Welcome! Fire Chief Ronald L. Mastin welcomes you to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department home page.

VISION

Dedicated to being the best community-focused fire and rescue department ensuring a safe and secure environment for all.

MISSION

Provide the highest quality services to protect the lives, property, and environment of our community.

Strategic Objectives (pdf)

Statement of Core Values (pdf)

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department was established in 1949. It is a combination career and volunteer organization providing fire suppression, emergency medical, technical rescue, fire prevention and educational services to more than one million citizens. Fairfax County encompasses 395 square miles of urban and suburban development, 10 miles west of Washington, D.C.

Using the links to the left, you can navigate to the following information:

• Department Info - Contains an overview, annual reports, newsletters, history, organization outline, volunteer information, maps, statistics, links to each section of the department and all other operational information.
• Educational Topics - Includes current events, seasonal topics, information about life safety programs, smoke alarms, what to do after a fire and other educational related subjects.
• In the Community - Provides information about Fire and Rescue Department activities within the community, including Aluminum Cans for Burned Children.
• News Releases - Contains recent department news releases.
• FAQ's - Answers to frequently asked questions.
• Glossary - Glossary of Fire and Rescue Department terminology.
• Index - Fire and Rescue Department site index.

Note: Many documents on this site may be saved as "Acrobat" or "PDF" file so they will retain their formatting to display and/or print correctly. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view these files.