2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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EMERGENCY SERVICES

Handle with Care

In 2021, we continued to be a contributing partner to the “ Handle with Care Maryland in Frederick County ” Program. This is a collaborative effort between the Child Advocacy Center of Frederick County, Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick County DFRS, and Frederick County Law Enforcement Agencies. This program allows Frederick County first responders to alert schools and other child-serving agencies when a child has been a witness to a potentially traumatic incident so the child can quickly receive the support they may need.

Smoke Alarm Program

The Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, along with the Frederick County Volunteer Fire Departments and Frederick County Career Firefighters and Paramedics Union IAFF Local 3666 continue to install 10-year lithium battery-powered smoke alarms. The Smoke Alarms are provided by our wonderful and longtime partners, The American Red Cross. Due to the pandemic, our regularly scheduled in-home installations remained on hold throughout the calendar year 2021. Fire/Rescue personnel continue to install or address issues including batteries as needed while operating on incidents. Lieutenant Kevin Trevey was recently selected as the new program manager on behalf of the Division of Fire/Rescue Services. We would like to thank the following partners who contributed personal, equipment, media support, and smoke alarms: - The American Red Cross Greater Chesapeake Region- Western Maryland Chapter - Maryland State Fireman’s Association Fire Prevention Committee - Frederick County Public Schools – for getting our message out to students - Frederick County Career Firefighters and Paramedics Union IAFF Local 3666 – financial support - Frederick County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association Fire Prevention – Life Safety Committee

For additional information about our program or to schedule an installation you can email SmokeAlarms@FrederickCountyMD.gov or call 301-600-7275.