A house fire in Ballston yesterday (Monday) evening displaced the people living there.
Firefighters were dispatched to the house, on the 1200 block of N. Taylor Street near Washington Blvd, around 5:20 p.m. Arriving personnel found smoke coming from the second floor and “quickly located and extinguished the fire,” the Arlington County Fire Department said on X.
Supporting the physical and mental health of public safety personnel was the theme of this year’s Arlington County Crime Solvers luncheon.
“When we’re all stronger, we all serve the community so much better,” said Sheriff Jose Quiroz, speaking at the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year event, held Oct. 8 at Cafe Sazon on Columbia Pike.
Firefighters are working to extinguish a blaze at a commercial building on the 2700 block of Columbia Pike.
The fire was first reported around 10:45 p.m. tonight (Tuesday). Arriving fire personnel reportedly found fire and smoke coming from the building’s roof.
The Arlington County Civic Federation opened its 2026-27 year with a salute to personnel of the Arlington County Fire Department.
More than two dozen firefighters were on hand for the Sept. 8 presentation. Civic Federation president Nicholas Giacobbe said the event was designed to show “how much the Arlington community appreciates and supports the fire department.”
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.
