FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ari Schloss, Fire Chief College Park Volunteer Fire Department Awarded FY2021 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant On February 24, 2023, the College Park Volunteer Fire Department (CPVFD) was awarded a Department of Homeland Security-FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER)…
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Three volunteer fire crews, one volunteer ALS ambulance, one volunteer BLS ambulance, three chiefs and our career medic crew welcomed our 2022 summer probationary class with a family style dinner and orientation tonight. Probationary members have moved into the firehouse and will complete formal certification training and in-house training throughout…
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Attention all prospective live in Firefighter/ EMT’s, Summer Program 2022 Application closes on April 1st. Learn what it takes to serve your community, and be a part of something bigger. College Park Volunteer Fire Department has been serving the community since 1925. CPVFD has seen all types of changes from…
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On June 22nd the CPVFD lost a past member, life long supporter of the Department and friend to many, Roy Jones. Roy first moved into the Sackroom in 1963 and even after moving back to his home in Massachusetts, he always remained an avid supporter of the Department and regular…
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Last but not least for promotional announcements, we have two promotions in the ranks of Engineer for 2019. Our Engineer and Assistant Engineer assist with in-house tool, equipment and apparatus repair as well as coordinating maintenance on apparatus at vendors alongside our career Technician. Assistant Engineer Gelhaus (left) has been…
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Today we want to recognize and congratulate our first Sergeant promotion for 2019 from the latest Sergeants exam, with the promotion of Engineer Peter Johnson to Fire/EMS Sergeant. Peter served as the Engineer and as a live-in master driver for the last several years prior to his promotion. Congratulations and…
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Today we will highlight some movement at the Lieutenant rank including two promotions. First we would like to thank Lt. Curran (left) for his years of service as a line officer as he is stepping back into a firefighter/master driver role for 2019. During his tenure as a line officer,…
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Congratulations to Fire/EMS Captain Dan Broskey who will serve his first year as Captain in 2019! Dan has served as a line officer for the last 3+ years in the ranks of Sergeant and Lieutenant. Along with day to day tasks and operations as an officer, Dan has played a…
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While returning from Florida to assist with emergency relief in the areas affected by Hurricane Michael, NJ USAR TF-1 stopped for dinner in College Park. Members shared a meal in the apparatus bays with about 100 members of the team, who are staying in Greenbelt for the night. They return…
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Today, members of the CPFD assisted the Guide Dog Foundation of UMD with familiarization of first responders. These dogs are being trained to assist the blind as guide dogs. They are currently being cared for by University of Maryland students until they finish specialty training in New York. Approx 20 guide…
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