MCFRS Timeline Division of Operations
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| 1988 | |
| Recruit Class 1 started | 02/29/1988 |
| Recruit Class 2 started | 06/13/1988 |
| Recruit Class 3 started | 11/28/1988 |
| 1989 | |
| Previously Trained Class 1 started | 07/10/1989 |
| Previously Trained Class 2 started | 07/24/1989 |
| Recruit Class 4 started | 08/14/1989 |
| New Station 31 opened | 12/09/1989 |
| 1990 | |
| Recruit Class 5 started | 02/26/1990 |
| Recruit Class 6 started | 08/27/1990 |
| 1991 | |
| Previously Trained Class 3 started | 08/05/1991 |
| 1992 | |
| Previously Trained Class 4 started | 06/15/1992 |
| Recruit Class 7 started | 11/16/1992 |
| 1993 | |
| Recruit Class 8 started | 09/20/1993 |
| 1994 | |
| Recruit Class 9 started | 02/22/1994 |
| 1995 | |
| Recruit Class 10 started | 01/23/1995 |
| New Station 15 opened | 04/23/1995 |
| 1996 | |
| Title changes: Sergeant to Lieutenant, Lieutenant to Captain, Captain to District Chief | 06/19/1996 |
| 1997 | |
| Bill 37-97 created Fire Administrator | 01/01/1997 |
| Recruit Class 11 started | 11/17/1997 |
| 1998 | |
| Recruit Class 12 started | 01/12/1998 |
| Recruit Class 13 started | 08/17/1998 |
| 1999 | |
| Recruit Class 14 started | 02/08/1999 |
| Recruit Class 15 started | 08/16/1999 |
| Recruit Class 16 started | 11/29/1999 |
| 2000 | |
| Recruit Class 17 started | 02/14/2000 |
| Recruit Class 18 started | 09/11/2000 |
| 2001 | |
| Recruit Class 19 started | 02/20/2001 |
| Recruit Class 20 started | 09/04/2001 |
| New Station 4 opened | 10/21/2001 |
| 2002 | |
| Recruit Class 21 started | 02/11/2002 |
| Recruit Class 22 started | 09/03/2002 |
| 2003 | |
| ECC moved to Public Safety Communications Center | 07/01/2003 (est) |
| Officer Candidate School # 1 | 10/24/2003 |
| Title change District Chief to Battalion Chief | 11/30/2003 |
| 2004 | |
| Recruit Class 23 started | 06/06/2004 |
| SCBA shop opened at Grovemont Cir | 11/01/2004 |
| Recruit Class 24 started | 12/13/2004 |
| 2005 | |
| Bill 36-03 effective | 01/01/2005 |
| Fire Chief Thomas Carr | 01/01/2005 |
| Recruit Class 25 started | 05/16/2005 |
| A138 and A148 uncontrolled | 10/02/2005 |
| Recruit Class 26 started | 10/17/2005 |
| Safety Officer 24/7 | 11/13/2005 |
| Station 35 opened with engine and medic unit | 11/20/2005 |
| 2006 | |
| Recruit Class 27 started | 01/30/2006 |
| Recruit Class 28 started | 03/27/2006 |
| EMS703 in service at Station 35 | 04/04/2006 |
| AT35 placed in service | 04/30/2006 |
| AT20 out of service | 05/10/2006 |
| New Station 1 opened | 06/01/2006 |
| Code Compliance moved to 255 Rockville Pike | 07/01/2006 |
| Recruit Class 29 started | 10/09/2006 |
| Flex units A86/A257 started | 10/15/2006 |
| Quint 40 designated as Truck 40 | 10/29/2006 |
| 2007 | |
| Recruit Class 30 started | 03/19/2007 |
| 1 + 1 medic units | 05/16/2007 |
| Recruit Class 31 started | 09/04/2007 |
| Council of Government Unit Numbering (700 designations) | 10/15/2007 |
| 2008 | |
| Recruit Class 32 started | 03/17/2008 |
| Mobile Ambulance Bus and Medical Care Support Unit 726 | 07/15/2008 |
| Recruit Class 33 started | 09/02/2008 |
| 2009 | |
| Station 22 opened | 02/01/2009 |
| Fire Chief Richard Bowers | 05/19/2009 |
| Recruit Class 34 started | 09/29/2009 |
| Central Maintenance Facility opened | 11/01/2009 |
| 2010 | |
| A709 out of service | 07/01/2010 |
| T701 moved to T716 , T712 OOS due to budget service reduction | 07/04/2010 |
| Station 34 opened | 09/11/2010 |
| 2011 | |
| BC705 moved from FS8 to FS34 | 01/27/2011 |
| Fire station maintenance transferred to MCFRS | 07/11/2011 |
| BC703 moved from FS31 to Grovemont Cir | 08/30/2011 |
| EMS702 became EMS703 at Grovemont Circle | 09/06/2011 |
| 2012 | |
| Recruit Class 35 started | 02/27/2012 |
| Urban Search and Rescue moved to Dover Road | 04/01/2012 |
| Recruit Class 36 started | 06/04/2012 |
| 12 hour days at 5,17,R1 and R2 ended | 07/01/2012 |
| MCFRS Headquarters moved from EOB to 100 Edison Park Drive | 08/01/2012 |
| 2013 | |
| EMS Transport Fee initiated | 01/01/2013 |
| Recruit Class 37 started | 01/14/2013 |
| Restoration of 2nd EMSDO EMS701 at 19, EMS703 at Grovemont | 07/14/2013 |
| AT724 placed in service | 07/28/2013 |
| Ambulance 732 in service at FS31 | 07/28/2013 |
| Recruit Class 38 started | 07/29/2013 |
| New Rescue 2 opened | 11/16/2013 |
| Fire Chief Steven Lohr | 12/10/2013 |
| 2014 | |
| Duty Chief, BC703, EMS703 moved to FS32 | 02/25/2014 |
| Station 32 opened | 02/27/2014 |
| Recruit Class 39 started | 03/10/2014 |
| Station 18T (Grandview) opened - Old Station 18 closed | 04/03/2014 |
| Chase car pilot begin (3,8,25,R2) | 04/20/2014 |
| Chase car pilot end | 07/13/2014 |
| Recruit Class 40 started | 09/18/2014 |
| 2015 | |
| Emergency Fire Dispatcher started at ECC | 05/11/2015 |
| Fire Chief Scott Goldstein | 06/16/2015 |
| 2016 | |
| Division of Risk Reduction and Training renamed to Support Services | 01/01/2016 |
| Realignment of Divisions:Fleet to Support Services | 01/01/2016 |
| Realignment of Divisions:Training, Safety and Wellness to HR | 01/01/2016 |
| Realignment of Divisions:FEI to Operations | 01/01/2016 |
| E740 became PE740 | 01/10/2016 |
| Rescue 2 from 1 ambulance and 2 medic units to 2 ambulances & chase car | 01/24/2016 |
| E705 became PE705 (daywork hours) | 01/24/2016 |
| A715 controlled 24/7 | 07/10/2016 |
| Code Compliance transferred to DPS | 07/10/2016 |
| E726 became PE726 | 08/07/2016 |
| Technical Operations moved from PSCC to Public Safety Logistics | 08/22/2016 |
| New Station 18 opened | 10/21/2016 |
| New Public Safety Training Academy opened | 11/14/2016 |
| EMS701 moved from FS19 to FS18, designated EMS704 | 12/01/2016 |
| Recruit class 41 started | 12/12/2016 |
| 2017 | |
| Change to Motorola P1 CAD | 04/02/2017 |
| A706 placed in service and staffed Mon-Fri 0700-1700 | 06/28/2017 |
| M704 became A704 | 06/28/2017 |
| M730 became A730 | 06/28/2017 |
| M735 became A735 | 06/28/2017 |
| M741 became ALS741 (daywork hours) | 06/28/2017 |
| E710 became PE710 | 06/28/2017 |
| E711 became PE711 | 06/28/2017 |
| Recruit Class 42 started | 10/02/2017 |
| Recruit Class 43 started | 12/11/2017 |
| 2018 | |
| ALS725 placed in service | 04/15/2018 |
| M725 became A725B | 04/15/2018 |
| E702 became PE702 | 04/15/2018 |
| E720 became PE720 | 04/15/2018 |
| BC704 moved from FS25 to FS18 during renovation | 05/04/2018 |
| RS715 staffed Mon-Fri 0700-1700 | 07/08/2018 |
| Recruit class 44 started | 10/01/2018 |
| Changed over to Workforce Telestaff | 10/23/2018 |
| 2019 | |
| Recruit class 45 started | 01/21/2019 |
| EMS section became EMIHS section | 01/22/2019 |
| Recruit class 46 started | 09/30/2019 |
| Recruit class 47 started | 12/09/2019 |
| 2020 | |
| Covid surge plan started | 04/13/2020 |
| Last (24th) Pierce engine placed in service | 05/08/2020 |
| Covid surge plan ended | 06/11/2020 |
| 2021 | |
| Recruit class 48 started | 02/01/2021 |
| P25 radio system in service | 03/04/2021 |
| ALS708 in service, M708B became A708B | 07/04/2021 |
| A725C in service (1000-2000 hours M-F) | 07/04/2021 |
| A707 pilot project began (0700-2300 M-F 0800 weekends) | 07/04/2021 |
| Recruit class 49 started | 09/13/2021 |
| 2022 | |
| Recruit class 50 started | 01/03/2022 |
| BC704 moved back to 25 from 18 | 01/05/2022 |
| Additional staffing added to FS40 (1 LT and 1 FF) | 07/01/2022 |
| Recruit class 51 started | 09/12/2022 |
| EMS700 and EMS702 placed in service | 10/09/2022 |
| 2023 | |
| Recruit class 52 started | 01/02/2023 |
| Interim Fire Chief John Kinsley | 07/01/2023 |
| ALS701 placed in service (0700-1700 hours M-F) | 07/02/2023 |
| ALS741 career staffing removed | 07/02/2023 |
| A725C (flex unit) no longer staffed | 07/02/2023 |
| A718 placed in service (0700-1700 hours M-F) | 07/02/2023 |
| M732 placed in service (0700-1700 hours M-F) | 07/02/2023 |
| 1 shift work FF changed back to daywork at FS40 | 07/02/2023 |
| Recruit class 53 started | 07/17/2023 |
| Tech Ops moved to 600 E Gude | 11/09/2023 |
| 2024 | |
| Interim Fire Chief Gary Cooper | 01/01/2024 |
| Recruit class 54 started | 01/15/2024 |
| Recruit class 55 started | 06/16/2024 |
| EMS701 placed in service at FS19 | 07/14/2024 |
| EMS704 moved from FS18 to FS25 | 07/14/2024 |
| Additional staffing added to FS40 for full career staffing 24/7 | 07/14/2024 |
| A711 24 hour staffing moved to daywork (0600-1800) | 07/14/2024 |
| A715 daywork staffing moved to shiftwork | 07/14/2024 |
| Fire Chief Corey Smedley | 07/19/2024 |
| New FS35 opened (after logistical delays) | 09/30/2024 |
| ALS725 OOS T725 to 4 person ALS pilot began | 09/09/2024 |
| AT740 moved to FS4 due to FS40 floor weight restriction | 10/06/2024 |
| ALS725 OOS T725 to 4 person ALS pilot ended and now permanent | 12/20/2024 |
| 2025 | |
| Recruit class 56 started | 01/12/2025 |
| RS715 uncontrolled and T715 became TDA with 4 person staffing | 02/10/2025 |
| Safety section renamed to Safety and Wellness section | 02/26/2025 |
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