Contribution Facts

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad receives more than $1 million a year in contributions from residents and businesses and in grants from community-minded organizations. These contributions, in conjunction with other gifts, bequests, and occasional state and federal grants, fund the bulk of our $1.5 million annual budget. Unlike your local fire department, the Rescue Squad does not receive a regular appropriated budget from any government.

Although our professionally trained volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, and Firefighters provide their services at no cost to the community, the cost of operating one of the nation’s most advanced and best-trained rescue squads continues to rise. 

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