building Collapse Caught on Home Security Camera - NBC 4 - January 16, 2020
- 1 Person Injured After 'Unexpected' Building Collapse in Washington, DC - People - January 16, 2020
- DC building collapse caught on video - WSPA 7 - January 16, 2020
- 1 Person Injured After 'Unexpected' Building Collapse in Washington, DC - Yahoo Entertainment - January 16, 2020
Langston Carver Row House Fire
- DC Fire & EMS Respond To Row House Fire In Langston/Carver - Patch - January 15, 2020
Howard University Hospital Area Gas Leak
- Gas leak prompts evacuations in Northwest DC neighborhood - FOX 5 - January 14, 2020
- People Return Home After Gas Leak Evacuation in NW DC - NBC 4 - January 14, 2020
- UPDATE: Evacuated Residents May Return Home; Gas Leak Fixed - Patch - January 14, 2020
- Gas line break in Northwest DC forces hospital wing and homes to evacuate - WJLA 7 - January 14, 2020
- Area near Howard University Hospital evacuated due to gas leak - WTOP - January 14, 2020
- Large gas leak causes part of Howard University Hospital, surrounding homes to evacuate - WUSA 9 - January 15, 2020
North Capitol and Gallatin Vehicle Entrapment and Extrication
- Victim Extricated From Overturned Vehicle, Taken To Trauma Center - Patch - January 9, 2020
6700 Block of 4th Street NW Fire
- DC Fire & EMS Respond To Early Morning Fire In Takoma - Patch.com - January 9, 2020
36th Street NE Multiple Fires
- 2 Fires At Same Northeast Address Under Investigation - Patch - January 8, 2020
Working Fire - 400 Block of Madison Street NE
- DC Community Opens Wallets, Hearts to Family After Fire - NBC 4 - January 9, 2020
- Woman drops toddler from 2nd-floor window to save him from fire - FOX 5 - January 5, 2020
- Children, Adults Hospitalized After Dramatic Escape from Northeast DC Fire - NBC 4 - January 5, 2020
- Fire in northeast DC destroys duplex, leaving 4 injured and 8 displaced - Washington Post - January 5, 2020
- 2-year-old boy tossed from window, 14-year-old girl jumped to escape fire in Northeast DC - WJLA 7 - January 5, 2020
- Multiple injured, one in life-threatening condition after Northeast fire - WUSA 9 - January 5, 2020
Lifesaver While Off Duty Using CPR
- Hero 24/7: DC Paramedic Saves Life While Off Duty Using CPR - WJLA 7 - January 1, 2020
Anacostia Metro Station Rescue
- Happy New Year: Man 'appearing' drunk falls on tracks, delays Metro - WTOP - January 1, 2020
- Man rescued off tracks at Anacostia Metro station; train delays continue - WJLA 7 - January 1, 2020