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Arnold Volunteer Fire Department

Arnold Volunteer Fire Department

New Pierce 2010 Arrow XT Engine

Located just north of Annapolis, Maryland and nestled between the Severn and Magothy Rivers, the Arnold Volunteer Fire Department has been protecting the Broadneck peninsula since 1943. Station 17 is a combination department with career staffing provided by the Anne Arundel County EMS/Fire/Rescue Department. Our area is protected by two engines, a paramedic unit and a brush truck. In addition, Arnold Volunteer Fire Department is home to a utility truck and chief’s car. Membership is always open and training is provided.


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Jones Station Company 23 AA County Fire Department

Anne Arundel County Fire DepartmentThe Anne Arundel County Fire Department is a combination department, with 30 fire stations, that border the southside of Baltimore City in central Maryland. Station 23 is Anne Arundel Counties Special Operations Station and provides the county with hazmat response, confined space rescue, high-angle rope rescue, collapse & trench rescue, swift water rescue, and dive rescue. The station operates a Quint, Rescue Squad, Dive Unit, and Collapse Unit. The station and the Maryland State Police Aviation Division provide the county and the eastern shore of Maryland with a helicopter rescue team.

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Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County

 Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel CountyThe Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County makes it easy for individuals, families, and groups to volunteer. We can assist you in finding a volunteer opportunity that utilizes your knowledge, skills, and positive energy. We want to help you to help others!

Here are a few examples of how the Volunteer Center has been connecting people with opportunities to serve others in Anne Arundel County: helping children in danger of dropping out of school by recruiting tutors and mentors for more than 40 local programs; By Recruiting over 300 volunteers and joining forces with 60 agencies for County Executive Leopold’s Annual Homeless Resource Days which provided each year more than 400 local homeless individuals and families, or those at risk of being homeless, with medical care, substance abuse resources, mental health counseling, housing and job assistance, and much more; sending volunteers to community assistance programs, food banks and shelters because financial stress and unemployment can lead to psychological despair and homelessness.

The Volunteer Center invites you to share your giving heart with your neighbors and your community by supporting volunteering.  In these challenging times when our community is more dependent than ever on volunteers, the role of the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County in mobilizing volunteers is more crucial than ever!

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Cape St. Claire Volunteer Fire Company

Cape St Claire Volunteer Fire CompanyCape St. Claire Volunteer Fire Company is a combination Fire Department consisting of over 20 riding volunteers, supplemented by four 24-hour shifts of 4 career personnel per shift (shift begins at 0700 hours). CSCVFC operates with both county owned and volunteer owned equipment to include two engines, a tanker, a BLS unit, a chief’s car, and utility vehicle. 1411 Cape St. Claire Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 – (410) 222-8219.


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AA County Fire Marshal Division

Image: FMO PatchThe Fire Marshal Division is responsible for the enforcement of the Fire Laws of Maryland, provisions of the Maryland State Fire Prevention Code and Anne Arundel County Fire Prevention Code.

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