D.C. Fire and EMS Archives - The Washington Informer

During Second Trump Presidency, Union Wesley AME Zion Church Stands Up for Community

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

Union Wesley AME Zion Church held its annual Unity in the Community event, connecting residents to resources and providing health screenings, educational opportunities, and civic engagement information, in response to the federal government’s recent actions.

**FILE** Courtesy of DC Fire and EMS via Twitter

RFPs for D.C.’s Engine Company 3

by James Wright Jr. June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

The officers and members of the first fully African American fire company in Washington, D.C., stand for a commemorative portrait outside their fire station in 1919.

The Hornet’s Nest: Washington, D.C.’s First African American Fire Station

by Roland Hesmondhalgh, Special to The Informer February 8, 2023February 9, 2023

Arts

Blues Alley Reopens After Roof Fire

by Brenda C. Siler November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

**FILE** Courtesy of DC Fire and EMS via Twitter

Four Black Female Firefighters Sue the D.C. Fire Department

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

The officers and members of the first fully African American fire company in Washington, D.C., stand for a commemorative portrait outside their fire station in 1919.

The Hornet’s Nest: Washington, D.C.’s First African American Fire Station

by Roland Hesmondhalgh, Special to The Informer April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

**FILE** Courtesy of DC Fire and EMS via Twitter

COVID Cases Among D.C. First Responders Hit Record High

by WI Web Staff December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

**FILE** Courtesy of DC Fire and EMS via Twitter

No Penalties Yet for D.C. Firefighters, Paramedics Without COVID Vaccination: Report

by WI Guest Author October 29, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** Courtesy of DC Fire and EMS via Twitter

D.C. Fire and EMS Tops in Requests for Religious Exemption from COVID Vaccine

by WI Guest Author September 22, 2021December 21, 2021