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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

At Wallops, the WFF Fire Department provides emergency medical response and transport, fire suppression and hazardous materials response, aircraft crash rescue services to the WFF.
Emergency response systems are activated through the reporting of emergencies, either by phone, automatic fire alarms or activation of manual pull stations. The type of emergency determines the level of response.
To Report an Emergency at WFF, Call 911

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS/EVACUATION

At WFF, the Safety Office is responsible for the emergency management program. Facility-wide response plans are in place for hurricanes/severe weather, aircraft mishap response, and land impact of rockets. The WFF Fire Department provides a 24-hour Emergency Operations Center and Incident Command, as well as providing the site with manual fire suppression, medical treatment and transportation, hazardous materials response, aircraft rescue and fire fighting, and fire prevention inspection.

Contact the WFF Safety Office at 2518

 


 
     
 
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