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…

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.

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…