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.

June 1, 2020
The assembly of the body continues. Slide out trays and reels are being installed.

May 20, 2020
The wiring of the body has begun and the assembly of the body continues at Rescue 1.

May 13, 2020
The black stripe has been painted on the squad. The next step is running all of the wiring in the body.

May 5, 2020
The body has been mounted on the cab and chassis. The preparation for painting the black stripe on the body and cab is next. Work continues on the front bumper compartment.

April 29, 2020
The white paint has been applied to the body. Assembly for the doors has begun. The front bumper has been disassembled to begin the bumper compartment installation.

It is with sadness we report the passing of Malcom Carrick this week.

Malcom Carrick joined the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company as a riding member on January 9, 1946. He was the longest living member of our company and we will sadly miss him.

A short recollection from one of our “senior” members:

Through general discussion, he would talk about conditions that caused him to join the fire company. He turned 16 the first day of September 1945. WWII was just ending but the boys had not yet returned from the war. There was a need and a request sent to Franklin High School for any boys 16 or older to join the fire company in order to staff the equipment. The high school then was beside what is now our station. At that time the fire house was up town just behind Dunkin Donuts. When the alarm sounded, he and others would run up town to the fire house. The Old Packard and the Diamond T were the red engines of that time. His recollection of fires that he participated in were mostly field, woods and barn fires. There were many farms in and around Reisterstown at that time. I don’t recall him speaking about any house fires although there may have been some.

It was known during that time and up into around 1955 or 1956 that emergency call went direct to the telephone switch board up town. The switch board operator would take the call, blow the siren. First person in (no dial phones then) would lift the receiver and the operator would come on and give nature of call and location. Also the Police dispatched the ambulance up until 1959 or 1960. Our ambulance radio call # was 283 and we used the 10-7, 10-8 as in service or out of service, etc.

It is with deep sorrow that we have learned of the passing of Captain Michael Curtis of Station 56 of the Baltimore County Fire Department.

He was a member of the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company (as well as the Glyndon Volunteer Fire company). Two of his sons are a member of RVFC, as well.

He was a career firefighter and one who cared. He will be missed by all.

Please keep the family and friends in your hearts and prayers…

(Due to the current pandemic, the funeral services will be private and for family only.)

March 27, 2020
The body is being prepared for paint.