Bipartisan bill aims to rename post office in honor of firefighter killed in Sterling house explosion

STERLING, Va. (DC News Now) — A Virginia congressman has introduced legislation to rename a Loudoun County post office after volunteer firefighter Trevor Brown, who died in a catastrophic home explosion over a year ago.

“Firefighter Brown touched so many lives in our community and made the ultimate sacrifice in service to it,” said

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.-10), who introduced the legislation Tuesday. “This has been a hard time for his family, for our community, and for the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company. My hope is that when people see his name on this post office, they will remember the sacrifice he made and be inspired to serve the way he did.”

Brown, 45, was a member of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company. The father of three died on Feb. 16, 2024, while responding to a gas leak that prompted an explosion at a home in the 300 block of Silver Ridge Drive. More than a dozen other people were hurt in the explosion.

If passed, the bill would designate the Potomac Falls Post Office as the “Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building,” honoring Brown’s legacy, courage and sacrifice.

“A devoted husband and father, Trevor chose to be a stay-at-home parent and shared a powerful bond with his three children. His commitment to service was also evident through his roles as a volunteer firefighter and a dedicated youth soccer and baseball coach,” Subramanyam’s office wrote in a news release.

To read the full text of the bill, which is cosponsored by Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.-8), Ben Cline (R-Va.-6), Jen Kiggans (R-Va.-2), John McGuire (R-Va.-5), Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.-4), Bobby Scott (D-Va.-3), Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-7) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.-1), click here.