MCFRS Fire Side Chat

Fire Chief Bowers discusses the Ambulance Reimbursement program.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Cooking related fires are the #1 cause of fires locally and nationally. Join host Bill Delaney as he discusses ways to keep safe as you get ready to cook and bake this week. Folks can call in and IM and questions they may have.

Join host Bill Delaney and special guest, Captain Tom Foster, as they take you behind the scenes of the upcoming Montgomery County Fair. They will also go over what MCFRS will be doing at the Fair and run down the special demonstrations each night.

Ever wonder where your 9-1-1 call goes? Who is answering the phone? How they know what, and how many, fire trucks and ambulances to send to your emergency situation? Join host Bill Delaney and special guest Captain Patrick J. Stanton, who is the Communications Training Supervisor for our 9-1-1 Center, for the answer to these and other questions. Calls and email questions will be taken.

According to the Home Safety Council injury in the home accounts for more than 21 million medical visits and 20,000 deaths each year. June is Home Safety Month and this year’s campaign theme – Hands on Home Safety – asks the public to take some simple hands-on steps to create a safer home environment from the five leading causes of home injury – falls, poisonings, fires and burns, choking/suffocation and drowning. Join host Bill Delaney and Dr. Angela Mickalide, Director of Education and Outreac

Host Bill Delaney speaks with Emilie Crown, RN, CEN who is the Program Manager of the Child Passenger Safety Program for Montgomery County Fire Rescue. Learn everything you need to know about all types of child safety seats. Also learn more about the new Maryland law that goes into effect this summer. Phone call questions and emails will be welcome!

Over the next month and a half, our diverse County will be celebrating a variety of religious observations and holidays. We all know that this means family and food which also means – lots of cooking going on in our homes! Cooking related fires are the number one cause of fires (year round) both here in Montgomery County and nationally!

Please tune into this show and learn how to cook safely and prevent the tragedy of fire, and burns, from turning your happy holiday season into one of sad

This show will be geared primarily toward our MCFRS personnel. Assistant Chief Mike McAdams, our EMS Chief, will be the guest and will discuss all things EMS. Phone lines, email, and IM will be opened up for a Q & A for all MCFRS personnel. Tune in and learn what is, and what will be, going on related to EMS in MCFRS.

Ever wonder what it is like to be a fire fighter working a 24 hour shift? Want to learn how to become a career or volunteer fire fighter? If so, you will want to listen to this show.

The show will be hosted by Bill Delaney and Firefighter/EMT Mike Weimer who is a in the 1st Battalion, Station 24.

This show is geared toward those who are members of MCFRS. The show will highlight new initiatives (including this show) as well as allow for a Q & A call in segment.