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Fredericksburg officers pulled a woman from a burning home

Bodycam video shows Officers Dylan Smith and Lawrence finding a woman in heavy smoke and getting her outside. Both officers were treated for smoke inhalation.

Verified · Source: WUSA9Nov 6, 2026 · 1 min read
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Illustrative photo of a firefighter at a training drill. These are not Officers Dylan Smith and Lawrence, and this is not the Fredericksburg house fire. Pierre Courtejoie / U.S. Army / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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Fredericksburg officers Dylan Smith and Lawrence pulled a woman out of a burning home, WUSA9 reported. Bodycam video shows them finding her in heavy smoke and getting her outside.

Both officers were treated for smoke inhalation afterward. The story is that rescue and the treatment the two officers needed, not a wider count of fires in the city.

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