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Fire and Smoke Showing From South West Rowhouse
Engine 13 and Truck 10 responded to a report of a house fire in the 900 block of Delaware Avenue, South West D.C. Firefighters arrived and found fire and smoke showing on side A.
Tom Busl Looks At Website And Sees His Name
Trying to see the progress of the new Engine 13 website, Tom Busl decided to check it out. He was surprised to see that work had resumed on the old site and was even more surprised to see his name.
With theft and vandalism always a concern in the coin laundry industry, Monarch Coin and Security [...]
Firehouse Needs Stuff For The House Fund
The Washington Metro has used the automated system since its inception in 1976. Similar automated systems have existed in rapid-rail systems in various cities across the United States and abroad for more than 30 years. The idea of an automated train control system hasn’t changed much, but the hardware and technology in the control rooms [...]
Engine 13 Gets A New Alternator
After searching for weeks for the mysterious voltage issue, it’s official it was an alternator. Firefighter Technician Christopher Hebert smelled and saw smoke coming from the engine compartment of the mighty 2005 Seagrave Pumper. After spending a few minutes looking for the source it was identified that the source was the hard working alternator. After [...]
Mike Cosker Likes The Yankees & Overtime
On Wednesday, however, NTSB investigators discovered “anomalies” in an essential control circuit on a section of track where the accident occurred.
Hersman said the circuits are “vital providing information to the operators and the train itself when on automatic.” NTSB officials wouldn’t elaborate on the “anomalies.”
A full NTSB report of the investigation won’t be released until [...]
