Saturday, March 10, 2012
Exterior of detached garage on Memorial Street caught fire late Saturday afternoon
A detached garage on Memorial Street in Groveton caught fire shortly before 4 p.m. on Saturday. The fire occurred across the street from the Beacon Mall parking lot where Lenclair Street meets Memorial. No injuries were reported. A passerby called the fire department, and, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Lieutenant Jason Abitz of nearby Penn Daw Station, the fire was extinguished within 10 minutes of arriving on the scene. The fire was contained to the rear exterior of the two-car garage and didn't spread to the house, Abitz said. Fire personnel briefly blocked traffic at the southwest corner of Beacon Mall along Memorial Street between Lenclair Steet and Donora Drive as fire crews worked to put out the fire. The cause of the …
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Memorial St & Lenclair St, Alexandria, VA
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Penn Daw station capped off Fire Prevention Week on Saturday with an open house
The Penn Daw Fire Station off of Richmond Highway capped off Fire Prevention Week Saturday with an open house at the station. Fire Prevention Week began as a commemorative event of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. As of 1911, the Fire Marshals Association of North America (now the International Fire Marshals Association) decided to change the event as a public service fire prevention day rather than a celebration. For more information, read our full Fire Prevention Week story from earlier this week.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
A book of clippings handed down from station captains reveals a long and rich history of Company 11
To borrow the preface the book used: "Penn Daw Fireman Keep Very Busy Serving Area. This brief history is therefore dedicated to all the members. May their work not be forgotten." —Stephen J. Williams, M.D. During the World War II-era, the Washington, D.C. metro area began increasing protection measures. An explosion in population to the south of the city was evident as Alexandria began to bust at the seams. As growth continued south into present-day Fairfax County, so too did the need for more fire protection and service. Colonel Waldron Leonard of Groveton was asked to put together a volunteer fire department. As a result, in 1942, Leonard paid $800 for the piece of land near the intersection of Richmond Highway and Franklin Street just …
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Penn Daw Fire Station
6624 Hulvey Ter, Alexandria, VA
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Richmond Hwy & Franklin St, Alexandria, VA
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kenneth jackson
10:28 am on Thursday, April 7, 2011
clarence jackson was the first black volunteer firefighter of ffcounty at the penn daw #11 station under capt chester chin please call 301-839-0472 with any questions or any other information more ›