2022 ANNUAL REPORT-Final

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EMERGENCY SERVICES

Training Office

The Frederick County Public Safety Training Facility (PSTF) 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 (EMS) and law enforcement training requirements. The training buildings include a Class A live fire burn building and a five-story training tower. Throughout the year, several props were repaired, and various upgrades were completed to continue to expand our training capabilities. In addition to Frederick County agencies, the training center staff, and facility continues to support local, regional, and out of state fire departments, as well as the 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 Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Fire Marshal’s Office and a conference room are also located on the first floor. DFRS collaborates with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute and continues to serve as a Pearson VUE testing center for National Registry EMT testing that is required for national certification. The second floor has a forty-nine-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 home to the Division of Emergency Management that is comprised of offices for Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Communications 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 Engines, Ladder Truck, Ambulance and ALS equipment are housed.

In 2022, the headquarters parking lot, the Annex parking lot, and area around the Training Tower, were re- paved and striped.

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