Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The fourth district congresswoman met with firefighters and their families Tuesday at the Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department.
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-4th) met with four of the seven firefigthers injured in February's Riverdale Heights house blaze on Tuesday in a ceremony held at the Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department. As commanders, fellow responders, and family members looked on, Edwards presented the firefighters with framed copies of the tribute she entered into the U.S. Congressional Record following the incident. Bladensburg volunteer firefighters Kevin O'Toole and Ethan Sorrell, Riverdale volunteer firefighter Michael McClary, and College Park Volunteer firefighter Ari Schloss were on hand for the event. Riverdale volunteer firefighters Michael Olszewski, Roberto Ramirez, and Michael Naples were unable to attend. In her remarks, Edwards hailed the "…
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
One College Park firefighter was among the seven injured in February.
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-4th) will meet Tuesday with the seven firefighters injured while battling a Riverdale Heights house blaze in February. On the night of Feb. 24, units responded to a report of heavy flames at 6404 57th Ave. As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze from inside, a gust of wind swept through the structure, creating "fireball-like conditions." Seven members of local fire departments—including one College Park firefighter—were transported to Medstar Washington Hospital Center with burns, fractures, and other injuries. Two remained there for an extended period of time, the last of whom—Bladensburg Sgt. Kevin O'Toole—was finally released in late April. Family, coworkers, and command staff will also be in attendance for …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
The seven were injured when a gust of wind swept through a burning house in February.
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-4th) is set to meet next week with the seven firefighters injured while battling a Riverdale Heights house blaze in February. Family, coworkers, and command staff will also be in attendance for the event, scheduled for Tuesday, June 12 at 5 p.m. at the Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department (4213 Edmonston Rd.). On the night of Feb. 24, units responded to a report of heavy flames at 6404 57th Ave. As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze from inside, a gust of wind swept through the structure, creating "fireball-like conditions." Seven members of the Riverdale Fire Department and Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department—including one from College Park—were transported to Medstar Washington Hospital Center with burns…
