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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Fire Fighter/EMT in Fairfax, Virginia
FCFRD field personnel work one of three 24-hour rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays. The FCFRD staffs 38 ALS engines, 14 ALS trucks and towers, eight ALS rescue squads, five tankers, a hazardous materials unit, a hazardous materials support unit, and 42 medic units. Several other types of apparatus, such as brush trucks, boats, and support vehicles supplement the needs of the FCFRD.
Additionally, the FCFRD is home to VATF-1/USA-1, part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) response system and one of two internationally deployable Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Teams in the United States. A Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) provides firefighting and emergency medical services, participates in community risk reduction activities, operates apparatus and equipment, participates in physical fitness training, attends drills and training, maintains, and inspects equipment, and performs other related duties.