[Scan-DC] Major incident - 395 in Alexandria

[Bill LeHew]

From firefighter close calls;
All,
An Alexandria (VA) FD Paramedic operating at a car fire this evening, fell from I-395 in Shirlington into Four Mile Run Creek, according to an Alexandria Fire Department spokesperson. Fire companies from both Arlington and Alexandria were initially sent to the scene of the car fire, which was on I-395 Northbound. The fire was out, but the Paramedic from Alexandria reportedly fell between an open area on I-395 NB into the Four Mile Run Creek below. Last reports were that the Paramedic sustained critical injuries and is now being treated at Washington DC MedStar. Keep him and the AFD in your prayers-updates to follow.

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On Feb 8, 2012, at 20:49, KRA2829 at aol.com wrote:

> Just passed through the area and absolutely no traffic was going NB on 395  
> past Seminary. There was about 20 FD vehicles and about a dozen troopers.  
> Farther south on 395, I observed more FD and more troopers enroute to the  
> scene.
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/8/2012 7:47:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> brianrokus at hotmail.com writes:
> 
> 
> Now  reports are that medic unit (unclear if the actual vehicle or a 
> paramedic/EMT)  fell/rolled off of 395 into Four Mile Creek. This would be in 
> keeping with  everything I've heard so far.
>> From: cohenner at gmail.com
>> Date:  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:44:32 -0500
>> To: brianrokus at hotmail.com
>> CC:  scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Major incident - 395 in  Alexandria
>> 
>> And this was just sent out:
>> 
>> On  I-395 at Exit 6 Shirlington in Arlington, a vehicle has caught on fire
>> causing major traffic disruptions.  Northbound I-395 is completely  
> blocked,
>> and southbound I-395 is partially blocked (with traffic now  backing up to
>> the 14th St. Bridge.)  Citizens should avoid I-395  for now when exiting 
> or
>> re-entering D.C.
>> 
>> On Wed, Feb  8, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Brian Rokus <brianrokus at hotmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Alexandria and Arlington are working a  major incident on 395 in the
>>> vicinity of Glebe Rd. It's possible  this invovles a fallen 
> firefighter. I
>>> came in late on the  incident, but they've rescued one person from the 
> water
>>> under a  bridge after a lengthy extriction. Attempted a helicopter 
> transfer
>>> but nobody was flying due to weather. Alexandria Chief 200 was on the  
> scene
>>> (very rare) and is now following the transport unit to  Medstar. 
> Alexandria
>>> has also recalled the fire department  "executive team" to staff the
>>> operations center and all off-duty  battalion chiefs. They are prepping 
> for
>>> a "full investigation" of  the incident. This is in the vicinity of a
>>> previously-reported  car fire. Operations on Alexandria 2-D.
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