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DEVELOPING: Window Washer Rescue At NIH

By WTOP Staff

MCFRS units are assisting in a high angle rescue of a window washers at a building on the campus of the National Institutes of Health.

MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer tweeted units from the department’s special operations division are responding to NIH Building 10.

According to scanner traffic, two window washers are hanging about 75 feet in the air off of collapsed scaffolding.

More information when it becomes available.

Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

By WTOP Staff
WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.
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