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Fairfax Co. firetruck catches fire in station

By Abigail Constantino

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WASHINGTON — A Fairfax County firetruck caught fire in the fire station Sunday morning. The roof of a fire engine caught fire and triggered the fire alarm in the Edsall Road Station 26 on Carolina Place in Springfield, Virginia, around 12:45 a.m. The 11 firefighters on duty took action and extinguished the fire by 1:23 a.m., said Deputy Chief Daniel Gray. The flames went through the roof of the building, melted equipment and torched the truck. It took about 40 minutes to get the fire under control. The cause of fire is being investigated. There were no injuries.  

WTOP’s Jason Fuller contributed to this report.

Fairfax Co. seeks to exempt Potomac River to protect water if Va. declares drought emergency

By Neal Augenstein
Northern Virginia remains under a drought watch, and Fairfax County leaders want to make sure there’s enough drinking water to go around if Virginia declares a drought emergency. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized Chairman Jeff McKay to write to Governor Abigail Spanberger, to request that the Potomac River be excluded from a Virginia drought-specific declaration, since Fairfax Water is dependent on the Potomac as its drinking water supply.
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