BCCRS
Awarded Top Honors at County Graduation
| Contact: |
Peter H. Morris, Assistant Chief |
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(301) 652-0077 x204 |
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03/02/01 |
B-CC Rescue Squad Volunteers Awarded Top Honors
at County Graduation Ceremony
Two volunteer members of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad
(BCCRS) were recognized for outstanding academic performance
during a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services graduation
ceremony held on Thursday, March 2, 2001. B-CC volunteer Adam
Shannon was awarded prestigious A. Marvin Gibbons Award for
the being top academic student in the Essentials of Firefighting
Class # 00-04. Rescuer Geoffrey Underwood was honored
for scoring the highest grades in Emergency Medical Technician
- Basic (EMT-B) Class #284. Rescuer Robert Seitz also
carried on the B-CC tradition of academic excellence, earning
the #2 spot in the Firefighting Class.
A total of nine BCCRS volunteer members were recognized for
graduating from Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B)
and Essentials of Firefighting classes held at Montgomery County's
Fire and Rescue Training Academy. EMT-Basic is the first level
of medical training for Rescue Squad volunteers, the course consists
of over 130 hours of classroom time, not including the time spent
riding Rescue Squad Ambulances on actual emergency calls. Essentials
of Firefighting consists of over 120 hours of classroom and practical
training to develop firefighter/rescuers, including real live
firefighting evolutions in a controlled environment.
Last year B-CC Rescue Squad responds to over 10,000 emergency
calls in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Glen Echo, Cabin John and upper
Northwest DC. B-CC was one of the busiest fire/rescue stations
in Montgomery County for 2000. The Rescue Squad is comprised
of over 150 volunteer firefighter/rescuers, a weekday staff of
10 employees, and two weekday Montgomery County Paramedics. This
year marks the 61st year of continued Rescue Squad service to
the community. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad does not accept
any direct tax funding from either Montgomery County or the District
of Columbia; the organization relies on contributions from individuals
and businesses within the community. |
