January 2020 Letter on 2019 Accomplishments and the Year Ahead The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad relies on the support of many stakeholders, including its volunteer fire/rescue and administrative personnel, donors and community supporters, County officials and others to meet the Squad’s mission of providing the highest- quality fire/rescue/EMS service to…
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The National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) and Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, are thrilled to announce BCCRS Assistant Chief Seth Kelly, MD, as the recipient of the NAEMSP/Stryker EMS Medicine Medical Director Fellowship. Dr. Kelly is currently finishing his residency training at the University of…
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Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Responds to Nearly 8,000 Calls in 2019 Most frequent calls include auto accidents, injured persons and cardiac emergencies Bethesda, MD — The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad responded to 7,890 calls in 2019, making it one of the busiest fire/rescue/EMS stations in Montgomery County. On average, BCCRS…
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The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad took delivery today on a new 2020 PL Custom Ambulance. This is our fifth PL Custom ambulance, replacing one of our older 2008 units. There are a few improvements incorporated into this unit: New graphics design LED headlights New harness restraints in the patient compartment…
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Our very own Secretary Donovan was a guest on WAMU’s “The Kojo Nnamdi Show” along with John Morrison Fire Chief, Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. The subject for the show was “A Look At Local Volunteer Emergency Services”. Follow the below link to read more and listen to the segment. A…
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The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad (BCCRS) has launched a new program to provide financial incentives to volunteers who live at the station in return for substantial duty requirements. “Volunteer EMTs, paramedics and firefighters provide the bulk of our staffing. We need to recruit and retain high-quality emergency personnel, and…
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Download it here and look in your mailbox, featuring an article written by our own, By Pvt. Dhananjay Anand: Hearing the Call of Service Live-Ins Gain Friendship & the Experience of a Lifetime Download here.
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On Tuesday, September 17th at just after 5pm, RS741 was dispatched along with units from MCFRS, NIH and NDW for a reported house fire in Glen Echo. Units arrived to find a single family home being renovated with smoke coming from the attic. The rapid intervention dispatch was made adding…
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At noon on Thursday June 6th, BCCRS units were dispatched to the construction site at 7750 Wisconsin Avenue for an injured worker, conscious but unable to walk, at the bottom of the below-grade portion of the site, approximately 50 feet below street level. The BCCRS Heavy Rescue Squad (RS741) responded…
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At around 1:30pm on Saturday May 18th, RS741B and A726 were dispatched along with Montgomery County Fire/Rescue units for a report of a person trapped under a trailer on the inner loop of I495 between Rockville Pike and Connecticut Avenue. Units arrived to find a trailer loaded with an estimated…
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