DC Fire and EMS

One D.C. firefighter tested positive for Covid-19 more than a year ago — and his life hasn’t been the same since.

A man was found dead in the Washington Channel near the Wharf on Wednesday morning, the D.C. fire department says.  The man, who was not immediately identified, was found near the 800 block of Water Street SW.  The fire department received a report of a person in the water and launched a rescue operation close to the Capital Yacht Club…

One man is dead after a fire ripped through a Northeast D.C. home Wednesday morning. This is the fifth deadly fire this year in the District. In a story you will only see on News4, Mark Segraves explains why it was so difficult for the rescue team to get inside the house.

A little dog named Whiskey is safe after he scurried out onto a railroad bridge abutment over the Potomac River.  Whiskey got stranded over the river on Sunday, the D.C. fire department said.  D.C. Fire and EMS used a tower truck to rescue the pooch, photos show. Fireboats stood by in case the dog jumped into the water.  “How...

After several incidents where D.C. 911 dispatchers sent firefighters and paramedics to the wrong address, changes are being made. Call takers will now get 10 times the amount of training they were given in the past.

There have been several incidents in the District where 911 dispatchers sent firefighters and paramedics to the wrong address. Now some big changes are happening. Call takers will now receive 10 times more training than they previously received. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A ceremony Tuesday honored a former D.C. firefighter who was awarded a gold medal of valor in 1978 for carrying a badly burned woman to safety.

D.C. Fire officials went door to door Wednesday offering home inspections and smoke detectors, after a series of fires in the District the day before forced dozens of people out of their homes.

A series of fires in the district has forced dozens of people out of their homes. Wednesday D.C. fire officials went door to door reminding residents to be safe and check their smoke detectors. As News4’s Mark Segraves reports, in just the past three months six people have died in fires, and most of them were senior citizens.

Fire tore through a large home under renovation in Northwest Washington, D.C., early Wednesday, leaving two next-door homes damaged and three neighbors displaced. One firefighter suffered a minor medical condition, but no other injuries were reported from the two-alarm blaze. No one was inside the mansion, which largely collpased, DC Fire and EMS said Firefighters got the call about 12:41…

A lucky black Labrador and his human were reunited Saturday after D.C. Fire Special Ops Rescue saved the dog from a storm drain.

A man and a woman died Thursday after a fire broke out in a Northwest Washington, D.C., rowhome without smoke detectors, authorities say. The blaze erupted at the two-story house on Eighth Street near Upshur Street NW in the Petworth neighborhood, D.C. Fire and EMS said. Both victims were senior citizens. Firefighters were called about 2:50 a.m. and found...

Today was graduation day at the DC Fire & EMS Training Academy. News 4’s Cory Smith spoke with the rookies now getting ready for their first assignment: inauguration day.

Frontline workers have toiled tirelessly, especially over the past year, to take care of the public, and that includes over the holidays. A pair of married emergency responders won’t be getting together to celebrate on Christmas because they find themselves on duty.

Many frontline workers will be on duty and away from their families this Christmas. News4’s Mark Segraves introduces a husband and wife team of first responders who will work through the holidays for the public good.

Five emergency responders will be the first members of the D.C. Fire and EMS Department to get the COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, a sign that “the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a news release.  The group, designated “The First Five,” are FEMS Chief John Donnelly, the department’s Medical...