The kitchen is the heart of every home and safety must be adhered to when preparing the traditional Thanksgiving family feast. During the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, a lot of activities are taking place and friends and family are in and about the home.

Along with Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci, the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company urges you to please follow these simple ... (Full Story & Photos)

The MAVFC will be hosting a SANTA OPEN HOUSE on Sunday, December 1, 2013 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the fire station, located at 702 North Main Street.

Come visit SANTA and the local firefighters at the fire station. Learn about fire prevention and holiday safety. You will have a chance to look over the fire and rescue apparatus and ask questions of the firefighters. Light refreshments will be ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday November 6 at 2128 hours (9:28 pm), MAVFC units were dispatched for a vehicle collision with rollover and entrapment on I-70 west of Route 27. First arriving Medic 17 located the incident and confirmed there was a subject trapped. While enroute, Rescue 1 requested Frederick County Rescue Engine 153 to respond as the eastbound assignment on the incident. Upon arrival of Rescue 1 command ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday October 19 at 2254 hours (10:54 pm), Structure Alarm 1-3 was dispatched for a truck fire next to the building in the 3800 block of Twin Arch Road. C-1-1 arrived and found a paper shredding truck in the parking lot with smoke coming from the roof area and small amount of fire from the rear. Crews arrived and forced entry into the truck to find it packed full of shredded paper with smoke ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Maryland State Firemen's Association (MSFA) held it's quarterly Executive Committee meeting at the MAVFC Activities Building on Saturday August 24. The business of the association, setting of goals for the year, and receiving committee reports from all committees of the association took place during the day. The MSFA represents the volunteer fire service of Maryland in several arenas including ... (Full Story & Photos)