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Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue Services
Agency overview
Staffing1,200+ career
Fire chiefScott Goldstein
EMS levelALS
Motto
Facilities and equipment
Battalions5
Stations38 (figure includes volunteer corporation-owned firehouses, county-owned fire stations, and fire stations located on federal facilities)
Engines36
Trucks17
Rescues6
Website
MontgomeryCountyMD.gov/MCFRS

The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS), officially the Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue Services (DFRS), is the public safety agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Montgomery County, Maryland. The services are provided by a combination of paid county personnel and volunteer members of the various independent, non-profit volunteer fire and rescue corporations located throughout the county.

History

MCFRS personnel with FBI agents at the Pentagon a day after the September 11 attacks in 2001.

1990s

The MCFRS went to Oklahoma City in 1995 to conduct USAR operations after the Oklahoma City bombing.[1]

2000s

In 2001, the MCFRS went to Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia aboard RideOn buses to assist in urban search and rescue (USAR) efforts immediately after the September 11 attacks.[1]

In 2004, the County Council passed legislation to reorganize the Fire & Rescue Service by placing all personnel, career and volunteer, under the command of a single fire chief. However, actual services are delivered from the 19 local fire and rescue companies, who own and operate 25 of the fire stations in the county. The county uses an incident command system to coordinate the efforts of paid and volunteer personnel at the scenes of emergencies. Montgomery County works closely with and has mutual aid agreements with Washington, D.C., Fairfax, Frederick, Howard, and Prince George's counties.

2010s

During an emergency that would require a response from multiple agencies, dispatchers are quickly able to identify what county a particular piece of apparatus came from. As well as a fast response time with other jurisdictions. A typical example would be: "Alarm" Engine 436 Engine 409 Engine 411(Fairfax) Engine 707 (Montgomery) Engine 202 (Alexandria) Rescue 417 Tanker 712 Medic 409 Battalion Chief 703 and 704 Channel 4-Delta For a working fire 1111 address court. Caller advises smoke and fire from windows 21:11.

Stations and Apparatus

The county is broken into five battalions, with a total of 36 fire stations and 2 rescue companies.

Station Company Battalion Engine Company or Paramedic Engine Company Special Service Units EMS Units Other units
1 Silver Spring VFD 1st Battalion PE701 M701, A701, A701B DCN701
2 Takoma Park VFD 1st Battalion PE702 A702, A702B
3 Rockville VFD 3rd Battalion PE703, PE703B AT703, RS703 M703, A703, A703B, A703C, M703B, ALS703 SU703, UT703B, UT703C
4 Sandy Spring VFD 4th Battalion PE704 A704 W704
5 Kensington VFD - Old Town 4th Battalion PE705, PE705B M705, A705, A705B, ALS705 B705, CT705
6 Bethesda FD 2nd Battalion PE706 T706 A706
7 Chevy Chase FD 2nd Battalion PE707 HM707, UT707
8 Gaithersburg-Washington Grove VFD 3rd Battalion PE708 PAT708 M708, M708B, A708, A708C CT708, B708, UTV708, BUTV708
9 Hyattstown VFD 5th Battalion PRE709, RBE709 A709 B709, B709B, W709, UTV709
10 Cabin John Park VFD 2nd Battalion PE710, E710B T710 A710 B710, SW710, SW710B
11 Glen Echo FD 2nd Battalion PE711 A711, A711B, ALS711 UTV711
12 Hillandale VFD 1st Battalion PE712 M712, A712 BC701
13 Damascus VFD 5th Battalion PE713, E713B, BE713 M713, A713 B713, W713
14 Upper Montgomery County VFD 5th Battalion PE714, RE714, BE714 M714, A714 UTV714, B714, BT714, BT714B, W714
15 Burtonsville VFD 1st Battalion PE715, E715B T715, RS715 M715, A715 B715
16 Silver Spring VFD - Four Corners 1st Battalion PE716 T716 A716 MAU716
17 Laytonsville VFD 5th Battalion PE717, EW717, BE717 RS717 A717 B717, CT717, W717
18 Glenmont (MCFRS) 4th Battalion PE718 AT718 BC704, EMS704, CP718
19 Silver Spring VFD - Montgomery Hills 1st Battalion PE719 AT719
20 Bethesda FD - Midtown Bethesda 2nd Battalion PE720 BC702
21 Kensington VFD - Viers Mill Village 4th Battalion PE721 A721
22 Kingsview (MCFRS) 5th Battalion PE722, BE722 A722 MAB722, MCSU722, W722, B722
23 Rockville VFD - Twinbrook 3rd Battalion PE723 AT723 M723, A723
24 Hillandale VFD - Colesville 1st Battalion PE724 AT724 A724 B724
25 Kensington VFD - Aspen Hill 4th Battalion PE725 T725 ALS725, A725, A725B SU725, BT725
26 Bethesda FD - North Bethesda 2nd Battalion PE726 A726 (BCCRS) MAB726, MCSU726
27 Public Safety Training Academy (MCFRS) E727 CP727
28 Gaithersburg-Washington Grove VFD - Derwood 3rd Battalion PE728 A728 HM728
29 Germantown VFD 5th Battalion PE729, E729B RS729 M729, A729, A729B BS729, BT729
30 Cabin John Park VFD - Potomac 2nd Battalion PE730 M730 W730, B730, BS730, BS730B, SW730, SW730B
31 Rockville VFD - Quince Orchard 3rd Battalion PE731 T731 M731 BT731, BS731, W731, TR700, TR700B, SU731, UTV731
32 Travilah (MCFRS) 3rd Battalion PE732 A732 BC703, EMS703, SA700, DC700, CP732
33 Rockville VFD - Potomac 3rd Battalion PE733 A733 B733, CT733, MAU733
34 Milestone (MCFRS) 5th Battalion PE734 T734 A734 BC705
35 Clarksburg (MCFRS) 5th Battalion PE735 AT735 A735
40 Sandy Spring VFD - Olney 4th Battalion PE740 E740B AT740 A740 B740, BS740, BT740, CT740, UTV740, BUTV740
Rescue Co. 1 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad 2nd Battalion RS741, RS741B M741, M741B, M741C, M741D, ALS741, U741
Rescue Co. 2 Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad 4th Battalion RS742, RS742B A742, A742B, A742C, A742D, ALS742, ALS742B UT742, UTV742
50 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Naval Support Activity Bethesda Fire Department) (Federal) 2nd Battalion E750, E750B M750 BC750
51 National Institutes of Health FD (Federal) 2nd Battalion E751 AT751 A751 HM751
52 Naval Surface Warfare Center (Naval Support Facility Carderock Fire Department) (Federal) 2nd Battalion E752 UT752
53 National Institute of Standards and Technology FD (Federal) 3rd Battalion E753, E753B A753 B753, HM753
54 Fort Detrick Forest Glen Annex Fire and Emergency Services (Federal) 1st Battalion E754, E754B HM754

Abbreviations:

  • A - Ambulance
  • ALS - Paramedic Chase Vehicle
  • AT - Aerial Tower
  • B - Brush
  • BC - Battalion Chief
  • BE - Brush Engine
  • BS - Boat Support
  • BT - Boat
  • BUTV - Brush Utility Task Vehicle
  • CT - Canteen
  • CP - Command Post
  • DC - Duty Operations Chief
  • E - Engine
  • EMS - EMS Duty Officer
  • EW - Engine Tanker
  • HM - HazMat Unit
  • M - Medic Unit
  • MAB - Medical Ambulance Bus
  • MAU - Mobile Air Unit
  • MCSU - Medical Care Support Unit
  • PAT - Paramedic Aerial Tower
  • PE - Paramedic Engine
  • PRE - Paramedic Rescue Engine
  • RE - Rescue Engine
  • RS - Rescue Squad
  • SA - Safety Officer
  • SU - Support Unit
  • SW - Swift Water
  • T - Truck
  • TR - Technical Rescue
  • UTV - Utility Task Vehicle
  • W - Tanker

See also

Further reading

  • "Council Approves Changes to Fire & Rescue Services" (PDF) (Press release). Montgomery County Government. May 4, 2004. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
  • "Bethesda Fire Department, Inc. - History". Bethesda Fire Department, Inc. Retrieved 2018-08-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • "Glen Echo Fire Department - about GEFD". Glen Echo Fire Department. Archived from the original on 2006-07-15. Retrieved 2007-01-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • "Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association - about us". Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-01-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Parrish, Warren (June 9, 2004). "County volunteer firefighters endorse restructuring law". The Gazette Newspapers. Retrieved 2007-01-01. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

References

  1. ^ a b 911NewsCoverage (4 July 2014). "ABC (WJLA) 9-11-2001 News Coverage 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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