The Charles County Volunteer Firemen's Association is excited to announce we received a four-year FEMA SAFER Grant to hire a Recruitment Retention Coordinator. We are encouraging anyone that has a strong recruitment background apply for the position, all information is found within this posting. Please make this information available to all your membership and feel free to share on your departmental ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thanksgiving Day, many families customarily spend the holiday inside their home or at the home of a friend or family member with the family dinner being the highlight of the day. Thanksgiving is the leading day for home fires involving cooking equipment, at three times the average number per day.

• An estimated 2,000 Thanksgiving Day fires in residential buildings are reported to U.S. fire departments ... (Full Story & Photos)

02:26 A.M. this morning, 911 received a call "something was on fire maybe a shed" in the 4100 blk of Log Teal Drive in Waldorf. Fire/EMS units were immediately dispatched in minutes Chief 12A (Jordan) arrived reporting "fire showing" from the rear of the two-story duplex dwelling. As units now arriving, the fire now through the roof, command ordered everyone to evacuate the home, exterior operations ... (Full Story & Photos)

It is with deepest regrets that I notify every one of the passing of Life Member William Pinkney. His untimely death has been devastating to his family and our department. As we continue to mourn, please keep Pinkney's wife and family in your thoughts and prayers.

Services for Firefighter William Pinkney:

Date: November 27th, 2023 (Monday)

Location: Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department Station 12
7000 ... (Full Story & Photos)

Daylight Saving Time (DST) concludes on Sunday, November 5th at 2 a.m., when clocks nationwide will be set back to 1 a.m. The conclusion of DST is typically more welcomed than its start, as it grants us an extra hour of sleep. Nevertheless, it does come with a drawback, as darkness falls earlier in the day.

Although your Wi-Fi-enabled devices will adjust automatically, you'll need to manually reset ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday, October 21st , Potomac Heights Volunteers partnered with the Potomac Heights Baptist Church and the Red Cross installing 47 smoke alarms in 17 homes throughout the Potomac Heights community. The team has pledged to return in the spring to continue this effort, in the meantime if any resident needs smoke alarms in their home, we urge all home owners to contact their local fire station ... (Full Story & Photos)

Well, it's that time of the year to "help bring smiles to the needy children in our county." Toy boxes have been distributed to all Fire/EMS stations, we ask they be place in a area accessible to the public. All toys dropped off to the departments will be picked up December 1st and 2nd. We thank those who participated this year, looking forward to the many smiles during the holiday season

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The Board of Commissioners proclaimed October as Fire Prevention Month. During this month residents are encouraged to take the necessary steps to increase fire safety in their homes, such as ensuring smoke alarms are working properly and practicing fire safety when cooking at home.

We thank the Board of County Commissioners for the recognition today. The volunteer fire departments are "100% volunteer" ... (Full Story & Photos)

Beginning at 9:00 AM on Sunday, our cadet class arrived to assist with the annual antique muster held at the Southern MD Regional Training Center. The cadets experienced many opportunities such as hose rolling, draft tank take downs, equipment relocation, and familiarization with antique hand drawn fire apparatus. The class did an outstanding job, they all represented well, and for that we are happy! ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday, October, 11, 2023, at approximately 12:55 p.m., vehicle 9 of the Indian Head VFD requested a structure fire assignment after observing smoke coming from a residence in the 400 block of Bland Drive in Indian Head. The firefighter advised smoke was coming from the 1-story residence. 20 firefighters from the Naval District Washington Fire Department and nearby departments quickly responded ... (Full Story & Photos)

By Cobb Island Volunteer Fire Department and EMS
October 3, 2023
2023 Fire Prevention Campaign:

This year’s Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW™) campaign, “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention™,” works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe when cooking.

Cooking Safety:

Did you know? Cooking fires are ... (Full Story & Photos)

After a long process we are happy to announce the fire association was awarded the 4-year SAFER Grant for Recruitment Retention totally $384,000.00. The leadership will be meeting next week to discuss the hiring of a coordinator and the grant expectations for the next 4 years. This grant will assist our association's recruitment and retention committee to further enhance their capabilities to recruit ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen's Association has, for the last seven years, sponsored the benefit golf tournament supporting the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), a 501c3 non-profit foundation. This year, our Golf Tournament will be held on October 4, 2023 at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course in Mechanicsville, Maryland.

This foundation provides support to families and fire departments ... (Full Story & Photos)