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04/13/2026
Two fires within 48 hours for 49th street firehouse
Box 9149 3400 BLK Minnesota Ave SE
3 story ordinary apartment building with fire showing on 2nd floor
E30 2nd due
T17 1st due
T17 removing victim from 2nd floor apartment over a ground ladder
Box 9365 4700 BLK Clay St NE
2 Story ordinary semi detached house with smoke showing side A, fire Side C
E30/T17 1st due
03/29/2026
Box 9193 | 600 BLK 46th St NE
E30 2nd due engine, arrived with a hydrant on the alpha side. 30 remained second due but extinguished the fire prior. T17 operated 1st due truck, vertically ventilated and opened up. 3 hours of operation. Fire was located in the garage
Box 9284 4000 BLK Benning road NE
T17 1st due, E30 2nd Due
Arrival conditions T17 Barman perspective
01/02/2026
Today members of Engine 30 a Truck 17 went through the desk journals of 2025 to thoroughly count the numbers of fires responded to. Criteria for these responses to be tracked required a working fire dispatch
12/24/2025
December 22nd 2025
Box 9358 3500 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE
E30 & T17 1st Due
Arrived with fire showing from the basement in the rear of an apartment building. One occupant was removed by Rescue Squad No. 3.
12/20/2025
Engine Co. 30 and Truck 17 dispatched for the Box Alarm at 33rd Street and E Street S.E.
Engine Co. 30 initially given 4th due arrived 2nd and laid a 3 inch line into the rear finding a 1 1/2 story detached house with fire showing from the first floor on the Charlie side. Engine 30 advanced a 1 1/2 line to the rear and knocked down all fire on the first floor in the Bravo and Charlie Quadrants.
Truck Co. 17 first due deployed multiple ground ladders, vented the roof alongside Truck Co. 16, and assisted in opening up for Engine Co. 30.
12/19/2025
merry christmas from T17 and BCFD E13!
Box 9194 4200 BLK Gorman St SE
Engine 30 and Truck 17 were dispatched first due for a reported house fire with multiple occupants unable to evacuate.
Upon arrival, units found a two-story, semi-detached residence with no visible fire conditions and no exterior indicators of an emergency. Upon completion of size up a faint odor consistent with burnt teflon/food was noted. Truck 17’s barman began to force entry into side A, when sounds of screaming and banging on a 2nd floor window directly above front door were heard.
Engine 30, along with Truck 17’s officer and barman, made entry and encountered heavy smoke conditions on both floors with very limited visibility. The home was extremely well sealed due to its age and construction, resulting in significant smoke accumulation despite the absence of active fire. Meanwhile, other Truck 17 members deployed ladders and began ventilation operations.
Engine 30 located a burnt pot and food on the stove with no fire extension. Truck 17 located four occupants trapped in a second-floor bedroom. Due to deteriorating visibility, hazardous conditions in the stairwell, and substantial clutter on the first floor, interior evacuation was not feasible. The victims were safely removed via ground ladders without incident.
10/26/2025
Box 9424 - 49th Place & Sheriff Road N.E.
Engine Co. 30 deployed the 400’ pre Connect 2nd due to the rear, over a fence, and extinguished multiple rooms on the #1 floor.
17 Truck 1st Due placed multiple holes in the roof and opened up for the Engine Cos.
10/18/2025
Box 9147 500 BLK 51st St NE
2 story ordinary middle of the row, room off 1st floor
E30 T17 1st due
10/13/2025
Box 9224 | 4200 BLK Edson Pl NE
T17 first due, E30 2nd due
08/18/2025
Box 6483 RFK Stadium
Currently under de-construction, various building materials caught fire in upper bowl
17 Truck 1st due, 30 Engine 2nd due