Montgomery County MD

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In total there are 5 TDA's, 8 Towers, and 1 Straight Truck that run front line in Montgomery County. Hopefully you can understand the following.

 

TDA's in Montgomery County are all operated by Career Personnel. There are 5 frontline TDA's in the County. They are as follows - Truck 706, Truck 710, Truck 716, Truck 725, and Truck 731.

 

There are 4 TDA reserves that I can think of and I am pretty sure is it for reserves - Two 1997 Seagrave TDA's (Formerly Trucks 712 and 725), One 2005 Pierce TDA (Formerly Truck 702), and One 2008 Pierce TDA (Formerly Truck 712 before Truck 712 was disbanded). Of the reserve TDA's they were all extrication trucks when they ran frontline except the Seagrave that ran as Truck 725.

 

There are also 8 frontline Towers operated in Montgomery County. They are as follows - Tower 703, Tower 708, Tower 718, Tower 719, Tower 723, Tower 734, Tower 735, and Tower 751.

- All the towers listed are Pierce All-Steer Towers with the exception of Towers 723, 734, and 751. Towers 723 and 734 are Pierce Mid-mount Towers.

- Tower 751 is a Pierce rear mount and operated by the NIH FD who runs off base into Montgomery County.

 

It should also be noted that all of the Front line Towers are operated by MCFR Career Personnel with the exception of Towers 703 and 751. Tower 703 is operated by career personnel during the weekdays from 0700-1700. On nights and weekends the volunteers usually staff it (sometimes they are given a tower driver that is career). Then Tower 751 is operated by NIH career personnel.

 

Truck 715 is also recognized as a front line straight truck. This unit is owned by Burtonsville VFD. It is to much to explain how the staffing works right now with Truck 715. It is a combination of Career and Volunteers that staff it. 

 

- Truck 740 I don't believe is recognized by the county anymore. This unit used to be cross staffed along with the engine at Company 40 by the career personnel. I will check on this to be sure though.

 

- Tower 705 is staffed rarely and only when the volunteers at Company 5 place the unit in-service.

Engine Co. Thanks for the information, are the engines career also? Thanks again for the info. Stay Safe, Rick