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NOVA Fire/EMS

About

The Fire & Rescue Departments of Northern Virginia is a regional coalition of 15 member departments. Our mission is to provide the Northern Virginia region with the best possible emergency services through shared use of resources and coordinated emergency response.

The coalition is organized into several committees and work groups, and is led by the Northern Virginia Fire Chiefs Committee (NOVA Chiefs).

NOVA Documents and Sharepoint

Authorized NVERS users and jurisdictional partners may access the NVERS Workspace SharePoint to find the following items:

  • Post Incident Analysis (PIA) & Close Call Reports
  • Informational Bulletins
  • Procedural Bulletins
  • Operational Manuals and Training Packages
  • Quick Reference Guides
  • Regional Training Resources
  • Emergency Response One Pagers
 

Not Registered?

Please find the NVERS Workspace SharePoint FAQ for additional information.

Fire/EMS Document Request Form

If you are from a fire department outside of Northern Virginia, you may still be able to receive copies of the Fire and Rescue Departments of Northern Virginia Operational Manuals.

Please use this form to request one or more of the Fire and Rescue Departments of Northern Virginia Operational Manuals. The following information is required:

  1. Name of the requesting agency.
  2. The name of the manual(s) being requested.
  3. A detailed discussion of the intent of the request. For example, what training, planning, or response gap is the requesting agency seeking to address, or capability built, through use of the manual(s).
  4. A signature from the requesting agency’s chief or civilian leadership.

Requests will be reviewed, and as appropriate, approved by the Northern Virginia Fire Chiefs Committee. Please allow at least four (4) weeks for the review process to occur.

Once submitted, a staff member from the Northern Virginia Emergency Response System (NVERS) will confirm receipt and coordinate a review of the request. If the request is approved, an NVERS staff member will distribute a copy of the manual(s).

Fire/EMS

Agency TitleJurisdictionMailing AddressPhone
Alexandria Fire DepartmentCity of Alexandria900 Second Street Alexandria, VA 22314(703) 746-5200
Arlington County Fire DepartmentArlington County2100 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 400 Arlington, VA 22201(703) 228-3000
City of Fairfax Fire DepartmentCity of Fairfax10455 Armstrong Street Fairfax, VA 22030(703) 385-7940
City of Manassas Fire and Rescue DepartmentCity of Manassas9324 West Street, Suite 204 Manassas, VA 20110(703) 257-8200
City of Manassas Park Fire and Rescue DepartmentCity of Manassas Park100 Park Central Plaza Manassas Park, VA 20111-2395(703) 335-8800
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue DepartmentFairfax County12099 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035(703) 246-2126
Fauquier County Department of Fire Rescue & Emergency ServicesFauquier County30 John Marshall Street, Warrenton, VA 20186(540) 422-8800
Fort Belvoir Fire DepartmentFort BelvoirBLDG 1192
5930 16th St., Fort Belvoir, VA 22060		(703) 806-6911
Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallJoint Base Myer-Henderson HallBLDG 415
415 Sheridan Ave. Fort Myer VA 22211		703-588-2800
Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue SystemLoudoun County801 Sycolin Road, Suite 200, Leesburg, VA 20175(703) 777-0333
Mount Weather Emergency ServicesMount Weather19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road Bluemont, VA 20135
MWAA Fire and Rescue DepartmentMWAA1 Aviation Circle - Washington, D.C. 20001703-417-1002
Prince William County Department of Fire and RescuePrince William County1 County Complex Court Prince William, VA 22192(703) 792-6800
Quantico Marine Corps Base Fire & Emergency ServicesQuantico Marine Corps Base505 Artisan Street Quantico, VA 22134703-784-3734
Stafford County Fire and Rescue DepartmentStafford CountyP.O. Box 339 Stafford, VA 22555(540) 658-7200

Structure

The NOVA Fire Chiefs Committee is comprised of the fire chief or agency head from each fire department or agency, and reports to the Chief Administrative Officers Committee (CAO).

Responsibilities

The NOVA Fire Chiefs Committee is primarily responsible for analyzing, evaluating, and providing policy recommendations concerning:
  • Regional public safety issues related to fire and emergency medical services

  • Hazardous materials emergencies

  • Technical rescue

  • Fire prevention and code enforcement

  • Homeland security and infrastructure protection

  • Emergency response to weapons of mass destruction and all hazards disaster response

Specific Activities

  • Develop recommendations concerning fire and emergency medical services issues common to the Northern Virginia Emergency Services Mutual Response Agreement

  • Establish coordinated communications procedures among the 911 centers or public safety access points (PSAP’s)

  • Establish interoperable radio and CAD communications systems.

  • Establish interoperable data systems to provide cross jurisdictional access to map and critical facility data for command and control of emergency incidents.

  • Develop common incident management and command systems and procedures.

  • Develop common operational and response procedures that provide for shared use of special emergency response teams, equipment assets and other regional resources.

  • Standardize fire, EMS and emergency service policies, procedures, apparatus and equipment whenever and wherever feasible.

  • Develop cooperative fire and EMS training programs that support regional procedures and programs.

  • Develop cooperative partnerships and relationships with allied public agencies in the region including law enforcement, emergency management, transportation, public health, public works at the federal, state and local level.

  • Evaluate and provide recommendations regarding federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives that may have potential effect regional fire, EMS and emergency service delivery.

  • Establish partnerships with private sector entities and other stakeholders in the region that will allow for improved delivery of fire and medical emergency response.

  • Provide the regional Chief Administrative Officers (CAO) with policy briefings and recommendations concerning fire and EMS issues.

Structure

The Fire Operations Board has an equal representation from each of the departments that are signatories of the NOVA agreement. The Fire Operations Board receives direction from, and reports and makes recommendations to the Senior Operations Chiefs Committee and coordinates procedure implementation as directed.

Responsibilities

The Fire Operations Board meets regularly to conduct business and has the authority to establish ad hoc workgroups to perform research and development of policy and procedures recommendations.   

Specific Activities

  • Develop and maintain a mechanism for regularly communicating mission critical information to all operational elements of the jurisdictions that are signatories to the NOVA Agreement

  • Evaluate assignments received from the Senior Operations Chiefs and identify the resources needed to perform the task assignment as well as the timeline required to complete each assignment

  • Appoint a member of the Board to serve as a facilitator for each workgroup established

  • Approve drafts of written procedures for review by the Senior Operations Chiefs

  • Review work developed by workgroups and attempt to resolve conflicts

Structure

The Fire Operations Board has an equal representation from each of the departments that are signatories of the NOVA agreement. The Fire Operations Board receives direction from, and reports and makes recommendations to the Senior Operations Chiefs Committee and coordinates procedure implementation as directed. 

Responsibilities

The Fire Operations Board meets regularly to conduct business and has the authority to establish ad hoc workgroups to perform research and development of policy and procedures recommendations.  

Specific Activities

  • Develop and maintain a mechanism for regularly communicating mission critical information to all operational elements of the jurisdictions that are signatories to the NOVA Agreement

  • Evaluate assignments received from the Senior Operations Chiefs and identify the resources needed to perform the task assignment as well as the timeline required to complete each assignment

  • Appoint a member of the Board to serve as a facilitator for each workgroup established

  • Approve drafts of written procedures for review by the Senior Operations Chiefs

  • Review work developed by workgroups and attempt to resolve conflicts

Structure & Responsibilities

  • Report to Senior Operations Chiefs Committee
  • Recommend training priorities
  • Review training programs for regional training

Structure & Responsibilities

  • Report to Senior Operations Chiefs Committee
  • Recommend regional communications coordination Issues
  • Recommend priority Issues
  • Recommend coordinated regional communications protocols and procedures

Structure & Responsibilities

  • Report to the Senior Operations Chiefs Committee
  • Recommend and assess regional EMS specific initiatives