Dave Statter
@STATter911
Dispatches from the rabbit hole from a senile, crazy gadfly who--in his more lucid moments--provides fire and EMS news. @STATter911 also on BlueSky & Threads.
UPDATE: Here is information from @VSPPIO about this morning's crash: At approximately 12:34 a.m. this morning, a Virginia State Trooper was travelling southbound on Interstate 395 near Exit 8B when a 2020 Porsche Carrera 911 with Montana registration moved into the right lane,…
Here's more video of a man walking from near the crash where a @VSPPIO trooper's SUV was hit on I-395S near the Pentagon early this morning. The video shows the man climbing the hill from Rt 110N onto Connector Road at the Pentagon. Last seen making a right toward Boundary Drive.…
Here's more video of a man walking from near the crash where a @VSPPIO trooper's SUV was hit on I-395S near the Pentagon early this morning. The video shows the man climbing the hill from Rt 110N onto Connector Road at the Pentagon. Last seen making a right toward Boundary Drive.…
Caught on Camera: A driver of a Porsche hit a Virginia State Trooper’s SUV early today and then walked away. The trooper was injured in the crash on I-395S near the Pentagon around 12:30 a.m. STATter911 video shows two views of the collision as the Porsche came across two lanes…
Caught on Camera: A driver of a Porsche hit a Virginia State Trooper’s SUV early today and then walked away. The trooper was injured in the crash on I-395S near the Pentagon around 12:30 a.m. STATter911 video shows two views of the collision as the Porsche came across two lanes…
Former propane service technician Roger Bentley was working for Southern States Cooperative in 2024 when he traveled to the home on Silver Ridge Drive in Sterling. wtop.com/loudoun-county…
Are we going to wait for people to die before this is fixed? Cities all over America can get it right, why can’t DC? This is why people on the Hill keep calling for a federal takeover, it’s just a matter of public safety! There are no excuses for continuing inaction.
NEW: At 11:41 today, DC911/@OUC_DC sent @dcfireems to 4866 Connecticut Ave. NW for a person burned during a small fire in a restaurant. The only problem is that the correct location was at 4866 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Will the reason for this asdress error be investigated? Not if…
NEW: At 11:41 today, DC911/@OUC_DC sent @dcfireems to 4866 Connecticut Ave. NW for a person burned during a small fire in a restaurant. The only problem is that the correct location was at 4866 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Will the reason for this asdress error be investigated? Not if…
A passenger jet landing in North Dakota performed a “go-around” to avoid colliding with an Air Force B-52 on Friday. “This is not normal at all,” the pilot told passengers, according to a recording of his inflight message posted on social media. wapo.st/3Un6Wsx
NEW: A driver running a red signal appeared to have caused a crash yesterday at the newly revamped intersection of Army Navy Drive & S. Hayes Street in Pentagon City. And they did it right in front of an Arlington County police officer. While I’m not making an excuse for the…
NEW: Look at this post 🔽🔽 on X from @Metrorailinfo last night at 7:53 p.m. Within just six minutes of a fire being reported on the Red Line near Forest Glen, WMATA let its customers know there was a fire causing delays. That's good communication. You can't fault that. But guess…

FIREFIGHTERS. Just a reminder-as Frank Brannigan warned us: "A building is a fireman's enemy; know your enemy." @fireengineering #firefighters #firefighter #lumberyard
I legit don’t know who’s more skilled the guy measuring or the one cutting
OVERTURNED AUTO COLLISION ON THE BELTWAY: I495 SB & Exit 13 @MDSP on scene of a two vehicle auto collision with one vehicle overturned. Initial reports of no entrapment. Both drivers transported to a local trauma center. Both conscious and breathing. #newsfromtheconcrete…
#FairfaxsBravest are on scene of a 3-alarm garden-style apt fire in 2500 blk of Farmcrest Dr in Frying Pan. Units arrived to fire showing from 2nd & 3rd floors. Working to confine/extinguish fire. No reported civilian injuries. 1 FF transferred w/ non-life-threatening injuries.
Clarendon Tonight: Fights reported tonight at Don Tito and, once again, after bar closing time, at Big Tony's Pizza. #clarendon #Arlington
Van driver saves a life: This is a shout out to the driver of a work van early Friday morning who stepped in to prevent a man, apparently in crisis, from being killed. The man was on foot, walking down the lane markings in the middle of I-395S north of the Pentagon. The van…
Watch: A fight a short time ago at the Pike Cornerstone restaurant in Arlington. It was still going on when @ArlingtonVaPD officers arrived at Columbia Pike and Walter Reed. They arrested a man the restaurant's staff appeared to be trying to get out of the building. Video from…
We have reports of numerous roads closed due to high water on the north side of the DC Metro where rainfall totals have exceeded 3" in an hour. Remember, if you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around, don't drown!
Water rescue 3rd & Underwood Sts NW. Had 3 occupants inside a vehicle in high water. All 3 safely removed and do not require EMS. Water is now receding. #DCsBravest
IAO Cedar Avenue and Philadelphia Avenue, Takoma Park, high water person on top of vehicle, @mcfrs SW710B, SW710, A702B, A844, PE702, T716, PE701, BC701 & others assisting, person removed safely to high ground, no injuries, appears area storm drains blocked, some lanes blocked