The RVFD on-line Christmas Tree store opens on or about December 1, 2020 RVFD will offer contactless pickup and home delivery in the Rockville area (for a small fee) More information to follow: pickup and delivery hours Tree sizes – 4ft to 9ft Varieties include: Scotch Pine, Douglas Fir, Norway Spruce and Concolor Tree prices range from $40 to $95, depending on size Wreaths – $25 On-line credit card payments accepted – pre-payment only Tree lot is located at RVFD… Read more »
The 2020 Rockville Public Safety Awards ceremony, sponsored by the Rockville Chamber of Commerce, was held a little differently this year. COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the usual ceremony, typically held in June. Instead award presentations were held separately for each public safety agency in Rockville at Veteran’s Memorial Plaza on Sept 9, 2020. Awards were presented to personnel from the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, Rockville City Police Department, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department and the Montgomery County Department of Corrections… Read more »
Can you donate to RVFD today? We at the RVFD know that this is an incredibly difficult time for all of us. Our members remain dedicated to serving this great community. You have been there for us over the years and we want to continue to be there for you as first responders as well as your neighbors. To make a cash donation, visit our donation page by clicking HERE. We also need other donations such as: N95 masks Surgical… Read more »
The virus is a type of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in almost 70 locations internationally, including in the United States. The virus has been named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”). On January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern”… Read more »
Click below to view RVFD’s 2019 Year in Review video, produced by RVFD members. The 2019 yearly statistics for all four RVFD stations are available HERE. Read more »
January 4, 2020 – RVFD members took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to conduct hose evolution, master stream and pumper operator training. Three candidate pumper operators were evaluated to become qualified emergency engine driver operators during the all-day session held at the Montgomery County Public Service Training Academy. Evolutions included hooking up and pumping “heavy water”, fire department terminology for flowing high volumes of water from a single hydrant using a single pumper or two pumpers. Flows included multiple… Read more »