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November 1, 2018
Belvoir helps combat local house fire By Garrison Public Affairs On the morning of Oct. 24, units from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, City of Alexandria Fire Department, and Fort Belvoir Fire and Emergency Services were dispatched for a reported house fire with one person trapped in the 7200 block of Beverly Park Drive in Springfield. Units arrived on scene to find fire showing from the front of a two-story, single-family home. Acting under heavy fire conditions, firefighters quickly placed a ladder to a second-floor window, trying to search for the trapped person. A second alarm was requested. Firefighters continued their search until a ceiling collapse
forced them out of the residence. A victim’s body was later found on the second floor. The fire was discovered by a neighbor who smelled smoke and, upon investigation, saw fire coming from the house next door and quickly called 911. The home had smoke detectors, but they were disabled and didn’t sound. Fire investigators determined the fire was accidental and started in the first-floor utility room. The cause of the fire was an electrical event involving the power supply to the furnace. Personnel from Belvoir Fire Department ask everyone to ensure they have working smoke alarms, don’t disable them and check each of them monthly.
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Belvoir fire personnel were dispatched to a house in Springfield, Oct. 24.
For the birds: National Public Lands Day Volunteers build pollinator, bird habitat By Melissa Russell Army Reserve Communications The Office of the Chief Army Reserve recently put the finishing touches on a bed and breakfast … for the birds after getting a $4,000 Defense Department Legacy Grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation. The project – building a pollinator and bird habitat at OCAR headquarters on Fort Belvoir – encompassed planning and coordination, relocating existing shrubbery and installing about 130 plants in order to create a welcoming environment
See Habitat, page A7
National Public Lands Day Planting Facts: Some of what OCAR volunteers planted include little bluestem low serviceberry white meadowsweet creeping wintergreen yarrow. The project commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which conserves migratory bird populations and important bird habitats for future generations, through monitoring and population management.
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Andrew Nimitz and Kelvin Herring, ARIMD staff members, take a break from planting during the National Public Lands Day planting.
U.S. Army Environmental Command
Save the dates! All these events are open to everyone. Army Color Guard, Fife/Drum today
CFC Kickoff 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1451 3rd St. Charities, food trucks Hosted by U.S. Army Audit Agency Army Color Guard, Fife/Drum Corps
Transition roundtable today Soldier for Life, several speakers 10-11 a.m., Room 160 Barden Ed Center Walter Herd, director; senior enlisted adviser, branch chiefs
Veterans observance
Turn your clocks back
Garrison’s Veterans observance 10 a.m. Nov. 8 Cold War Memorial, Long Parade Ground Navy Capt. Robert Fry, Belvoir Hospital director, guest speaker
Daylight saving time ends 2 a.m. Sunday Don’t forget to turn clocks back an hour Saturday night