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

08/14/2007

2007 Career Firefighter of the Year Ceremony

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department has selected Captain II Tyrone J. Harrington as the 2007 Career Firefighter of the Year. The ceremony will be held at the Fairfax County Public Safety Center, 4100 Chain Bridge Road, 11 a.m., Friday, August 24, 2007.

Captain Harrington, 29-year veteran, is currently assigned as station commander of Franconia Fire and Rescue Station 5, C-Shift. He began his career with the fire service in 1974 as a volunteer in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He became a career firefighter with Fairfax County in 1978. He has served as a Safety Officer, a recruit training officer at the Fire and Rescue Academy, and member of the Hazardous Materials Response Team.

Captain Harrington’s dedication to the community has been extraordinary. He is an active member of the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children program. He has also been involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association camp. He deployed and assisted with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the tragedies at The Pentagon, and the New York World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001. He was also selected as Firefighter of the Year in the Lee/Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce of Fairfax County in 2000.

The Firefighter of the Year Award is the Department’s highest award, established in 1985 to provide special recognition for outstanding service and dedication in keeping with the highest traditions of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

Captain Harrington resides in Lorton, Virginia, with spouse Desiree, son Brandon, and daughters Ashley, and Marie.

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.