Editing Annandale, Virginia (section)

==Public services==

===Fire department===
[[File:Annandale, Virginia, Fire Station No. 8.jpg|thumb|Fire Station No. 8]]
The Fairfax County Fire & Rescue department staffs two stations in Annandale; downtown at Station 8, and in West Annandale, at Station 23, that operate within Annandale and surrounding areas within and around the county when needed. The Annandale Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD), a non-profit organization started in 1940,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avfd.org/history.shtml|title=Annandale Volunteer Fire Department History|work=avfd.org|access-date=April 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320143110/http://www.avfd.org/history.shtml|archive-date=March 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> owns and maintains stations 8 and 23. Through a partnership with Fairfax County, both stations are now staffed full-time with career personnel employed by Fairfax County. Volunteers also provide regular emergency services at both stations. Vehicles owned by AVFD display "Annandale Volunteer Fire Department" markings and include Medic 408, Medic 408B, Ambulance 408, Engine 408, Canteen 408, & Medic 423. Engine 423, Light and Air 423, Tower 408 and BC404 are owned by Fairfax County and marked as such. However, all vehicles have some type of "Annandale" on the exterior.

===Public libraries===
{{Further|Fairfax County Public Library}}
[[File:George Mason Regional Library.jpg|thumb|George Mason Regional Library]]
[[Fairfax County Public Library]] operates the George Mason Regional Library in the CDP.<ref>"[http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ Library Branches]." [[Fairfax County Public Library]]. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5101912&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Annandale CDP, Virginia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831061139/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5101912&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=August 31, 2009 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.</ref>

===Recreational centers===
The Audrey Moore RECenter (originally known as the Wakefield Recreation Center<ref>{{cite news |last=Royse |first=Pat |date=May 12, 1977 |title=Recreation complex opens in Annandale |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/05/12/recreation-complex-opens-in-annandale/16d9123a-27f1-46ea-9b4f-5b5ecae763e9/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 16, 2018 }}</ref> when it opened in 1977), located in Wakefield Park (now within the Wakefield CDP), houses an indoor pool measuring {{convert|76000|sqft|m2}} in size and a 50m x 25yd pool. The REC center offers more than 40 group fitness classes each week.<ref name="Audrey Moore RECenter">{{cite web|url=http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/wakerec.htm|title=Audrey Moore RECenter, Fairfax County Park Authority|access-date=July 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616062902/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/wakerec.htm|archive-date=June 16, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Parks===
{{Further|Fairfax County Park Authority}}
[[File:Manassas Gap Railroad stone bridge abutment.jpg|thumb|Stone bridge abutment for unfinished [[Manassas Gap Railroad]] crossing Indian Run Creek, in Poe Terrace Park]]
Annandale has parks scattered across its geographical region and a number of them are maintained by the [[Fairfax County Park Authority]]. The following parks are located in Annandale: Mason District Park, The Wakefield Chapel Park, Turkeycock Run Stream Valley Park, Annandale Community Park, Ossian Hall Park, Kendale Woods Park, Mill Creek Park, Wilburdale Park, Broyhill Crest Park, Larchmont Park, Canterbury Woods Park, Hidden Oaks Nature Center (Fairfax County Government Park Authority), Pine Ridge High School Site Park, Camelot School Site Park, Oak Hill Park, Backlick Park, Willow Woods Park, Valley Crest Park, Long Branch Falls Park, Manassas Gap Park, Fairfax Hills Park, Masonville Park, Howery Field Park, Poe Terrace Park, Rose Lane Park, Indian Run Stream Valley Park, and Accotink Stream Valley Park.

The Wakefield Skate Park is also located within Wakefield Park (now in the Wakefield CDP). The skate park also offers [[skateboarding]], [[BMX]] classes and camps for children of all ages and skills.<ref name="Wakefield Skate Park">{{cite web|url=http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/skatepark/ |title=FCPA:Wakefield Skate Park|access-date=July 1, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100622042124/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/skatepark/| archive-date=June 22, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>