Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
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| Operational area | |
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| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Virginia
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| County |
 Fairfax
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| Agency overview | |
| 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 | |
| Battalions | 8 |
| Stations | 38 |
| Engines | 66 (42 active 24 reserve) |
| Trucks | 19 |
| Platforms | 8 |
| Ladders | 11 |
| Rescues | 8 |
| Ambulances | 70 |
| Tenders | 5 |
| HAZMAT | 2 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is a combination career and volunteer organization that provides fire sup pression, 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 (Advanced Life Support) capable engines and transport units.
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.
FCFRD consists of 42 fire stations spread out across the county's 407 square miles (1,050 km2), serving a population of 1.15 million residents. 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.
The Fairfax County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (FCVFRA) partners with the FCFRD to combine 12 volunteer fire and rescue departments in Fairfax County. 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.
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