Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Two people and four pets were killed in an early morning fire.
Two people are confirmed dead after a raging inferno destroyed a Falls Church home Wednesday. Capt. William Moreland, a spokesman with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, said firefighters were called to the home in the 3100 block of Manor Rd. The entire single-level ranch-style home was completely engulfed when crews arrived. Moreland said they will release the identities of the victims once family has been notified. Steve Klass, who lives next door to the destroyed home, said he was awakened by a loud roaring sound at about 3:30 a.m. He said a woman who lived at the home, who was deaf, could be heard screaming. “By the time I got a shirt on and got outside, you couldn’t get close to the house,” Klass said. Klass said he didn’t know much …
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Officials say the gas main was damaged while crews were repairing a water main break at the school.
Work crews repairing a water main break at Mount Daniel Elementary accidentally ruptured an adjacent gas main. City of Falls Church police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue are at the scene. At about 1 p.m., crews cut through the gas line while restoring the broken water main, said Susan Finarelli, spokeswoman for the City of Falls Church. Students were dismissed from the school at 10:30 a.m. because of the water main break and were not at the school. John W. Brett, spokesman for Falls Church City Public Schools, said the remaining FCCPS staff members in the school have been evacuated. “The water main runs close to the gas main,” Finarelli said. “At this time, we are waiting for Washington Gas to arrive and repair the break. There are no …
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Mount Daniel Elementary School
2328 N Oak St, Falls Church, VA
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
One of a kind program producing emergency responders for eight-years.
For more than 50 Falls Church High students this year, the on the job training has started already before they ever walk across the stage for graduation. For 90 minutes a day, students enrolled in the Fire and Emergency Medical Sciences class in the Falls Church High Academy learn about life saving techniques. It’s the only such program within Fairfax County Public Schools. In the program’s eight years, Penny Kelly, the program’s instructor, said about 50 percent of her students work with volunteer fire departments nationwide and another 25 percent of students from the program venture into professional emergency responder careers. “We started out with 17 students and now we’re at 53,” Kelly said Tuesday during her second class of the day. …
