Arlington volunteer fire department company 1 cherrydale volunteer fire department company 3 clarendon volunteer fire department company 4 fairlington volunteer fire department company 7 volunteers from the member companies supplement the career arlington county fire department with personnel, resources, and apparatus. Effective immediately all arlington county fire department facilities are closed to the public. An anonymous relay team of drivers transported 70 square feet of medical. Brief history of the halls hill volunteer fire department and fire station no. Arlington county virginia retired firefighters home. The ffemt i recruittrainee learns and performs firefighting, emergency medical services, fire. Arlington county fire department, arlington, virginia. We are empowering our community to help maintain our ems system readiness by learning appropriate utilization of our medical 911 system. Westover apartment fire displaces residents from six. Apparatus additions to newark nj gallery, monmouth county nj, and monroe county pennsylvania. Pierce manufacturing received what it called a significant new order from the arlington county fire department in arlington, va. The arlington county fire department acfd announced thursday, oct.
This is a video of arlington county fire department apparatus and some fairfax fire and rescue responding. Arlington county lawrence trey white virginia fire trucks. Find a fire station in arlington county fire department. The arlington county fire department acfd is an allhazards and emergency medical services department. The arlington county fire department acfd is an allhazards and emergency medical services department that provides allhazards response to the community. Arlington county fire department does not have meeting space available for private functions. Conviction of or plead of guilty to any felony or equivalent if outside of virginia. Henrico county division of fire hazmat team cityregion. The team is made up of 60 members who respond on a crossstaffed apparatus 247 for a population of almost 350,000 peo. Resident, valid drivers license, good physical condition and clean background history. The commonwealth of virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county equivalents. Arlington county police direct traffic following truck fire. Find your local fire station in arlington county, virginia.
Established in 1935, the arlington county fire and rescue association acfra is the volunteer component of the arlington county fire and rescue services. Where the fire department is referred to in this chapter, this reference shall include the volunteer fire departments of the arlington county firemans association sanctioned by the county fire chief. Northern virginia fire and ems assessment phase ii. The arlington county fire department uses the volunteer apparatus for providing support services, such as special event standbys, storm.
A recent engineering evaluation noted concerns with the stations apparatus bay floor and whether it can support modernday fire equipment. The order represents the first year of an annually renewable sevenyear contract. Training in vacant house falls church volunteer fire department. Arlington county firefighters are on scene of a fire in the parking lot of tucker field, near the barcroft community center along four mile run drive. Cliff nelson recreation center, 4600 w bardin rd, arlington, tx 76017. In support of the career firefighters of arlington county, we provide supplementary fire and rescue support to our community. The hiring process arlington county fire department. Supported by a grant from dhsfema and managed by the northern virginia emergency response. The arlington county fire department holds a class 2 rating from the insurance services organization, the secondhighest rating given to a virginia fire department, and one of only three such ratings awarded in the state. Firefighters battling garbage fire along four mile run. The driver suffered nonlifethreatening injuries, a passenger suffered serious but nonlife. Select any county to see a list of fire departments and fire stations in that county. The arlington county fire department acfd is initiating a public information campaign to help individuals, facilities and communities develop the knowhow to make the right call.
Arlington county fire training 2800 s taylor st arlington. Virginia has 552 fire departments and fire stations. Arlington county fire department response compilation. Operating apparatus and equipment fire trucks and ambulances. The arlington county fire department was the lead agency in the response to the pentagon attack.
The official facebook page of the arlington county fire department. The arlington virginia retired firefirefighters page. A fire monday evening at an apartment building in the westover area caused significant damage, displacing residents from six apartments. View detailed fire station information, including contact information, photos, maps, and more, by clicking the list of links below the map. Arlington county orders six pierce arrow xt pumpers fire. Arlington county afteraction report on the response to the. Police to participate in fall street smart campaign newsroom. Below are the arlington county fire department disqualifiers as well as information on steps in the 2020 firefighteremt recruit hiring process, which includes links to instructions and required forms.
Acfd worked with the fort myer fire department, which operates the pentagon station in addition to a firehouse at its main post, as well as fire departments throughout the region. The arlington county fire department and the arlington department of environmental services determined that the source originated upstream of arlington countym in a neighboring jurisdiction. Chris has served as chief of the department since december 2014 is also currently the volunteer coordinator for arlington county fire department. Lights setup of the technical rescue team of the arlington county fire department. Arlington county fire training 2800 s taylor st arlington va 22206. In prince william county, technician ii is primarily a driveroperator position but may fill in as an. Chris holds way too many certifications to list here, but the basics include firefighter iii, emt and is an adjunct fire instructor for the state of virginia. Arlington county fire department 49 public safety updates. As part of the arlington county police department s overall traffic safety program, the special operations section is again participating in the metropolitan washington council of governments fall street smart campaign.
In addition to supplementing the paid staff on arlington county fire department apparatus, the cherrydale volunteer fire department owns and operates both support 103 and utility 103. Arlington county virginia fire apparatus njfirepictures. Arlington county, virginia, virginia departments operating eone apparatus, virginia departments operating pierce apparatus. Conviction of or plead of guilty to any felony or equivalent if outside of virginia within the last five 5 years of the written test. Nova fire ems phase ii report july 2017 city of alexandria. Every department get a complimentary digital version of the photos that can be made into prints for the firehouse or used on the departments website, facebook page, letterhead, tshirts ect. Arlington county fd technical rescue team lights setup va. Support 103 2000 spartan precision 30kw generator 4 head wilburt light tower seating for 6 firefighteremts. A good source of virginia fire apparatus represented. Apparatus of the arlington county virginia fire department. Must be able to provide a valid drivers license from place of residence at time of appointment employees are not required to live in virginia. Arlington county fire department firefighting wiki fandom. Personnel training facilities equipment apparatus virginia. The arlington county fire department acfd provides fire, emergency medical, and allied public safety services for arlington county and the city of falls church in virginia, usa.
This rating helps the local community by bringing lower insurance rates to homeowners and businesses. Aside from sept 11, 2001 attack on the pentagon, one of the fiercest fires to test the arlington county fire department broke out deep in the basement of defense department. Arlington county add a second medic unit at station 105. This is our first video, so it might not be of the highest. The arlington county fire department acfd will hold a graduation ceremony for more than two dozen new fire ems recruits on fri. The ffemt i recruittrainee is a fulltime, paid, uniform, entrylevel position in acfd. Fire apparatus driveroperator nfpa 1002 aerial operator.
If you have an emergency you are encouraged to dial 911. If you can not dial 911 or are in immediate danger or would like to report an emergency in person. Police direct traffic following truck fire arlington, va the arlington county fire department is currently on the scene of a large truck fire in the area of s. This site includes information on fire safety, fire code, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide, fire prevention tips, and fire station locations. Arlington, va fire departments the arlington, va fire department directory includes 12 fire departments andor fire stations. Due to our fire protection services, arlington county has an insurance service office class 2 rating, the highest rating in virginia, which lowers.
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