At the April Business meeting the President and the Chief honored one of our own for his nearly 50 years of service to the department and the community. The Member is Safety Officer and Past Chief Larry Nuse. He was presented with a brass bell and Commissioner Mike Hart presented a proclamation from the county commissioners honoring his many years of dedicated service.

Larry Joined the department ... (Full Story & Photos)

At the peak of rush hour on Route 4 in front of the main station, Solomons members heard a large crash to find a two car rear end collision had occurred. Crews quickly pulled up on the scene with the Squad and with both the ALS and BLS ambulances. While assessing the scene there was a need to remove the driver side doors to gain access to safely remove a patient. Upon removal the patient was taken ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 1138hrs volunteers were alerted to an active shed fire on Cimarron Court in Lusby. Upon arrival on location crews found a shed fire with extension into the adjacent brush and fence. Crews utilized the Brush truck and Tanker to finish extinguishing the fire and search for any additional hotspots in the area. Crews returned to service after an hour.

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At approximately 1804 hrs Boat 3 and Tanker 3 were dispatched to a reported fire at Myrtle Point Park in California, Maryland. Crews arrived on location along with Bay District and Hollywood Volunteer Fire Departments to discover a large column of smoke in the area. A sizable fire was located on the beach within the park. Utilizing brush trucks from various departments and Boat 3 crews were able ... (Full Story & Photos)

In the early afternoon crews from Solomons were toned out for a grease fire within the first due. Pumper Tanker 3 and the Truck 3 arrived on location to find a small fire in the kitchen of the residence. Crews made quick work of extinguishing the fire. Units remained on scene opening up the walls to ensure there was no additional spread. All units cleared within an hour. ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1150 hrs Solomons was alerted to a 1st due fire at the Navy Rec Center. Engine 31 first arrived and pulled up to a 25x30 bath house with fire thru the roof on the Bravo/Charlie side. Engine 31's crew advanced a crosslay to the building to find the ceiling of plywood involved. Multiple units from surrounding company's opened up with chainsaws inside the structure to assist in knocking the fire. ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 0156 hours Solomons Pumper/Tanker 33 was alerted to the Wildwood Community in St.Marys County for a House Fire. First arriving crews found a two story home with basement fire showing on sides Bravo, Charlie and thru the roof. Tanker crew while enroute were tasked with RIT responsibility and ended up operating on division one shortly after arrival opening up walls and knocking the rest of the fire. ... (Full Story & Photos)

This year Solomons Volunteers received several awards at the years SMVFA annual awards. We are extremely proud of our volunteers and their dedication to the citizens of our community.

Life Saves:

71 YOM CPR from a STEMI on Rousby Hall Rd.

Solomons VRS&FD: Safety 3A Walter Taylor (one of his last rides), Kayla Taylor, Rescue Lt. David Hupp, Jacob Dzialoski, EMS Capt. Alison Dickson, Jonathan Ford, ... (Full Story)