Laytonsville District Volunteer Fire Department

01/29/2026

01/28/2026

January 27, 2026 - 1:39pm
Brush Engine 717 [3rd due], Rescue Engine 717 [4th due], Tanker 717, Chief 717C responding with Companies 34, 29, 28, 35, house fire, 11000-blk of Brink Road.
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Reports of a garage fire.
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Battalion 703 on scene, working fire, 2:04pm.
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Water Supply Task Force:
Tanker 709, Tanker 731, Tanker 704, Engine 708.
Rapid Intervention Dispatch:
Truck 731, Tower 708, Medic 729, EMS704, dispatched 2:05pm
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Command requesting a Fire Task Force:
Engine 923, Engine 703B, Tower 723, Air 733, Canteen 708, Ambulance 735, 2:14pm.
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Command requesting an additional engine and truck:
Engine 722, Truck 725 dispatched, 2:28pm.
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Units were on scene for several hours. Photos by PIO Pete Piringer.

01/27/2026

January 27th 2026
Brush Engine 717, Rescue Engine 717, Tanker 717 on scene, working house fire, 11000 Brink Road.
Rapid Intervention Dispatch, Water Supply Task Force, and a Fire Task Force has been started. Avoid the area for water supply operations.

01/26/2026

1/26/26 - Station Storm staffing continues. Combination crews providing service including 5 personnel with a paramedic on one unit. Combining crews with career and volunteer personnel allows us to have a dedicated utility crew with a plow, and a tanker driver dedicated. Staffing also includes a command officer to help manage incidents when needed.

01/26/2026

Many side streets are still not touched in the Laytonsville area and throughout the county. LDVFD and MCFRS personnel and units will still be responding to and reaching your location should you need us.

With snow chains being utilized on apparatus, we are limited to 25MPH. Please keep that in mind should you need us, that it may take a little more time to reach you, but reach you we will.

01/26/2026

1521 hours - BE717 [MFF Carroll], PRE717 [Capt. Boyd], UT717 [A/C Burns] responded to the 7600 block of Elioak Terrace for a vehicle fire. Units found a vehicle with its engine compartment well involved.

01/25/2026

January 25, 2026 - 6:39pm
Brush Engine 717 responding, fire alarm, Strath Haven Drive in Montgomery Village.

01/25/2026

January 25, 2026 - 10:43am
Engine Brush 717, Utility 717, responding with Engine 713, Tower 735, gas leak, Stanley Hills Way in Damascus.
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Engine 713 placed Company 17 and Tower 735 in service, 10:56am.

01/25/2026

Chain ‘em up!

Over 6” of snow requires dedicated snow chains on all apparatus.

However, this limits speed ms to 25 MPH. Response times will be extended due to this limitation.

01/25/2026

Volunteer and Career Staffing at station 17 today ensuring we can get to you effectively and efficiently, with qualified and competent crews.

01/22/2026

January 22, 2026 - 12:42pm
Engine Tanker 717 responding with Engine 713, Tower 735, Battalion 705, gas leak, Moyer Road in Damascus.

01/20/2026

Update, 8 to 12 inches forecasted.

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If you haven't heard, potential snow this weekend. Local broadcast are calling for 5 to 8 inches. Time to freak out? Absolutely not. Just be prepared for a day inside.
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