Volunteer Fire Department to Escort Santa Through City

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Each year, the Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department (FCVFD) decorates the reserve engine and escorts Santa Claus through the streets of the greater Falls Church area.

Santa Mobile begins on Monday, Dec. 15 and will run through Tuesday, Dec. 23. On the first five nights, Santa and his elves will visit each neighborhood in the City of Falls Church. The remaining nights are reserved for make-up routes and excursions into neighboring Arlington and Fairfax counties.

During each night’s three-hour run, Santa’s helpers will be handing out candy canes and fire safety literature. Anyone who wishes to receive these free items are encouraged to greet Santa at the curb. This provides the safest conditions for Santa’s helpers and ensures they have an opportunity to visit the largest number of our friends and neighbors.

Visit www.fallschurchvfd.org to find out when the Santa Mobile will be in your neighborhood. In the event of inclement weather, Santa Mobile will be canceled for the safety of Santa, his elves and all of residents who come out to see Santa. Every effort is made to keep the webpage updated to reflect Santa’s revised schedule. The FCVFD respectfully requests that you refrain from calling the fire station for information on Santa’s intended routes.

Schedule, subject to change:

• December 15: South of W. Broad Street in the St. James Cemetery and Virginia Forest neighborhoods up to and including Seaton Lane and S. Oak south of the Tripps Run bridge.
• December 16: North of W. Broad Street including Little Falls Street.
• December 17: South of W. Broad Street in the Tyler Gardens neighborhood and Virginia Forest neighborhood south of Seaton Lane; also includes streets north of the Tripps Run bridge (Hillier, S. Oak, Lee, Rees, Chanel).
• December 18: The Little Falls neighborhood, and streets east of Washington Street including the Madison Park and Whittier Park neighborhoods.
• December 19: Broadmont neighborhood and streets on the north side of Hillwood east of Cherry Street.

Santa Mobile 2015 is sponsored by Don Beyer Volvo and Beyer Kia.

PHOTO of Santa courtesy of City of Falls Church