On October 7th, the Mechanicsville Volunteers participated in the Fire & Rescue Appreciation Day at Bowles Farm Corn Maze in Clements, MD.

With the assistance of several departments in the area, we all provided firetruck rides as an added bonus for those attending the corn maze that day.

Thank you Bowles Farm for inviting us. We will look forward to next year.... (Full Story & Photos)

On October 4th, Rescue Engine 22 traveled to Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. to fill in for the day while their members attended a funeral.

Rescue Engine 22 responded on 3 calls while on the transfer.

Pictured is an accident members heard from the station as it happened about 400 yards from the station.
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On October 3rd at approximately 9000 hours, Mechanicsville Volunteers were requested to assist the Department of Public Works with a final wash down of All Faith Church Road @ Pilkerton Ln.

As soon as Tanker 2 was finished, Public Works began opening the road to the public.

All Faith Church Road at Killpeck Creek was originally closed for approximately two weeks due to a culvert replacement.

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On Saturday September 8th, the Volunteers at Mechanicsville VFD hosted our Second Annual 5K run/walk in the Village of Mechanicsville. The event began at 9am and featured a route that took participants north on Three Notch Trail then back to our firehouse going through the Old Village of Mechanicsville.

The event featured participants ranging in all ages! We cannot thank everyone enough for the participation ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Mechanicsville Volunteers cover approximately 76 square miles, which as you can imagine, includes thousands of homes and hundreds of businesses.
Our diverse first due includes large neighborhoods, commercial developments, industrial and agricultural sites, as well as rural homes and Amish communities.

As the community we serve changes, so have we. Our fire apparatus have iPads with the Active ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1858 Rescue Squads 2 and 1 along with EMS units were dispatched to the 38700 block of Chaptico Rd for the accident reported one overturned into a pole.

Rescue Squad 2 and Rescue Engine 22 made the response. Safety 7 arrived on scene first confirming one vehicle that had rolled with no occupants inside, with this information Squad 1 was placed in service.

Units found a single patient that had ... (Full Story & Photos)

Beginning in the Spring of this year, the Turnout Gear Committee and the Safety Officer began to research ways to better protect our members from cancer causing carcinogens that we are faced with while responding to fires.

With that, the Turnout Gear committee obtained several hoods that are now particulate blocking hoods. The committee wear tested the hoods to ensure no protection from heat was ... (Full Story & Photos)