DC marks 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week with ways to keep you and your family safe
It's Fire Prevention Week and the brave men and women in fire departments across the country are hard at work to make sure you and your family stay safe!
Man who attacked usher at Nationals game currently on leave from DC Fire
The man who attacked an usher at a Washington Nationals game is currently on administrative leave from DC Fire and EMS, officials confirmed to FOX 5.
Large brush fire breaks out in Anacostia Park
Firefighters are working to extinguish a large brush fire that ignited in Anacostia Park Tuesday evening.
Teenager hospitalized after being rescued from duplex fire in DC
A juvenile is in the hospital after being rescued from a fire in Southeast D.C., according to fire officials.
Body of teenager recovered from Potomac River near Kennedy Center
DC Police confirms a body of a teenager was recovered from the water in Northwest DC Friday morning after officials received a report of a person possibly missing from a boat on the Potomac River.
4 Black female firefighters sue DC Fire for $10 million for race, gender discrimination
Four long-tenured Black female firefighters are suing DC Fire and Emergency Services for $10 million for race and gender discrimination, according to a press release.
DC Firefighter charged with armed robbery in Virginia
A D.C. firefighter is facing charges for an armed robbery in Fairfax County, according to police.
Questions linger about demolition of RFK Stadium after multiple fires break out inside
Officials are investigating multiple fires that broke out at RFK Stadium in D.C. Tuesday afternoon.
Man who stole ambulance in DC while paramedics attended to patient arrested
The suspect who stole an ambulance in Southeast D.C., while paramedics were attending to a patient over the weekend, has been arrested.
Neighbor discusses moment DC firefighter allegedly pulled gun on him
A man who told police his firefighter neighbor pulled a gun on him says he’d never had an issue with Sgt. Doug Wheeler before the incident.
DC Firefighter arrested for allegedly pulling gun on neighbor
A firefighter in D.C. is under investigation after allegedly pulling a gun on a neighbor in Southeast, according to authorities.
Car crashes into DC hotel causing multiple injuries, officials say
A car crashed into a hotel in Northwest D.C. on Thursday morning, causing multiple injuries, according to DC Fire and EMS.
Suspect arrested after dropping protest banner from Wilson Building in DC
A person is in police custody after climbing on top of the Wilson Building in Northwest D.C. Friday morning, according to authorities.
1 firefighter injured responding to scene in Northwest DC
A D.C. firefighter has reported a minor injury after responding to a scene in Northwest, according to officials.
DC firefighters rescue 2 children, 1 infant from burning apartment in Southeast
DC Fire and EMS rescued a total of five people, including one infant, from a burning apartment building Monday in Southeast.
3 car collision on I-695 leaves 2 dead
DC Fire and EMS say a multiple vehicle collision occurred on Interstate 695 Tuesday evening.
Flames damage DC's Sign of the Whale bar
A popular bar in Northwest D.C. burst into flames Wednesday afternoon.
Two people hurt, including firefighter, in southwest DC house fire
Two people, including a firefighter, were hurt after a house fire broke out in southwest D.C. early Saturday morning.
Firefighters rescue man from burning apartment in northeast DC
Two Firefighters rescued a man from his burning apartment in northeast D.C. Sunday morning.
High levels of carbon monoxide in northeast D.C. apartment building hospitalizes five people
Five people are in the hospital after high levels of carbon monoxide were reported in an apartment building in northeast D.C. Saturday.