Santa is now making his annual tour of Burtonsville and the surrounding communities in BVFD’s restored 1952 Chevrolet pumper truck, which is now back with us after some major repairs! With Mother Nature’s cooperation, we will once again do our best to visit our entire response area. Of course, staffing…

Rescue Squad 715 Responds to collision on New Hampshire Avenue at Jackson Road (12/3/14). Two patients were pinned and one trapped. The Rescue Squad performed extrication and also rendered care to the canine occupant. Photos provided by FF R. McHenry

On Saturday evening November 5th, BVFD units were alerted to prosperity drive for smoke from the roof of a commercial building. Units found a small amount of fire on the roof and quickly extinguished it and opened the roof to check for extension.

At 8:30 PM hours on November 9th, Company 15 and surrounding units were alerted to 1025 Tracy Drive in Hillandale (Company 12’s area) for the reported house fire. Units arrived on scene to find a one story, single family home with a car on fire in the driveway extending into the…

At 10:30 AM on November 5th, 2014, Company 15 units were alerted for the personal injury collision in the area of Briggs Chaney Rd and Castle Blvd. Paramedic Engine 715 arrived with Ambulance 715 to find a two vehicle accident with one patient trapped in a vehicle. The call had…

At 8:30 am on Tuesday, November 4th Truck 715 was dispatched mutual aide to Prince George’s county to 14902 Belle Ami Drive for the reported townhouse fire. Engine 715 was also alerted when other units were not available. Units arrived to find a two story, middle of the row townhouse…

Around 6am on Monday, November 3rd, while Engine and Truck 715 were already on another incident, Rescue Squad 715 was alerted for the working house fire at 13604 Mills Ave in Company 24’s area (Hillandale). Units arrived to find a single family home with fire through the roof. RS715 was…

Thirteen people were injured during a crash involving four vehicles around 2: 33 PM on Oct. 31st in the 16900 block of Norwood Road near Excalibur Lane in Ashton-Sandy Spring. WTOP Reported that seven people were transported to a hospital, five children and two adults. Two of the children, ages 6…

Around 11PM on October 4th, RS715 was alerted to the area of New Hampshire Ave and Ashton Rd in Sandy Spring for a reported personal injury collision.  Units arrived to find a single vehicle off the roadway that had separated into two pieces during the collision, trapping the driver in…

Busy Evening for Co. 15 As crews were sitting down around 1700 hours on October 1st, RS715 was alerted along with surrounding units for the personal injury collision in the 15700 block of Layhill Rd in Co. 4’s area (Sandy Spring).  Units arrived to find a single occupant trapped in…