Service to Upper Northwest Washington DC

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For almost 80 years, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad (BCCRS) has provided emergency ambulance service to the residents of Upper Northwest DC.

Last year alone, BCCRS responded to ~ 450 EMERGENCY CALLS for help
in our DC response area – more than one call, every day, 365 days per year.

Learn more about what we do and how you can help.
 

THE EMERGENCY SERVICE
WE PROVIDE

BCCRS provides basic life support (BLS) service, which is provided by trained emergency medical technicians (EMTs).   This includes basic splinting, and the administration of oxygen, naloxone for opioid overdoses, and epinephrine for allergic reactions.  We operate state-of-the-art ambulances, and all of our units are equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs).   See below for a description of our response area.

BCCRS units generally will transport to the hospital of a patient’s choice (unless our protocol dictates that the patient be taken to another facility).

 

 

 

 

  

HOW TO CONTACT US

DC residents who call our dedicated emergency line — 301-652-1000 — are connected directly to the Rescue Squad’s dispatcher.   This individual is an EMT who will ask a series of questions which include address, telephone phone number, and nature of the problem.   It’s important that callers stay on the line until the dispatcher confirms he/she has the information needed and an ambulance is dispatched.

Rain or shine … BCCRS responds

COORDINATION WITH DC FIRE AND EMS

BCCRS provides its service pursuant to an agreement the DC government.   Under that agreement, when we dispatch a unit to a call in Upper Northwest DC, and after ensuring a BCCRS ambulance is enroute, our dispatcher notifies the DC Fire and EMS department  (DC-FEMS).  If the DC-FEMS dispatcher determines the call may require advanced life support (paramedic) or other resources, the DC dispatcher may send DC-FEMS units (in addition to the BCCRS ambulance).

BCCRS’ service is an addition to the service provided by DC-FEMS.   Residents who wish to call DC-FEMS directly can simply call 9-1-1.

OUR RESPONSE AREA

 Our response area is defined under an agreement with the District of Columbia government.  The street level boundaries are:

To the West:   5000 MacArthur Blvd., NW (Chain Bridge Road); 2600 Foxhall Road, NW;  and 2800 New Mexico Avenue, NW (42nd Street at Tunlaw Road).

To the South:   2900 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (Garfield Street); 2900 block of 34th Street NW (Massachusetts Avenue);  3100 Connecticut Avenue, NW (Cathedral Avenue).

To the East:   Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park northerly to the boundary with Montgomery County, MD.
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