Draft:Frederick County Fire and Rescue

Fredrick County Fire and Rescue Service
Agency overview
Established	October 2, 1931
Annual calls	38,464(2023)
Employees	~580 Career personal; ~600 Volunteer personal;
Annual budget	$86,612,219(2023)
Staffing	Combination
Fire chief	Tom Coe
EMS level	ALS and BLS
IAFF	3666
Facilities and equipment
Divisions	3
Battalions	5
Stations	30
Engines	47
Ladders	10?
Rescues	9
Ambulances	45
Tenders	10?
HAZMAT	X
Wildland	24
Rescue boats	3?
Light and air	X
Website
	www.frederickcountymd.gov/24/Division-of-Fire-Rescue-Services-DFRS
	https://local.iaff.org/local3666

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The Frederick County Fire and Rescue, officially the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, provides fire suppression and emergency medical services for Frederick County, Maryland. The service is a combination department with career county personnel and volunteers working together, though independent volunteer fire stations.

History

On August 11, 2021 FCFRs suffered the line of duty death of Captain Joshua Laird^[1] in a structure fire in Ijamsville.

Mutual Aid^[2]

As a member of Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments FCFRS has mutual aid agreements with the all of the signatory departments.

It also has Mutual Aid agreements with Adams County Fire & EMS, Carrol County Fire & EMS, Fort Detrick, Franklin County Fire, Howard County Fire & Rescue, MD, Jefferson County, WV, Loudoun County Fire & Rescue, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue, Naval Support Facility, Thurmont - Camp David, Raven Rock Complex, Washington County, MD

Stations and Apparatus^[3]^[2]

The county it broken into 3 battalions, with a total of 27 Fire and EMS stations, 3 ambulance or rescue only stations. All stations are owned by a VFC unless noted with a asterisk(*)

Station	Company	Battalion
1	Independent Hose Co.	1st Battalion
2	Junior Fire Co.	1st Battalion
3	United Steam Fire Engine Co.	1st Battalion
4	Citizens Truck Co.	1st Battalion
5	Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co	3rd Battalion
6	Vigilant Hose Co.	5th Battalion
7*	Middletown Volunteer Fire Co.	2nd Battalion
8	Myersville Volunteer Fire Co.	2nd Battalion
9^	New Midway Volunteer Fire Co.	4th Battalion
10	Guardian Hose Co.	5th Battalion
11	Walkersville Volunteer Fire Co.	4th Battalion
12	Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Co.	2nd Battalion
13^	Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Co.	5th Battalion
14	Carroll Manor Volunteer Fire Co.	3rd Battalion
15	New Market Dist. Volunteer Fire Co.	3rd Battalion
16	Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Co.	4th Battalion
17	Libertytown Volunteer Fire Co.	4th Battalion
18^	Graceham Volunteer Fire Co.	5th Battalion
19	Brunswick Ambulance Co.	3rd Battalion
20	Jefferson Volunteer Fire Co.	2nd Battalion
21^	Wolfsville Volunteer Fire Co.	2nd Battalion
22	Lewistown Dist. Volunteer Fire Co.	4th Battalion
23	Urbana Volunteer Fire/Rescue Co.	3rd Battalion
24	Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Co.	4th Battalion
25*	Green Valley	3rd Battalion
28	Point of Rocks	3rd Battalion
29*	Northgate	1st Battalion
30	Thurmont Comm. Ambulance	5th Battalion
31*	Westview	1st Battalion
33*	Spring Ridge	1st Battalion
X*	Public Safety Training Facility	X

*Denotes owned and operated by Frederick County Fire & Rescue Service

^Denotes entirely staffed by it own volunteer members

Abbreviations:

A - Ambulance
ALS - Paramedic Chase Vehicle
AT - Aerial Tower
B - Brush
BC - Battalion Chief
BT - Boat
CT - Canteen
CP - Command Post
DC - Duty Operations Chief
DR - Dive Rescue
E - Engine
ET - Engine Tanker
EMS - EMS Duty Officer
EW - Engine Tanker
HM - HazMat Unit
MCS - Mass Casualty Support
MAU - Mobile Air Unit
PIO - Public Information Officer
Q - Quint
RS - Rescue Squad
RE - Rescue Engine
SA - Safety Officer
SW - Swift Water
SU - Special Unit
T - Truck
TR - Technical Rescue
W - Tanker
WS - Water Rescue

References

Eternal Links

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History

Mutual Aid[2]

Stations and Apparatus[3][2]

See Also

References

Eternal Links

Mutual Aid^[2]

Stations and Apparatus^[3]^[2]