NEW: The large volume of black smoke off Edsall Road east of I-395 is a 2-alarm fire at the Bren Mar Park Elementary School in Fairfax County. As you see in the video, firefighters are fighting the fire from outside, using large streams of water via aerial ladders. #schoolfire #fairfax #firefighters
Watch this: Instant intersection modifications made at 2:15a in South Arlington. @ArlingtonDES spent the night cleaning up this mess at S. Glebe and S. Eads. This is looking west on S. Glebe. Video via SafetyVid.org. #traffic #arlingtonva #crash
NEW: Some excitement around 9p at Columbia Pike and S. Dinwiddie with an @ArlingtonVaPD foot chase. The call was originally reported as a fight with a possible knife. Officers caught one person behind the 7-11. Traffic-cam video via safetyvid.org. #arlingtonva #police #chase
Clarendon Tonight: The perfect video to promote Clarendon weekends. A person, described as highly intoxicated, on the ground, with what appears to be two people caring for them while a cop checks that they're still alive prior to EMS arriving. The Clarendon we know and love. #clarendon #arlingtonva
Traffic Alert: This is why traffic is stalled on the Beltway's Inner Loop (I-95/495S) at the Springfield Interchange, AKA Mixing Bowl. A truck fire is now out. Seemed mostly confined to a rear wheel and tire. #traffic #vatraffic #firefighters
NEW: A little noontime drama in the middle of Route 1 at S. 23rd Street. Arlington County officers arrested a man suspected of stealing from the 7-11 a block away. Video via SafetyVid.org. #arlingtonva #crystalcity #police
UPDATE on Beltway chase and crash: Here are the details provided by Virginia State Police:
NEW: The express lanes on the westbound Beltway (I-95/495S) are moving slowly at the Metro overpass before Telegraph. along with the eastbound local lanes (I-95/495N). Report of a VSP chase that ended in a crash and bailout. At least one reported injury and one person who ran off on foot. #police
Sunday morning fire in New Kensington, PA.
statter911.com/2026/04/07/e... #firefighters
NEW: Some traffic is now getting by after Arlington County police officers shut down all of the main lanes of I-395S at S. Glebe a short time ago. Police stopped a car and approached it, detaining at least one person. #traffic #police #arlingtonva
NEW: The left two lanes of I-395N between Glebe and Washington Blvd. are blocked due to this car fire. The fire is now out courtesy of @ArlingtonVaFD, but the car remains, for now. #firefighters #arlingtonva
Clarendon Tonight: EMS called to Bar Bao for a woman who was knocked to the ground and hit her head. #Clarendon #arlingtonva
NEW: Another pedestrian struck on Richmond Highway in Fairfax County. This time at Pohick Road. Route 1 remains a very dangerous place for those on foot. Northbound traffic is blocked. #crash #traffic #collision #EMS #police
This is an ugly and difficult situation for any fire department or organization, and it appears leadership chose transparency as the best way to address it. It's exactly what we teach at PIO Academy. Details here.
statter911.com/2026/03/29/t... #firefighter #reputationmanagement #PIO academy
How not to get ticketed or towed, cherry blossom edition: People parking this morning on approach to the 14th Street Bridge got away with it. But later, MPD moved in. Unlike previous years, no one parked on the bridge. Progress. #cherryblossoms #traffic #parking #tidalbasin
Medical emergency was reported as the cause of this crash.
statter911.com/2026/03/28/v... #firefighters
Clarendon Tonight: One down and out in front of O'Sullivan's. Reported bleeding from the head. Dispatched as an assault. Lovely. #virginia #clarendon #police #EMS
A bad look that's not made better by the department's no comment. Here's the story and some PIO Academy advice.
statter911.com/2026/03/27/v... #firefighters #reputationmanagement #pioacademy
UPDATE on LaGuardia jet-firetruck crash: At this link, I have now posted the video of the collision, along with more extensive audio from the airport/ATC, and audio from FDNY.
statter911.com/2026/03/23/j... #LaGuardia #firefighters #Airsafety
Watch: With the price of gasoline so high, something tells me we are likely to see a lot more of this on our interstate highways. This was at 1:30 p.m. on I-395N between Route 1 and Boundary Channel. #traffic #traffic #GasPrices #safety #Virginia #arlingtonva
Air traffic control and FDNY audio from Sunday night's collision between a jet and a fire truck at LGA.
statter911.com/2026/03/23/j... #firefighters #LaGuardia #airport
Clarendon Tonight: Nightlife detail handling a disturbance of some sort among a very large crowd at Bar Bao. Just before that, police were called to the area of Don Tito. #Clarendon #arlingtonva
Clarendon Tonight: EMS sent to Don Tito for an intoxicated woman. There was also an arrest at the same location. Off to a good start. #Clarendon #arlingtonva
DC's 911 director must stop making medical decisions. Pre-hospital patient care is legally and ethically the responsibility of the medical director. Anything less is malpractice by city leaders. Support 911 reform and urge this bill's passage, www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
NEW: Arlington Boulevard (Route 50) is shut down near Henderson due to a crash with what appears to be a vehicle on its side. #arlington #traffic #crash
Early video from Morris, Illinois.
statter911.com/2026/03/17/p... #firefighters
UPDATE Clarendon Tonight: Now, a quickly handled, closing time fight in front of Spider Kelly's. #ArlingtonVA #Clarendon
Clarendon Tonight: @ArlingtonVaFD called for an unresponsive woman in the bathroom of Spider Kelly's, and then EMS was cancelled. At the same time, police handled a dispute at Bar Bao. There have been a couple of arrests. No big fights, yet. The roads are blocked for St. Patrick's Day Weekend.
Rowhouses burn along Baltimore's Clifton Avenue.
statter911.com/2026/03/11/e... #firefighters
Watch: A car fire a short time ago at the bottom of the ramp from I-395N to Boundary Channel and Long Bridge, near the Aquatic Center. The fire is now out.
