Fire Chief's General Orders
Office of the Fire Chief

2024

FCGO # Title Date
24-01 October Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Approved Apparel 09/19/2024

2023

FCGO # Title Date
23-01 Non-Emergency Discharge of Water into the Environment 06/09/2023
23-02 October Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Approved Apparel 08/18/2023
23-03 Captain Promotional Exam Scoring and Selection 08/18/2023

2022

FCGO # Title Date
22-01 Montgomery County Systems - Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) 01/20/2022
22-02 IAFF Seniority List 05/05/2022
22-03 Paramedic Chase Unit (Chase Car) Staffing 07/19/2022
22-04 Leave-Behind Naloxone & Urgent Follow-Up Program 07/27/2022
22-05 Pets, Service Animals and Working Dogs in MCFRS Stations, Facilities, and Vehicles 08/16/2022
22-06 October Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Approved Apparel 10/17/2022
22-07 Changes to the Promotional Exam Scoring Process 09/15/2022
22-08 Certification Standards - EMS Track 11/10/2022

2021

FCGO # Title Date
21-01 Fire Routine Incident Responses 04/27/2021
21-02 MCFRS Technology Services & Request System (TSR) 02/11/2021
21-03 Credentialing of ALS Clinicians 03/15/2021
21-04 EMS Affiliation 03/15/2021
21-05 R.E.D. Shirt Friday – Approved Apparel 03/23/2021
21-06 Analog Pagers and Working Incident Notifications 04/13/2021
21-07 Protective Measures for Novel Hazards 05/16/2021
21-08 Ambulance Cot & Stair Chair Management 07/13/2021
21-09 Clinical Practice Guidelines 07/13/2021
21-10 October Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Approved Apparel 09/01/2021
21-11 2021-2022 MCFRS Seniority List ( List) 08/31/2021

2020

FCGO # Title Date
20-03 MCFRS Infection Control and Hazard Exposure Reduction Manuals 06/11/2020
20-04 October Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Approved Apparel 09/01/2020
20-05 2020 MCFRS Seniority List ( List Link) 09/15/2020
20-06 Use of MCFRS Ambulances for Non-Medical Transports or Reasons 11/22/2020
20-07 ALS to BLS Downgrade Process 11/22/2020
20-08 New P25 Radio System Training 12/01/2020

2019

FCGO # Title Date
19-01 Entry Level for Advanced Life Support (ALS) Residency 01/18/2019
19-02 Significant Incident Reporting on FireApp 01/15/2019
19-03 Leaving Hospital - Status 04/01/2019
19-04 Reporting Legal and Administrative Actions 04/11/2019
19-05 Fill the Boot 08/15/2019
19-06 October Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Approved Apparel 08/19/2019
19-07 2019 MCFRS Seniority List 09/09/2019
19-08 Rescind - Fire Chief’s General Orders, Directives, Information Bulletins, DFRS Policy, and MCFRS Policy 09/24/2019
19-09 Mechanical CPR (mCPR) Device Deployment 10/04/2019
19-10 Routine BLS Responses and Transports 12/05/2019
19-11 Rescind - Policy No.26-04, Personnel and Unit Accountability, Amended 12/05/2019

2018

FCGO # Title Date
18-01 Maryland Medical Protocols Annual Update 04/17/2018
18-03 Utility Task Vehicle Use 07/18/2018
18-05 Ballistic Protective Equipment 08/27/2018
18-09 Workers Compensation Claims Information 11/26/2018

2017

FCGO # Title Date
17-02 PremierOne CAD Unit Status Commands 03/30/2017
17-03 2017 FMLA and Parental Leave Changes 04/14/2017
17-07 Air Monitoring Devices 07/25/2017
17-08 Management of Personal Days 08/16/2017
17-13 Fire Safety Code Procedures 11/14/2017
17-15 Multi-Patients Dispatch Assignments 12/05/2017
17-16 Mutual Aid and Automatic Aid Responses 12/21/2017

2016

FCGO # Title Date
16-03 Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Information Changes 02/11/2016
16-07 Respiratory Protection/ Cancer Risk Reduction 06/17/2016
16-08 Rescind Fire Chief’s General Orders 07/01/2016
16-09 Rescind Directives 07/01/2016

2015

FCGO # Title Date
15-01 EMS Unit/Cot Safety Restraints 01/21/2015
15-02 Helmets 01/22/2015
15-05 Assignment of Radio System Talk-groups 06/08/2015
15-06 Notification to Police of Unidentified Patients 06/30/2015
15-07 Acquisition and Transmission of 12 Lead ECGs 07/09/2015
15-09 MCtime Roles and Responsibilities 07/23/2015
15-16 Triage Proficiency 11/16/2015

2014

FCGO # Title Date
14-01 PEPCO Electrical Emergency Classifications 02/12/2014
14-04 Amendment to DFRS Policy and Procedure No. 512, Promotion Procedure 03/25/2014
14-05 High Performance CPR 04/07/2014
14-06 Rope Rescue Systems On Aerial Apparatus 04/24/2014
14-07 Apparatus Headsets 05/01/2014
14-09 Fire Hose Testing 05/06/2014
14-10 Station, Apparatus, and Equipment Security 05/08/2014
14-12 MCFRS Telecommunications Service 07/10/2014
14-15 Maximum Consecutive Work/Volunteer Hours 08/20/2014
14-19 Montgomery County Emergency Network (MCEN) 10/02/2014

2013

FCGO # Title Date
13-02 Federal and State Grant Applications 03/18/2013
13-08 MCFRS Special Events, Planning and Personnel Performing at Private EMS Functions 12/03/2013
13-11 DFRS Policies (Rescind) 11/05/2013
13-14 EMS Transport Destinations for Victims of Sexual Assault 12/16/2013
13-15 EMS Transport Guidelines for Pregnant Patients to Suburban Hospital 12/16/2013
13-16 MIEMSS Short Form 12/16/2013
13-17 Excited Delirium 12/23/2013

2012

FCGO # Title Date
12-01 Winter Driving and the Use of Vehicle Snow Chains 02/06/2012
12-04 Newly Acquired or Purchased Aerial Units 03/06/2012
12-06 Radio Failure Procedures 03/28/2012
12-10 Reporting Lost/Stolen Uniform Components or Personal Protective Equipment 04/27/2012
12-11 Tanker Dispatch to Adaptive Responses in Non-Hydranted Areas 05/09/2012
12-12 MDC, ePCR and Portable Radio Security 05/11/2012
12-13 Actions on Events Dispatched as Unknown Rescue or Unknown Emergency 05/16/2012
12-15 Updated MCFRS Unit Numbering System 06/21/2012

2011

FCGO # Title Date
11-08 EMS Inventories for MCFRS Primary Apparatus 08/03/2011
11-11 Handling Personal Protective Equipment Following an Injury 09/21/2011

2010

FCGO # Title Date
10-13 EMT - B Certification 10/28/2010
10-14 ACLS Recertification 10/28/2010
10-17 Reporting MCFRS Insurance Claims 11/17/2010

2009

FCGO # Title Date
09-02 Traffic Safety Vest 02/23/2009
09-03 Dispatch Changes – Addition of Cross-Streets 03/16/2009
09-06 Bottled Water 05/05/2009
09-10 Random Drug and Alcohol Testing 06/12/2009
09-11 Third Rail Voltage Testers 06/12/2009
09-14 MCFRS Burn Injury Transport and Treatment 07/07/2009
09-16 Policy for Securing Portable Data 09/10/2009
09-19 Dispatch Changes - Pre-Alert for Full Assignments 10/20/2009
09-20 Dispatch Changes - Polling Units for Events 10/20/2009
09-21 MCFRS Fleet Defect and Mileage Reporting System 12/03/2009

2008

FCGO # Title Date
08-02 MCFRS Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles 05/06/2008
08-08 Performance Planning and Appraisal 07/07/2008
08-09 Medical Care Support Unit and Medical Ambulance Bus 07/15/2008
08-12 Mileage Reimbursement Guidelines 07/23/2008

2007

FCGO # Title Date
07-02 LFRD Certified Chief Officers Radio Designations 02/26/2007
07-03 NFPA 1403 - Live Firefighting Evolutions in Acquired Structures 02/26/2007
07-04 Arrest Procedures for Fire/Explosive Incidents 03/06/2007
07-06 Amendments to Policy and Procedure 512: Promotion Procedure 03/28/2007
07-14 Timesheets 06/25/2007
07-16R Requirements for National Incident Management System Training 10/10/2007
07-21 MCFRS Implementation of the Metropolitan Washington Council
of Governments (MWCOG) Unit Numbering System 		10/09/2007
07-26 Amendments to Policy and Procedure 512: Promotion Procedure 11/01/2007

2006

FCGO # Title Date
06-04 Urban Area Security Initiative-UASI PPE 07/05/2006
06-10 Lateral Vascular Neck Restraint 10/19/2006
06-15 Mobile Air Unit 33 12/12/2006

2005

FCGO # Title Date
05-01 Bill 36-03 Implementation and Changes of Business Practice 02/28/2005
05-04 Plymovent Safety Guidelines and Operations 03/02/2005
05-06 MCFRS Emergency Vehicle Driving 05/03/2005
05-14 Implementation of the NIMS-ICS Plan 08/25/2005
05-15 Annual Physicals for Volunteer Service Providers 08/25/2005