Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Virginia
County Fairfax
Agency overview[1]
Established 1949
Annual calls 91,308 (FY 2014)
Employees 1,340 - Uniformed
167 - Civilian
355 - Volunteer
Annual budget $168,324,397 (FY 2013)
Fire chief Richard Bowers Jr.
IAFF 2068
Facilities and equipment[1]
Battalions 7
Stations 38
Engines 38
Trucks 14
Platforms 7
Rescues 8
Tenders 5
HAZMAT 2
Website
Official website

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is a combination career and volunteer organization that provides fire suppression, emergency medical, technical rescue, hazardous materials, water rescue, life safety education, fire prevention and arson investigation services to Fairfax County, Virginia. Emergency medical services include advanced life support response by ALS capable engines and transport units.

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

As part of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue is labeled number 4 in the 800 MHz trunked radio system. All FCFR units begin with 4 followed by the station number. For example, the engine from station 4 is Engine 404, and the tower-ladder from station 36 is Tower 436. During an emergency that would require a response from multiple agencies, dispatchers are quickly able to identify what county a particular piece of apparatus came from.

Overview

FCFRD consists of 38 fire stations spread out across the county's 399 square miles (1,030 km2), serving a population of 1.15 million residents.[2] With over 1,300 uniformed staff, 300 civilian employees, and 300 operational volunteers, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is the largest fire department in the Commonwealth of Virginia.[2]

The Fairfax County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (FCVFRA) partners with the FCFRD to combine 12 volunteer fire and rescue departments in Fairfax County.[3] Volunteers in these 12 departments are full partners with the career staff of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, providing emergency services in and around Fairfax County. These volunteers are trained to the same standards as career personnel and are involved in all aspects of the fire and rescue services from staffing ambulances and fire suppression vehicles to participating in domestic and international urban search and rescue. As independent, nonprofit organizations, the volunteer departments own and/or operate in 15 of the 37 fire stations in Fairfax County (see below for the stations) and contribute nearly 300 personnel.[3]

USAR Task Force

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue also sponsors one of the nation’s Urban Search and Rescue response teams. Named 'Virginia Task Force 1,' the team is composed of approximately 200 specially trained career and volunteer fire and rescue personnel, with expertise in the rescue of victims from collapsed structures, following a natural or man-made catastrophic event.[4] The team is composed of emergency managers and planners, physicians and paramedics and includes specialists in the fields of structural engineering, heavy rigging, collapse rescue, logistics, hazardous materials, communications, canine operations, and technical search. Virginia Task Force 1 has partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency for domestic response and the United States Agency for International Development/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance during international missions.[4] As a part of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, the task force maintains constant operational readiness as a local resource for residents of Fairfax County and surrounding jurisdictions.

Stations & Apparatus

Hazmat truck 440
Station Locality Fire Units EMS Units Battalion Management Specialty Units
Engine Truck Rescue Tanker Medic Unit Ambulance Battalion Chief EMS Supervisor Specialty Units
Station 1-V McLean X X(TL) X X V UT401
Station 2-V Vienna XV X V CAN402, UT402, BR402, Bike Team Trailer
Station 4 Herndon X X
Station 5-V Franconia X,V X(TL) X V UT405, BR405, VC405
Station 8-V Annandale X X(TL) X X V X CAN408
Station 9 Mount Vernon X X X X
Station 10-V Bailey's Crossroads X X X X V
Station 11 Penn Daw X X X X X BR411
Station 12-V Great Falls X X X V BTI412, BTI412B, BSU, BR412
Station 13-V Dunn Loring XV X V UT413, REHAB 413, SAF403
Station 14-V Burke XV X X V, V TRS414, UT414, BTI414, BR414, VC414
Station 15 Chantilly X X BR415, MCSU415, UTV415, SAF402
Station 16 Clifton X X X BR416, BTI416
Station 17-V Centreville XV X V UT417, CAN417, VC417
Station 18 Jefferson X X X X TR418, TRS418
Station 19-V Lorton X X X BR419
Station 20 Gunston X X X FB420, FB420B, BR420, BTI420, UTV420
Station 21-V Fair Oaks XV X X V X UT421, TRS421, BTI421
Station 22-V Springfield XV X X V,V CAN422, UT422
Station 23 West Annandale X X MAU423
Station 24 Woodlawn X X(TL) X X
Station 25 Reston X X X X
Station 26 Edsall Road X X X X Foam 426
Station 27 West Springfield X X Ambulance Bus 427
Station 28 Seven Corners X X
Station 29 Tysons Corner X X X X
Station 30 Merrifield X X(TL) X DFCO, MCP430
Station 31 Fox Mill X X X SHRU431
Station 32 Fairview X X X
Station 34 Oakton X X LAB401, OPS406
Station 35 Pohick X X SAF401, MCSU
Station 36 Frying Pan X X(TL) X L&A436
Station 37 Kingstowne X X V X Foam 437, L&A437, SHRU437
Station 38 West Centreville X X X V MCP438
Station 39 North Point X X X X Tunnel Collapse 439, BTI439, BR439
Station 40 Fairfax Center X X(TL) X X HAZMAT 440, HMS440, SHRU
Station 41 Crosspointe X X X X X BR441, BTI441, UTV441
Station 42 Wolf Trap X X X X UTV442, MCSU442

Abbreviations:

  • V- Volunteer Unit
  • TL- Tower Ladder
  • UT-Utility
  • CAN-Canteen Unit
  • BR-Brush Unit
  • VC-Volunteer Chief (Operational Volunteer Command Officer)
  • BTI-Inflatable Boat/Zodiac
  • BSU-Boat Support Unit
  • FB-Fire Boat
  • MAU- Mobile Air Unit
  • L&A- Light and Air Unit
  • REHAB- Rehabilitation Unit
  • UTV- Gator Unit
  • TR- Technical Rescue Unit
  • TRS- Technical Rescue Support Unit
  • MCSU- Medical Care/Mass Casualty Support Unit
  • SAF- Safety Officer
  • OPS406- Operations 406 (Daily Staffing Officer)
  • HAZMAT- Hazardous Materials Unit
  • HMS- Hazardous Materials Support Unit
  • SHRU- Special Hazards Response Unit
  • LAB401- Fire Marshals Lab Unit
  • MCP- Mobile Command Post
  • DFCO- Deputy Fire Chief of Operations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Annual Summary (FY 2014)" (PDF). Fairfax County. Fairfax County airfax County Fire & Rescue Department. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Information". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About Us". Fairfax County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "About VA-TF1". Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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