Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service


The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, 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

1990s

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

2000s

In 2001, the MCFRS went to Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia aboard RideOn buses to assist in urban search and rescue efforts immediately after the September 11 attacks.
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 , 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 Engine 707 Engine 202 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.
StationCompanyBattalionEngineSpecial Service UnitsEMS UnitsOther units-
1Silver Spring VFD1stPE701M701, A701, A701BDCN701-
2Takoma Park VFD1stPE702A702, A702B-
3Rockville VFD3rdPE703, PE703BAT703, RS703M703, A703, A703B, A703C, M703B, ALS703SU703, UT703B, UT703C-
4Sandy Spring VFD4thPE704A704W704-
5Kensington VFD - Old Town4thPE705, PE705BM705, A705, A705B, ALS705B705, CT705-
6Bethesda FD2ndPE706T706A706-
7Chevy Chase FD2ndPE707HM707, UT707-
8Gaithersburg-Washington Grove VFD3rdPE708PAT708M708, M708B, A708, A708CCT708, B708, UTV708, BUTV708-
9Hyattstown VFD5thPRE709, RBE709A709B709, B709B, W709, UTV709-
10Cabin John Park VFD2ndPE710, E710BT710A710B710, SW710, SW710B-
11Glen Echo FD2ndPE711A711, A711B, ALS711UTV711-
12Hillandale VFD1stPE712M712, A712BC701-
13Damascus VFD5thPE713, E713B, BE713M713, A713B713, W713-
14Upper Montgomery County VFD5thPE714, RE714, BE714M714, A714UTV714, B714, BT714, BT714B, W714-
15Burtonsville VFD1stPE715, E715BT715, RS715M715, A715B715-
16Silver Spring VFD - Four Corners1stPE716T716A716MAU716-
17Laytonsville VFD5thPE717, EW717, BE717RS717A717B717, CT717, W717-
18Glenmont 4thPE718AT718BC704, EMS704, CP718-
19Silver Spring VFD - Montgomery Hills1stPE719AT719-
20Bethesda FD - Midtown Bethesda2ndPE720BC702-
21Kensington VFD - Viers Mill Village4thPE721A721-
22Kingsview 5thPE722, BE722A722MAB722, MCSU722, W722, B722-
23Rockville VFD - Twinbrook3rdPE723AT723M723, A723-
24Hillandale VFD - Colesville1stPE724AT724A724B724
25Kensington VFD - Aspen Hill4thPE725T725ALS725, A725, A725BSU725, BT725-
26Bethesda FD - North Bethesda2ndPE726A726 MAB726, MCSU726-
27Public Safety Training Academy E727CP727-
28Gaithersburg-Washington Grove VFD - Derwood3rdPE728A728HM728-
29Germantown VFD5thPE729, E729BRS729M729, A729, A729BBS729, BT729-
30Cabin John Park VFD - Potomac2ndPE730M730W730, B730, BS730, BS730B, SW730, SW730B-
31Rockville VFD - Quince Orchard3rdPE731T731M731BT731, BS731, W731, TR700, TR700B, SU731, UTV731-
32Travilah 3rdPE732A732BC703, EMS703, SA700, DC700, CP732-
33Rockville VFD - Potomac3rdPE733A733B733, CT733, MAU733-
34Milestone 5thPE734T734A734BC705-
35Clarksburg 5thPE735AT735A735-
40Sandy Spring VFD - Olney4thPE740 E740BAT740A740B740, BS740, BT740, CT740, UTV740, BUTV740-
Rescue Co. 1Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad2ndRS741, RS741BM741, M741B, M741C, M741D, ALS741, U741-
Rescue Co. 2Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad4thRS742, RS742BA742, A742B, A742C, A742D, ALS742, ALS742BUT742, UTV742-
50Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 2ndE750, E750BM750BC750-
51National Institutes of Health FD 2ndE751AT751A751HM751-
52Naval Surface Warfare Center 2ndE752UT752-
53National Institute of Standards and Technology FD 3rdE753, E753BA753B753, HM753-
54Fort Detrick Forest Glen Annex Fire and Emergency Services 1stE754, E754BHM754-

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