Baltimore County Fire Department

Baltimore County Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Baltimore County
Agency overview
Annual calls	150,066 (2022)
Staffing	Combination
Fire chief	Joanne R. Rund
EMS level	ALS
IAFF	1311
Facilities and equipment
Stations	54
Engines	74
Trucks	10
Platforms	2
Rescues	6
Ambulances	58
Tenders	4
USAR	1
Light and air	3
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Baltimore County Fire Department (B.Co.F.D.) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the 800,000 residents of Baltimore County, Maryland. The department consists of both county operated and full-time staffed stations and independent volunteer companies located throughout the county.

As of 2019, it had 1,043 members. In 2022, the department responded to 155,066 calls for help, 105,776 of which were EMS related.

History

Sworn in as fire chief on July 1, 2019, Joanne R. Rund became the first female chief to be permanently appointed to the position.

In June 2023 a vote of no confidence was taken, issued by the firefighter's union, criticizing the fire chiefs for poor morale, inconsistent disciplinary procedures, unsafe decisions and falsifying documents.

Stations and apparatus

Baltimore County Fire Department Station 4 in Cantonsville, Maryland.

As of 2020, the department is composed of 25 career staffed fire stations. Stations 1,4,6 and 7 have 2 Engines.

Fire Station	Location	Engine Company	Truck Company	EMS units	Other units
1 Towson	Towson	Engine 1 Engine 101	Truck 1	Medic Unit 1 Medic Unit 101	Brush Unit 1
2 Pikesville	Pikesville	Engine 2		Medic Unit 2 Medic Unit 102	Brush Unit 2
3 Woodlawn	Baltimore	Engine 3		Medic Unit 3 Medic Unit 103 EMS Supervisor Unit 8	Brush Unit 3
4 Catonsville	Catonsville	Engine 4 Engine 41		Medic Unit 4	Brush Unit 4
5 Halethorpe	Baltimore	Engine 5	Truck 5	Medic Unit 5 EMS Supervisor Unit 2	Brush Unit 5
6 Dundalk	Dundalk	Engine 6 Engine 61		Medic Unit 6 Medic Unit 106	Brush Unit 6
7 Essex	Essex	Engine 7 Engine 71		Medic Unit 7 Medic Unit 107	Brush Unit 7
8 Fullerton	Baltimore	Engine 8	Truck 8	Medic Unit 8 EMS Supervisor Unit 6	Brush Unit 8
9 Edgemere	Baltimore	Engine 9		Medic Unit 9 Bariatric Unit 9	Brush Unit 9
10 Parkville	Parkville	Engine 10		Medic Unit 10 Medic Unit 110	Brush Unit 10
11 Hillendale	Baltimore	Engine 11		Medic Unit 11 EMS 1	Air Unit 11 ATV 11 Brush Unit 11
12 Middle River	Baltimore	Engine 12		Medic Unit 12 Medic Unit 112 EMS Supervisor Unit 4	Brush Unit 12
13 Westview	Baltimore	Engine 13	Truck 13	Medic Unit 13 Medic Unit 113	Brush Unit 13 Hazmat Support Unit 13
14 Brooklandville	Lutherville	Engine 14		Medic Unit 14	Brush Unit 14 Hazmat Unit 114 Foam Unit 14
15 Eastview	Baltimore	Engine 15	Truck 15	Medic Unit 15 EMS Supervisor Unit 3	Brush Unit 15 Hazmat Support Unit 15
16 Golden Ring	Baltimore	Engine 16		Medic Unit 16 Medic Unit 116	Brush Unit 16
17 Texas	Cockeysville	Engine 17	Tower 17	Medic Unit 17 Medic Unit 117 EMS Supervisor Unit 7	Brush Unit 17 Special Unit 17 USAR Unit 17 ATR Unit 17
18 Randallstown	Randallstown	Engine 18	Truck 18	Medic Unit 18 Medic Unit 118	Brush Unit 18
19 Garrison	Owings Mills	Engine 19		Medic Unit 19 EMS Supervisor Unit 5	Air Unit 19 Brush Unit 19
54 Chase	Baltimore	Engine 54		Medic Unit 54	Brush Unit 54 Decontamination Unit 54
55 Perry Hall	Perry Hall	Engine 55		Medic Unit 55	Brush Unit 55
56 Franklin	Reisterstown	Engine 56		Medic Unit 56	Brush Unit 56
57 Sparrows Point	Baltimore	Engine 57			Air Unit 57 Brush Unit 57
58 Back River Neck	Baltimore			Medic Unit 58
60 Parkton	Parkton	Engine 60		Medic Unit 60	Brush Unit 60

Volunteer companies

The department is also supported by 29 volunteer fire companies, which respond to emergencies within their respective jurisdictions. Station 30 has 3 engines while many other stations have 2 engines. Each company is organized as an independent corporation under the Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter's Association (BCVFA).

Fire Station	Fire Company	Location	Engine Company	Truck Company	EMS units	Other units
-	Box 234 Association, Inc.	Pikesville				Canteen Unit 156 Utility 157
20	White Marsh Volunteer Fire, EMS, Rehab	White Marsh	Engine 201 Engine 202		Medic Unit 203 Medic Unit 204	ATV 20 Brush Unit 207 Utility 205 Utility 206 Rehab Unit 20 Canteen Unit 20
21	Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Department	Middle River	Engine 211			Squad 213 Special Unit 214 Utility 215 Brush Unit 218 Marine Unit 216 Marine Unit 217 Marine Unit 219
26	North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department	Baltimore	Engine 261 Engine 263			Squad 262 Utility 265 Brush Unit 266 Special Unit 267 Boat 268 Boat 269
27	Wise Avenue Volunteer Fire Company	Dundalk	Engine 271 Engine 272		Ambulance Unit 275	Brush Unit 276 Utility 277
28	Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company	Baltimore	Engine 281 Engine 282		Medic Unit 285	Special Unit 283 Utility 287
29	Providence Volunteer Fire Company	Towson	Engine 291	Truck 297		Brush Unit 294 Special Unit 298 Utility 299 ATV 29
30	Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company	Lutherville-Timonium	Engine 301 Engine 302 Engine 307			Squad 303 Utility 204 Special Unit 306
31	Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company	Owings Mill	Engine 312	Truck 313	Medic Unit 315	Brush Unit 314 Utility 318 Special Unit 319
32	Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company	Pikesville	Engine 321	Tower 323	Medic Unit 325	Squad 322 Utility 329 Confined Space Support Unit 32 (Utility with CS Tech)
33	Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company	Gwynn Oak	Engine 331		Medic Unit 335	Utility 333
35	Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department	Arbutus	Engine 351 Engine 352		Medic Unit 355 Medic Unit 356	Squad 354 Utility 357 Utility 358 Special Unit 359 Boat 351 Boat 353
36	Lansdowne Volunteer Fire Department	Lansdowne	Engine 361 Engine 362		Medic Unit 365	Special Unit 367 Utility 369
37	English Consul Volunteer Fire Department	Baltimore	Engine 371 Engine 372		Medic Unit 375	Brush Unit 377 Utility 378 Bus 379
38	Long Green Volunteer Fire Company	Glen Arm	Engine 381 Engine 382			Brush Unit 384 Special Unit 387 Utility 386 ATV 38
39	Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company	Cockeysville	Engine 391 Engine 392		Medic Unit 395	Special Unit 393 Tanker Support Unit 394 Utility 397
40	Glyndon Volunteer Fire Department	Glyndon	Engine 401	Truck 404	Ambulance Unit 405	Utility 408 Special Unit 407
41	Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company	Reisterstown	Engine 412 Engine 413		Medic Unit 415	Squad 414 Utility 419 Special Unit 418
44	Hereford Volunteer Fire Company	Monkton	Engine 441 Engine 442			Brush 443 Tanker Support Unit 444 Tanker 446 Special Unit 448 Utility 449 ATV 44
45	Maryland Line Volunteer Fire Company	Maryland Line	Engine 451 Engine 452		Medic Unit 455	Tanker 454 Utility 457
46	Liberty Road Volunteer Fire Company	Randallstown	Engine 461		Medic Unit 465	Brush Unit 462 Utility 463 Special Unit 468
47	Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Company	Phoenix	Engine 471 Engine 473		Medic Unit 475	Special Unit 476 Brush 472 Utility 477 ATV 47
48	Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company	Kingsville	Engine 481		Medic Unit 485	Squad 483 Tanker 488 Special Unit 486 Utility 487 ATV 48 Boat 48
49	Butler Volunteer Fire Company	Butler	Engine 494			Brush 492 Tanker Support Unit 491 Utility 497
50	Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company	Owings Mills	Engine 501 Engine/Tanker 503		Medic Unit 505 Medical Support Unit 507	Brush 506 Tanker Support Unit 504 Utility 502 Special Operations Response Team Unit 50 ATV 50
51	Essex Volunteer Fire Company	Essex	Engine 511 Engine 512		Medic Unit 515	Special Unit 513 Brush Unit 514 Utility 516
53	Monkton Volunteer Emergency Medical Services (formally known as Herford Volunteer Ambulance Association	Monkton			Medic Unit 535 Medic Unit 536	Utility 532 ATV 53
74	Middle River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Co.	Middle River	Engine 742	Truck 741	Medic Unit 746	Squad 743 Utility 747 Utility 749 Dive Unit 748
85	Upperco Volunteer Fire Company	Upperco	Engine 851 Engine 852		Medic Unit 855	Utility 857 Utility 859 Brush 858 ATV 85