2023 ANNUAL REPORT-FINAL

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

The Administrative Services Section includes Logistics support to all the Fire/Rescue/EMS Companies in the County, Ambulance Transport Insurance Billing, Fleet Management, Vehicle Acquisition/Specifications, Breathing Apparatus Technicians and Equipment Technicians. The Administrative Service Section also provides oversight to the Fire Marshal’s Office. Additionally, the Administrative Services Section provides the fiscal management and is responsible for developing and administering the budgets for the Division of Fire and Rescue Services, Frederick County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association’s volunteer fire and rescue corporations and eleven committees and specialty teams. Responsibilities also include procurement and contract management. The total FY23 budget for the Division of Fire Rescue Services is $106,304,339 and employs 601 full time employees. The Administrative Services Section also provides oversight for the Capital Improvement Projects for the Division of Fire Rescue, which is budgeted at $57 million over the next six years. These projects include the construction of new fire stations, fire apparatus replacement, emergency generator replacement, installing water storage tanks in rural areas, Training Center improvements, and other major capital projects such as County-wide self contained breathing apparatus replacement and cardiac monitors.

The Administrative Services Section is staffed with 15 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees to include the following:

1 - Deputy Chief 1 - Administrative Coordinator 1 - Fiscal Manager 1 -Warehouse/Logistics Manager 3 - Equipment Technicians 1 - Breathing Apparatus Technician

2 - Part-Time Logistics Specialists 1 - Ambulance Billing Coordinator 2 - Ambulance Billing Specialists 1 - Battalion Chief - Fire Marshal’s Office 3 - Lieutenant - Fire Marshal’s Office 2 - Part-Time Background Investigators