Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire and Rescue Department
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Virginia
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| Special District | |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1987 |
| Annual calls |
6,792 (2013 total)
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| Employees |
157 (2015 total)
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| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | Gary Mesaris |
| EMS level | [ALS-BLS] |
| IAFF | 3217 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Battalions | 2 |
| Stations | 4 |
| Engines | 4 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Ambulances |
5 - ALS medics 2 - BLS |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| Airport crash | 9 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire & Rescue Department is a special service fire department responsible for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport in the Washington metropolitan area. The department was formed from the Federal Aviation Administration's Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Branch when the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority was established in June 1987. Prior to that time, both airports were owned and operated by the FAA.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire and Rescue Department serves as the primary responders for the fire, rescue, and EMS response for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport as well as portions of Virginia State Route 267 consisting of parts of the Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Airport Access Highway adjacent to the airport. They also respond through mutual aid agreements to protect a larger service area that includes Arlington County, City of Alexandria, Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Washington D.C., and other surrounding counties within the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Region. Mutual Aid responses have occurred outside the region to areas such as Baltimore City, MD for specialized equipment that the MWAA FRD possesses that was used at the Howard Street Tunnel fire.
The department has a total of 4 stations split into 2 battalions. Battalion 301, which is home to station 301, is at Reagan-National while Battalion 302, home to stations 302, 303 and 304, are located at Dulles International. As of January 2018[update] this is a list of apparatus in use by the department:
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