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THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FIRE/EMS DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF 33 ENGINE COMPANIES,
16 TRUCK COMPANIES AND 3 HEAVY DUTY RESCUE SQUADS. THEY ALSO STAFF A
HAZMAT UNIT, METRO SUPPORT UNIT, TWO AIR UNITS , TWO TWINNED AGENT UNITS,
TWO FOAM UNITS, THREE FIREBOATS, A MASS CASUALTY UNIT AND A
CAVE-IN-UNIT. EMS UNITS CONSIST OF 21 BLS UNITS, 13 ALS UNITS, 2
RAPID RESPONSE UNITS.
THE
DEPARTMENT IS MADE UP OF 7 BATTALIONS WHICH PROTECT THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, AN AREA OF 69 SQUARE MILES AND A DAYTIME POPULATION EXCEEDING 1
MILLION.
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