Two-alarm fire at Fairfax County fire station
Images from the working fire at Fairfax Fire Station 426.
Courtesy: Billy Campbell pic.twitter.com/gahDnTtKYr
— AFD Response (@AFDResponse) May 14, 2017
(Despite what the tweet above says I have been told these photos were not taken by Billy Campbell.)
Not a lot of information yet but there was a two-alarm fire early this (Sunday) morning at Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department Station 426. Listed as the Edsall Road Station the firehouse is located at 5316 Carolina Place.
My recollection is this is the most significant fire at a Fairfax County fire station since January of 1997 when a fire in a heavy duty rescue damaged the Burke firehouse (414). The early information from the Facebook page Fairfax County FD Incidents indicates this was a similar incident involving Rescue 426.
(Thanks to Ron Young for the alert on this.)
Fairfax rescue squad 426 caught fire in the bay last night. Station still responding to calls. #NBC4DC @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/E5YkxsUIRF
— Jay Alvey (@alvey_jay) May 14, 2017
At 12:45 am today firefighters at Station 26, Edsall Road, were alerted to fire in station by fire alarm. All FF's safe. More info to come pic.twitter.com/drjn9LaADR
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) May 14, 2017
An alarm around 12:45 a.m. alerted crews that one of their vehicles, rescue squad #426, inside the station was on fire. The fire spread to the roof of the station, and a second alarm was called for additional crews.
It took about 45 minutes to get the fire under control. There were no injuries and no impact for service in the community.
#AFD's E208 & EMS232 assisting Fairfax County on a building fire at 5316 Carolina Place at Fire Station 426. RIT Level 1 requested.
— AFD Response (@AFDResponse) May 14, 2017
