The February meeting of the Prince George's County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association will be hosted by the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department at Station 35. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 2/8/2023 @ 7:30pm. All PG Volunteer Fire & EMS members are welcome and encouraged to attend. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Volunteers from several PGCVFRA member companies spent their weekend training together at the William Philpot Training Foundation @ Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department. The training presented by Performance Under Pressure is classroom and practicals to build teamwork for the rescue of downed firefighters...

Thank you to all who participated!... (Full Story & Photos)

One of the leading causes of fires in the winter months is the improper use of space heaters. We urge everyone to review the fact sheet below and tahe steps to prevent a fire in your home.

Safety starts with you!... (Full Story & Photos)

The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department (Co.10) is awaiting completion of their new Volunteer owned ambulance. The new unit is a Horton 603F that features a 2023 Ford F-550 chassis along with HOPS protection system and an i4G Intelliplex Electrical System.

Thank you to the Officers and Members of Company 10 for bringing this new resource to serve the residents and visitors of Prince George's County.... (Full Story & Photos)

The 2022 PGCVFRA Bicycle Round Up for Toys 4 Tots was held Wednesday evening at Kentland VFD Co.33. The Prince George's County Police Chief and #toysfortots2022 coordinator joined us for the event. Our annual event collected a total of 102 bicycles which were donated by our Volunteer Fire Departments in Prince George's County, as well as those who support them. We hope the project brightens Christmas ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations and thank you to the Officers and Members of the Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department for working to bring another new Volunteer owned fire engine into Prince George's County. The hard work and planning of our Volunteers can save taxpayers several million dollars each year.

Features:
- Enforcer 70” cab and chassis with flat roof and seating for six (6)
- 172.5” wheelbase
- Cummins X12 ... (Full Story & Photos)

Your community Volunteer Fire Departments do far more than respond to 911 calls.

The Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department saw a need for up to date training facilities in their area and invested in providing the proper space for Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, and other groups.

The William Philpott Training Foundation hosts a variety of classes. The classes range from fire, youth mentoring, to Law ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Volunteer Fire Department of Brandywine (Co.40) recently took delivery of "Resto-Squad" 40. Our 1993 squad body was restored and placed on a 2022 Pierce Enforcer cab and chassis. This move saved the department close to a half million dollars. Now to get all the tools and equipment mounted so she can get on the street and continue to serve our community.

If you are interested in becoming a part ... (Full Story & Photos)

The PGCVFRA Peer Support Team can be reached anytime @ 301-800-9929
Please share with all Volunteer members

Stress effects all of us differently. Let's all remember to take care of each other. Remember we have well trained resources available through PGVFRA Volunteer Peer Response Team, which is confidential and Volunteers serving Volunteers.

Please contact our Prince George's County Volunteer ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Executive Officers who were sworn in this evening. We all wish them a successful and productive year.

President J Jordan (Branchville VFC)
1st Vice President L Lutz (Glenn Dale VFA)
2nd Vice President D Wells (Bladensburg VFD)... (Full Story & Photos)

Our Annual Founder’s Circle Event in which 10 members names will be placed on their company’s founders stone is scheduled for Saturday September 24th @ 12pm. The event also includes honoroing all of our fallen firefighters. It will be held at the Fire Services Building located at 6820 Webster Street, Landover Hills, MD. Light refreshments will be served following the service by the Ladies Auxiliary ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday September 10th our 100th Annual Convention Memorial Service was held at First Baptist Church of Beltsville. The service honored the 43 Volunteer members who passed away in the last year.

Thank you to everyone who took time to come out to the Annual Convention Memorial Service in Beltsville this afternoon. It was a good show of support for the families of our Volunteers who passed away ... (Full Story & Photos)

This custom made set of PGCVFRA 100th Anniversary Corn Hole boards will make a great addition to anyone's memorabilia collection. Purchase your tickets for the Friday evening drawing at our meetings this Thursday or Friday. Please contact Past President Mark Trader for tickets. The tickets may be paid for with cash, check, or Venmo.... (Full Story & Photos)

*** The committee has cancelled this event due to low preregistration **

Make plans now to come out and join us for our 100th Convention Celebration Fire Parade on Saturday September 17th, 2022 in Upper Marlboro.

All fire apparatus from Prince George's County, the surrounding area, and antiques are invited to participate.
Everyone is welcome to come see all types of fire equipment and visit some ... (Full Story & Photos)

Plan now to attend the Annual PGCVFRA&LA Special Tribute event to honor the Volunteer Service of several members who have made lifelong contributions to our Volunteer and EMS service to our communities. The 2022 Special Tribute is scheduled for October 15th, 2022 at 1pm. The tribute program will be held at Branchville Volunteer Fire Company (9405 Branchville Rd., College Park, Md. 20740.

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