The Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority Professional Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local #3217, is made
up of nearly 120 men and women working for the MWAA Fire and Rescue
Department at two different airports, Reagan National and Washington Dulles.
Both airports are located in Northern Virginia, right outside of Washington,
D.C.
IAFF Local #3217 was started with 94
charter members on March 31, 1989. Prior to this, the firefighters were a
part of the Federal Firefighters Association because the airports were
controlled and operated by the Federal Aviation Administration. Once the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority was created to manage these two
airports, the members transitioned over to the IAFF.
Reagan National Airport has one fire
station with a minimum staffing level of 13. A new fire station is currently
being built to replace the existing fire station and should be open in the
next one to two years.
Washington
Dulles Airport has two stations, one on the North end in the rental car area
and one in the South end on the airfield. A third station is currently being
built on the other side of the airfield to help meet response time
requirements once the new runways are operational.
