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BALTIMORE COUNTY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
BALTIMORE COUNTY PROFESSIONAL
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MICHAEL K. DAY, SR.
President
MICHAEL D. CROSBY
1st Vice President
THOMAS G. RAMEY
2nd Vice President
CURTIS D. WIGGINS, JR
3rd Vice President
JOHN F. QUIRK
Secretary-Treasurer
DANIEL T. BRINKLEY
Recording Secretary
STANLEY R. BENSLEY
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RON WALTERS
1st Trustee
MARK WILEY
2nd Trustee
STEPHEN T. GISRIEL
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maintained play a vital role in reducing fire
deaths and injuries. Having a working smoke
alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported
fire in half.
Ninety-six percent of all homes have at
least one smoke alarm, according to a 2010
telephone survey. Overall, three-quarters of all
U.S. homes have at least one working smoke
alarm.
Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths in 20052009 resulted from fires in homes with no
smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
When smoke alarms fail to operate, it is
usually because batteries are missing,
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THE FIREMAN’S PRAYER
When duty call’s me, oh Lord,
Wherever Flames may rage,
Give me the strength
to save some life
Whatever Be its age.
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person from
The horror of that fate
Enable me to be alert,
and oh Lord, guide my every
move, for life is so precious,
please don’t let us loose.
I want to fill my calling and
To give the best in me
To guard my every neighbor
And protect their property
And if according to thy will,
That I must give my life,
Then with thy protecting
hand my Lord,
I pray thee, protect my
children and my wife.
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The three-star rating is earned by only 10-15% of cardiac
surgery programs in the U.S., according to the STS.
In the current analysis of national data covering the period from January 2013 through December 2013, the cardiac
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
The Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) section responds to emergency calls involving
injury or illness. More than 70 percent of calls received
by the Fire Department are medical calls.
Medic units (often called ambulances) are housed in
fire stations alongside fire apparatus, and all career
and many volunteer personnel are trained in both
EMS and fire suppression. The Department operates
31 career advanced life support medic units; the
Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
operates 19 advanced life support ambulances and
two basic life support units.
All career fire apparatus are equipped with automatic external defibrillators, used to
treat sudden cardiac arrest victims.
Eight EMS district officers supervise daily EMS operations.
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Baltimore County does not bill for EMS service. If you live in Baltimore County or are
a visitor to Baltimore County, the cost of emergency medical service is covered by tax
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ABOUT EMS RESPONSE
Engines vs. Medic Units
Occasionally, a fire engine, ladder truck or utility vehicle will respond when you call 911
for medical assistance. All career fire units and many volunteer engines carry trained
EMS personnel.
Dispatchers send an engine, truck or utility unit if one of these is closer to to the medical
emergency than an available medic unit; the goal is to reach the patient as quickly as
possible. Also, dispatchers may send an engine to support medic crews on high-priority
medical calls.
Career vs. Volunteer
Dispatchers send career and volunteer personnel based on proximity to the emergency
and the type of equipment required. At the incident scene, career and volunteer personnel
follow the same chain of command and the same operating procedures. Volunteers who
actively respond to fire and EMS calls must have the same basic training as their career
counterparts.
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We are the Baltimore County Fire Fighters Association. We live next door to you. We
are husbands, wives, sons and daughters. We are the ones who come to your aid when
you need it. We represent the career Fire Fighters and Paramedics in Baltimore County
and we respond to over 120,000 fire and EMS calls each year and we service over
700,000 citizens in Baltimore County directly. We staff 29 fire engines, 7 ladder trucks,
30 Advanced Life Support (ALS) units and we are on duty for you 24/7, 365.
We respond within 45 seconds with the highest level of certifications and training
available. We contact both the citizens and the businesses in Baltimore County by
telephone for direct donations to assist us with these projects. We call when we need
you just like you would call if you need us. We have been involved in fundraising since
1990. You may remember we started out by providing two music concerts per year.
One would be a Country show and the other would be an Oldies show. Due to the
sharp increase in expenses of putting on a show we finally had to stop having shows in
2007 so our projects would have as much funding as possible.
We have a semi-annual book called “Frontline” that is published by the business
donations which includes advertisements for their business as well as important
information on fire prevention and safety tips.
These projects include, but are not limited to:
1. Fire Prevention Poster Contest: We are happy to be the creators and the primary
annual sponsor of the Poster Contest held each year in the elementary schools in
Baltimore County.
2. Regional Burn Center: We have raised thousands of dollars to support the
International Regional Burn Center as well as our local burn center.
3. Smoke Detectors: We purchase smoke detectors that are kept in each career station
that are available for home owners that need one.
4. After The Prom Party: We donate to the high schools for their after the prom party to
give students a place to go after the prom.
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The Fire Museum of Maryland
1301 York Road, Lutherville, MD 21093
410-321-7500
www.firemuseummd.org
Just North of I-695, Exit 26B - Plenty of FREE parking!
CONTACT: ALICE RHODES
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410 321-7500 EXT. 107
SANTA ARRIVES AT THE FIRE MUSEUM
Where can you see O-Scale trains circling around the Bromo Seltzer Tower and a burning building with firefighters bravely fighting to save Baltimore from
destruction?
The Fire Museum’s annual Train Garden which starts on November 28th and runs every
Saturday through December 29th. New this year is a display of hand crafted gingerbread
houses reflecting area museums.
Visitors will be delighted by the 1940's style, Lionel style trains of this large display. Kids of
all ages will enjoy this uniquely Baltimore themed Holiday Train Garden with an underground
subway, street cars winding past Baltimore neighborhoods, Baltimore Zoo, fire stations, Gwynn
Oak Amusement Park and the Viaduct.
Opening day of the Holiday Train Garden on November 28 features the grand entrance of
Santa Claus at 11:00a.m. Free photos with Santa will be available for children until 2:00 p.m.
Holiday train gardens are unique to Baltimore because the tradition descended from the
Moravians who immigrated to American and settled in Pennsylvania and Baltimore two centuries ago. Baltimoreans loved their gardens and firehouses utilized the gardens as a way to bring
holiday spirit to the children of the community. During difficult times, the train gardens were
thought to represent an ideal world.
Today there are only a handful of firehouses that have train gardens and maintain the
tradition. The Fire Museum of Maryland has hosted a train garden designed by volunteers since
1986.
The Train Garden is open Saturdays from 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. and will be open during
Christmas break Sunday through Tuesday (Dec. 26-29). Museum entrance and gingerbread art
tour is included with admission price ($12.00 adults, $10.00 seniors, $5.00 for children 2-18.)
The Fire Museum of Maryland The Fire Museum of Maryland is located at 1301 York Road in Lutherville, one block north of 695, the Baltimore Beltway. Abundant free parking is always available. The mission of the Fire Museum of Maryland is to collect, preserve, display and interpret historically
significant apparatus and related artifacts, memorabilia and records of the fire service in the United States; and to educate the public about the history,
people, equipment and techniques of the fire service and fire prevention and safety.
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Parkville, MD 21234
Garrison - Station 19
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15 Kenmar Drive
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12426 Eastern Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21220
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9325 Belair Road
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756 Frederick Road
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6300 Johnnycake Road
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600 Nicodemus Rd.
Reisterstown, MD 21136
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Baltimore, MD 21227
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10017 Falls Road
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Baltimore, MD 21219
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1056 Old North Point Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21222
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805 Back River Neck Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21221
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800 Myrth Ave.
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6814 Golden Ring Road
Baltimore, MD 21237
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18615 Middletown Rd.
Parkton, MD 21120
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4401 Fitch Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21236
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9835 York Road
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