Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service
"Gardez Bien" (Watch Well) | |
Agency overview | |
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Staffing | 1,200+ Career |
Fire chief | Scott Goldstein |
EMS level | ALS |
Facilities and equipment | |
Battalions | 5 |
Stations | 38 (figure includes volunteer corporation-owned firehouses, county-owned fire stations, and fire stations located on federal facilities) |
Engines | 36 |
Trucks | 17 |
Rescues | 6 |
Website | |
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs/ |
The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS), officially the Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue Services, 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
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. Ex: "Alarm" Engine 436 Engine 409 Engine 411(Fairfax) Engine 707 (Montgomery) Engine 202 (Alexadria) 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
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 DC, Fairfax, Frederick, Howard, and Prince George's Counties.
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 | Special Service | EMS | Other |
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1 | Silver Spring VFD | 1st | PE701 | M701, A701, A701B | ||
2 | Takoma Park VFD | 1st | E702 | A702 M702 | ||
3 | Rockville VFD | 3rd | PE703, E703B | AT703, RS703 | M703, A703, A703B, ALS703 | |
4 | Sandy Spring VFD | 4th | PE704 | M704, A704 | W704, B704, BT704 | |
5 | Kensington VFD | 4th | PE705, E705B | AT705 | A705, A705B, ALS705 | B705, CT705 |
6 | Bethesda VFD | 2nd | PE706 E706 | T706 | ||
7 | Chevy Chase FD | 2nd | PE707 | HM707, SU707 | ||
8 | Gaithersburg-Washington Grove VFD | 5th | PE708 | PAT708 | M708, M708B, A708, A708B, A708C | CT708, B708, ATV708 |
9 | Hyattstown VFD | 5th | PRE709 | A709 | BE709, B709, B709B, W709 | |
10 | Cabin John Park VFD | 2nd | E710 | T710 | A710 M710 | B710, SW710, SW710B, |
11 | Glen Echo VFD | 2nd | E711 | A711, ALS711 | ATV711, BS711 | |
12 | Hillandale VFD | 2st | PE712 | T712 | M712, A712 | BC701 |
13 | Damascus VFD | 5th | PE713 | M713, A713 | BE713, B713 | |
14 | Upper Montgomery County VFD | 3rd | PE714, RE714 | M714, A714 | ATV714, BE714, B714, BT714, BT714B, W714 | |
15 | Burtonsville VFD | 1st | PE715, E715B | T715, RS715 | M715, A715 | B715 |
16 | Silver Spring VFD | 1st | PE716 | T716 | M716 A716 | AIR716 |
17 | Laytonsville VFD | 5th | PRE717, ET717 | RS717 | A717 | BE717, B717, CT717, W717 |
18 | Kensington VFD | 4th | PE718 | AT718 | ||
19 | Silver Spring VFD | 1st | PE719 | AT719 | A719 | EMS701 |
20 | Bethesda VFD | 2nd | E720 | BC702 | ||
21 | Kensington VFD | 4th | PE721 | A721 | ||
22 | Kingsview (MCFRS) | 3rd | PE722 | A722 | MAB722, MCSU722, W722 | |
23 | Rockville VFD | 3rd | PE723 | AT723 | M723, A723 | |
24 | Hillandale VFD | 1st | PE724 | AT724 | A724 | |
25 | Kensington VFD | 4th | PE725 | T725 | M725, A725 | SU725, BT725, BC704 |
26 | Bethesda VFD | 2nd | PE726 E726B | A726, M726 | MAB726, MCSU726, ALS726 | |
27 | Public Safety Training Academy (MCFRS) | E727 | CP727 | |||
28 | Gaithersburg-Washington Grove VFD | 5th | PE728 | A728 | HM728 | |
29 | Germantown VFD | 3rd | PE729, E729B | RS729 | M729, M729B, A729, A729B | BS729, BT729 |
30 | Cabin John Park VFD | 2nd | PE730 | M730 A730 | B730, BS730, SW730, SW730B, B730C | |
31 | Rockville VFD | 3rd | PE731 | T731 | M731 | B731, BT731, BS731, W731, TR700, SU731 |
32 | Travilah (MCFRS) | 3rd | PE732 | A732 | BC703, EMS703, SA700, DC700 | |
33 | Rockville VFD | 3rd | PE733 | A733 | B733, CT733, AIR733 | |
34 | Milestone (MCFRS) | 5th | PE734 | T734 | A734 | BC705 |
35 | Clarksburg (MCFRS) | 5th | PE735 | AT735 | M735 | |
40 | Sandy Spring VFD | 4th | PE740 | T740 | A740 | B740, BS740, BT740, AB740, ATV740, ATV740B |
Rescue 1 | Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad | 2nd | RS741, RS741B | A741B, A741C, A741D, A741E, A741F
M741, M741D, ALS741 |
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Rescue 2 | Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad - SILVER SPRING FD | 5th | RS742, RS742B | A742, A742B, A742C, A742D, A742E, A742F, ALS742, ALS742B | ATV742 | |
50 | Walter Reed Medical Center FD (federal) | E750 | A750, M750 | |||
51 | National Institutes of Health FD (federal) | E751 | AT751 | A751 | HM751 | |
52 | Naval Surface Warfare Center FD (federal) | E752 | ||||
53 | National Institute of Standards and Technology FD (federal) | E753 | A753 | HM753 | ||
54 | Forest Glen Garrison FD (federal) | E754 | HM754 |
Abbreviations:
- E - Engine
- PE - Paramedic Engine
- RE - Rescue Engine
- PRE - Paramedic Rescue Engine
- ET - Engine Tanker
- T - Truck
- AT - Tower
- PAT - Paramedic Tower
- RS - Rescue Squad
- M - Medic Unit
- A - Ambulance
- ALS - Paramedic Chase Vehicle
- ATV - All Terrain Vehicle
- BT - Boat
- SW - Swift Water
- BC - Battalion Chief
- B - Brush
- BS - Boat Support
- CT - Canteen
- HM - HazMat Unit
- SU - HazMat Support Unit
- MAB - Mobile Ambulance Bus
- MCSU - Mass Casualty Support Unit
- SU - Support Unit
- TR - Technical Rescue
- W - Tanker
See also
References
Further reading
- "Council Approves Changes to Fire & Rescue Services" (PDF) (Press release). Montgomery County Government. May 4, 2004. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- "Glen Echo Fire Department - about GEFD". Glen Echo Fire Department. Archived from the original on 2006-07-15. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- "Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association - about us". Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- Parrish, Warren (June 9, 2004). "County volunteer firefighters endorse restructuring law". The Gazette Newspapers. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
External links
- Official website
- Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service at the Wayback Machine (archived January 14, 1998)
- GWGVFD at the Wayback Machine (archived June 5, 2002)