Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad is a volunteer local fire and rescue department (LFRD) located in Bethesda, MD.
In 1937, area resident Don Dunnington recognized the need for ambulance service in Chevy Chase. With donations from the community, Dunnington and a small group of co-founders organized the “Chevy Chase First-Aid Corps.” Operating at first with one ambulance from a tiny garage at 38th Street & Military Road, N.W., the group handled emergency calls, routine transports, and first aid coverage at public events. Staffing was ensured by picking up firemen or policemen on the way to the calls. After a three-year interruption during World War II, the group reformed in 1945 as the Bethesda-Chevy Chase First Aid Corps and began operations using an ambulance donated by the Bethesda Civitan Club. The Corps later acquired a rescue truck to provide rescue service at fires and vehicle collisions, soon to be followed by the acquisition of additional ambulances.
In 1950, the U.S. Department of State produced a film about the Squad entitled “Wisconsin 1000 Rescue Squad,” named after the Squad’s 24-hour emergency telephone number. The State Department eventually printed the film in ten different languages and circulated it around the world.
In 1976, BCCRS moved to its present headquarters at Battery Lane and Old Georgetown Road. To provide expanded service to the community, the Rescue Squad also operates an ambulance from the Democracy Boulevard station of the Bethesda Fire Department, and in 2021 added service from the Chevy Chase Fire Department station on Connecticut Avenue.
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