August 2, 2009

Rescue Squad Firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics Featured in

Washingtonian Magazine Cover Story 

Firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics with the B-CC Rescue Squad are featured in a cover story in the August 2009 issue of Washingtonian Magazine.   "A Rescue in Bethesda" depicts the dramatic rescue of triplets on December 3, 2008, from a house fire on Jamestown Road in Bethesda.

To read an account of the incident, visit the Rescue Squad's "incident" page:  http://www.bccrs.org/Action.html

About the B-CC Rescue Squad

Now in its 69th year, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad is a community-supported non-profit organization that provides, at no charge to the recipient, professional fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to the Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Maryland area, as well as Upper Northwest Washington, D.C. The spirit, commitment, dedication, and operational skills of its members are the defining characteristics of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad. The Squad provides the community with the security and peace of mind that comes with emergency services that are among the best in the United States.

The Rescue Squad does not receive regular budgeted funds from any government. Instead, the Squad raises almost all of its $2 million operating budget from individual donors, foundations, businesses, and occasional state and federal grants. The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad is registered under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and contributions to the Squad are tax-deductible as allowable by law.

For information on volunteering with the B-CC Rescue Squad, call the membership hotline at 301-657-5557, email us at membership@bccrs.org , or visit www.bccrs.org. BCCRS welcomes new volunteers year-round. No experience is necessary, and volunteers receive free professional training as well as annual physicals.

The B-CC Rescue Squad’s fleet includes 7 ambulance/medic units, 2 heavy rescue squads, 2 air support units for refilling firefighters’ breathing apparatus at fire scenes, and various command and utility vehicles. The Squad responds to all types of emergency incidents, including injuries, illnesses, heart attacks, vehicle collisions, house fires, and many others.

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