COMMUNITY FACILITIES

GOAL: Provide a network of local and countywide parks that offer recreational activities,
support an interconnected trail system, protect important natural features and create attractive
settings for cultural and historical resources. Provide sufficient public facilities to support the
neighborhoods of Damascus, and linkages to access local facilities and institutions safely and
efficiently.

INTRODUCTION

Community facilities meet the physical, recreational, social, cultural, and security needs of the
community. They help determine the desirability of a community as a place to live and work, and
create and reinforce a sense of community.

PARKLAND

The Damascus area currently includes only one developed local park and two neighborhood parks to
provide for community recreation needs. The Damascus Recreational Park at the southwestern
boundary of the plan area provides athletic facilities that serve both Damascus residents and the entire
northern portion of the County.

The Damascus Master Plan area includes over 1,100 acres of parkland including local and
neighborhood parks, the four-mile long hiker-biker path in the Magruder Branch Stream Valley Park,
and the Damascus Recreational Park. The Little Bennett Regional Park, containing over 3,700 acres,
is located immediately west of the Master Plan area. It will be connected to Damascus via the County’s
trail system. Little Bennett has a golf course with a driving range, trails, and a campground. Additionally,
the Master Plan area has many acres of linear parkland along stream valleys, and over 900 acres in the
Patuxent River State Park. This Plan identifies:

 Potential future local park sites and additional recreation opportunities at existing parks.

 A potential east-west trail connection to provide access to the Seneca Greenway Trail to the east
and the Little Bennett Regional Park trail systems to the west.

 Important natural resource areas that should be included in the park system or the Legacy Open
Space Program.

Future Parkland Needs - Recreation and Conservation

The 1998 Park Recreation and Open Space Master Plan estimated that by 2010, the Damascus area
would need an additional three ballfields, two tennis courts, and six playgrounds; with more facilities
needed after that date. The Montgomery County Recreation Department has identified a future need
for an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool in this area of the County.

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A future recreation needs survey completed by 50 Damascus residents in 2003, indicated that by far
the most popular recreation activities are trail related; second was swimming; and when added together
field related activities (such as soccer, softball and baseball) were third. Picnicking and playground use
were also noted as frequent activities. These residents felt the greatest additional needs were for
undeveloped natural parkland for conservation and nature enjoyment, trails (hard and natural surface)
and trail connectivity, a swimming pool, athletic fields, nature center, playgrounds, and skateboard park.
Future active recreation needs can be met on parkland, the recreation center, and school properties as
recommended below:

 Augment planned recreation opportunities at the new Damascus Community Recreation Center.
These should include additional fields, a skateboard park and a roller hockey court.

 Develop existing undeveloped local parks:

 Seneca Springs Local Park (located south of MD 108 east of the Town Center) is proposed
to be developed with recreation facilities such a soccer field, playfield, playground, and
trails.
 Woodfield Local Park (located southeast of the Town Center on Woodfield School Road)
should be developed with recreation facilities such as athletic fields, a large playground,
and multiuse court.

 Increase ballfield capacity at Damascus Recreational Park through lighting and reconfiguration.

 Acquire additional conservation or recreation parkland in designated locations through dedication

from properties in cluster zones. Full analysis of these proposed properties will occur at time of
subdivision, but future parks are contemplated on properties near the Oak Ridge Conservation
Park, along the headwaters of Little Bennett Creek, and adjoining Patuxent River and Great
Seneca Creek tributaries.

 Large, new subdivisions must provide either private or public neighborhood parks to serve their
residents and the surrounding community.

 Small urban parks, whether publicly or privately owned, can enhance the Damascus Town Center
area. Public parks and privately maintained open space in or near the Town Center include the
existing Damascus Neighborhood Park on Locust Drive, which could be enhanced and enlarged
to provide a pleasant oasis in proximity to the Town Center, and the planned Magruder Branch
Trailhead Park. When the Trailhead for the Magruder Branch Stream Valley Park is planned, the
planning team should include a representative from the Washington Suburban Sanitation
Commission (WSSC). Coordination with WSSC is important as trail and trailhead alternatives
may require use of part of the adjoining WSSC property. If WSSC decides to surplus any portion
of the site, the property should be added to the park system.

 Three undeveloped school sites exist in or near the Damascus Master Plan area. As schools
provide significant recreation facilities, if the sites are ever declared surplus, they should be
retained in public ownership as parkland to provide the anticipated recreation and open space
opportunities they would have provided as schools. They are:
 Elementary School Site across from Baker Middle School
 Elementary School Site on Hawkins Creamery Road
 Middle School Site next to Damascus Recreational Park (immediately adjacent to the
Master Plan area)

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Existing and Proposed Parkland, Trails, and Open Space

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Existing Parks in Damascus
Existing Facilities
Plan Park Park Name Acreage Play Multi Tennis F_S_ Picnic Softball Baseball
Area Status Ground Use Cts. Field Area Field Field
Local Parks
11 D Moyer Road Local Park 25.9 1 1 2 1 1
11 U Seneca Springs Local Park 57.4
11 U Woodfield Local Park 33.3
Subtotal 116.6 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
Neighborhood Parks
11 D Damascus Neighborhood Park 2.0 1 1 1
11 D John Haines Neighborhood Park 13.6 1 1
Subtotal 15.6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Neighborhood Conservation Park Area
11 U North Point 8.9
Subtotal 8.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conservation Parks
11 U Oak Ridge Conservation Park 64
Subtotal 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stream Valley Parks
Great Seneca Stream Valley Unit
11 U #6 147.3
Great Seneca Stream Valley Unit
11 U #7 144.7
Great Seneca Stream Valley Unit
11 U #8 88.2
Great Seneca Stream Valley Unit
11 U #9 46.6
Little Bennett Creek Stream
11 U Valley Park 14.0
Magruder Branch Stream Valley
11 U Unit #1 173.2
Wildcat Branch Stream Valley
11 U Park 44.4
Subtotal 658.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreational Parks
14 D Damascus Recreational Park 283.9 2 2 2 4 1 3 1
Subtotal 283.9 2 2 2 4 1 3 1
M-NCPPC Damascus Area Total 1,147.4 5 5 4 5 3 3 1
State Park
11 U Patuxent River 968.9
Subtotal 968.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

U=Undeveloped
D=Developed *Fields at Damascus Recreational Park include 4 Football/Soccer, 3 Softball, and 1 Baseball

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Natural Resource Conservation and Protection
Resource protection within existing and new parkland is a critical issue for the preservation of the
important natural resources within the Damascus planning area. This Plan recommends the following
guidelines for resource protection in parkland:

 Balance recreation needs with the stewardship of sensitive areas. Important sensitive areas
include streams and their buffers; steep slopes; 100-year floodplains; highly erodible soils;
wetlands and wetland buffers; habitats of rare, threatened, endangered or watch-list species of
plants and animals; archaeological sites; and historic sites.

 Facilitate enjoyment and appreciation of nature in all parks through naturalized landscapes and
sound stewardship of environmentally sensitive areas.

 When planning and locating park facilities, avoid sensitive areas whenever possible, minimize the
impact when it cannot be avoided, and mitigate any impacts that occur.

Since it contains the headwaters for several major streams and the Patuxent River, a major concern in
the Damascus area is the continued protection of the drinking water supply of the County. While these
concerns are usually addressed without adding these areas to the public ownership, in some instances,
the environmental concern is so significant that key resource areas are proposed to be included in the
park network. The Existing and Proposed Parkland, Trails and Open Space map identifies areas with
environmental features proposed for protection. The Environmental Resources Plan provides further
detail regarding resource protection strategies outside of the park system. This Plan recommends the
following resource areas to be included in the recommended park network for Damascus:

 Little Bennett Creek Watershed Headwaters - Adding the designated portion of the Little
Bennett Creek Headwaters Area to the park system will provide critical additional protection for a
sensitive watershed with very high water quality. Large sections of the lower part of the
watershed area already in park ownership as Little Bennett Regional Park and the proposed
acquisition area will provide environmental protection to and connectivity with the existing
parkland. This area is being recommended for park acquisition within the Legacy Open Space
program because it is an area of high quality forest and contributes to protection of water quality
of Little Bennett Creek (see Legacy Open Space discussion below).

 Western Tributary of Seneca Creek Stream Valley - Adding this area to the park system will
expand the existing stream valley park to include sensitive features that have been identified.

Parkland Historic and Cultural Settings

This Plan does not propose adding properties to the park system to protect historic structures, but there
are three potential historic resources (also discussed in the Historic Resources Chapter) that are
immediately adjacent to parkland or potential parkland. Strategies will be needed to protect their historic
settings which may include incorporating part of the setting into the park system. These resources
include:

 The Elisha Warfield house (25723 Woodfield Road), near Seneca Springs Local Park, dates
from 1900 to 1902. The bank barn was built about the same time, c1901-1903. The farm
remains in the Warfield family. The farmstead, now 78 acres, includes a corn crib and possibly a
smokehouse.

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 The Kingstead Farm (11415 Kingstead Road), near Little Bennett Stream Valley Park, was the
early 19th century homestead of John Duckett King. The farmstead includes the house (early
1800s), a bank barn (1898), a gambrel roof dairy barn (1932), a domestic outbuilding (c1930s), a
gable roof dairy barn (1952), cow barn, and hog houses (mid 20th century).

 The Ira Jones Farm (15601 Kings Valley Road) barn, near Little Bennett Stream Valley Park
was built around 1921. This barn is known as the first wood truss gambrel roof barn in the area.
This type of self-supporting truss roof did not become common in the County until about 1930.
The stabling area of stone and concrete is typical of c1910s bank barns. The house is a frame,
center cross-gable structure with a front porch that faces Kings Valley Road.

Summary of Parkland Recommendations

Map # Name Plan Recommendation

1 North Point NCA Retain as neighborhood conservation park

2 Patuxent River SP Affirm Countywide Park Trails Plan recommendation for a continuous
natural surface trail along the Patuxent River
3 Damascus NP Acquisition of adjacent property would enhance park
4 Oak Ridge CP Explore opportunities to expand park when neighboring properties
develop. Provide natural surface trails and the connecting sidewalk from
Baker Middle School to the Damascus Community Recreation Center
5 Seneca Springs LP Develop active recreational facilities such as ballfields, playfields,
playground and trails. As subdivision occurs on adjoining properties,
explore opportunities to provide an east-west trail connection and to
include sensitive features in the park
6 Moyer Road LP Support current activities
7 John Haines NP Support current activities
8 Magruder Branch Extend hard surface trail north of Valley Park Drive to Damascus Town
SVP Center. Provide an attractive, urban park as trailhead for the trail in
Damascus Town Center
9 Damascus RP Consider increasing ballfield capacities through lighting and/or
reconfiguration of ballfields. Acquisition of adjacent property would
enhance park
10 Woodfield LP Provide large local park with several athletic fields, a large playground and
multi-use court
11 Great Seneca SVP Continue acquisition of properties to allow completion of the Seneca
Greenway Trail
12 Great Seneca As subdivision occurs, explore opportunities to provide an east-west trail
Tributary SVP connection and to include sensitive features in the park system
13 Little Bennett Creek Acquire as parkland in dedication to serve conservation and recreation
SVP purposes
Potential park sites Sites owned by School Board. Add to park system for recreation if not
* needed as school sites
Map numbers refer to Existing and Proposed Parkland Map

NP – Neighborhood Park
CP – Conservation Park
NCA – Neighborhood Conservation Area
SP – State Park
RP – Recreational Park
LP – Local Park
SVP – Stream Valley Park

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Existing and Proposed Parkland

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TRAILS PLAN

The 1998 Countywide Park Trails Plan guides trail planning in Montgomery County. Damascus is
included in the Upcounty Trail Corridor where the Plan objective is to ―provide a hard surface
recreational trail to serve the existing and future residents of Germantown, Clarksburg, and Damascus.‖
The Countywide Park Trails Plan distinguishes between hard surface trails (such as the Magruder
Branch asphalt and boardwalk trail) and natural surface trails (typically narrow tread and dirt surfaces).
The Damascus area provides both types of trail experiences.

The Magruder Branch Hiker-Biker Trail is located in the Magruder Branch Stream Valley Park. This
critical element is the only paved trail in the Damascus plan area. This Plan strongly supports the
continuation of the trail northward to a northern terminus in the Town Center. Attention must continue
to be given to providing safe road crossings for those using the trail at all crossing locations. This Plan
particularly notes the need for providing a safer trail crossing at Sweepstakes Road, and ensuring a
safe crossing of Bethesda Church Road and Damascus Lane when that segment is developed.

Potential solutions for the very busy Bethesda Church Road crossing could include consideration of
improvements including median refuges, pedestrian activated signal control, or grade separated
crossings, in addition to more conventional operation approaches involving signing and marking.

In terms of the natural surface trail pattern in Damascus, this Plan recommends that the Countywide
Park Trail Plan be amended to reflect a new concept for east-west connectivity and other modifications
as noted below:

 Reflects the east-west natural surface trail corridor being added to link the Seneca Greenway
Trail to the east to the Little Bennett Trail system to the west.

 Identifies the importance of a sidewalk or bike path along Valley Park Drive to access this trail
connection, and including special treatment for the Ridge Road crossing to ensure safety for
those using the connection.

 Supports providing indicated trail connections in the Countywide Park Trail Plan and this Master
Plan during the subdivision review process at time of development.

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Damascus Area Proposed Amendments to the Countywide Park and Trails Plan

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OPEN SPACE

Legacy Open Space Program

Montgomery County’s Legacy Open Space Program is a key component to achieving the
environmental and open space conservation goals expressed in the Damascus Master Plan including
preservation of open space for agriculture and natural resources protection, protection of drinking water
quality in the Patuxent reservoirs, and protection of rural vistas. The Legacy Open Space Program is
charged with identifying the ―best of the best‖ natural and cultural resources within the County for
protection.

The Legacy Open Space Program is designed to protect a broad range of valuable open space
resources with a variety of tools ranging from easements to parkland acquisition and/or dedication.
These tools include purchase of conservation easements by the County, either through the M-NCPPC
or the County’s Agricultural Services Division, by the State of Maryland, or through federal programs;
as well as the acquisition of conservation parkland by the M-NCPPC. Conservation through privately
held easements such as private national or local land trusts is also encouraged. Forest conservation
easements required for all subdivisions through the development review process and forest banking
programs can play important roles in conserving identified Legacy Open Space resources as well.

Two Legacy Open Space sites evaluated in the Damascus Master Plan process were originally listed in
the Legacy Open Space Master Plan as Class III (Technical Appendix D) sites. These Appendix sites
were nominated for inclusion in the Legacy Master Plan as important natural resource areas and were
judged to have met the criteria for full inclusion in the Legacy Open Space Program (Class I or II sites).
Further study was needed to determine specific sites to protect. During the Master Plan process the
two sites were studied in depth. Those sites are now recommended for protection. A third site already
within both the Water Supply and Farmland Protection categories of the Legacy Open Space Master
Plan was further evaluated and found to include enough significant forest that it should be added to the
Natural Resources category of the Legacy Plan.

Of the three sites evaluated only the Little Bennett Creek watershed headwaters is recommended for
addition to the park system. The Bennett Creek and the Upper Patuxent River Watershed Area are not
proposed to be part of the park system.

Recommendations
The following areas are recommended to be included as Natural Resource sites within the Legacy
Open Space program.

 The Little Bennett Creek Headwaters Area is recommended for protection - primarily through
parkland dedication and acquisition.

 The Bennett Creek Headwaters Area and the Upper Patuxent River Watershed Area are
recommended for protection - primarily through easements.

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Legacy Open Space Recommendations
Legacy Category Primary Protection
Site Name and Description Comments
Recommendation Techniques
Class III (Appendix D) Sites Recommendations
Little Bennett Creek
Headwaters Area
Forested sites located adjacent Areas of high quality Add to Natural Protect through
to Oak Ridge Conservation upland and riparian forest. Resources Category acquisition of
Park. Includes additional areas (Class I). conservation
of forest along main stem of Contributes to protection of parkland.
Little Bennett Creek not water quality of Little
previously proposed for Bennett Creek, which
parkland acquisition. supports a population of
naturally reproducing
brown trout.
Bennett Creek Headwaters
Area
Site consists of multiple parcels Large area of contiguous Add to Natural Protect through
located roughly between Moxley forest with several mature Resources Category development review
Road to the north, Ridge Road stands of high quality (Class I). process or
to the east, Bethesda Church upland and riparian forest. conservation
Road to the south, and easement.
Clarksburg Road to the west. Principal headwaters
tributaries of Bennett
Creek with numerous
wetlands and springs.

Contributes to protection of
water quality of Bennett
Creek.
Other Sites – not Class III
Upper Patuxent River
Watershed Area
Site consists of multiple parcels Large area of contiguous Add to Natural Protect through
north and south of Gue Road forest with high quality Resources Category development review
adjacent to Patuxent River State upland and riparian forest (Class I). process and
Park. Already protected in stands that buffer conservation
Water Supply and Rural Open tributaries of Patuxent Retain within Water easements as
Space Protection categories. River. Supply and Rural appropriate.
Open Space
Many stream valley Protection categories.
wetlands.

Contributes to protecting
water quality of Patuxent
River.

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Legacy Open Space Recommendations

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COMMUNITY RECREATION FACILITIES

Damascus Community Recreation Center

The Department of Recreation opened the Damascus Community Recreation Center at 25520 Oak
Drive in 2004. The facility serves the Upcounty region, which includes Damascus and Clarksburg. This
area is geographically isolated with a rapidly expanding population, expected to reach more than
47,000 people by 2010.

The Recreation Center provides a range of activities. Indoor facilities include a gymnasium, exercise
room, social hall, kitchen, senior community lounge, music/classroom, hobby craft and kiln room, game
room, vending space, conference room, offices, lobby, rest rooms, and storage space. The outdoor
activity elements include an athletic field, a multipurpose court for volleyball and basketball, and a
playground. Because there are limited recreational opportunities within the Damascus Master Plan
area, the County plans to add an outdoor amphitheatre, skateboard park and in-line skate rink at the
Center in the future. Other facilities that should be provided include additional athletic fields and a roller
hockey court. The skateboard park should be a priority in future programming on this 40-acre site. The
Department of Recreation is also seeking a location to meet the aquatic recreational needs of this area.

Recommendations for this facility include:

 Locate aquatic recreational opportunities in the Upcounty region.

 Provide additional athletic fields, a roller hockey court, and a skateboard park.

Damascus Senior Center

The Department of Recreation also operates a senior center located at 9701 Main Street, which is
attached to the Damascus Library. The center is approximately 10,000 gross square feet and has a
mission to provide seniors with meaningful social and educational activities in the areas of health,
nutrition, arts and entertainment.

SCHOOLS

The Damascus Master Plan area contains eight school sites that total approximately 120 acres (see
Community Facilities map). The Damascus Cluster includes the high school, a middle school, four
elementary schools and two future elementary school sites within the plan area. There are no private
schools in the Master Plan area. Based on the land use recommendations of this Plan no additional
school sites are warranted.

There are two vacant school sites in the plan area – an elementary school site on Oak Drive across
from the Baker Middle School, and an elementary school site along Hawkins Creamery Road. There is
also one vacant property in the cluster area that is just outside the Master Plan area, for a future
Kingsbridge Middle School, located on Founders Way. The Board of Education plans to retain these
vacant sites. They will be developed when a need for additional schools is determined based on their
ongoing evaluations of the capacity of existing schools and the projected increase in student enrollment
from new development.

This Plan supports the retention of these school sites and the modernization and utilization of the
existing schools as needed. If, in the future, MCPS decides to surplus any vacant school sites, the
sites should be considered for additional parkland that will provide the anticipated recreation and open
space opportunities they would have provided as schools. As discussed in the Housing Chapter, due to
their size and location, they would not be appropriate for consideration for housing.

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PUBLIC FACILITIES

Library
The Damascus Library is located at 9701 Main Street. The building is approximately 16,400 square
feet and is categorized as a community Library. It serves the northwestern tip of Montgomery County
and also serves customers from nearby communities in Frederick, Carroll and Howard Counties.

Post Office
A new main post office was opened in 2003 on Woodfield Road Extended, replacing an older facility
located on Main Street, which did not provide sufficient and secure parking or storage space for mail
trucks to handle the increased population of this postal service area. The new site allows the postal
system to improve customer service.

Upcounty Regional Services Center

The Damascus Master Plan area is presently part of the Upcounty Regional Services Center service
area, located at 12900 Middlebrook Road in Germantown, approximately eight miles from central
Damascus. The governmental centers provide a decentralized location for area residents to receive
government services, information and assistance. Staff of the Upcounty Regional Services Center
(regional services representative) come to the lobby of the combined Library/Senior Center once a
week to provide assistance to Damascus residents.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Fire and Rescue

Within the Damascus Master Plan area, fire, rescue and emergency medical services are provided by
career and volunteer fire fighter-rescuers assigned to five fire stations: Station 13 located at 26334
Ridge Road in Damascus, Station 9 on Frederick Road in Hyattstown, Interim Station 35 in Clarksburg
on Gateway Center Drive, Station 17 on Route 108 in Laytonsville, and Station 29 on Crystal Rock
Drive in Germantown. Fire and rescue units from other nearby stations, including those in Frederick,
Carroll and Howard Counties, also respond into this area when needed. The Damascus area will also
be served in the future by units from new stations to be built in nearby Clarksburg and the east side of
Germantown.

Damascus Station 13 received an extensive renovation in 1993-94, and no further major renovations
are anticipated over the next 10-20 years. Due to its small size and condition, Laytonsville Station 17
may be renovated on its present site or relocated to a nearby site within the next 10 years. Hyattstown
Station 9 and Germantown Station 29 are expected to remain at their present sites. Anticipated dates
for the opening of the new Germantown-East and permanent Clarksburg fire-rescue stations are 2008
and 2010, respectively.

The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) recognizes that a significant portion of
the Damascus area lacks municipal water supply and fire hydrants. To enhance the fire suppression
capabilities within areas lacking fire hydrants, the MCFRS urges builders and property owners to
voluntarily install underground water tanks directly on their property, or at the entrance to housing
developments, for use by the MCFRS. These underground water tanks should hold 20,000 gallons or
more based upon fire fighting water flow requirements of the property to be protected. Tanks should
meet the requirements of National Fire Protection Association Standard 1142 (―Standard on Water
Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting‖), including appropriate connections for hook-up to
pumpers and a roadside sign and/or pavement marker identifying the tank’s location to fire fighters.
The property owner would be responsible for maintenance of the tank and fire department connections.

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Community Facilities

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Persons having ponds on their property are encouraged to make water readily accessible to fire fighters
by installing ―dry hydrants‖ and providing improved access to them (e.g., paved or gravel roadway and
turnaround area) for fire suppression vehicles. A dry hydrant consists of a pipe extending into a body of
water or waterway, and an above ground connection that allows fire fighters to quickly hook-up
pumpers to the water source. The property owner would be responsible for maintenance of the dry
hydrant.

This Plan and MCFRS recommend support for the January 1, 2004 County law requiring fire sprinkler
systems in single-family homes as the front line measure in fire protection. Sprinkler systems within
structures located in areas lacking municipal water require a dedicated indoor tank, supplied by an on-
site well, to store water to directly supply the sprinkler system. Underground tanks, and ponds with dry
hydrants, are supplemental to fire sprinklers and may be used by fire fighters to suppress fires in
buildings without sprinklers, vehicles (e.g., trucks, farm machinery), and outdoor areas (e.g., woods,
brush, cropland).

Police
Police service in the Damascus Master Plan area is provided by the 5 th District Police Station, located
at 20000 Aircraft Drive in Germantown. The Police Department does not have any plans to establish a
station in this area, although they may decide to establish a satellite station within the area to provide
decentralized service in the future.

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