DC Road Runners Club America. DC Road Runners Club The DC Road Runners Club is a non-profit regional group to promote running in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is a member of the Road Runners Club of America. DCRRC was founded in 1961 by Hugh Jascourt. DCRRC has 1,500 members principally from Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland. It conducts over 50 races each year, including the Washington Birthday Marathon and the National Capital 20 Miler. Members accumulate points in a summer Bunion Derby Series and a winter Snowball Series. Among the more noteworthy races created by the group are: The Club
Fireboats of Washington DC at her moorings, due to a hidden leak. Fireboats of Washington DC Washington DC has maintained a fleet of fireboats since 1905. Its largest fireboat is the "John Glenn". The city's first two fireboats were both named ""Firefighter"". The first "Firefighter" served from 1905, until 1948. The second "Firefighter" served from 1948, until 1978. In 1978 Washington acquired the John Glenn, formerly operated by the Fire Department of New York. The Fire Department does not name its smaller fireboats, they are, instead, numbered. "Fireboat 3" its most recent fireboat, is long. The city expects a new "Fireboat 2" in late