Firefighters will use their recently-acquired Mobile Emergency Response Vehicles (MERVs) to travel through the tunnels. MERVs, which were used during the 2005 bombing of the London Underground, can reduce the time it takes first-responders to reach underground victims from 45 minutes to 4 minutes.
The exercise will take place between 9 AM and noon. The $1.2 million in funding for it came from a federal Homeland Security grant.
The actual promotional material contains the tagline “Wild, Sexy, Fashionable Fun!” and the theme “Jungle Jeans, Tats and Tees tease.” Okay, it’s a bit corny and slightly disturbing, but if you’re looking to publicize an event whose underlying mandate is to provide a contrast from Crystal City’s decidedly buttoned-up image… well, it gets the job done.
Tonight’s installment of the week-long fashion fest features t-shirt printing, a jeans design competition, and the usual host of local merchants parading their fashions down the runway.
Update at 11:30 AM: Check out some great winter photos taken by the staff at Arlington National Cemetery.
It’s a beautiful, snow-covered morning. Enjoy it before we warm up today and the 3-4 inches of snow we received turns into a dirty,slushy mess.
Arlington landed third on a list of the top cities for online giving, according to cnet.com. The list was compiled by Convio, a firm that provides online services to non-profits.
Arlington donors gave, on average, $14.36 to charities via Convio. Alexandria placed first on the most-charitable list, with each donor giving an average of $20.24. Cambridge, Mass. placed second with $14.72 per donor.
South Arlington has about 1.75 inches of snow on the ground as of 10:15 PM. Big, heavy flakes are falling, and there’s no sign of it slowing down any time soon.
Partially due to pre-treating of roads, partially because of higher temperatures, the roads are still somewhat clear.
