Fairfax County firefighters come home after assisting Colombia earthquake victims

Family members greeted the team as they arrived in Chantilly Thursday night. A young girl held a sign that read “Welcome Home Daddy.”

For Andy Kassavetis, this was his first mission with Task Force 1, and seeing the devastation in Colombia put some things into perspective for him.

He said he saw firsthand “how impactful an event can be on a community. It makes you think about, you know, really when you come home sharing the love with the people around you and letting them know you’re there with them, because things can change really quickly.”…

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