On Saturday morning March 4, members of MAVFC took Truck 1 on a road trip across the Bay Bridge to Grasonville VFD. The members of their ladder truck committee asked if MAVFC would bring the unit over so committee members could see and operate the unit as they look to replace their 1998 ladder truck in the near future.

The MAVFC went through the same process several years ago when looking over other ... (Full Story & Photos)

Over the past two evenings, February 13 and 14, our personnel received training on response to sprinklered properties. Our own member, Bill Fries III, put together a program covering the basics of sprinkler systems and response tactics when dispatched for a fire or other emergency at these locations. Firefighters learned the ins and outs of what to do and what not to do when faced with a fire in these ... (Full Story & Photos)

On 2/5/2023 at approximately 1925 hours (7:30 pm), units from MAVFC were dispatched to the 13100 block of Penn Shop Road in Frederick County for a house fire. Units from Frederick County, DFRS Green Valley station, arrived on the scene to find a 1 story single family dwelling with fire showing. Engine 12 arrived and established the Rapid Intervention Group in case of a downed firefighter. Tanker 1 ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday morning February 4, members of the MAVFC, Winfield VFD, Sykesville VFC and other Carroll County personnel convened at the Mt Airy Station, and virtually, for a presentation on lithium-ion battery emergencies. These batteries are a relatively newer hazard that have been at the forefront of the fire service over the past year or so. Places like New York City have seen a tremendous amount ... (Full Story & Photos)

The weekly training held on January 31, focused on a review and operation of the equipment that assists in saving other firefighters. Rapid Intervention Teams are used for rescuing firefighters that have become trapped, lost or hurt inside a structure fire.

The MAVFC apparatus carries equipment to help find a downed firefighter and supply them air in the event they run out. The R. I. T. (Rapid Intervention ... (Full Story & Photos)