2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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EMERGENCY SERVICES

Training Office

The Frederick County Public Safety Training Facility (FCPSTF) is a multiagency ninety-seven-acre training complex, managed by the Division of Fire and Rescue Services. The specially designed props and buildings are capable of supporting fire, rescue, Emergency Medical Services and law enforcement training requirements. These training props include a Class A Live Fire burn building and a five story training tower. The training tower offers the ability to perform various training skills on all levels of the building such as multi-level operations, confined space rescue and high angle rescue. Throughout the year, several props were repaired and various upgrades to existing props were completed to expand our training capabilities. In addition to Frederick County agencies, the training center staff, and facility continue to support local, regional and out of state fire departments as well as National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST), the Maryland National Guard, the United States Marine Corp Security Company and the University of Maryland, Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. The main building of the Frederick County Public Safety Facility offers five classrooms, and one breakout room on the first floor. The EOC, Fire Marshal’s Office and a confere nce room are also located on the first floor. DFRS has also collaborated with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute and now has the ability to offer National Registry EMT Pearson VUE testing for certification. The second floor has a sixty-person cafeteria/break area with refrigerators, microwaves, and vending machines. DFRS Headquarters and Training Staff are located on the second floor. The third floor is occupied by Emergency Management and consists of Emergency Management and Emergency Communication offices along with the primary Emergency Communications Dispatch Center. The Annex Building continues to serve as the primary classroom and office space for Recruit Training. This building houses a classroom, EMS lab, a fitness room, office space, locker and shower facilities, a commercial washer and dryer for cleaning personal protective equipment (PPE) as well as the apparatus bay where the PSTF Engines, Ambulance and an ALS unit are kept.

Public Safety Training Facility, 5370 Public Safety Place, Frederick, MD 21704