Arlington County Fire Department

A veteran firefighter in Arlington County, Virginia, is breaking barriers as she rises through the ranks. Tiffanye Wesley is the first African American woman named deputy fire chief in all of Northern Virginia. “You can do anything that you put your mind to. I mean, look at what we’re looking at in America today having a African-American female as...

A veteran firefighter in Arlington County is breaking barriers as she rises through the ranks. News4’s Pat Collins reports.

After a firefighter tested positive for coronavirus, why weren’t their colleagues told to quarantine? News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

The Arlington County Fire Department is leading a national shift in how rescue squads respond to mass shootings. News4’s I-Team Jodie Fleischer reports.

Dr. Reed Smith knows that when it comes to active shooter emergencies, seconds matter. That’s why the emergency room doctor, who also serves as the medical director of the Arlington County Fire Department, began studying hundreds of autopsies from victims of mass shootings years ago. With other medical researchers at George Washington University, he found as many as 15 percent…

Chain Bridge was closed in both directions Monday afternoon after a dump truck overturned, injuring the driver and spilling a load of cinder blocks onto the bridge.

Officials in Northern Virginia held a moment of silence to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

Arlington County police and firefighters lowered flags and presented a wreath to honor 18 years since the deadliest attack on U.S. soil. Northern Virginia reporter Drew Wilder spoke two police officers who helped at the Pentagon on the day of the attack.

One person suffered life-threatening injuries after a struggle ended in a shooting at a mall parking garage in Arlington, Virginia, Monday afternoon, police say.

One person was hurt in a shooting at the parking garage at the Pentagon City Mall in the middle of the day, police say. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A man suspected of an armed robbery in Arlington County, Virginia, apparently crashed his getaway car into the water on the George Washington Parkway Sunday, Arlington County police said.

Drones are becoming an important tool in public safety. Now Fairfax County wants to incorporate them into several departments to improve safety, save lives and save money. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter has the story.

Record-setting rainfall drenched the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon, causing flash floods that trapped people on the GW Parkway.

Forty people were caught in a flash flood and rescued from their cars off the George Washington Parkway. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

A man was rescued from his vehicle after it went into the water at an Arlington County marina Friday morning, fire officials say.

A man removed from a car after it went into the Potomac River water at a Virginia marina Friday morning has died, fire officials said.

A Virginia Metro station was evacuated Thursday morning following a report of smoke in the tunnel.

A man set a carpeted floor mat on fire and pushed an infant in a stroller toward it after an argument with his girlfriend, according to Arlington County Police.

Some homes on 16th Street South in Arlington, Virginia, were evacuated for a short time Wednesday after a man called in a bomb threat to his own home, authorities say.

Three people have been taken to a hospital after a bus crashed into a building in Arilington, Virginia, Wednesday evening.