Mike Cotter

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Update Boat fire James Creek Marina 2100 2nd St SW. Had 1 boat fully involved. Fire knocked down using 2 pronged attack wth land units and 2 fireboats. Damage to adjacent boats on both sides. No initial reports of injuries. #DCsBravest

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Additional images from the boat fire at James Creek Marina. #DCsBravest

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Update boat fire James Creek Marina Dock A. Units continue to wet down hotspots. Fire investigators on scene. No injuries. #DCsBravest

[Mike Cotter @mcotter]

@TheAKGuy 🔫

[NTSB Newsroom @NTSB_Newsroom]

NTSB issues its final report for the Jan. 29, 2025 midair collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 and a Sikorsky UH‑60 Black Hawk over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Report: https://t.co/BKTZp1gTWs
Investigation page: https://t.co/C01PwrsUyd

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

On board the @dcfireems fireboat John Glenn on an icebreaker mission in the Potomac River. The Glenn was retrofitted as an ice breaker following the Air Florida plane crash in 1982 and keeps the river open during the winter for emergencies. Images available from @GettyImages https://t.co/hZGGnb7BiL

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Underwater search and rescue team classes wrapped with divers performing final evaluations in real world conditions. This training ensures members can handle a wide variety of emergencies on and under the water. Everyday is a training day for #DCsBravest

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Lt. Michael Cotter was joined by Fire Chief John Donnelly at the Fire Rescue International 2025 Conference in Orlando Florida, where the Lt. was proud recipient of the @IAFC Company Officer of the Year Award. Lt. Cotter is assigned to the Fireboat and leader of the Dive Team.

[Special Envoy Kristi Noem @EnvoyNoem]

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[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Fireboat 1, the John Glenn, provides a watery salute to the @CYC1892 on the occasion of their flag raising ceremony signifying the start of the boating season. #DCsBravest

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Congratulations to our members who were honored today at the @whca Weekend Garden Brunch for their efforts in the search and recovery operations at the site of the mid-air collision on the Potomac. Photos courtesy John Harrington Productions. #DCsBravest

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

Lt. Michael Cotter of @dcfireems led an ice-dive training exercise in the Tidal Basin on the coldest day of the year. One of his colleagues took a playful slip on the ice. This exercise was planned before last week's fatal traffic accident in which the dive team made a recovery under the Memorial Bridge.

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

A vehicle hit a car on the Memorial Bridge and went over the edge into the frozen Potomac River. Divers pulled one out of the river with life threatening injuries.

[DC News Now @DCNewsNow]

JUST IN: A viewer shared footage with DC News Now, documenting tonight's collision on the Arlington Memorial Bridge.

A truck hit a vehicle before plunging off the side of the bridge and into the Potomac River.

Read more ➡ https://t.co/8XjdnESanT

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Five @dcfireems Dive Team members successfully completed an 11 day training course led by renowned instructor Mike Berry, earning their Master Public Safety Diver certifications. #DCsBravest

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

The @ClipperRace vessels are current moored at the @TheWharfDC, and as always, @dcfireems Fireboats stand ready to protect them and their crews. #DCsBravest

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Before he left for sunny Jamaica, the Commissioner from the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford took a ride on one of our Fireboats. He was here for the Inaugural World Fire Congress and was eager to hear all about our presence on the Potomac River. #DCsBravest

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

DC Fireboats 2 and 3 provide a water display as the Capital Yacht Club holds its annual flag raising ceremony at @TheWharfDC. Every day is a community day, even on the water. #DCsBravest

[Mike Cotter @mcotter]

@dcfireems What’s old is new again! We’ll have to move the farrier and vet closer than 8 engine though.

[DC Fire and EMS Department @dcfireems]

Special Ops Division members conducted instructor development for Emergency Boat Operations and Rescue. They honed their skills & tested equipment for two upcoming classes. Training sites were the Washington Channel & both Great & Little Falls on the Potomac. #DCsBravest