page_title: Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department
section_title: Battalions
hierarchical_section_title: Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department / Operations / Battalions
caption_attribution_description: English: Beltsville VFD Tower 31
context_page_description: The Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department is a combination career/volunteer county-level agency that provides "..fire prevention, fire protection, emergency medical services, rescue services and community outreach programs" for residents of Prince George's County, Maryland. The department is composed of volunteers from 33 fire companies throughout the county, that are represented by the Prince George's County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association, as well as career firefighters affiliated with the Prince George's County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Association, IAFF Local 1619. According to the Firehouse Magazine 2010 Combination Fire Department Run Survey, the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department covers a response area of approximately 580 miles, protects approximately 900,000 people, and has an annual operating budget of $132 million. Prince Georges County Fire/EMS Department responded to 148,506 calls in 2016 according to the 2016 National Run Survey. 29,702 of those calls were fire related and 118,804 that were EMS calls, making Prince Georges County Fire/EMS Department the busiest combination fire department in the United States to submit statistics.
context_section_description: The Prince George's County Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department is organized into seven battalions. A breakdown of the battalions along with their communities and stations within the county is as follows:
  Battalion 881: Battalion 881 serves the communities of Landover, Largo, New Carrollton, and Lanham.  It includes stations 6, 28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 46, and 48.
  Battalion 882: Battalion 882 serves the communities of, Bowie,and Glenn Dale.  It includes stations 16, 18, 19, 39, and 43.
  Battalion 883: Battalion 883 serves the communities of District Heights, Morningside, Hillcrest Heights, Suitland, Forestville, Seat Pleasant, and Capitol Heights.  It includes stations 5, 8, 17, 23, 26, 27, and 29.
  Battalion 884: Battalion 884 serves the communities of Langley Park, Chillum, Mount Rainier, College Park, Bladensburg, and Riverdale.  It includes stations 1, 7, 9, 12, 13, 34, 44, and 55.
  Battalion 885: Battalion 885 serves the communities of Accokeek, Camp Springs,and Oxon Hill.  It includes stations 21, 24, 32, 42, 47, and 58.
  Battalion 886: Battalion 886  serves the communities of Laurel, Greenbelt, Beltsville,and Berwyn Heights.  It includes stations 10, 11, 14, 31, 35, 41, and 49.
  Battalion 887: Battalion 887 serves the communities of Upper Marlboro, Clinton,and Brandywine.  It includes stations 20, 25, 36, 40, and 45.
  The Administrative Services command includes Human Resources, Logistics and Supply, Fiscal Affairs, Facilities and Resource Planning, and Apparatus Maintenance. The Administrative services command incorporates both sworn career firefighters and career civilian employees.
  The Special Operations Command includes The Office of the Fire Marshal, Risk Management and Safety, Professional Standards, The Fire/EMS Training Academy, and Technical Services. Technical Services includes, but is not limited to the department's HazMat Team, Bomb Squad, and specialty rescue companies.
caption: Beltsville VFD Truck 31
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