Baltimore County Fire Department

The Baltimore County Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the 800,000 residents of Baltimore County, Maryland. The department consists of both county operated and full-time staffed stations and independent volunteer companies located throughout the county.
As of 2019, it had 1,043 members. In 2022, the department responded to 155,066 calls for help, 105,776 of which were EMS related.

History

Sworn in as fire chief on July 1, 2019, Joanne R. Rund became the first female chief to be permanently appointed to the position.
In June 2023 a vote of no confidence was taken, issued by the firefighter's union, criticizing the fire chiefs for poor morale, inconsistent disciplinary procedures, unsafe decisions and falsifying documents.

Stations and apparatus

As of 2020, the department is composed of 25 career staffed fire stations. Stations 1,4,6 and 7 have 2 Engines.

Fire Station	Location	Engine Company	Truck Company	EMS units	Other units
1 Towson	Towson	Engine 1 Engine 101	Truck 1	Medic 1 Medic 101	Brush 1
2 Pikesville	Pikesville	Engine 2		Medic 2 Medic 102	Brush 2
3 Woodlawn	Baltimore	Engine 3		Medic 3 Medic 103 EMS 8	Brush 3
4 Catonsville	Catonsville	Engine 4 Engine 41		Medic 4	Brush 4
5 Halethorpe	Baltimore	Engine 5	Truck 5	Medic 5 EMS 2	Brush 5
6 Dundalk	Dundalk	Engine 6 Engine 61		Medic 6 Medic 106	Brush 6
7 Essex	Essex	Engine 7 Engine 71		Medic 7 Medic 107	Brush 7
8 Fullerton	Baltimore	Engine 8	Truck 8	Medic 8 EMS 6	Brush 8
9 Edgemere	Baltimore	Engine 9		Medic 9 Bariatric 9	Brush 9
10 Parkville	Parkville	Engine 10		Medic 10 Medic 110	Brush 10
11 Hillendale	Baltimore	Engine 11		Medic 11 EMS 1	Air Unit 11 ATV 11 Brush 11
12 Middle River	Baltimore	Engine 12		Medic 12 Medic 112 EMS 4	Brush 12
13 Westview	Baltimore	Engine 13	Truck 13	Medic 13 Medic 113	Brush 13 Hazmat Support 13
14 Brooklandville	Lutherville	Engine 14		Medic 14	Brush 14 Hazmat 114 Foam Unit 14
15 Eastview	Baltimore	Engine 15	Truck 15	Medic 15 EMS 3	Brush 15 Hazmat Support 15
16 Golden Ring	Baltimore	Engine 16		Medic 16 Medic 116	Brush 16
17 Texas	Cockeysville	Engine 17	Tower 17	Medic 17 Medic 117 EMS 7	Brush 17 Special Unit 17 USAR 17 ATR 17
18 Randallstown	Randallstown	Engine 18	Truck 18	Medic 18 Medic 118	Brush 18
19 Garrison	Owings Mills	Engine 19		Medic 19 EMS 5	Air Unit 19 Brush 19
54 Chase	Baltimore	Engine 54		Medic 54	Brush 54 Decontamination 54
55 Perry Hall	Perry Hall	Engine 55		Medic 55	Brush 55
56 Franklin	Reisterstown	Engine 56		Medic 56	Brush 56
57 Sparrows Point	Baltimore	Engine 57			Air Unit 57 Brush 57
58 Back River Neck	Baltimore			Medic 58
60 Parkton	Parkton	Engine 60		Medic 60	Brush 60

Volunteer companies

The department is also supported by 29 volunteer fire companies, which respond to emergencies within their respective jurisdictions. Station 30 has 3 engines while many other stations have 2 engines. Each company is organized as an independent corporation under the Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter's Association.