| Assistant Captain Fran Harker Jr Received Hometown Hero Award |
| Thu. Nov 3rd 2011 |
Assistant Captain Fran Harker Jr. is a 2011 recipient of the Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce Hometown Hero Award.
- Article & Photo by Devin Crum -
On Thursday, Nov. 3, the Che...
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| BQ Firefighters attend "Big Rig Rescue" Class |
| Sat. Oct 22nd 2011 |
On October 21 and 22, five Bowleys Quarters Firefighters attended the “Big Rig Rescue” Course in Timonium, Maryland.
The attendees learned the safest and most efficient techniques for heavy lifting and stabilization of big rigs involved in collisions with smaller vehicles. They als...
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| Driver/Operator Training Continues for New Squad/Pumper 213 |
| Sat. Oct 1st 2011 |
As the transformation of this amazing equipment nears completion, driver/operator training continues. On this day Squad 213 supplies Quint Engine 212. 1250 GPM was produced and flowed from 212's ladder pipe....
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| BQ Firefighters Conduct Training on New RESCUE 42 Strut System |
| Sat. Aug 20th 2011 |
Several training sessions were held for BQ Firefighters to familiarize members with the capabilities of the TeleCrib® stabilization strut system. The TeleCrib® Struts replace 4x4 raker shores carried on previous versions of Squad 213.
The TeleCrib® struts are a lightweight, com...
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| Squad 213 Update - Repaint Process at Mid-Stage |
| Fri. Aug 12th 2011 |
Squad 213 has reached the middle point of the repaint process. The paint shop will take approximately another week to finish and reassemble. Lettering and striping will begin immediately thereafter....
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| New Squad 213 Heads to the Paint Shop |
| Wed. Aug 3rd 2011 |
Wednesday August 3, 2011:
Committee members delivered New Squad 213 to the paint shop to begin the next phase of this unique apparatus transformation. After many hours of removing the previous owners lettering by dedicated BQ Volunteers, the vehicle is now ready to have the lower half of ...
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| 40th Anniversary of Gunpowder Swiftwater LODD |
| Mon. Aug 1st 2011 |
Subject: 40th Anniversary of Gunpowder Swiftwater LODD
On August 1, 1971 at Route 7 near the Big Gunpowder River.
Four Firefighters .... two each from Cowenton VFC (now Whitemash VFC) and Bowleys Quarters VFC were killed during an attempted water rescue due to heavy thunderstor...
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| LODD- Flag Status |
| Thu. Jan 20th 2011 |
Governor Martin O'Malley has ordered the Maryland State Flag flown at half staff immediately. This is in memory of Mark Falkenhan, a firefighter with the Baltimore County Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company (Station 30), a part of the Baltimore County Fire Department,...
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| Ice Rescue Training |
| Sun. Jan 16th 2011 |
To See Video Click the Following Link:
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wbff_vid_6403.shtml?sms_ss=gmail&at_xt=4d32f2521637e493,0
FROM Foxbaltimore.com
The Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Department conducts ice rescue training each year, with more than 2 dozen members...
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| Announcing the passing of Life Member, George H. (Buzz) Ving III. |
| Fri. Jan 14th 2011 |
Announcing the passing of Life Member, George H. (Buzz) Ving III.
George was a 2004 Inductee to the Baltimore County Volunteer Fireman’s Association Hall of Fame. He served the Community Volunteer Fire Department of Bowleys Quarters and Vicinity, Inc. as a Fire Lieutenant and was the Chi...
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