Assistant fire chief for the Alexandria Fire Department, Jeff Tarver, lets Mabel Brasher Montessori Elementary School students pet K9 Nitro, a search and rescue dog for the department. The Alexandria Academy Sports + Outdoors surprised 30 Mabel Brasher Montessori Elementary School students with bicycles and helmets Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Alexandria Fire Station 5 firefighters were also onhand to meet the students. The Mabel Brasher students were among the 5,000 students in 16 states that were given bikes as part of Academy&#39;s holiday bike donation program. The bikes are a reward for children who have perfect attendance, academic performance, good behavior and may have a need for the gift.