A significant fire in the basement of a large home in Green Valley left five residents searching for a place to stay.
The fire was reported just after 11 p.m. last Thursday, Aug. 27, on the 3100 block of 17th Street N., near the intersection with S. Glebe Road.
Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire in a large apartment building in Ballston on Sunday night.
Initial reports suggest that a fire spread after breaking out in the kitchen of a unit at the 1020 Apartments building at 1020 N. Quincy Street. As of publication time, firefighters were working to get the flames under control and to ventilate smoke from the building.
A vehicle caught fire after a crash in a Crystal City apartment parking garage last night, leading to DUI charges against the driver.
It happened shortly before 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at a parking garage on the 2200 block of S. Clark Street.
A sixth floor blaze in a condo tower near Ballston drew a large fire department response early Wednesday afternoon.
The fire was reported around 12:15 p.m. at the Hyde Park condo building at 4141 Henderson Road in the Buckingham neighborhood.
The firefighter hurt while battling a three-alarm house fire in Country Club Hills on Sunday is out of the hospital after surgery.
The firefighter suffered a broken femur, had surgery Monday and was discharged on Wednesday, an Arlington County Fire Department spokesperson tells ARLnow. He is recovering at home with his family.
Firefighters from Arlington and neighboring jurisdictions battled a house fire in the Country Club Hills neighborhood Sunday afternoon.
The blaze was reported just after 1 p.m. amid heavy rain and at least one nearby lightning strike, though the cause of the fire is not currently known. Arriving firefighters found heavy smoke coming from a house set well back from the street.
A serious crash has resulted in multiple hospitalizations and a partial closure of the GW Parkway.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday on the southbound GW Parkway just south of Memorial Circle. Initial reports suggest a vehicle crashed, rolled down an embankment and caught fire with people still inside.
A 77-year-old woman who was critically injured in a house fire near East Falls Church earlier this month has died.
Deborah Boyd, who lived in the home, died of the injuries she suffered in the June 14 blaze, the Arlington County Fire Department said. The department confirmed her death yesterday (Tuesday), after her next of kin were notified.
Arlingtonians who have long dreamed of soaring between locations by way of an aerial gondola system appear to have a new champion.
A firefighter and lifelong Arlington resident, Danny Wang, has entered the fight for gondola-style transit with a 40-page report sketching out a highly ambitious proposal.
The Arlington Chamber of Commerce saluted those who respond in times of crisis at the annual Public Safety Awards last week.
Personnel from the Arlington County Police Department, Arlington County Fire Department, Arlington County Sheriff’s Office and Arlington Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management were honored on Thursday for responses to critical incidents and overall excellence.
Update on 6/24/26 — The victim has died, according to ACFD.
Earlier: One person suffered life-threatening injuries after being rescued from a house fire in the East Falls Church area Sunday evening.
Medical crews and hazmat teams were dispatched to the Pentagon this morning for a reported hazardous materials incident.
Initial reports referenced “a positive anthrax system alert” around 9 a.m., along with “a suspicious odor” and at least one individual with chest pain in the inner courtyard. They also referred to a need for further lab testing.
