Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the 4th of July weekend with Firehouse Snowballs!

The Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company honored EMS Lieutenant Larry Trump who will retire June 30th of this year. Lt. Trump has been a member of the fire service for 41 years. Currently, he is stationed at Garrison (Station 19) as EMS 5 (EMS Coordinator) and is a volunteer fire-fighter at Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company (Station 31). Lt. Trump is best described as a kind, gentle hearted man who has the "gift" to be able to comfort anyone at even their most troubling moment. Our President and Captain presented Lt. Trump with a CRVFC shirt adorned with Lt. Trumps name and "Honorary Member". In addition, he received a fishing rod so he spend his time fishing into the sunset! Lt. Trump will be greatly missed in the career service, but fortunately, he will remain as a Volunteer in Baltimore County so we will continue to have the honor to serve with him for years to come! -Aaron

Members of The Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company attended the "Ceremony of Remembrance"  memorial service in Towson, MD this past weekend.  Every year, members of the Baltimore County Fire Department gather to honor those of the Department who died in the line of duty in Baltimore County.  Daniel Raskin, a member of the Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Co. was injured at the scene of a Barn Fire in Owings Mills  on July 9, 1990 and died on 7-16-1990.

The Memorial is open to the public and can be found in front of the Towson Court House.

Chestnut Ridge Volunteers responded to assist Glyndon Volunteer Fire Company by providing a landing site for a medical emergency in their district.

Early on Friday morning, Chestnut Ridge volunteers were called to the scene of a house fire near the intersection of Falls Rd. and Butler Rd.  Engine-Tanker 503 as well as Tanker Support 504 responded to the call sense the area has no fire hydrants.  Upon arrival crews encountered heavy fire and after battling the blaze for some time, were forced to take defensive action.  Defensive measures are often taken in order to protect surrounding properties as well as to ensure the safety of fire personnel.  Fortunately the house was uninhabited at the time and was used as a storage facility, however it was completely destroyed by the fire. 

Around mid day Chestnut Ridge Volunteers responded to a multi-vehicle accident on Gent Rd.  Firefighters then assisted with patients and removed hazards from the scene. 

Since the beginning of the storm, (2/5) Chestnut Ridge Volunteers have responded to over twenty incidents.  These calls vary from fire calls to medical calls to gas leaks.  We even had the National Guard equipped with a Humvee assist us in moving a patient from his home to the our ambulance because

As the temperature remains low, please be careful as to prevent accidents.  Dress warm when going outside and take breaks when doing strenuous activities like shoveling snow.  When the weather turns cold we usually see an increase in weather related incidents. 

Around 7:00 pm a parrot was found around the intersection of Grenspring Ave and Dover rd.  If this is your parrot, please contact us imediately at 410-252-9734. 

UPDATE!  The parrot's owners have been found.

At 4:00 AM volunteers from Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company responded to reports of an unknown type fire off of Caves rd.  Upon arrival, we discovered a SUV that was fully engulfed in flames.  Firefighters were able to safely extinguish the fire and found that thankfully,there was no one inside of the vehicle.

Those people who live in Chestnut Ridge, and are still waiting to see Santa on the fire engine, here is our schedule for tommorow: http://www.chestnutridgefire.com/images/maps/s_052.jpg http://chestnutridgefire.com/images/maps/s_0516.jpg and the following roads:Bearns, Bullock, Harmony Woods, Shady Woods Ridge Valley, Hidden Glenn and Stanson Road.