Or maybe it’s just a drunk guy messing with firefighters after a little to much inaugural celebrating.

More than 100 D.C. firefighters called in sick on New Year’s Eve, leaving ambulances understaffed.

Life lessons: if you’re going to play a prank on your high school, make sure that you don’t provoke an emergency response by firefighters and paramedics.

Drawing a cartoon mustache on someone’s picture has always been a basic way of poking fun at them, but a recent incident at a D.C. firehouse showed that someone doesn’t seem to have a sense of humor.

The D.C. government shuts down after 5 p.m. and on weekends. But if there’s one thing that shouldn’t obey the restrictions of office hours, it’s firehouses. This past weekend, though, a number of them were reportedly “closed”—though firefighters and D.C. officials disagree on exactly why.

In today’s feel-good moment, D.C. firefighters delivered a baby.

D.C. Fire/EMS has $70,000 worth of unused polo shirts lying around, reports The Washington Times.

The roof of the Anacostia Senior High School caught on fire around noon today, causing the school to be evacuated and provoking a large deployment of D.C. firefighters.

Yesterday, the District’s Fire Engine Company 24 celebrated a full century of putting out fires. But more than that, the company, which is located in Petworth, commemorated a rich history that includes it being the first one in the city to switch from using horses to motorized vehicles.

In this week’s edition of stupid drivers…