February 14, 2013 - Around 1630 hours, Truck 812 was alerted to the 7500 block of Newberry Lane in Company 48's area for a house on fire.  PSC advised units responding that PGPD was on the scene with smoke showing from a single family dwelling.  Engine Company 48 was first to arrive and reported smoke showing from a single story split level home. Truck 812 was the next arriving unit and immediately went to work laddering the house, opening up, and completing the primary search on the first floor. Units quickly located and extinguished a kitchen fire on the first floor. Chief 812 had Safety and Chief 812B had side charlie. The truck operated for one hour before returning to service.

February 12, 2013 - Around 0100 hours, Engine 812 was alerted to the 8700 block of 36th Avenue in Company 11's area for an outside fire.  Moments earlier Engine Company 11 and other units had been alerted to the same area for a report of a shooting. Units were advised to stage as the two calls were believed to be related.  Moments after pulling into staging, Engine companes 12, 11, Truck 14 and the EMS units were told to come into the scene as PGPD had multiple people shot and that the house was now on fire. Chief 812 arrived and established the 36th Avenue command and immediately requested additional ALS resources for multiple shooting victims.  Engine 812 picked up Engine 811's water supply and the crew advanced an attack line to control a small fire in the backyard and assist with patient care.  Units ended up having three total patients and several small fires. See this news article for more information. The investigation is ongoing by PGPD.

February 5, 2013 - Around 1530 hours,Truck 812 was alerted as the second due truck to the 9000 block of 1st Street in Company 48's area for a report of a house fire.  First arriving units reported smoke showing and a working fire on the first floor of a two story split level. Chief 812 arrived and was assigned division one by command. Truck 812 arrived shortly after and was assigned to the second floor where they completed the primary search and opened up to check for extension. The fire was held to the room of origin and the truck cleared in about one hour.

February 1, 2013 - Applications for the 2013 Summer Bunk Room Program are now being accepted. E-Mail CPVFD12@gmail.com for an application. Applications will be accepted NO later than February 15, 2013.  Any questions can be directed to the above email address or by calling 301-901-9112 and asking to speak to a member of the membership committee.

January 21, 2013 - Just before midnight, Truck 812 was alerted to the Company 44's first due for a report of a fire in a duplex. Truck 801 and Paramedic Engine 844 arrived to find a working fire in the basement.  Truck 812 arrived and was initally assigned Rapid Intervention but the crew was then split.  The interior crew assisted in the basement with overhaul and secondary searches while the exterior crew worked to provide egress points for crews and threw ladders.  Chief 812 had the command while Chief 812B had the basement division.  Truck 812 remained on the scene for just over an hour.

January, 16 2013 - Please join us for the Annual College Park Volunteer Fire Department Golf Tournament on April 19, 2013. We will have a great day of golf at the beautiful Cross Creek Golf Club (http://www.crosscreekgolfclub.net/). The event will include a 4-person best ball, food, beverages, and dinner/award reception. The day will surely provide you with a fun atmosphere as you play golf with fellow supporters and members of the College Park VFD. The tournament will be best ball, with a tee-time of 1:00 p.m. on April 19, 2013, which is a Friday. Alumni, the tournament date is conveniently the weekend of our annual department banquet; It will be a great opportunity to meet up with past friends, members, and family of the CPVFD. Register now and remember to invite your friends to play.  If you wish to be a sponsor, you may register under the "Sponsor" portion of the website, or contact the CPVFD. Thank you for your support of the CPVFD. Please click the following link to register: http://www.golfdigestplanner.com/22587-CPVFD/

January 13, 2013 - Around 2000 hours, Truck 812 was alerted as the truck on the fire task force for a working apartment fire with multiple people trapped in the 7600 block of Fontainbleau Drive in Company story garden style apartment building with people trapped. This caused command to alert the Fire Task Force. Chief 812 arrived and was assigned as the incident scene safety officer. When Truck 812 arrived on the scene they were directed to position on Side C of the fire building and assist Engine Company 9 with hitting some hot spots on the exterior balcony area of the building. The truck operated for just under one hour before returning to service.

January 4, 2013 - Just before 1600 hours, Truck 812 was alerted to the 3400 block of Webster Street in Company 55's area as the third due truck for a report of a house on fire.  Engine Company 55 arrived and reported smoke showing from a two story brick and block duplex.  Immediately units realized they were encountering extreme Colliers Mansion conditions in the home as they could not physically open the front door.  Units tried every door including the basement to access the home and were met with the same conditions at each. Truck 812 arrived and immediately set up RIT and began the task of laddering all of the remaining windows.  The simple task of throwing ladders was even hindered by the sheer amount of debris in the rear yard.  The crew assisted in removing debris from the home to attempt to reach the seat of the fire as well as opened up from the exterior.  Due to a well coordinated effort by all companies on scene, enough debris was removed to get a line to the seat of the fire and with the roof opened up to provide relief the fire was extinguished with no injuries .   After the fire was completely extinguished, Foam 812 was special called to the scene for high expansion foam to essentially fill the fire building with foam to ensure the fire would not rekindle.  In a matter of minutes the entire home was filled with foam and the units from Company 12 cleared the scene.  During the call Chief 812 was assigned division two and the ambulance set up the aid station and stood by. The units from Company 12 operated for three hours before returning to service.