B-CC Rescue Squad

🎤 Comedy Night for a Cause Join us May 7 for Mark Riccadonna Comedy Night benefiting BCCRS. 📍 Give A Hoot Comedy Club – Gaithersburg 🕖 Show 7PM | Doors 6PM 🎟 Tickets: $22.25 🎟 50/50 raffle 👉 giveahootcomedy.com/shows/353977 #BCCRS #ComedyNight #SupportFirstResponders

The Officers and Members of the BCCRS are honored and humbled to support Maryland Fire Chiefs Association as they provide transportation and assistance to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Maryland. #fallenfirefighters #honor

BCCRS is proud to share that our membership has voted to endorse Montgomery County Fire Chief Corey Smedley for 2nd Vice President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). #mcfrs chiefcoreysmedley.com

Georgia Armstrong, our newest charge EMT! Georgia joined the Squad at age 16. She is high school senior at Brookewood School in Kensington, deciding on her final college destination. Georgia is hoping to become a Registered Nurse. #bccrs #volunteer #emt #ems

March 31st, 4:00 p.m., Rescue Squad 741B and Paramedic Engine 706 responded to 4800 block of Edgemoor Lane in Bethesda for a routine fire. Crews identified an active fire in a trash dumpster. Rescue Squad 741B, Truck 706, and Paramedic Engine 706 worked to extinguish the fire.

Congratulations Julie Maner! New Charge EMT! Julie joined BCCRS Aug 2024. Outside of the Squad, Julie was a stay-at-home mom for 3 boys and enjoys gardening and racquet sports. She also does pro bono strategic consulting for several nonprofits in the area. #volunteer #emt #ems

Every day is Training Day at BCCRS!!

Led by Tech Donovan of Sunday Night Crew, several of our up and coming members entering Firefighter 1 class combined physical fitness, equipment familiarization, and recognition of target hazards as they trained at a local “first arriving” high rise residential building.

February 16th marks 30 years since the tragic MARC–Amtrak train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, which claimed 11 lives and injured more than two dozen. Today, we honor the passengers, crew, families, and first responders. Photo credit: George & Diane Pitts

Super Bowl Sunday Animal Rescue Flagged down by a citizen, the crew of RS741B responded to the 8700blk of Ridge Road in the Hillmead neighborhood for the report of a cat lost in a sewer drain. The crew located, and subsequently extricated the cat.

BCCRS proud to congratulate Paramedics Michael Hite and Sam Baer (not pictured), and EMT Katilyn Hite along with MCFRS crews for receiving @MCFRS Emergency Medical and Integrated Healthcare Services Clinician Award for successful resuscitation of a patient in cardiac arrest.

Maintaining a clear airway is essential to emergency care of critically injured and seriously ill patients. Last Thursday, Rescue Squad members took part in intensive airway management training designed for basic and advanced providers. #everydayisatrainingday #airwaymanagement

Snow. Sleet. Freezing rain. Bitterly cold temperatures and wind. ❄️ BCCRS staffed units for 90 calls, including a two-alarm residential fire, 28 calls for advanced life-support (paramedic) personnel, 11 motor vehicle collisions, and 9 calls for injured persons from falls. 🚒

Winter Weather Operations and Training at BCCRS ❄️🚑 Sunday afternoon during the snow, sleet, freezing rain. A great lunch of chili, double-checking tire chains, and training on the use of the SKED that help us safely evacuate patients on snow or ice. Every Day is Training Day!

We responded to 8,991 calls (unit responses) in 2025. Call volume jumped 2% compared to 2024, the highest since 2016, with increases in calls for unconscious persons/decreased levels of consciousness, overdoses, and structure fires. bccrs.org/bccrs-responds…

The annual elections of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad were held on Monday, January 5th. Congratulations to all individuals elected to leadership positions within the organization!! Read more on our website: bccrs.org/bccrs-2026-ele…

Be safe this holiday season. Christmas tree safety 🎄 #holidayfiresafety #fema #nfpa

Still looking for your Christmas tree? We still have plenty of trees available while they last.🎄 Tree Lot Hours 🎄🎄 • Weekdays: 4–8 PM • Weekends: 10 AM–8 PM (Open until trees sell out.) Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Tree Lot 📍 5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda

Drop off unwrapped toys at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad through December 24th! 5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda #toysfortots #rescuesquad #mcfrs

We are ready to help you find and load the perfect Christmas tree!! Tree Lot Hours 🎄 • Weekdays: 4–8 PM • Weekends: 10 AM–8 PM (Open until trees sell out.) 📍 5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda