On 9-2-23 Rescue Fire Company along with multiple mutual-aid departments were alerted for a structure fire. The caller reported black smoke coming from the rear of the house; Chief 1 observed smoke from a distance and upgraded the call to a 2nd alarm.

Engine 1-3 deployed attack lines to the structure and began knocking down the fire, Tower 1-1 arrived and split their crew to search for a dog and ... (Full Story & Photos)

Rescue Fire Companies scholarship process is now open for our two annual Scholarships. One scholarship being the Greg Leonard Scholarship and one being the Johnson Phillips Scholarship. Both scholarships will award $1000.00 each per year. Applicants may apply to both but can only be awarded one per year. We will accept scholarship applications up until Sunday May 21st at which point the scholarship ... (Full Story)

The past 8 days have proven to be a busy time for Rescue Fire Company members, they have been dispatched to 4 working fires including a 2 alarm basement fire in that short period of time. The box alarms all of which have been in our 1st due have ranged from a fire in a wall to a commercial building with a fire in the roof line. The average response for these calls from RFC was 2 engines and the tower, ... (Full Story & Photos)

On the Thursday the 26th of January members sorted through our list of smoke detector requests from our website. Members staffed 2 engines and went to a total of 8 homes to put up smoke detectors.

If you are in need of smoke detectors visit the request tab on our home page and click “Smoke Detectors”. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Gregory Allen Leonard, 33 of East New Market passed away November 26, 2022 at his home with his beloved wife Abby by his side after a long hard-fought battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

Greg was born on February 7, 1989 in Salisbury Maryland to Bill and Mary Leonard.

He graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School in 2007. He then received an Associate’s degree from Wyo Tech in Blairsville ... (Full Story & Photos)

Volunteers at Rescue Fire Company Inc. finished up our “fire prevention week” this past Thursday, our week of talking about fire prevention and fire safety ended up lasting about a month due to some schedule changes. For the past month volunteers have been visiting daycares, learning centers, and elementary schools around our area to talk to kids about fire prevention. The kids also were able to see ... (Full Story & Photos)

The officers and members Rescue Fire Company would like to remind everyone that this weekend is important, while you’re changing your clocks don’t forget to check and try out those smoke detectors. It’s a fact that smoke detectors save lives, so help us help you by making sure all the smoke detectors in your house are working.

If you are in need of smoke detectors please fill out the form on our ... (Full Story & Photos)

Rescue Fire Company Inc. concluded its 2021/2022 fiscal year last week. For those that do not know, the company’s year runs from October 1st to September 30th. Durning the past year, volunteers at Rescue Fire Company have been busy around the station, at community events, completing different types of trainings and of course running calls. This past year, our volunteers ran a total of 1,169 calls ... (Full Story & Photos)