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Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Inc.

Born of Ashes

About Me

The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Incorporated, is said to have been "Born of Ashes" during the summer of 1921. On June 13, 1921, a fire erupted from ignited gasoline vapors in an alley between a Methodist church and a storage garage while a gasoline tank truck was filling an underground tank. The fire involved the tank truck and the nearby buildings in town, spreading beyond control by the time Rising Sun's apparatus arrived to the scene, among them a hose cart, chemical extinguishers, and two wheeled 40 gallon extinguishers. The town fathers realized the inadequacy of their equipment and called for assistance from Oxford, Elkton, Perry Point, Havre de Grace, Fame and Water Witch of Wilmington, Port Deposit, Kennett Square, West Grove, and Newark. In four hours' time, the fire was under control, but Oxford returned near 11pm to douse embers stirred by high winds.Within a week of the immense fire, the resulting helplessness prompted townsmen to gather themselves into what was to become the town's organized fire department. Sixty-eight men initially volunteered to join the company. On June 23, an organizational meeting resulted in five administrative officials and 12 directors being elected, and the By-laws and Rules committee arranged. The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Incorporated was officially born on August 4, 1921.
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My Interests

Helping the Public

I'd like to meet:

Any persons over the age 16, with no criminal record and of moral character

Music:

Country

Movies:

Wedding Crashers

Television:

Whatever the person with the Remote, Channel Selector, and/or Button is watching

Books:

JEms, Fire Rescue, Fire Dispatcher, Firehouse

Heroes:

The Volunteer firefighters that dedicate time to help others in their time of need

My Blog

An Important Message About VLOSAP

4th Quater VLOSAP is due no later then January 5th
Posted by Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Inc. on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:45:00 PST

MFRI North East Region Training Schdule as of 11/28/06

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Posted by Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Inc. on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:12:00 PST

Links

Cecil County Departments Cecilton (Station 1) Chesapeake City (Stations 2,12) Singerly (Stations 3,13,14) North East (Stations 4,44) Charlestown (Station 5) Perryville (Stations 6,16) Water Witch (Sta...
Posted by Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Inc. on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:31:00 PST

Contact Information

Station 8300 Biggs Hwy.PO Box 148Rising Sun, MD 21911 Map This Station LocationBusiness Phone: 410-658-5115Fax: 410-658-9899 Station 18 2846 Northeast RoadNorth East, MD 21901 Map This Station Lo...
Posted by Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Inc. on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:44:00 PST