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Sun Sep, 24 2023 @ 17:20
Nature: Gas Leak (Natural and LP Gases)
Location: 9 Driftwood Ln - Newport
Address: 9 Driftwood Lane Berlin, MD 21811

Sun Sep, 24 2023 @ 17:20
Nature: Withheld
Location: 9 Driftwood Ln - Newport
Address: 9 Driftwood Lane Berlin, MD 21811

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Expectations

Although no previous experience or training is required, you need more than just a desire to help people. You also need courage and dedication, assertiveness, and a willingness to learn new skills and face new challenges. Our service is one that calls on its members to perform hot, sweaty, dirty, strenuous work and often in uncertain and hazardous environments.

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Our volunteers need to be team players, respecting each other’s role and contributions. You need to be able to work on-call and to deal with occasional interruptions to your lifestyle, dropping what you’re doing at the ‘sound of the bell’ to respond to the emergency needs of your fellow citizen.

A new recruit can expect to spend between 5-10 hours each week on fire department business. This entails meetings, training, emergency responses and other activities. Some weeks will be more and other weeks much less. The days of the week or times may vary depending on the level of activity. However, most regularly scheduled events occur on Tuesday evenings.

We’ve listed a lot of the benefits you can expect from us, and in return there are certain objectives we expect you to meet:

DESIRABLE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES OF ALL MEMBERS:

  • Demonstrate a sincere desire to selflessly serve others with caring, compassion and respect
  • Deal with the public courteously and effectively
  • Maintain harmonious working relationships with coworkers by appreciating their value and contributions they bring to the organization; with an equal appreciation for the challenges they face in volunteering to the level they desire to serve
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
  • Understand and execute specific orders or instructions
  • React quickly and calmly in a stressful and hazardous condition
  • Ensure that all work is performed in a safe manner, following all applicable safety guidelines. We work in real and potentially hazardous conditions to the extent of possible serious injury or loss of life.
  • Recall facts and conditions observed while under severe physical and emotional stress.

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Fire & EMS Statistics

Fire EMS
January 15 156
Feburary 31 157
March 25 146
April 13 141
May 27 184
June 36 199
July 43 190
August 0 0
September 0 0
October 0 0
November 0 0
December 0 0
Fire EMS
2023 190 1173
2022 345 1888
2021 334 1899
2020 313 1636