The Ritchie Volunteer Fire Department is a 100% Volunteer Fire Department located in Prince Georges County, MD. For general information / comments please email info@ritchie37.com & for membership or ride along information please contact us at membership@ritchie37.com. We can be found on both Facebook and Instagram (RVFD37).
*3/22/20 - 23 Box - 7100 Block of Cross St.* Around 7am, Unit’s in the 1st and 3rd Battalion were alerted to the 7100 Block of Cross St. for “smoke in the house”. Engine Company 37, with 7 Volunteers was dispatched as the 2nd engine on the box. Engine Company 23 arrived on scene with a 2 story middle of the group townhome with smoke showing. 37 Engine arrived as dispatched and pulled a backup through side alpha, where crew’s encountered high heat and zero visibility. Fire was found and extinguished in the basement of the home. As a side note, each member of the crew was/is a live in at 37. For membership and live in inquiries, email membership@Ritchie37.com. 📸 - Various Companies, 📹- @kb_theplug
Monday Feb. 17th, the engine was alerted to an auto accident in company 23’s first due. While enroute the assignment was upgraded to 1 occupant trapped starting the assignment. On arrival the engine company accessed the situation and was able to use hand tool’s to pop the passenger door to free the patient.
*2/21/20 - 45 Box - 10900 Block of Dower House Ct.* Around 0330 Engine 371, w/5 volunteers, was dispatched as the 4th due engine on the Working Fire in company 45’s first due! Multiple calls came pouring into communications advising a vacant house under construction on fire. Engine company 45 arrived on scene to a 1 story w/basement with fire from the roof. Engine Company 37 arrived on scene as dispatched and assumed the RIT assignment as dispatched. During the incident, FF’s fell through a hole in the first floor into the basement. Crews in the basement were able to make contact with those who fell through the floor, clearing the mayday quickly. Engine 371 operated on the fireground for approximately two hours before returning to service. Engine 374, with a second crew, was transferred to station 45 during the duration of the incident. This was the 1st of 3 fire’s in 24 hours for Company 37.
*2/22/20 -36 Box – 15000 Blk Candy Hill Rd.* For the 3rd time in 24 hours, Company 37 operated on a working house fire. Around 1:30 this morning Engine 371 and Engine 374 both were alerted to respond for the house on fire with possible entrapment. Company 37 with 8 volunteers was dispatched as the 5th due and working fire engine’s respectively. Initial units arrived on scene with a two story single family with a well advanced fire. Company 37 operated for nearly 3 hours before returning to service.
*2/15/20- 26 Box - 2500 block of Roslyn Ave.* Around 8pm, the box alarm was struck for the 2500 block of Roslyn Ave. The initial caller reported fire in the basement, with a supplement advising that all occupant’s were out of the home. Engine Company 37, with 5 volunteers was dispatched as the 2nd due engine on the box. Engine Company 26 arrived to find smoke and fire showing from a 1 story single family home. Engine company 37 arrived as dispatched, and completed the split lay from 26. The crew pulled a backup line off of 26 and advanced it to the home. After making entry, the crew found fire in the kitchen which was extinguished. After making a knock on the kitchen, the stairs for the basement were found, where the interior crews immediately encountered zero visibility, and high heat. Engine companies 37 and 5 (3rd due engine) made the push down into the basement where fire was found and extinguished. unit’s operated on scene for nearly 2 1/2 hours before returning to service. The cause of the fire was determined to be an unattended candle. Pic’s Courtesy of 37 & 5.
