10:19 hours. Brush 6, Wildland 8 dispatched for the mountain fire in the Mt. Aetna area. Per request of Chief 16, Support 8-0 crew responded to Station 16 and deployed UTV 16. Wildland 8 and Brush 6 deployed to the Frederick County side.

With the shifting winds, crews worked diligently to contain the fire. Total burn area was 16 acres.... (Full Story & Photos)

12:38 hours. Wildland 8 dispatched to assist on the mountain fire in the Clear Spring area. With the rough terrain and no access roads, crews made a make shift trail into the fire area.

Upon arriving to the fire area, the crew assisted with construction of a fire line around the 14 acre burn area. Units cleared 20:00 hours... (Full Story & Photos)

Thank you to our Boonsboro Area community and Weis Markets for your recent donations of water and sport drinks. Our department keeps coolers with drinks on all of our apparatus to ensure we are kept well hydrated. These donations eliminate an otherwise incurred expense and is much appreciated. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Currently, UTV-8 and Brush-8 are out currently assisting Potomac Valley (Dargan) on Maryland Heights with an injuried person. This is the second call this weekend for an incident on Maryland Heights.... (Full Story & Photos)

This past week, Company 6 and Company 8 traveled to Mt. Nebo Christian Learning Center and Boonsboro Elementary School for fire prevention week.... (Full Story & Photos)