EASTERN AREA:
Northern Virginia Chapter

Fairfax County, Virginia, Urban Search & Rescue Team Banners

Stitched by: Northern Virginia Chapter
Location: Three fire stations and battalion chief's office in Fairfax County, Virginia
Designer: Rex Strickland, firefighter; stitch guide by Ruth Dilts
Description: A banner was presented to each of three fire and rescue stations and the battalion chief's office in Fairfax County, Virginia. Firefighters from these three stations participated in the September 11, 2001 rescue mission at the Pentagon and responded to the bombing in Oklahoma City, earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan, the embassy bombing in Kenya and numerous other international and domestic missions.
Presented: September 8, 2001