Programs

  • Emergency Medical and Rescue Services

    BCCRS RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY OVER 8,833 CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE IN FY 2024. THE BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE RESCUE SQUAD IS AN ALL-HAZARD FIRE AND RESCUE ORGANIZATION RESPONDING TO STRUCTURAL FIRE, VEHICLE CRASH, TECHNICAL RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL INCIDENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND. ONE OF TWO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEDICATED TO OPERATING HEAVY RESCUE SQUAD AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE UNITS, THE BCCRS OPERATES AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES. THE BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE RESCUE SQUAD HAS MORE THAN 185 PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND 29 PAID EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL WHO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS DURING REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENING, NIGHT, AND WEEKEND DUTY SHIFTS. ON WEEKDAYS, UNITS ARE STAFFED WITH BCCRS EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, ONE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE PARAMEDIC. THIS STAFFING STRATEGY ENSURES THAT PERSONNEL ARE READY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. OUR FLEET INCLUDES 6 AMBULANCES, 2 HEAVY RESCUE SQUADS, AND VARIOUS COMMAND AND UTILITY VEHICLES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $1.2M