DC firefighters rescue woman from apartment fire in Southeast

Around 100 firefighters respond to Northwest DC house fire

Around 100 firefighters respond to Northwest DC house fire

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It's our birthday! DC Fire and EMS is beginning a year-long celebration of 150 years! In 1864, a paid fire department for the City of Washington, DC was established, consisting of both paid and volunteer firefighters. Two years later, the Georgetown Fire Commissioners organized a paid fire department much like the Washington Fire Department. Congress passed “The Organic Act of 1871”, which revoked the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, and created a new territorial g