MEDIA ADVISORY 

Press Conference:  Update on Alexandria Fire Department Paramedic Injured During  I-395 Emergency Response

 For Immediate Release: February 9, 2012

WHEN:           Thursday, February 9, 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:         Alexandria Fire Station 206

                        4609 Seminary Road

                        Alexandria, Virginia 22304

WHO:             Alexandria Fire Chief Adam K. Thiel

WHAT:           Alexandria Fire Chief Adam K. Thiel will hold a press conference at Alexandria Fire Station 206 at 6:00 pm today concerning Alexandria Fire Department Paramedic Joshua Weissman, who was critically injured during an emergency response on Interstate 395 on the evening of February 8.

For more information, contact Robert B. Rodriguez, Chief Fire Marshal / Community Services Officer, Alexandria Fire Department, at 703.746.5217 or robert.rodriguez@alexandriava.gov