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((Infobox fire department
| name                   =  Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire & Rescue Department
| logo                   = Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire & Rescue Department Logo.jpg
| motto                  = 
<!-- Operational Area -->
| country                =((USA))
| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = ((flag|Virginia))
| subdivision_type2      = [[Special-purpose district|Special District]]
| subdivision_name2      = ((unbulleted list|[[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International Airport]]|[[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington National Airport]]))
<!-- Agency Overview -->
| reference1         = <ref name=about>((cite web|title=About|url=http://www.metwashairports.com/327.htm|website=Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority|accessdate=21 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423172737/http://www.metwashairports.com/327.htm|archivedate=23 April 2015))</ref><ref name=budget>((cite web|title=2015 Recommended BudgetBudget|url=http://www.metwashairports.com/file/Tab_3__Recommended_2015_Budget.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority|accessdate=21 April 2015))</ref>
| established        = ((Start date|1987))
| annual calls       = 6,792 ((small|(2013 total))) ((ulist|4,352 ((small|([[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International]])))|2,440 ((small|([[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Reagan National]])))))
| annual budget      = <!-- Include ((small|(1234))) to indicate year of data -->
| employees          = 157 ((small|(2015 total))) ((ulist|21 ((small|(Headquarters)))|87 ((small|([[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International]])))|49 ((small|([[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Reagan National]])))))
| staffing           = Career
| chief              = Interim 
| ALSorBLS           =  Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
| iaff               = IAFF Local 3217
<!-- Facilities & Equipment -->
| reference2         = <ref name=stats>((cite journal|title=2011 Apparatus Response Statistics|journal=Fire & Rescue Department News|date=February 2012|volume=1|issue=1|page=12|url=http://www.mwaa.com/file/mwaa_frd_newsletter_for_release.pdf|accessdate=21 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131180528/http://www.mwaa.com/file/MWAA_FRD_Newsletter_for_Release.pdf|archivedate=31 January 2014))</ref>
| divisions          = 
| battalions         =2 Battalions
| stations           =4 Fire Stations
| engines            =4 Engine Companies
| trucks             = 
| platforms          =1 Platform Truck
| squads             =
| rescues            =
| ambulances         =5 -[[advanced life support|Advanced Life Support (ALS)]] medic units<br />2 - [[basic life support|Basic Life Support (BLS)]] Units
| hazmat             =1 HazMat Truck
| usar               =
| crash              =9 Crash Trucks
| rescue boats       = 
| light and air      =
<!-- Footer -->
| website                = ((Official website|http://www.mwaa.com/about/mwaa-fire-rescue-department))
| iaffweb                = 
))
[[File:MWAA ambulance at IAD airport 2021.jpg|thumb|MWAA ambulance at Dulles Airport]]
The '''Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire & Rescue Department''' is a special service [[fire department]] responsible for [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]] and [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] in the [[Washington metropolitan area]].<ref name=about/> The department was formed from the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]'s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Branch when the [[Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority]] was established in June 1987. Prior to that time, both airports were owned and operated by the FAA.<ref>((Cite web |title=mwaa.com - MWAA History and Facts |url=https://www.mwaa.com/about-authority/mwaa-history-and-facts |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.mwaa.com |language=en))</ref>

==Area served==
((more citations needed section|date=April 2015))
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire and Rescue Department serves as the primary responders for the fire, rescue, and EMS response for [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]] and [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] as well as portions of [[Virginia State Route 267]] consisting of parts of the Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Airport Access Highway adjacent to the airport. They also respond through mutual aid agreements to protect a larger service area that includes [[Arlington County]], City of [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Washington, D.C., and other surrounding counties within the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Region. Mutual Aid responses have occurred outside the region to areas such as Baltimore City, MD for specialized equipment that the MWAA FRD possesses that was used at the [[Howard Street Tunnel fire]].

== Station and apparatus==
The department has a total of four stations split into two battalions. Battalion 301, which is home to station 301, is at [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Reagan-National]] while Battalion 302, home to stations 302, 303 and 304, are located at [[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International]].<ref name=newsletter>((cite web|title=Newsletter|url=http://www.mwaa.com/file/mwaa_frd_newsletter_volume_1_issue_2.pdf|website=Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority|publisher=Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority|accessdate=21 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131180605/http://www.mwaa.com/file/MWAA_FRD_Newsletter_VOLUME_1_Issue_2.pdf|archivedate=31 January 2014))</ref>   ((As of|January 2018)) this is a list of apparatus in use by the department:<ref name=stats/>

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Station
! Airport
! Engine Company
! Foam unit
! Ambulance / Medic units
! Tower company
! Other units
! Chief units
|-
! 301
|[[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Reagan National]] ||E301<br />E301B||310
311

312
| A301<br />M301
M301B
|  ||HazMat 301, ((abbr|MCSU|Mass Casualty Support Unit)) 301, MCP 300, 
Utility 301
|BC301
|-
! 302
|[[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International]] || ||320
321<br />322
|A302
M302

M302B
|TW302||Twin Agent 302, Special Ops 302<br />((abbr|MCSU|Mass Casualty Support Unit)) 302
||BC302
|-
! 303
| [[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International]]||E303<br />E303B||  ||A303||  || Safety 322 ||

|-
! 304
|[[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International]] || ||340
341
|  || || Command Aide 321
|C320
|}
<ref>https://www.facebook.com/IAFF3217 ((User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022))</ref>

==Notable incidents==

===Eastern Air Lines Flight 537===
((main|Eastern Air Lines Flight 537))
On November 1, 1949, a [[Douglas C-54 Skymaster]] operated by [[Eastern Air Lines]] as flight 537 was coming in to land at [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]] (DCA) when a Bolivian [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning|P-38 Lightning]] operating from nearby [[Bolling Air Force Base]] was declaring an emergency due to erratic operation of one of the engines.<ref name=douglas>((cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54B-10-DO (DC-4) N88727|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19491101-0|website=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=21 April 2015))</ref> The two aircraft collided mid-air, killing all 51 passengers and 4 crewmembers on board and leaving the P-38 pilot with serious injuries.<ref name=douglas/>

===Transpo '72===
((main|Transpo '72#Air show, fatal accidents|l1=Transpo '72))
The world's largest airshow of the time was held over a period of nine days at Dulles Airport from May 27 to June 4 of 1972, nicknamed [[Transpo '72]]. The event included all forms of transportation, including high speed rail demos and jumbo jets of the time. During the air show events, three separate fatal incidents occurred. The first involved a hang glider kite accident killing the pilot.<ref>((cite news|title=Kite Rider Killed in Crash At Transpo 72 Air Show| work=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D00EFDB143BE43BBC4850DFB3668389669EDE|accessdate=21 April 2015|agency=New York Times|date=30 May 1972))</ref> The second incident during an aircraft race when a sport pilot crashed into a pylon and careened into the woods on the far side of the airstrip from the spectators killing him. The last incident was the first fatal accident for the [[United States Air Force Thunderbirds]] when Major Joe Howard lost power while flying his [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II]] and ejected successfully from the crash. However, Maj. Howard was blown into the fireball from the crash, causing his parachute to melt and Maj. Howard to receive fatal injuries from the fall.

===Air Florida Flight 90===
((main|Air Florida Flight 90))
On January 13, 1982, [[Air Florida Flight 90]], a [[Boeing 737]], clipped the [[14th Street Bridge (Potomac River)|14th Street Bridge]] before crashing into the [[Potomac River]] shortly after takeoff from [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|National Airport]].<ref name=boeing-crash>((cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-222 N62AF|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820113-0|website=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=21 April 2015))</ref> Of the 74 passengers and 5 crew members on board, only four passengers and one flight attendant survived the crash. In addition, due to heavy traffic on the bridge at the time from a snow storm impacting the region, four motorists in vehicles on the bridge were killed.<ref name=boeing-crash/> The snow storm, and traffic congestion were noted to delay response and impede access of response resources throughout the region. Due to the deficiencies noted in the response in icy waters, the department improved their River Rescue capabilities with airboats capable of operating on surface ice of the river.<ref name=boeing-crash/>

===9/11===
((main|September 11 attacks))
On September 11, 2001, a team of five [[al-Qaeda]] affiliated hijackers took control of [[American Airlines Flight 77]], en route from [[Washington Dulles International Airport|Dulles International]] to [[Los Angeles International Airport]], and deliberately crashed it into [[The Pentagon]] at 9:37&nbsp;a.m. EDT as part of the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name=asn-9-11>((cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 757-223 N644AA|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010911-3|website=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=21 April 2015))</ref> All 64 people on the airliner were killed as were 125 people who were in the building. The impact of the plane severely damaged the structure of the building and caused its partial collapse.<ref>
((Cite news
 | title = The Hijackers We Let Escape
 | author = 
 | first = Michael
 | last = Isikoff
 | authorlink = 
 | author2 = Daniel Klaidman
 | url = http://www.newsweek.com/id/64762
 | newspaper = Newsweek
 | date = June 10, 2002
 | accessdate = Oct 22, 2009
  ))</ref>  The MWAA Fire & Rescue Department units from Fire Station 301 were among the first units on scene at the Pentagon, and staff and equipment from both airports operated at the incident scene for several days past the initial incident operations.

== References ==
((Reflist ))
((Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority|state=autocollapse))
((Virginia fire departments))

[[Category:Ambulance services in the United States]]
[[Category:Fire departments in Virginia]]
[[Category:Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority|Fire and Rescue Department]]
[[Category:Aircraft rescue and firefighting]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Virginia]]

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