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July 23, 2010 - At 0600 hours, Star 98.3 broadcasted their "Firehouse Friday" show from Prince Frederick VFD. While the show was going on, the public stopped in to check out our fire prevention table, live drills and to eat with us. Members had a lot of fun hanging out with T-Bone and Heather, showing them what Calvert County's 100% Volunteer Fire Department is all about.

PF Improvement Project

July 13, 2010 - On Tuesday, the members got together and built a bench for everyone to sit in out back. This will make a great addition as we continually strive to improve the firehouse for the members. Great job by all of the members that helped.

Sunderland Ct House

July 8, 2010 - At 1445 hours, Engine Company 2 was alerted fourth due to Box 6-17 for a house. E21 and Tnk2 responded to the 5800 block of Sunderland Court as first arriving units found a two story single family with smoke showing. This brought Twr2 on the Working Fire Dispatch. E21 arrived third due as units were attacking a basement fire. E21 with a crew of 6, split into two crews and manned two lines on the first floor where heavy fire conditions were found. Tnk2 arrived and assisted with water supply. Tower 2 arrived and assisted units in the basement with opening up. With several lines in place, the fire was brought under control on all three levels a short time later. Company 2 units operated for two hours.

PF Receives Walmart Donation

July 7, 2010 - On Wednesday, Walmart came through for the PF Volunteers by donating a 52" Sanyo HDTV to replace the TV in the Engine Bay, which was on it's last leg. Thank you Walmart for your generous donation to those who serve the community.

Independance Day

July 4, 2010 - Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the national day of the United States.

Solomons Island Rd Building

June 27, 2010 - At 1802 hours, Company 2 was alerted to Box 2-11 for a building. E21, E22 and TL2 responded to the unit block of Solomons Island Rd, S. E21 arrived on side Alpha of a one story strip mall with smoke showing from the roof. A small fire was found in the roof area and quickly extinguished with no further extension. The Box was held with Company 2 units in 30 minutes.

Shamrock Ct Fatal MVA

June 20, 2010 - At 1657 hours, RS2 was alerted to Rescue Box 7-08 for a serious personal injury accident. RS2 responded to the 3900 block of Shamrock Court. Units arrived to find a single vehicle accident with one ejected and another seriously injured. RS2 secured the vehicle and assisted with packaging the seriously injured patient which was flown to Prince George's Trauma Center for further evaluation. Unfortunately, the ejected patient succumbed to his injuries on the scene. Our deepest condolences are with the family.

PF Attends MSVFA Parade

June 16, 2010 - On Wednesday, the Prince Frederick Volunteers attended the 118th Annual MSVFA parade in Ocean City, Md. Calvert County was well represented with other apparatus from North Beach, Solomons, St Leonard and Dunkirk as well.

Member Voted President of MSVFA

June 15, 2010 - On Tuesday evening, Life Member Doyle Cox was voted President of the Maryland State Volunteer Fireman's Association at the 118th Annual MSVFA convention in Ocean City, Md. Congratulations to Doyle Cox for all of his hard work.

PF Receives Grant

June 14, 2010 - The Prince Frederick Volunteers were recently awarded a MIEMSS grant for the purchase of two new Medtronic Lifepak 1000 AEDs'. PF now has four of the same AEDs' on our apparatus to give our community better protection in a life-threatening medical emergency. The new AEDs' have been placed in service on E21 and Squad 2. The previous two have been in service on E22 and B2.

Calverton Building

June 9, 2010 - At 1135 hours, E2 and TL2 were alerted to Box 6-02 for smoke. E21 and TL2 responded to the 300 block of Calverton School Road. Units arrived on side Delta of a three story educational facility with nothing showing. Upon entry, a light haze was found. TL2 laddered the roof and found the source to an air handle. Company 2 units operated for 30 minutes.

Hallowing Point and Hidden Spring

June 5, 2010 - At 2120 hours, RS2 was alerted to Rescue Box 2-06 for a personal injury accident. RS2, E22, C2A and C2 responded to Hallowing Point Road and Hidden Spring Trail. C2 arrived to find two vehicles involved, four patients, and one trapped. A quick door pop helped firefighters remove the patient. Company 2 units operated for 30 minutes.

Rolling Thunder

May 29, 2010 - On Saturday, Tower 2 went to Chesapeake Beach to welcome the Red Knights in the Rolling Thunder event. An Arch was completed with Tower 1 at the American Legion.

2nd Annual Volunteer Appreciation

May 23, 2010 - On Sunday, the Prince Frederick Volunteers attended the 2nd Annual Calvert County Volunteer Appreciation Day at the Calvert County Fairgrounds with E21, E22, TL2, and RS2. Over 250 county volunteers attended the event from 1200 - 1800 with their families and friends. Their were several activities for adults and children, including inflatables, slides, various games, a DJ, and a buffet of food and beverages.

Proclamation for EMS Week

May 18, 2010 - On Tuesday, the Board of Calvert County Commissioners presented representatives from every department with a proclamation in observance of Emergency Medical Services Week. Fire Chief Brian Ficke proudly represented Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department and received the proclamation.

Tate Rd Rescue

May 9, 2010 - At 1330 hours, RS2 was alerted to Box 2-10 for a subject trapped under a vehicle. RS2 and C2 responded to the 400 block of Tate Road and arrived to find the same. Airbags were deployed to lift the vehicle off of the subject and was turned over to awaiting EMS for transport. Company 2 units operated for 20 minutes with assistance from RS6.

Hallowing Point Water Rescue

May 5, 2010 - At 1055 hours, RS2 was alerted to Water Rescue Box 2-05 for an overturned boat. RS2 and C2 responded to the Hallowing Point Bridge and arrived to find the same. Company 2 assisted with searching for the occupants for two hours with negative results. The incident is still under investigation.

Buckler Rd House

May 4, 2010 - At 1405 hours, Company 2 was alerted to Box 2-18 for a house. E21, E22, TL2, RS2, Tnk2 and C2A responded to the 200 block of Buckler Road. E21 arrived on side Alpha of a two story single family with heavy fire throughout and extension to a trailer, barn, shed, and woods. Due to the amount of fire and pending collapse, four hose lines were positioned on all sides of the house to eventually bring the fire under control. Company 2 units operated for over four hours with extensive overhaul.

German Chapel Rd House

May 2, 2010 - At 1741 hours, Company 2 was alerted to Box 2-08 for a house. E22, E21, TL2, RS2 and Tnk2 responded to the 300 block of German Chapel Road. E22 arrived on side Alpha of a two story single family with smoke showing. The Engine crew located a fire in the basement and quickly extinguished the same. The Tower arrived and opened to check for extension.

63rd Annual SoMd Parade

May 2, 2010 - On Sunday, several members piled up on Car2, Utility2, Jeep2, Brush2, E21, TL2, and RS2 to head to Mechanicsville for the 63rd Annual Southern Maryland Convention Parade. Company 2 won best appearing 1750gpm Engine and second best appearing Tower.

Allen Earle Rd House

May 2, 2010 - At 0119 hours, Company 2 was alerted to Box 2-06 for a house. E21, E22, TL2, RS2, Tnk2, and Chief 2 responded to the 4700 block of Allen Earle Road. Chief 2 arrived on side Alpha of a one story single family with fire showing. Units made an attack on the fire, bringing under control in 30 minutes. Units operated for just under four hours with extensive overhaul.

Solomons Island and Steeple Chase

April 21, 2010 - At 1823 hours, RS2 was alerted to Rescue Box 2-16 for a personal injury accident. RS2 and C2C responded to Solomons Island Road and Steeple Chase Drive and arrived to find a two vehicle accident. The crew quickly stabilized both vehicles and found two patients. The crew split up and assisted with packaging patients and controlling fluid leaks. Both patients were transported to CMH for a check-up. RS2 cleared in 30 minutes.

Family Fun Fest

April 17, 2010 - On Saturday, the Prince Frederick Volunteers attended Family Fun Fest at Barstow Elementary School. Company 2 had E21 and TL2 was on display for the public. Members also put together a fire prevention basket and donated it to the event to be raffled off.

Hallowing Point Rd Chimney

April 13, 2010 - At 1946 hours, Company 2 was alerted to Box 2-05 for a chimney. E21, TL2, RS2, Tnk2 and Chief 2 responded to the 6700 block of Hallowing Point Road. Chief 2 arrived on side Alpha of a one store single family to find the same with extension the wall. The wall was opened up and all fire extinguished without further extension. Company 2 units operated for one hour.

Adelina Rd Mass Casualty

April 8, 2010 - At 1605 hours, RS2 was alerted to Rescue Box 2-06 for a personal injury accident. RS2, E22 and C2 responded to Adelina Road and Diane Court and arrived to find a two vehicle accident involving a school bus. Company 2 units set-up triage with a total of nine patients. The patients were transported to local hospitals for a check-up. Company 2 units cleared in just under an hour.

Southern Md Food Drive

April 3, 2010 - On Saturday, the PF Volunteers partnered with the Prince Frederick Walmart to collect food for Southern Maryland families. Tower 2 and Chief 2 arrived at Walmart with the Easter Bunny to hold a Easter Egg Hunt and Fire Prevention Demonstration for the public. 

Clay Hammond Vehicle

April 2, 2010 - At 1629 hours, E2 was alerted to Box 2-12 for a vehicle. E22 responded to Clay Hammond Road and Lottie Fowler Road and arrived to find a vehicle well off. The lineman quickly put a knock on the fire.

Old Adelina Vehicle

March 31, 2010 - At 1737 hours, E2 was alerted to Box 2-01 for a vehicle. E22 responded to the 1900 block of Old Adelina Road and arrived to find a vehicle well off. The lineman quickly put a knock on the fire.

Solomons Island and Broomes Island

March 29, 2010 - At 2236 hours, RS2 was alerted to Rescue Box 7-10 for a personal injury accident. RS2 and C2 responded to Solomons Island Road and Broomes Island Road. Company 2 units arrived to find one vehicle into a light pole with one patient trapped. The Squad crew went to work removing the driver's side door and "B" post to gain access to the patient. The patient was removed and turned over to EMS. The patient was flown to PG's Trauma Center for further evaluation. Company 2 units cleared in 25 minutes.

Chesapeake Beach Rd House

March 27, 2010 - At 1524 hours, TL2 and Tnk2 were alerted for the 2nd Alarm on Box 1-09 for a house. TL2  and Tnk2 responded to the 400 block of Chesapeake Beach Road where units were on the scene of a one story single family with heavy fire showing from a garage with extension. TL2 assisted with opening up and overhaul. Tnk2 assisted with water supply. Company 2 units operated for just over one hour. 

Solomons Island and MF Bowen

March 20, 2010 - At 0909 hours, RS2 was alerted to Rescue Box 2-18 for a personal injury accident. RS2, E22 and C2C responded to Solomons Island Road and MF Bowen Road. Units arrived to find a vehicle overturned and one patient. The Squad crew stabilized the vehicle while the Engine crew assisted with patient care. The patient was transported to CMH for a check-up.

Gregg Drive House

March 14, 2010 - At 0043 hours, E21, TL2 and Tnk2 were alerted on the Working Fire Dispatch for a house. Company 2 units responded to the 1300 block of Gregg Drive where units were on the scene of a one story single family with fire showing. E21 arrived and assisted with hitting hot spots in the basement and Tnk2 assisted with water supply. Company 2 units operated for four hours.

Change Smoke Detector Batteries

March 13, 2010 - The Prince Frederick Volunteers would like to remind our citizens to change your clocks to Daylight Savings Time at 2am on Sunday. Also, when changing your clocks, remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. An easy way to remember to replace your batteries is, "change your clock, change your batteries".

Car Into the Building

March 9, 2010 - At 1510 hours, after just getting back from a house fire in Huntingtown, RS2 was alerted to Box 2-16 for a car into the building. RS2, E22, C2A and C2 responded to the 300 block of Steeple Chase Drive. Units arrived to find the same. The building was evacuated and power secured. EMS packaged the driver of the vehicle and transported to Calvert Memorial for a check-up. The scene was turned over to building engineer's and Company 2 units cleared in one hour.

Life Member Passes

March 8, 2010 - The Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Life Member Russell Boyd, who past away this morning. Our deepest condolences are with the Boyd family.  More details to come soon.
 

 

Smith's Retreat House

March 3, 2010 - At 1312 hours, Safety 1(O'Conner) called for Box 1-06 in the 3200 block of Smith's Retreat Street for a house. Unfortunately, this was his residence. E21, RS2, C2A and C2 responded responded as the second alarm was immediately called for. Units arrived to find heavy fire showing from a two story single family. Firefighters made an aggressive attack on a well developed fire in the basement, first floor and second floor. Due toan impending roof collapse, units made a defensive attack to knock the roof and attack fire down. Afterwards, units regrouped and entered to finish the job. Company 2 units worked for over two hours.

Solomons Island and Steeple Chase

March 2, 2010- At 1927 hours, Squad 2 was alerted to Rescue Box 2-16 for a personal injury accident. RS2, E22 and C2A responded to Solomons Island Road and Steeple Chase Drive to find a two car accident with one trapped. A quick door pop freed the trapped person as they were turned over to awaiting EMS. The patient was transported to CMH for a check-up. Company 2 units cleared in 20 minutes.

FF Holzberger IV Places

February 22, 2010 - On Monday, Students from the tri-county area went to Leonardtown today to compete in the Southern Maryland Firefighter Skills USA Vo-tech Competition. FF Holzberger IV placed 3rd in the competition. The top three winners of this challenge go on to compete in the State Competition on March 27, 2010 in Annapolis, Md. Congratulations to Little Fred and good luck at State's.

Chief 5 Injured

February 17, 2010 - The Prince Frederick Volunteers would like to send our wishes to Chief 5 for a speedy recovery. FF Sealey was operating a fatal house fire around 0500 this morning, while working at his job at DCFD. FF Sealey suffered second degree burns and was admitted to Medstar Hospital. 

PF Joins Facebook

February 12, 2010 - The Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department is now on the social networking site Facebook. If you live in the community, or want to learn more about safety tips to protect your home and family, become a fan of PFVFD by clicking here. We want to hear from you, so feel free to share your thoughts and your photo’s.

Help Us

February 9, 2010 - With all of the snow that has fallen this winter, fire hydrants have become buried. In the event of an emergency situation where a fire hydrant is needed, the hydrant will be hard to find and dig out in a timely manner. If you have a hydrant on or near your property, help us out by digging a three foot area around the hydrant as well as path to get to it. This will also help to reduce the ice build-up on the hydrant so that we will be able to get the caps off.

Carmel Ct Collapse

February 6, 2010 - At 1029 hours, RS2 was alerted to Box 2-18 for a structural collapse. BX2, RS2 and C2 responded in twenty plus inches of snow to the 1300 block of Carmel Court. C2 arrived to find a trailer and established Command. Crews checked the roof, found a tear in the roof and cleared the remainder of the snow to avoid any further damage. Crews cleared in 30 minutes.

The Big Read

February 1, 2010 - On Monday, crews from the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department attended The Big Read kick off at the Calvert County Library in Prince Frederick.  This program is part of a regional effort to include the College of Southern Maryland  that focuses mainly on the National Endowment for the Arts literature program.  Fire Chief Brian Ficke was on hand to read to the crowd a portion of Ray Bradbury’s book, “Fahrenheit 451.”  Our volunteers were honored to be a part of this even. Thanks to all of the members who came out. 

Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department

450 Solomons Island Rd South / P.O. Box 976 

 Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678

Phone : 410-535-9875 - Fax : 410-414-3655 - E-mail : princefrederickvolunteers@yahoo.com