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RE433 Extricates one on I66 EB JULY 25 - On July 23, 2010 at 1621hrs units were dispatched to an auto accident with entrapment on I66 EB @ Nutley St. Battalion 443(Ahrens) arrived onscene first and and reported a single vehicle with one patient into the woods that would need a door removed. RE433(Schumacher) was seconded to arrive and began stabilization and extrication operations. E418(Vaughan), M418(Schmidt) and EMS402(Lewis) arrived and ... (Full Story & Photos)

NOW AVAILABLE: T-Shirts! JULY 20 - Shirts are now available for sale. Proceeds go to support the Benevolent Fund. IAFF Polo (red or black) - $24.00 Rescue Engine 433 T-Shirts (navy) - $15.00 Fire Station 403 T-Shirts (gray) - $15.00 IAFF "Brotherhood" T-Shirts - $15.00 Please contact Andy Vita @ avita@fairfaxva.gov to arrange for purchase. Thank You for Your Support ... (Full Story & Photos)

E433 on 2nd Alarm in Centreville JULY 01 - E433 was dispatched on the 2nd alarm for a strip mall shopping center fire across the street from Station 17 in Centreville. E433 operated on scene for approx. 1 hr and returned to service. ... (Full Story)

Local Members Attend Annual MDA Camp JUNE 29 - Yesterday nine (9) firefighters traveled to the annual Muscular Dystrophy Summer Camp in Leonardtown, MD to spend the day with some of the 45 children at the weeklong camp. In conjunction with the City of Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department we took one of the reserve fire engines down and participated in ty-dying shirts, swimming, and education about fire safety and sharing with the kids what our jobs ... (Full Story & Photos)

Truck 403's First Due Truck to Vienna JUNE 28 - Just as the thunderstorm was passing through the City, Truck 403 was dispatched to Box 3100 for the AFA. Just after clearing the alarm, Engine 413 filled the box for a basement fire at 1654 Montmorency Ct. E413 reported a small fire in the basement with smoke conditions throughout the house. Truck 403 originally dispatched as the second due truck arrived and assumed the first due truck's responsibilities. ... (Full Story)

County school security SUV burns JUNE 27 - At 0854 on Sunday morning FE403 and M403 were alerted to a vehicle fire at Bevan Drive and Fairchester Drive. FE403 arrived to find an SUV with fire showing from the engine compartment and drivers seat. The bumper line was deployed and the fire was extinguished quickly.... (Full Story & Photos)

City Welcomes Three New Faces JUNE 23 - Over the past several months the administration has worked diligently to decrease overtime expenditures in anyway possible. The most important of which has been to reach our goal of "full-staffing." This has been accomplished through a great deal of hard work and putting several candidates through our hiring process at record speeds. Special thanks to Lieutenant Jeckell and Chief 'C'. Effective ... (Full Story)

How can you say no to these smiling faces?! Tri-Kids Update JUNE 23 - We couldn't so back by popular is demand and NOW OPEN for registration is the 2nd Annual Tri-Fire Kids Race. Last year we had 45 participants finishing this slight challenge with smiles on their faces, a sense of accomplishment, and asking when the next race was. The short race consists of 3 events that every kid likes to do in the summer- swim, bike, run, we also have a run, bike, run for those ... (Full Story & Photos)

First Due Townhouse Fire JUNE 22 - On June 22, 2010 at 2048 Station 403 was alerted to a townhouse fire on Friendship court. T403 was on the road and arrived first to find an end unit townhouse with smoke showing from the front door. T403 crew spoke to the occupant to confirm all occupants were out of the structure. Knowing that FE403 was arriving on the scene T403 entered the townhouse with a watercan and found fire int he kitchen ... (Full Story)

A Shift Extricates Several JUNE 17 - OK...So, it was a drill. A Shift had a three hour MUD which was dedicated to extrication scenarios. We began the night with a basic overturned vehicle with one victim trapped. This scenario was completed quickly and we set up for the next. The next one involved a school bus overturned onto two vehicles. There were a total of five victims which all were successfully extricated within short amount ... (Full Story & Photos)

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