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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-280-0694
Media Information Line: 703-324-3000
Email: fire-rescue.PIO-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov
Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire
08/29/07
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire at approximately 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2007, in the Fairfax Station area of Fairfax County. The home is located at 8763 Mountain Valley Road.
First arriving firefighters reported a two-story detached garage fully involved. Firefighters brought the fire under control in approximately 30 minutes. The two-story garage was a total loss. The main residence sustained siding damage from the radiating heat.
Two adults and one child were displaced. There were no reported injuries.
Damage is estimated at $160,000.
According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. Improper disposal of smoking materials in the garage caused the fire.
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department would like to remind you of some important SAFETY TIPS when handling smoking materials:
- NEVER smoke in bed.
- Completely douse butts and ashes with water before throwing them away as they can smolder and cause a fire.
- Provide large, deep ashtrays with a center support for smokers. Check furniture for any dropped ashes before going to bed.
- Empty ashes into a fireproof container with water and sand.
- Keep smoking materials away from anything that can burn such as; mattresses, bedding, upholstered furniture, and draperies.
For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raśl G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY: 711. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.
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