Thanks to all that assisted with and attended the open house. The next open house will take place on November 16, 2014.

Photos by: Kim Legore... (Full Story & Photos)

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL - THINK FIRE SAFETY AT THANKSGIVING

ARE YOU AWARE?
Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment!

The kitchen is the heart of every home and safety must be adhered to when preparing the family feast. On Thanksgiving Day a lot of activities are going on and friends and family are in the home. “Holidays are a time ... (Full Story & Photos)

Many thanks to Jim Heckendorn, Nick Haspert, Carol Ashelford and Greg Nikirk for assisting with the fire drills at Century and South Carroll High Schools today.... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters from Winfield, New Windsor, Mt. Airy, and Sykesville Volunteer Fire Departments gathered on Sunday November 3rd to participate in an acquired structure burn. Crews met at the Winfield Fire Station at 6:30a.m. to conduct a briefing before heading to the house in Taylorsville. The donated structure allowed for 6 crews to participate in 12 burns before the house was burned down under the ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Winfield VFD would like to remind families that have the old style smoke alarms to replace the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they turn back the clocks this weekend. You should also vacuum them to keep them in good working order.

Thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes without working smoke alarms and twenty-four percent occur in homes where at least one ... (Full Story & Photos)

FPW Poster Contest Awards
Winfield Elementary School

Grade K:
First Place: Victoria Cardona
Second Place: Alayna Enoff
Third Place: Jack Murchison

Grade 1:
First Place: Lily MacMasters
Second Place: Alexis Anderson
Third Place: Kaylee Harris

Grade 2:
First Place: Makenna Sageman
Second Place: Katey Lloyd
Third Place: Ryan Frecker

Grade 3:
First Place: Emily Beall-Dennell
Second Place: ... (Full Story & Photos)

FPW Poster Contest Awards
Linton Springs Elementary School

Grade K:
First Place: Paige Alberter
Second Place: Celia Anthony
Third Place: Breanna Moucheron

Grade 1:
First Place: Aliza Baliff
Second Prize: Brynn Daniels
Third Place: Dannielle Slapak

Grade 2:
First Place: Ava Breden
Second Place: Hannah Percoski
Third Place: Alexa Faway

Grade 3:
First Place: Jasmine Stanton
Second Place: ... (Full Story & Photos)

Many thanks to those that assisted with the fire prevention details today at our local elementary schools/daycare - John Laster, Jim Heckendorn, Dan Lubman, Jennifer Franklin, Sandy McKenzie, Tim Legore, Jesse Rutledge, Nick Haspert along with our paid staff Tom Coe and Carol Ashelford. Greg Nikirk was on stand-by for a quick response in the event E-142 was called out, but we were lucky his services ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday September 28th Winfield Crews were alerted at 12:18 p.m. for a vehicle collision involving an ATV at the intersection of Route 26 & Arthur Shipley Road. Paramedic 149 was the first to arrive and found an ATV and patient in the field close to the intersection. Due to the severity of the injuries a MSP medevac helicopter was requested and flew the single patient to Shock Trauma in Baltimore. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thursday September 26th Winfield's Tanker 14 assisted on a large mulch and stump dump fire in Southern Carroll County. Units from Carroll, Howard, Frederick, and Montgomery Counties operated on the scene off Kabik Court. Tanker 14 assisted for 12 hours, while firefighters delivered 334,500 gallons of water to extinguish the fire. Tanker 14 hauled approximately 70,000 gallons of water.

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