Station 23 is known to RVFD members as "The Boulder". Built in 1963 it has served as the home of multiple pieces of apparatus. Currently it houses Engine 231, Aerial Tower 23, Medic 239, and Ambulance 238.

Located in Southern Rockville Station 23 has a large and diverse area that it responds to. The first due response area consists of nursing homes, businesses, and a very large retail district in addition to a wide variety of residential areas.

Station 23 is located just off of Rockville Pike, north of Montrose Rd on Rollins Ave. This location provides them access to much of southern Rockville, North Bethesda, and Interstate 270. Their response area as second due engine stretches from Bethesda to Kensington to Potomac. Often Stations 3, and 23 are due to the same structure fires. Station 23 is staffed by personnel from the Montgomery County Division of Fire and Rescue Services.

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