Off-duty firefighter survives shooting thanks to his own firehouse family
A D.C. firefighter is recovering after police say a teenage boy shot him in an attempted robbery on Capitol Hill. His fellow firefighters from Engine 18 rushed to his rescue — and saved his life.
1 injured in crash involving DC National Guard vehicle
One person was injured Wednesday morning in a crash involving a D.C. National Guard vehicle in southeast Washington.
Power washer fumes hospitalize 2 in downtown DC parking garage
Two people were hospitalized and three others treated early Tuesday after carbon monoxide exposure from power washers operating in an unventilated parking garage in downtown D.C.
DC fire truck hit by gunfire in Northeast
Officials say a fire truck was hit by gunfire in Northeast D.C. on Thursday afternoon, leaving two bullet holes.
17 Black firefighters sue DC Fire Department over facial hair ban, alleging discrimination
Seventeen African American firefighters have filed a lawsuit against the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DCFEMS), alleging the agency discriminated against them by enforcing a clean-shaven policy that ignored medical conditions and religious practices.
One person in critical condition after being rescued from Potomac River
D.C. Fire and EMS rescued one person who was seen going into the Potomac River, and not resurfacing. The victim is now in critical, life-threatening condition.
Man climbs cell tower in northwest DC
A man has climbed to the top of a cell tower near American University in northwest Washington, D.C.
Deadly DC apartment fire prompts safety checks in southeast
The death of a man in an apartment fire in southeast Washington has prompted the D.C. Fire Department to provide fire safety information and conduct smoke alarm checks in the community.
Massive fire engulfs Navy Secretary’s Kalorama mansion in DC near Obama residence
A two-alarm fire tore through the three-story mansion of Secretary of the Navy John Phelan and his wife on Kalorama Road in northwest Washington early Tuesday, prompting evacuations of neighboring homes, officials said.
DC house fire leaves 3 puppies dead and four residents displaced
A D.C. house fire displaced four residents, three puppies had to be resuscitated, and three puppies died.
Smoke pours from manhole in Dupont Circle area, streets closed
Fire department activity in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, D.C., led to street closures on Friday morning.
Court rules in favor of DC firefighters in religious beard dispute
A group of D.C. firefighters won a major legal victory Tuesday after a federal appeals court ruled the city may have violated a 2007 court order that allowed them to keep their beards for religious reasons.
Vehicle plunges into Potomac River after crash on Arlington Memorial Bridge
A driver was pulled from the Potomac River after two vehicles collided on the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
6 displaced after fire destroys home in Northwest DC
Six people were displaced following a house fire in Northwest D.C. Tuesday morning.
2 injured, 1 critical, in 'horrific' Columbia Heights apartment fire
Around 35 residents were torn from their homes in the early hours of New Year's Eve after a fire ripped through a Columbia Heights apartment complex.
6 homes damaged, 3 firefighters injured after fire breaks out in Northwest DC
Three D.C. firefighters were injured in a Sunday morning blaze that left six homes damaged in Northwest.
Firefighters rescue woman trapped under Metrobus in DC
Firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped under a Metrobus in northwest D.C.
Discarded smoking materials started deadly DC apartment fire: officials
Investigators say discarded smoking materials sparked a blaze at an apartment that killed a man in northwest D.C.
VIDEO: DC Fire and EMS respond to large brush fire in Rock Creek Park
DC Fire and EMS responded to Rock Creek Park for a large brush fire Saturday morning.
Firefighter hurt after blaze at DC home under construction
A firefighter was hurt while battling a blaze at a home under construction in southeast D.C. on Tuesday morning.