2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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EMERGENCY SERVICES

Special Operations 2021 (continued)

Water rescue incidents are mitigated by specially trained personnel and watercraft housed at Fire/Rescue Stations around the county. Water rescue personnel respond to various types of rescue incidents on the water in Frederick County which include responses on the Monocacy and Potomac Rivers as well as swift-water, flood, underwater and ice related rescue events.

Water Rescue, Calls by Unit

Unit

Number of Calls

Boat 2 Boat 14 Boat 15

19

9

28 23 10 23

Boat 15-1

Boat 16 Boat 19

Boat 27 * Air Boat 28

N/A

12 23

Dive Support Unit 15

Total

147

*Boat 27 is primarily used for DFRS training, but is also placed in-service for operational response during known weather events.

Frederick County’s Wildland Team is trained and equipped to respond and assist at large scale brush and wildland fires. The Wildland Team provides additional operational support for these large-scale incidents.

DFRS Annual Team Training Hours by Discipline

Discipline

Training Hours (Collective hours)

High Angle/Rope Rescue

1,204

Water Rescue

436 194 738

Ice Rescue

Boat Operations

Dive Rescue/Recovery

2,742

Confined Space

204

Trench

0

Structural Collapse

542

HazMat

1,521 1,584

Tactical EMS

Total 9,165 * Hours shown do not include station drills or instructor development / continuing education