December Top Responders

1/1/2025

Bruce Neal, Jimmy Wallace, and Doug Willson

Dwelling Fire - Roosevelt Drive, Chestertown

12/21/2024

At 12:39 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024, the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company, with multiple mutual aid companies, was dispatched to a home in the 200 block of Roosevelt Drive, Washington Park, which is off Flatland Road (Maryland 514), for the structure fire. The 9-1-1 caller was reporting fire in / from the wall adjacent to the living room fireplace. The family had been alerted to the fire by their dogs barking.

Chestertown VFC 2024 Year in Review Video

12/21/2024

As the year 2024 draws to a close, travel with us as we revisit this year through this nearly 8-minute video. We’ve had a busy year! So far, as of Sunday, December 22, 2024, we’ve had 664 incidents. In 2023, we handled just 593 incidents. Thank You for your support as we look forward to 2025.

Straw Bale Fire - Broad Neck Road, Chestertown

12/9/2024

On Monday, December 9, 2024, at 8:53 pm the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched for the “Outside Fire” in the 7000 block of Broad Neck Road. For those familiar with that area, it was at that extremely sharp curve. This section is one of the most remote, isolated areas of our first due district. One of our members who lives nearby was the first to arrive. He contacted 9-1-1 to provide an update, reporting an extremely large stack of hay bales on fire. Our Command 6 and Brush 6, already responding, was provided with this information. Additional equipment (engines and tankers) was requested.

Passing of Member Betsy Douglas

12/2/2024

With great, abiding sadness, the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company announces the passing of Betsy Ann Vollmerhausen Douglas. Betsy joined our fire company in 2007, where along with husband Jim, she went on to operationally serve in the capacity as volunteer Fire Police, managing traffic flow at / near fire and other emergency incidents.