Fire Safety on Saturday — Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Stations will hold annual Fire Prevention Open Houses on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme for 2015 “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep; Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoking Alarm.” Young visitors will get a chance to climb on trucks too. Reston’s station is at 1820 Wiehle Ave., with additional stations at 2610 Reston Parkway (Fox Mill) and 1117 Reston Ave. (North Point).
Building Buildings — Here is a good synopsis of all that is planned around the Wiehle-Reston East Metro. [Washington Business Journal]
Curbing Domestic Violence Countywide — Fairfax County implemented a new domestic violence policy July 1, in which all officers who respond to a domestic situation are connected with social services. So how is it doing so far? [WTOP]
Fairfax County’s Team Sent To South Carolina — Fairfax County’s Urban Search and Rescue Team is in Charleston, S.C. to aid in recovery from flooding. Storms dumped a record 20 inches on that area over the weekend. [Fairfax County]
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