Department of Fire and Rescue

Prince William County Fire & Rescue Special Operations  

​While collectively special operations situations  are a small percentage of the overall incidents that the Department of Fire & Rescue responds to, these  high-risk / low frequency situations demand special training, special equipment and special people.  All of the personnel that respond to these incidents are also firefighters and paramedics who dedicate hundreds of additional hours in training to ensure they can respond to a wide variety of emergency situations in a safe and timely manner. ​ 

The Department of Fire and Rescue defines Special Operations as:

Hazardous Materials

Potomac River Boat Program

Swift Water Rescue

Confined Space Rescue

Heavy Truck Extrication

Technical Rope Rescue

Structural Collapse Rescue

Trench Rescue