Rescue squad firefighters spent the weekend with Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. training on advanced vehicle stabilization and extrication techniques involving heavy trucks. With the close proximity to the beltway and high volume of traffic in the DC Metro area, these calls are more common than one may think. Thanks to Mid-Atlantic Technical…
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BCCRS sent two volunteer firefighters to Virginia Beach for an 8 day, 80 hour FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency Structural Collapse Specialist class last week.
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Earlier tonight, members of Roving Night Crew and a few others conducted a company drill involving Rescue Squad 741, Ambulance 741 Bravo, and Medic 741. The crews responded to a motor vehicle collision with multiple patients trapped. Utilizing the specialty tools on the squad and ambulances, firefighters removed the trapped…
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Members of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad would like to ask you one simple question…In a house fire, are you safer sleeping with your bedroom doors open or closed?
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Our annual open house featured tours of apparatus, a demonstration of a vehicle extrication, arts and crafts for kids, as well as numerous public safety vehicles from our partner agencies.
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Just prior to 1:00 AM on Wednesday morning, RS741 and A741C were dispatched with Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue and federal mutual aid units from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a house fire on Whittier Boulevard in Bethesda. First arriving units announced a large amount of…
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This past Sunday morning, the BCCRS heavy rescue squad (RS741) and ambulance (A741B) were dispatched for the House Fire on Drummond Avenue in Chevy Chase. Upon arrival, units discovered heavy fire and smoke showing from the first and second floors on side Alpha. RS741 performed a rapid search of the…
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At 1433 hrs on Thursday August 16th, the BCCRS Heavy Rescue Squad (RS741B) and Ambulance (A741C) were dispatched with an MCFRS Paramedic Engine (PE720) for a collision with an overturned vehicle and one trapped occupant at Rockville Pike (355) and Pooks Hill Road. On arrival, units confirmed that there was…
Read MoreDear Neighbors and Friends: We are writing to update you on recent developments at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad. These include significant investments in new emergency response vehicles, enhanced recruitment and retention initiatives, and major changes in our annual fundraising efforts. Changes in Fundraising and Community Outreach This month, our…
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We are pleased to announce that this afternoon two new 2018 Freightliner / PL Custom ambulances were placed in service as A741B and M741. They have already run several calls each. The cost slightly more than $325,000 each. Each member of the Ambulance Committee has invested a tremendous amount of…
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