West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department has placed our current Tower 3 for sale with our new tower on order.

Price $800,000.00
Any offer will be reviewed by WFVFD

2012 Spartan Gladiator chassis/Rosenbauer Cobra 104 foot Platform
Cummins ISX 550 horsepower
Allison 4000 EVSP 6 speed
Air Ride rear suspension
Onan hydraulic generator 25KW 1245 hrs
2-200 foot electric reels
Holmatro Simo pump ... (Full Story & Photos)

UPDATE 12/19/2025:
The streets listed for 12/14 will be visited by Santa on Saturday 12/20 starting at approximately 1-1:30 PM. Then Santa has to get back to the North Pole and get back to work!

UPDATE FOR SUNDAY 12/14/2025:
Tonight’s route will be postponed until the end of the week due to the weather. Check back for updates!

We will be escorting Santa this season as usual as part of our cherished ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 08:14 units were dispatched to the 300 block of River Road following a report of a rescue with possible entrapment. Upon arrival Chief 3 located a vehicle on its side with one occupant, who was found to be alert and oriented.
Carroll County Engine 124 arrived and managed vehicle stabilization, removed the windshield, and performed the extrication. Carroll Paramedic 127 handled the patient who declined ... (Full Story & Photos)

Each year during October we open our doors for our annual Open House. On this beautiful Sunday afternoon we welcomed community members to the station to see what we do and how we do it. Participants were able to meet our members, check out volunteer opportunities, tour the station, see the various apparatus, learn about the tools we use, take rides on Tower 3 and our ATVs, participate in a firefighter ... (Full Story & Photos)

Units from WFVFD responded this morning for the reported house fire in Eldersburg. At 06:29 the station was alerted for the second due engine for smoke from a house in the 7000 block of Carmae Road. Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department arrived on scene to find a small fire in between the floors. Units made quick work of the fire and cleared at 07:11. ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Howard County Fair is here once again - held the first full week in August, this year it is August 2 through 9, 2025. As always, we are providing fire and EMS protection for the Fair and its attendees in addition to fundraising. Stop by and grab one of our award-winning snowballs, a funnel cake, a hot dog, or a cold drink. We offer the best value on the Fairgrounds and your purchase will contribute ... (Full Story & Photos)

Members and career staff from WFVFD took part in this weekend's rural water supply class held at the Winfield VFD in Carroll County. Held in conjunction with Got Big Water, an organization dedicated to fire protection water supply, members joined with over 80 firefighters from Howard, Carroll, and Frederick Counties to brush up on best practices for tanker operations at a fire. Much of our first due ... (Full Story & Photos)