Roof of Virginia Firehouse Collapses

About 18 Fairfax County firefighters were asleep in their bunks when the roof of their firehouse partially collapsed under more than two feet of snow early this morning, according to WTTG-TV.A portion of the roof of the Bailey's Crossroads station fell in around 3 a.m., waking the firefighters.Department Spokesman Dan Schmidt told the station that everyone was able to get out safely, but the fire engine, fire truck and medic units inside were damaged.

Paul Peluso

Feb. 8, 2010

About 18 Fairfax County firefighters were asleep in their bunks when the roof of their firehouse partially collapsed under more than two feet of snow early this morning, according to WTTG-TV.

A portion of the roof of the Bailey's Crossroads station fell in around 3 a.m., waking the firefighters.

Department Spokesman Dan Schmidt told the station that everyone was able to get out safely, but the fire engine, fire truck and medic units inside were damaged.

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Paul Peluso

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Paul Peluso is a Firehouse.com staff writer and has worked for the Web site since 2006. Previously, he worked as a reporter for several community newspapers located in the suburbs of Baltimore, Md. Since joining the newsteam, Paul has covered various fire service issues including fire sprinklers, grants, line of duty deaths and technology. While he started out at the Beltsville, Md. office, he has since moved to Florida where he works out of his home office in Tampa.