How Fairfax County (VA) Fire Department is Faring While Firefighters Are Aiding Japan

From the local Patch affiliate in Vienna, Virginia, comes an update on how the Fairfax County (VA) FD is functioning with 72 of its members in Japan:

With 72 of their firefighters deployed to Japan as part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) search and rescue team, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue has not had to cut back on service.

Monday, fire and rescue spokesman Dan Schmidt said the agency has the vacated shifts being filled by the remaining firefighters. The county is operating with a minimum number of firefighters on some apparatus.

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