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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.

Fredrick County Fire and Rescue Service
Agency overview
EstablishedOctober 2, 1931
Annual calls38,464(2023)
Employees
  • ~580 Career personal
  • ~600 Volunteer personal
Annual budget$86,612,219(2023)
StaffingCombination
Fire chiefTom Coe
EMS levelALS and BLS
IAFF3666
Facilities and equipment
Divisions3
Battalions3+1 planned addition
Stations30
Engines47
Trucks3
Ladders3
Quints2
Rescues10
Ambulances58
Tenders10
Wildland24
Website
www.frederickcountymd.gov/24/Division-of-Fire-Rescue-Services-DFRS
https://local.iaff.org/local3666

History

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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]

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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]

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

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

^Denotes entirely staffed by it own volunteer members

Abbreviations:

  • A - Ambulance
  • AT - Aerial Tower
  • B - Brush
  • BC - Battalion Chief
  • BE - Brush Engine
  • 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
  • M - Medic Unit
  • MAB - Medical Ambulance Bus
  • MAU - Mobile Air Unit
  • Q - Quint
  • RS - Rescue Squad
  • RE - Rescue Engine
  • SA - Safety Officer
  • SW - Swift Water
  • T - Truck
  • W - Tanker

See Also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.frederickcountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/339823/Joshua-Laird-LODD-After-Action-Report-8-18-22----NO-PERSONAL-INFO?bidId=
  2. ^ a b https://www.frederickcountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/349177/Frederick-County-Fire---Rescue-Service-Plan-
  3. ^ https://www.frederickcountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/350341/2023-ANNUAL-REPORT-FINAL?bidId=
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