CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF SERVICE

Bedroom Fire (TOY BOX) MARCH 30 - On Friday March 28th at approximately 8:03p.m., Sykesvillle Fire and EMS crews where alerted for Box 12-6, 912 Black Spruce Lane for a toy box on fire. Crews arrived to find nothing showing from the exterior; but as fire crews entered the interior of the home, they found the house charged with smoke. Crews advanced a 1 3/4" hose line upstairs and found a small fire in the bedroom. Fire crews extinguished ... (Full Story & Photos)

Gas Line Burst into Flames MARCH 28 - On Friday March 28th around 11:15 am Sykesville Fire and EMS crews were alerted for a HazMat alarm 12-18 for a gas line struck with fire. Sykesville fire crews arrived and were informed by the construction crew they were installing sewer lines and hit the electric and gas lines causing an explosion. Sykesville and Gamber fire crews started to evacuate the nearby homes due to the size of the gas ... (Full Story & Photos)

Change Your Smoke Alarm Batteries Along With Your Clocks MARCH 05 - At 2:00 A.M on March 9th, 2008 the clocks will "Spring" forward in preparation for warm weather! Sykesville Freedom-District Fire Department would like to remind everyone to change your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide monitor batteries when you change your clocks. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Squad and Medic Run Rescue on Route 97 MARCH 04 - On Sunday morning Rescue Squad 12 and P-128 were alerted along with Winfield units for a vehicle accident with rescue at the intersection of Route 97 and Bartholow Road. Units from Winfield arrived and confirmed two vehicles involved with one overturned in a ditch and one trapped. Aviation was also requested at this time. Rescue Squad 12 arrived and assisted Winfield units with stabilization of ... (Full Story)

Sprinkler Saves Eldersburg Home FEBRUARY 25 - Units were alerted for a reported building fire at 11:43 PM. Information from communications advised that there was smoke in the basement and a reported dryer fire. Units arrived to find a townhouse charged with smoke. Once firefighters investigated they found a dryer fire that had been extinguished by a residential sprinkler system. While this would be a average everyday call for Sykesville crews, ... (Full Story & Photos)

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"In the firehouse, the(y) not only live and eat with each other, they play sports with each other...help repair one another's houses, and, most important, share terrifying risks; their loyalties to each other must, by the demands of the dangers they face, be instincitive and absolute."

David Halberstam, "Firehouse"