Welcome to the Official Website for the
West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department
Celebrating 66 Years of Dedicated Service to the Community
1944 - 2010
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Support Us at the Howard County Fair
JULY 27
- The Howard County Fair is right around the corner (August 7-14, 2010), and members of the WFVFD are in full swing preparing for it. Please take some time to visit our stands and contribute to the cause. Like last year, we will be staffing the Bingo Hall, the Dunking Booth, the Snowball Stand, the Money Wheel, and the Nevada Stand as well as providing EMS and fire protection for the fairgrounds. As ... (Full Story & Photos) |
Working Barn Fire in Woodbine
JUNE 13
- Units from West Friendship joined units from Lisbon and other stations (including units from Carroll, Frederick, and Montgomery Counties) in responding this evening for a reported barn fire with possible animals trapped inside. At 21:06, the tones sounded for the barn fire in the 15300 block of Frederick Road in Woodbine. Responding units could see a large amount of smoke from I-70 and surrounding ... (Full Story & Photos) |
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First Due Accident Shuts down Old Frederick Road Overnight
MAY 25
- Units from West Friendship were alerted this evening for a motor vehicle accident that left one injured. At 17:33, calls began coming into the Howard County Communications center for a truck that struck an electric pole at Old Frederick Road and Sand Hill Road. Units responded and found a Dodge Ram pickup with the driver still inside that had left the roadway and struck the front porch of a house ... (Full Story & Photos) |
Fatal Crash Shuts Down I-70
MAY 24
- At 07:49 this morning, units from West Friendship and Ellicott City were dispatched to I-70 and Route 40 for the motor vehicle crash. Callers to 911 advised that a truck had overturned with the driver possibly still inside. Units arrived on scene at westbound I-70 at Route 40 to find a box truck that left the roadway, overturned, and struck several trees. The driver was trapped and determined to be ... (Full Story)
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2010 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
MAY 01
- Again this year, members were asked to stand by at the Howard County Fairgrounds for the 37th Annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Held the first weekend of May every year, this year brought record crowds to the Fairgrounds, snarling traffic on Route 32 and I-70 in the West Friendship area. High temperatures and humidity also required several attendees to request the services of EMS. Fortunately, ... (Full Story & Photos) |
First Due Motorcycle Accident
APRIL 03
- The mild weather this weekend brought plenty of motorcyclists to area roads, and with them came the inevitable. At 12:31, units were alerted for the motorcycle accident with injuries on Forsythe Road at Underwood Road. Tanker 3 arrived at the scene on Old Frederick Road between Underwood Road and Forsythe Road to find a motorcycle into the guardrail with the driver lying in a field. Arriving soon ... (Full Story & Photos) |
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WFVFD To Hold SFDFD Benefit Raffle
MARCH 20
- The West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department has organized a raffle to benefit the Sykesville Freedom-District Fire Department's building reconstruction fund. The roof collapse and fire on February 11 has left much of the station, including the banquet hall, administrative offices, and sleeping areas unusable. To help our neighbors to the north, the WFVFD (supported by the member stations of the ... (Full Story & Photos) |
W.F.V.F.D. to Partner with Marriotts Ridge High School
JANUARY 27
- Two new partnerships will enhance the computing skills and general wellbeing of Marriotts Ridge High School students and staff. The partnership agreements with Scienta Solutions LLC and the West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department will be formalized with official signings at the school on Tuesday, January 26. Scienta Solutions LLC has agreed to collaborate with faculty to develop computer and ... (Full Story & Photos) |
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