As the holidays draw near, the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company is excited to be a collection site for Toys for Tots as well as non-perishable food donations for people in need.

Toys for Tots donations must be new, unwrapped toys in their original packaging. We will also be collecting new coats, hats, gloves and blankets.

All donations can be made through contactless drop off via the back entrance to our station. This area is covered to protect donations from the weather. Donation bins will be checked regularly or you can call the station to let us know when you drop items off.

Thank you for continuing to support our station and our community. Every donation helps make someone’s day a little brighter.

Tonight, S414 was placed in service at the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company. The announcement:

The Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company and the community of Reisterstown proudly place in service Squad 414. The new Squad 414 is a 2019 Seagrave Marauder 2 with a Rescue 1 twenty foot walk around rescue body.  This unit meets rescue squad standards for the Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter’s Association and Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association.

Chief Rund and Assistant Chief Utz, BCVFA President Tom Ludwig along with Izzy Patoka and others were present and we thank them for their support.

The new S414 has arrived in Reisterstown to our station. It was driven up from Jessup by one of our senior drivers, Henry Eckhardt Jr, along with our Chief Craig Hewitt and chair of the squad committee Bob Murray Jr.

The squad has several stops and we have training to do before it goes in service. But hopefully it will be in service within a couple of weeks. More details about the squad will be posted soon.

It was 19 years ago that 343 firefighters died serving others. Unfortunately, there are many, many more who have died since from cancer and related issues from the attack. We continue to remember all those who have given their lives…

Last night several members worked on getting the cribbing ready for our new S414. The new squad is in its final stages and should be delivered to us soon.

The cribbing being worked in the pictures is one of the things that is carried on each squad (and truck) in Baltimore County. The main use is for stabilization of a vehicle at an MVC. A whole, large compartment is dedicated to cribbing.

Craig Coleman (Beatle) has been a member of the RVFC and a volunteer firefighter since July 20, 1970 — 50 years as a firefighter.

Numerous representatives (both county and state) presented him with congratulations on his 50 years. His family was all present to see too.

Congratulations Beatle!

The RVFC is doing a shortened door-to-door fund drive this year, unfortunately due to COVID-19. Every year we have people in the neighborhood requesting donations and this results in our largest fundraiser each year.

The RVFC is doing a shortened door-to-door fund drive this year, unfortunately due to COVID-19. Every year we have people in the neighborhood requesting donations and this results in our largest fundraiser each year.

We do still need funds to run the fire station and for our newest rescue squad to replace S414, so please consider donating by sending a check (108 Main St, Reisterstown MD) or donating online.

Later this afternoon an MVC was reported at the Sunoco at Reisterstown Rd and Hammershire Rd. Two cars were involved and one person was trapped. It took crews approximately 15 minutes to extricate the patient.

June 19, 2020.
Our squad is ready for tool mounting. All of the rescue equipment was packed up and transported to Rescue 1. Everything was laid out in the compartments and fabrication of the mounts will begin.

June 4, 2020
Things are coming together quickly. Most of the compartments are completed. The warning lights and floodlights have been installed. We will be visiting the factory for tool mounting soon. This will be the last update until the unit is completed.