On Monday November 18 at 1456 hours (2:56 pm), units from Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding areas were dispatched for a mobile home fire to the rear of 7912 Circle Drive in the Pheasant Ridge Mobile Home Park. Responding units observed a large volume of smoke in the area and requested additional units. First arriving Rescue 1 located fire coming from a single mobile home in the 7800 ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday November 3 at 1459 hours (2:59 pm), MAVFC units were dispatched to the intersection of Ridge Road and South Main Street for a vehicle collision. While units were in route, Carroll County Emergency Communications advised that they were upgrading the assignment to a collision with rescue. IVT18 and Chief 1 arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision, one vehicle in the intersection ... (Full Story & Photos)

Shortly before 10:00 pm on Halloween night, MAVFC was dispatched for a vehicle in the water, with a person in the vehicle, at the railroad bridge on Twin Arch Road. As units arrived on scene, they were advised that the police had the person and vehicle out of the water. Crews remained on scene to check a residence in the area for occupants that had become flooded out. Units cleared within an hour ... (Full Story & Photos)

As the storms started to move in to the Mt. Airy area Halloween evening, MAVFC was dispatched for a truck fire in the Mount Airy Municipal Parking lot at Park Ave and Cross Street. Units arrived to find a full size pick up truck with the engine compartment on fire. Crew from E12 was able to extinguish the fire within minutes of arrival and the scene was turned over to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's ... (Full Story & Photos)

Past Chief Franklin L. Plunkard passed away on Friday October 11. Chief Plunkard joined the MAVFC in July of 1962 and became a Life member in 1987. He served as Assistant Chief in 1965 and 1976. He served as Chief from 1967 - 1974. During his time as chief he was instrumental in designing and placing in service the first heavy duty rescue squad in 1972. He was also an advocate for providing the ... (Full Story)