Fairfield

"Son, we just crossed the street... let's not throw a party 'til we're outta the city."

- Bill "Radio is saying Fairfield has been quarantined."

- Graffiti

Fairfield is a medium-sized city in which the entire No Mercy campaign takes place in Left 4 Dead. Interviews with Valve developers and an in-game store sign reveal that Fairfield is located in a fictional 215 area code part of Pennsylvania.

History
This metropolitan city was a once-blooming city that features large buildings and skyscrapers as well as apartments and industrial factories. Mercy Hospital, Red Line Subway, Burger Tank, and Hersch Shipping Company and Eastern Waterworks factory complexes are some key areas in Fairfield. The city also appears to have an airport due to its size as well as it is surrounded by a mountain range. The city was also home to the Fairfield Police Department, before all the officers were either killed or infected.

Current Status
Based on evidence found in the isolation ward at Mercy Hospital, it has been surmised that the Infection may have started in Fairfield. If true, Mercy Hospital medical staff would have implemented standard quarantine and evaluation routines whilst they sought to contain, identify and treat the contagion. Once it was clear that the plague was more contagious and spreading faster than anticipated, a state of emergency was declared giving CEDA full authority over the situation. CEDA's attempts to quarantine the city in an effort to prevent further spread of the Infection evidently proved to be too late. They shut down and placed the city's airport under quarantine (as stated on graffiti) to prevent further spread of sickness. However it seems travelers may have gotten out and even brought the infection to the city of Newburg. Fairfield then slid into a state of mass chaos, panic, rioting and looting, and some destruction is seen throughout the city.

The city is mostly overrun with the Infected; its urban infrastucture lies in a ruinous state and only a small number of safe rooms scattered across the city remain as temporary safe havens for any Survivors who happen to remain within its precincts.

Landmarks in Fairfield

 * Holly Street
 * Holly Street Subway Station
 * Pump 'N' Run Gas
 * Burger Tank
 * Hersch Shipping Company
 * Eastern Waterworks
 * Underground city sewer
 * Pawn Shop
 * Mercy Hospital
 * Airport