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Celebrating  96    Years of Service to the Community

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100    Year's

Fire Company

looking forward to our

Centennial Year

Think What Has Change in 100 Years

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The Hereford Volunteer Fire Company is looking forward to June 2024 when we will celebrate our 100th year of service to the community. We have appointed a Centennial committee, chaired by Past Chief Phil Kearney, to see if we can locate old memorable that has been tucked away in a drawer or box in someone’s home or garage.  We are looking for old letters, books, badges, or photos that you may have.  If you locate any items and you would like to donate to us or just loan them, we would greatly appreciate it.  Should you find anything, please contact Chief Kearney at 410-207-1745.  Items will be displayed in our curio cabinet in our conference room.

50 Years of Service   Award

Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's Association

50 Years of Serive Award

Total of 167 Years of Service

FADO Mike Hoshall

62 Years

(Fire Apparatus Driver Operator)

(L) Chief Ron Croft 

55 Years

(R) John W. McDowell
President BCVFA

Chief Fred Stiffler

50 Years

A New Service

Hereford Volunteer Fire company starts new serviceH

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Squad 442 is equipped with rescue tools that will now allow us to provide rescue services to our community. Previously, services were provided by surrounding fire companies who were equipped with these specialized tools. Fire companies from other counties, and even Pennsylvania, have responded to assist. While we cannot begin to express our gratitude to these companies, sometimes rescue services were simply too far. We will now be able to respond as quickly as possible to emergencies that require these services.

Our members have spent countless hours preparing for this new service. From trainings and meetings, to simply making themselves familiar with the new equipment, our members have dedicated themselves to building the knowledge needed to perform these rescue services.

We also could not have done this without the support and donations from our community. There are not enough words to express how grateful we are.

Again, thank you to our members, community, and surrounding fire companies!

Our members are moving forward, even during the pandemic. During the months of September and October we have had 16 members participating in programs at the University of Maryland Fire Rescue Institute. Several classes taught the finer points of rescue techniques. Another program provided students with the skills necessary to operate the complex pump on a fire engine. We would not be able to provide this important training to our members without the support of several local businesses. We would like to thank these local businesses for their support:

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John Browns Auto Parts Inc. 19529 Old York Rd. in White Hall, MD 21161

Condon's Auto Parts, 1218 Martin Drive, Westminster, Maryland 2115

Lock's Garage, Inc., 17034 York Road, Hereford, MD 21120, 410-357-5000

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And of course, our gratitude goes out to the Instructors and Staff at the University of Maryland Fire Rescue Institute and

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Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company

. Thanks for allowing us this opportunity to increase our knowledge and provide us the skills to better serve our community.

A Little History

The Fire Siren

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You may hear our sirens! The purpose of the sirens are to alert the Volunteer Fire Department members of an emergency. While we rely on other forms of communication such as pagers and cell phones, they have their short comings. Batteries die, pagers and cell phones are not on the person, text messaging and smart phone apps like Active 911 could be delayed, with some calls not coming through at all. The National Fire Protection Association recommends that there are at least 2 reliable means to alert firefighters. The siren gets the firefighters attention at any time.

It says to everyone, somebody needs help! When people in town hear the sirens, it tells them there’s an emergency going on somewhere and it helps with traffic. It warns citizens to be alert for volunteers responding to the firehouse and to watch out for fire trucks responding to an incident. When it’s your time of emergency, a siren reassures you that help is on the way!

The Bell

I am an American LaFrance Bell; I joined the Hereford Volunteer Fire Company in 1936 and served on the 1936 Dodge fire engine.  In 1954 I was transferred and did a tour of duty on the 1954 Mack pumper.  In 1971 I was reassigned and did my third tour on the 1971 International Oren pumper / tanker.  In 1986 after 50 years of distinguished service warning the citizens of Baltimore County of an emergency I was retired and given a place of honor in the fire station.

Memorial Garden & Bell Tower

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On September 14, 2008 The Hereford Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. and The Hereford Ladies Auxiliary dedicated a Memorial Flower Garden and Bell Tower to honor the memory of our deceased members. We encourage you to stop by and visit.

The Memorial Garden is locate along Firehouse Lane on the west side of the Summit Manor.

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The bell came from the Hereford School on York Road just south of Hereford. Leroy Merryman installed the bell in the HVFC tower in 1927 or 19'28 and it was used to alert fire company members of an emergency.

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