2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

The Administrative Services Section includes Logistics Support to all the Fire/Rescue/EMS Companies in the County, Ambulance Transport Insurance Billing, Fleet Management, Vehicle Acquisition/Specifications, Breathing Apparatus Technicians and Equipment Technicians. The Administrative Services Section also provides oversight of the Fire Marshal’s Office. Additionally, the Administrative Services Section provides the fiscal management and is responsible for developing and administering the budgets for the Division of Fire and Rescue Services, Frederick County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association’s volunteer fire and rescue corporations and eleven committees and specialty teams. Responsibilities also include procurement and contract management. The total FY21 budget for the Division of Fire Rescue Services is $ 64,940,605 and employs 532 full time employees. The Administrative Services Section also provides oversight for the Capital Improvement Projects for the Division of Fire and Rescue Services, which is budgeted at $29M over the next six years. These projects include the construction of new fire stations, Training Center improvements, and major capital projects such as countywide Self Contained Breathing Apparatus replacement.

The Administrative Services Section is staffed with 14 full-time employees and 3 part-time employees to include the following:

1 - Deputy Chief 1 - Administrative Coordinator 1 - Fiscal Manager 1 – Warehouse/Logistics Manager 1 - Logistics Specialist 1 - Equipment Technician 1 - Breathing Apparatus Technician 1 - Part-Time Logistics Support

1 - Ambulance Billing Coordinator 2 - Ambulance Billing Specialists 1 - Battalion Chief—Fire Marshal’s Office 3 - Lieutenant—Fire Marshal’s Office 1 - Part-Time Background Investigator 1 – Part-Time Fire Marshal