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There are a total of 13 stations under the umbrella of the department, 5 of which are fully county staffed. The remaining 7 are career/volunteer combination stations. These firehouses are staffed with a combination of both paid personnel and volunteers. The volunteer departments, which are marked below with a V are as follows:
*Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department - Station 1
*Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department - Stations 2 & 8
*West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department - Station 3
*Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company - Station 4
*Fifth District Volunteer Fire Department Clarksville - Station 5
*Savage Volunteer Fire Department - Station 6
Howard County Department of Fire and RescueElkridge Volunteer Fire DepartmentEllicott City Volunteer Fire DepartmentWest Friendship Volunteer Fire DepartmentLisbon Volunteer Fire CompanyFifth District Volunteer Fire Department, ClarksvilleSavage Volunteer Fire Company
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fire protection
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, rescue
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Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue ho ...
, and emergency medical services
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to Howard County, Maryland
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History
On July 10, 1888, Ellicott City citizens formed The Volunteer Fire Company of Ellicott City No. 1. On August 24, 1888, authorization was granted to purchase a hand-drawn ladder wagon from the Charles T. Holloway Company,Baltimore, Maryland
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. The wagon arrived on October 5, 1888 and was based in the old foundry. The first firehouse built in Ellicott City was constructed in 1896 with a cupola to house a firebell donated by the B&O railroad to summon firemen.
In 1924, the Howard County Volunteer Fireman's Association was formed operating out of a new combination firehouse and transit terminal on Main street in Ellicott City with an $10,500 600 gallon American LaFrance
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triple combination engine. Insurance agent Benjamin Mellor became the first fire chief serving until 1934. In April 1940, a new fire station was dedicated in Ellicott City.
On 18 April 1959, the Central Alarm went into operation in an office above the Ellicott City Jail
The Ellicott City Jail was the first detention facility in Howard County, Maryland.
History
Ellicott City, Maryland, first housed inmates in a stone basement of a private residence on Fells lane. The "Thousand Dollar Jail" held as many as 15 p ...
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In 1991, the department implemented a customer service program, more commonly found in the commercial industry. In 1996, Fire Chief Joseph Herr is replaced by Bill Goddard. In 2014 the criteria for contingent firefighters that supplement volunteer stations without benefits changed to require the same qualifications as career staff, promoting the departure of 33 of 34 contingent staff primarily from Lisbon and West Friendship.
Stations & Apparatus
There are a total of 13 stations under the umbrella of the department, 5 of which are fully county staffed. The remaining 7 are career/volunteer combination stations. These firehouses are staffed with a combination of both paid personnel and volunteers. The volunteer departments, which are marked below with a V are as follows:
*Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department - Station 1
*Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department - Stations 2 & 8
*West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department - Station 3
*Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company - Station 4
*Fifth District Volunteer Fire Department Clarksville - Station 5
*Savage Volunteer Fire Department - Station 6
References
External links
Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue
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