| Bowie VFD Seeking New Members |
| Fri. Dec 31st 2010 |
The Bowie Volunteer Fire Department is actively recruiting volunteer members for all of our stations. The BVFD has played a large role in public safety for the City of Bowie and surrounding area since 1928. The volunteer fire and EMS system is unique, in that it allows our citizens the ability to ha...
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| Standy Personnel Needed To Assist FF Pat Ivey |
| Thu. Sep 9th 2010 |
As many of you may be aware, FF Ivey received serious burns to his head while fighting a house fire on Saturday, September 04, 2010. He was transported to MedStar and has been in the Burn Unit at Washington Hospital Center in DC. As of right now the estimate and projection for his stay is about two ...
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| Bowie Volunteer Firefighter Patrick Ivey, Jr., Injured Fighting House Fire |
| Tue. Sep 7th 2010 |
The Officers and Members of the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department are keeping Firefighter Patrick Ivey, Jr., in our thoughts and prayers. As many of you know, FF Ivey was burned while fighting a house fire on Whistling Duck Drive on Saturday, September 4, 2010. Patrick suffered severe burns to his h...
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| Lemonade Stand at Company 43 Will Raise Money for the Children’s Hospital Burn Unit |
| Fri. Aug 27th 2010 |
On Saturday, August 28, 2010, Station 43 will be hosting a lemonade stand for a local Girl Scout to help her obtain her community service patch. Girl Scout Jadyn Howard will be operating a lemonade stand and will be donating all of the proceeds to the Children’s Hospital Burn Unit in Washingt...
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| City of Bowie Employees Receive Fire Extinguisher Training |
| Mon. Aug 23rd 2010 |
On Monday, August 23, 2010, the Mobile Training Unit was used to bring the Fire Extinguisher Training Program to Bowie City Hall. Fifteen city employees took part in the training, which consisted of lecture, demonstration, presentation of the three major types of fire extinguishers, followed by an ...
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| New Addition to the Bowie VFD Family |
| Sun. Aug 8th 2010 |
On August 8th, 2010, at 0910, Andrew Jacob Yang was born to David and Milena Yang. David has been a member of Station 43 (Bowie/Pointer Ridge) for over 10 years. Andrew was born at Anne Arundel Medical Center; he weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. We would like to congratulate the Ya...
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| Bowie VFD Spends a Night Out Against Crime |
| Wed. Aug 4th 2010 |
On Tuesday, August 4, 2010, the Bowie VFD participated in the National Night Out at Allen's Pond. Membership information and fire prevention and safety materials were provided to the public. Visiting children were provided with plastic fire helmets and tours of the fire apparatus. This was a great...
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| Members Participate in Forcible Entry Drill |
| Mon. Jul 26th 2010 |
On Monday, July 26, 2010, several members of the Department participated in a forcible entry drill led by FF Hall of Station 43, who is a licensed locksmith. He put together several examples of locks that we encounter in our area. The drill lasted approximately 2 hours and members were given the op...
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| Storm Blows Down Tree at Company 39 |
| Sun. Jul 25th 2010 |
During the thunderstorm that struck Bowie on Sunday, July 25, a tree adjacent to Company 39 (Bowie/Free State) blew down, striking a sea container used to store equipment and damaging a light pole. No equipment or personnel were damaged when the tree fell, but this is a good reminder that no place i...
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| Several Members Complete Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Class |
| Sat. Jul 24th 2010 |
J. R. Bigony, Jessica Goodier, and Samantha Loncon recently completed the 131-hour Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) class, which provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform emergency medical care in a pre-hospital environment. We look forward to working with J. R.,...
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