D.C. police are investigating.

One dog died in the fire, and its owner is in the hospital.

D.C. Firefighters responded to three different fires last night and one on Monday night.

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.

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.

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

Until yesterday, I was unaware that the District’s firefighters work eight 24-hour shifts a month, and that 40 percent of them live over 30 miles away from the city. These may seem like disconnected little factoids, but they’re playing into what could well be a nasty battle between firefighters and the District over how much they should work.

Good morning, Washington. There’s quite a bit of gray in the forecast for the next few days — meteorological and otherwise. Clouds will increase over the District with a chance of showers in the suburbs this afternoon, and this morning Mike Allen reports that the bipartisan deficit supercommittee will declare failure Monday.