Appointment Scheduling
Division of Volunteer Services

Fingerprinting

Fingerprinting is by appointment only and completed at PSHQ, located at 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. Fingerprinting appointments are available on the following days each month:

  • First Sunday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
  • First Tuesday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
  • Second Monday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
  • Third Sunday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
  • Fourth Thursday from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Fourth Saturday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Once you are scheduled and have received your assigned appointment, if you need to cancel, you must send an email to:

If you are sick or have a family emergency on the day of your appointment, you should cancel your appointment. An applicant that fails to show for an appointment may have to wait to re-apply for a new appointment.

You can schedule your fingerprinting appointment by filling out the appointment form.

Physicals (Firefighter and EMT)

Physicals are completed at FROMS, located at 27 Courthouse Square, Rockville, MD. Physical appointments are available during the following times:

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm
  • Thursday at 7:30 am and 9:30 am
  • The following Saturdays in 2025 at 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm and 2:15 pm:
    1. November 15
    2. December 13
  • The following Saturdays in 2026 at 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm and 2:15 pm:
    1. January 24
    2. February 21
    3. March 21
    4. April 25
    5. May 30
    6. June 27
    7. July 25
    8. August 22
    9. September 26
    10. October 24
    11. November 21
    12. December 12

Once you are scheduled and have received your assigned appointment, if you need to cancel, you must send an email to:

If you are sick or have a family emergency on the day of your appointment, you should cancel your appointment. An applicant that fails to show for an appointment may have to wait to re-apply for a new appointment.

You can schedule your physical appointment by filling out the appointment form.

New Member Physicals

All of the forms in the new member packet (PDF) must be completed & brought with you to your preplacement physical:

New Member Form Packet (PDF)

72 hours notice = 3 business days. Weekends and holidays do not count as business days.

Current Incumbent Member Physicals

You must be on the IECS list or Provisional List to schedule an Incumbent Physical - do not schedule an Incumbent Physical if you are not on the IECS list or Provisional List and you have not had an initial Preplacement Physical.

All of the forms in the incumbent member packet (PDF) must be completed & brought with you to your incumbent physical:

Incumbent Member Form Packet (PDF)