2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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EMERGENCY SERVICES

Frederick County Fire/Rescue Community Outreach (Public Education)

The national COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the service delivery of our regular community outreach programs; however, we continued to provide a variety of these essential safety/educational messages in various formats. The modified delivery formats initiated in 2020 continued throughout 2021 as we remain committed to the safety and education of our community members, visitors, and fellow employees.

Safe Kids Frederick

Keeping Kids Safe is one of the main priorities of our organization. Numerous Child Safety Seat (CSS) checkpoints are normally held throughout Frederick County each year. Due to the pandemic, direct installations were on hold for the majority of the year, but our personnel remained engaged in the topic. We used this time to provide recertification skills and training to our nearly 100 certified car safety technicians. In conjunction with the Frederick County Health Department, virtual car seat appointments were initiated to continue promoting the goal of child safety throughout Frederick County.

Keep an eye on our social media platforms and website as we will announce when in-person seat installations are up and running again.

Additional information about our program can be obtained by emailing DFRSCarSafetyLine@FrederickCountyMD.gov or by calling 301-600-SEAT (301-600-7328).