Virginia apparatus - miscellaneous

[Truckman]

[quote name='Dr. Stinebaugh' date='10 January 2010 - 02:02 PM' timestamp='1263148943' post='357559']

Thanks!According to a 1973 ACFD yearbook that contains a history by Frank Higgins; Falls Church VFD was organized in 1923 as part of Arlington Co. The firehouse was almost on the Falls Church City/Arlington Co. line.There is a reference in a response survey that Falls Church was aligned operationally with Fairfax prior to 1968.I hope Mike or someone with better knowledge about this is out there!

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Coordinates: 38°52′56″N 77°10′16″W / 38.88222°N 77.17111°W / 38.88222; -77.17111Coordinates: 38°52′56″N 77°10′16″W / 38.88222°N 77.17111°W / 38.88222; -77.17111



Country United States

State Virginia



Designated "City" 1948



Government



Area

- Total 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)

- Land 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)

- Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)

Elevation 325 ft (99 m)

Population (2008)

- Total 11,169

- Density 5,225.8/sq mi (2,013.4/km2)





The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, lying within the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 11,169 in 2008, up from 10,377 in 2000.[3] Taking its name from The Falls Church, an eighteenth-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within Fairfax County in 1875. In 1948, it was incorporated as the City of Falls Church, an independent city with county-level governance status.[4] It is also referred to as Falls Church City. A broader area around the city has long been considered part of Falls Church, though these areas were not incorporated as part of the current city. These include Seven Corners and other portions of the current Falls Church postal districts of Fairfax County and the area of Arlington County known as East Falls Church, which was part of the town of Falls Church from 1875 to 1936.[5] For statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Falls Church with Fairfax City and Fairfax County.