As 2023 draws to a close the Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad would like to acknowledge two members that have made significant contributions for the past several years. Eric Gove and Jeramie Jordan are each stepping down from their respective leadership roles, but nor far, from their future…
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A report of a house on fire in neighboring Beltsville in the pre-dawn hours prompted the response of Branchville Volunteer firefighters. Just after 5:30 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2023, fire/EMS units responded to the area of Howard Court and Odell Road and arrived to find fire showing from the roof…
Read MoreThe Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, Inc. donated ten children bicycles, with safety helmets, to the 2023 Toys for Tots program. As has become Branchville tradition the volunteer membership purchased ten bicycles and helmets and working with the Prince George’s County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association (PGCVFRA) provided…
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The Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, Inc in College Park, Maryland recently held a Kids Bingo. This special bingo event, held in the month of December, has been a Branchville tradition for 30 years. Children played bingo for prizes with many toys and gifts won throughout the event….
Read MoreThe Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, Inc.is proudly displaying a “Multi-Service Wreath” courtesy of Wreaths Across America! Fittingly, we received this on December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day, so hanging it under the Memorial Plaque honoring all of the members of Branchville that served in WWII after the attack…
Read MoreNovember 30th marks the anniversary of the Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad’s sole line of duty death. Lieutenant James Melton suffered a heart attack while on the scene of a Beltsville house fire in 1959. Throughout the past week our members have come together to honor the Melton…
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The first signs of a milestone anniversary for the Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, Inc. are now on display. Our volunteer department was organized in 1924 and will celebrate our 100th anniversary with events throughout 2024. A new department logo was created and now adorns our apparatus…
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Branchville volunteer firefighters were alerted to a house fire in the Hollywood section of College Park. On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at around 1100 a.m., Branchville and other surrounding stations responded in the 5100 block of Lackawanna Street and arrived to find a one-story single family house with smoke showing…
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22 years ago today, the world was forever changed when unthinkable tragedies unfolded in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. On that fateful day, Branchville responded to the Pentagon with an engine staffed with 7 volunteers to assist with the rescue and recovery efforts there. As we mourn the…
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