2024 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 (DFRS). 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 continues 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 Training 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. In collaboration with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, DFRS continues to be a Pearson VUE Testing Center affording us the ability to offer National Registry EMT testing for 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 occupied by Emergency Management and consists of Emergency Management and Emergency Communication offices along with the primary Emergency Communications 911 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). The Annex also has an apparatus bay where the Engines, Ambulance, and ALS equipment assigned to the PSTF are housed.

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