College Park Volunteer Fire Department




CPVFD to Host First Annual Golf Tournament
The College Park Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting its first annual golf tournament on April 16, 2010. Please click the link below to be directed to our tournament website.

Engine Runs 13 House Fire
February 2, 2010 - At 1611 hours as members were working on placing Truck 812 back in service, the box was sounded for a house fire at 6124 54th Avenue in Company 13's area. Engine 812 with 6 was dispatched as the fourth due engine company. As the engine was making the turn onto Kenilworth Avenue the first arriving units reported that they had smoke showing from the upper floors of a home. Engine 812 was moved to third due, and ended up being the fourth arriving unit. Chief 812 arrived just prior and assumed command. Once on scene the engine company established a seconday water supply and pulled a line to side charlie to cover possible extension. The crew from the engine also completed a search of the basement and secured the power to the house. Engine 812 returned to service after about an hour.
Photo by firehouseguy.	Photo by the Bladensburg VFD.

Applications are Being Accepted
February 1, 2010 - Applications for the 2010 Summer Bunk Room Program are now being accepted. E-Mail CPVFD12@gmail.com for an application. Applications will be accepted NO later than April 4, 2010. Any questions can be directed to the above email address or by calling 301-901-9112 and asking to speak to a member of the membership committee.


Members Drill on Truck Company Operations
January 16, 2010 - Over the weekend and during several days last week, members of Company 12 were given two buildings across the street from the station that will soon be demolished to do some great hands on Truck Company training. Members brushed up on many facets of Truck Company operations in the approximately one week of training. Training included interior truck company tasks such as an involved RIT scenario, zero visibility searches, forcing interior doors in reduced visibility, and getting to take a close up look at building construction. In addition, members spent many hours on outside truck company tasks including horizontal and vertical ventilation, making trench cuts, forcing exterior doors, using the “k-tool”, masonry wall breaches for RIT operations, and much more.


Truck Runs Chestnut Avenue House Fire
January 10, 2010 - At 1542 hours, Truck 812 was alerted for a house fire at 6628 Chestnut Avenue. The first arriving units arrived on scene to find smoke showing from the basement of a single family dwelling. As the fire progressed it was discovered that the fire was being fed by natural gas on division one. Upon Arrival, Truck 812 established the Rapid Intervention Team and assisted with tasks such as throwing additional ladders and securing the utilities. Truck and Chief 812 operated on the scene for about two hours.

Engine Runs Hyattsville Building Fire
December 30, 2009 - At approximately 1423 hours, Engine 812 was alerted with units from the 4th Battalion for a building fire at 4017 Hamilton Street (WSSC Building) in Hyattsville. First arriving units went on scene with heavy smoke showing from Side Bravo. Engine 812 arrived very shortly after, took their own hydrant on the Alpha/Bravo corner and pulled the 400 foot attack line to a Side Bravo entrance. While the forcible entry man was gaining entry, the driver of Engine 812 advised the officer that the hydrant was damaged and completely inoperable. The wagon driver worked to secure a water supply from an alternate source to provide water to the crew of Engine 812. Once a water supply was established, the crew advanced their line to the fire floor and backed up first arriving crews. The fire was located in an electrical room and the fire was quickly extinguished once power was secured by PEPCO. One member of Engine 812 suffered an injured ankle while operating and was transported to PG Hospital. Engine 812 operated for about an hour and a half before clearing the fire ground.


Ambulance Runs Route 1 Accident with 2 Trapped
December 28, 2009 - At 1528 hours Ambulance 812 was alerted to the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and Van Buren Street for the reported personal injury accident with entrapment. A812 arrived on scene, finding 2 vehicles involved, each with one patient trapped. Rescue Squad 814 completed the extrication of both patients. Ambulance 812 and Medic 844 each transported one patient to Prince George's Trauma Center. Units cleared at 1640 hours.

Engine On Another Hyattsville House Fire
December 6, 2009 - Around 2304 hours units were alerted to 7016 Partridge Place in Company 1’s first due for a report of smoke in the house. Engine 812 arrived on scene and reported a 1 ½ story single family dwelling with heavy fire from the front of the house. The units from Company 12 and 1 made the initial attack on the fire but were pulled out within a few minutes when the evacuation tones were sounded by command. Engine 812 was briefly redeployed to Division 1 and manned a hand line to knock down some remaining fire in the rear of the house before the evacuation tones were sounded once again. Command then ordered the initial units to report to rehab before they were reassigned. Engine 812 returned to Division 1 to finish overhaul after the investigators were done, and returned to service around 0400 hours. Chief 812 was also on scene and had Division 1 for a period of time, and assisted at the command post. Several firefighters were injured during the incident including one member of Engine Company 12. College Park Volunteer Fire Department would like to wish all injured members a speedy recovery.


Truck Runs Hyattsville House Fire
December 5, 2009 - While the Engine was still operating at the multiple alarm fire in Takoma Park, Truck 812 was alerted to Rutgers Street in Company 1’s first due for the house on fire. After being added late to the call, the truck arrived and established the RIT duties on side "A". Crews located a fire in a back bedroom and put a quick knock on it. The truck returned to service a short time later. Chief 812 was also on scene and had the Rutgers Street Command.

Engine, Truck, and Chief Run Three Alarm Building Fire
December 4, 2009 - Just before 0230 hours, PSC began receiving multiple calls for a report of a building fire in the area of the 6300 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Company 44's area. Engine 702 arrived on scene and quickly relayed that they were on the scene of the Old Allen Theater with heavy fire showing. This brought Truck 812 on the transfer to Company 44. As soon as the Truck marked up responding for the transfer, they were placed as the first due truck on the second alarm. Once on scene, Truck 812 was put to work assisting with supporting the engine companies in attacking the fire. Not long after the arrival of Truck 812, command requested the third alarm which brought Engine 812 to the scene. Once on scene the engine crew was assigned to work out some water supply issues for the ladder pipes and were assigned to Division "C" (Chief 812). Before the incident came to a close Truck 812 operated on the scene for just over three hours. Engine and Chief 812 remained on the scene till 1000 hours that morning.


Truck Runs 48 House Fire
November 28, 2009 - Around 2200 hours, units were alerted to 6508 Jodie Street in Company 48’s first due for the possible chimney fire. First arriving units found smoke showing from the roof and discovered a working fire in the walls of the dwelling. Command asked for the box to be filled bringing Truck 12 as 2nd due special service. On arrival command instructed the crew to perform a secondary search of the dwelling and assist with opening up in the basement and on Division 1. The units made quick work of the small fire and the assignment was scaled back a short time later. The truck responded with 8 volunteers, along with the Chief (running as Battalion Chief 4).

Ambulance Runs One Overturned on I-95
November 13, 2009 - At 1925 hours, Ambulance 812 was alerted to I-95 in the area of the Capital Beltway for a reported MVC with one over turned. Engine Company 811 arrived on scene with A812 and found a truck over turned and down the embankment. Units from 12 and 11 packaged the patient for transport to MedSTAR as a Category "C" trauma patient. The ambulance returned to service at 2038.

Ambulance, Truck and Chief 812 Respond on CO M.C.I.
November 7, 2009 - At 1910 hours Ambulance 812 was alerted as the third Basic Life Support unit on the CO leak at 5700 St. Bernard's Drive in Company 13's area. Shortly thereafter, the ladder truck and Chief responded as a box alarm was called to deal with extremely high CO levels inside Saint Bernard’s Church. Medic 812 was already on scene and began dealing with a flood of patients, after the initial three patients were transported. Units from 12, 9 and 1 triaged an additional 11 patients as fire crews worked to ventilate the large structure. CO readings inside the building were 1300 parts per million (ppm). A normal CO level should be around 0 – 30 ppm. EMS 811 (Keiffer) determined that the patients would require transport to Baltimore's Shock Trauma Center for hyper baric chamber treatment. Due to the large number of patients requiring transport to Baltimore, the Medical Ambulance Bus (MAB) and Mass Casualty Support Unit responded from Company 55. Ambulance 812's crew split, with two members transporting on board the MAB to provide additional manpower. The ambulance then returned to Company 12, and returned to service running several more calls in the first due. Truck 812 remained on scene until 2320 hours, performing multiple tasks to assist in mitigating the incident. In all, 14 patients were transported by EMS units from the 4th Battalion.


College Park assists with Annual CFSI Day at MFRI
November 6, 2009 - Members from College Park assisted MFRI with their annual CFSI Day on Friday. CFSI, the Congressional Fire Services Institute, is instrumental in assisting the fire service at the legislative level across a wide range of areas including funding, staffing, grants and safety. Annually their office sends their people to MFRI for a morning of hands on exercises in many different disciplines of the fire service, allowing them to better understand what they are working toward. College Park provided an Engine Company, Ambulance and Command Officer and worked with units from Hyattsville and Berwyn Heights, along with Prince Frederick VFD and BWI Airport FD. The CFSI staffers conducted live fire exercises, vehicle extrication and aerial apparatus exercises.



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