Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 703-385-4419 and Fax:703-385-1687
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

09/15/06

United Nations Evaluation Team Certifies Virginia Task Force 1

Virginia Task Force 1 has been certified by the United Nations International Evaluation Team after successfully completing all required tasks during their field training exercise, September 19-21, 2006. The exercise was held at several locations throughout Fairfax County.

Virginia Task Force 1 has been classified and certified at both the medium and heavy response levels by the United Nations team. The three-day field exercise evaluated all aspects of the task force, beginning with activation through demobilization.

Virginia Task Force 1 is the only urban search and rescue task force in the United States to receive this designation, and only the third one worldwide.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raul G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY: 703-385-4419. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.