Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-280-0694
Media Information Line: 703-324-3000
Email: fire-rescue.PIO-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov
Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

04/26/2007

Fire and Rescue Station 41, Crosspointe, Opens

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Station 41, Crosspointe, will open its doors at 7 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2007. The station will become operational and have a staff of 39 personnel on three separate shifts.

Crosspointe is the second fire and rescue station built using “green building design” and sustainable materials such as bamboo and cork flooring, exposed wheat board cabinetry, recycled glass used in tiles, innovative use of natural light, and is part of the Leadership Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Program.

The station will house an engine, advanced life support unit, ladder truck, tanker, and an EMS Supervisor. The station will become the 37th station in the county.

The station is approximately 14,800 square feet with four drive though bays, and will serve the Hampton Woods, Crosspointe, Virginia Estates, Southpointe, Lorfax Heights, and Lorton communities.

A community grand opening will be planned this summer.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raúl G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY 711. 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.