At 0812 hours, Rescue Squad 2, Utility 2, UTV 2, Chief 2, and Chief 2B, responded to Charles County in the area of Trinity Church Road and Budds Creek Road for an incident involving forestry equipment and entrapment.

Crews from Mechanicsville arrived with Rescue Engine 1001 and Engine 1015 and loaded numerous cutting, lifting, and stabilization equipment items onto Command 2B and UTV 2.

The crews ... (Full Story & Photos)

Game 2 of the Queen of Hearts (ticket sales) starts today Thursday, September 5th. Please read the rules before you play. You have more chances to win and more ways to win. First drawing for this game will be Friday, September 13th at Drift Inn. Good luck to everyone and thank you for making our last game successful. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Who’s ready for Game 2 of the Queen of Hearts? The game returns to Drift Inn on Friday, September 13th! Ticket 🎟️ sales will be as follows:

Thursday, 9/5 - 4pm - 8pm
Friday, 9/6 - 4pm - 8pm
Saturday, 9/7 - 6pm - 8pm
Sunday, 9/8 - 11am - 7pm

Thursday, 9/12 - 4pm - 8pm
Friday, 9/13 - 4pm - 8pm (Drawing at 7:30)

We hope to see you there! ♥️💵🚒... (Full Story)

Labor Day Weekend proved to be a busy weekend for your Mechanicsville Volunteers who answered 23 runs for Service from Friday Morning until Monday Evening.

These incidents ranged from a Working Structure Fire, 2 Serious MVCs, numerous other MVCs, and many other calls. The call log from Friday morning till Monday is below:

⚠️8/30 @ 04:43:52: MVC - Injuries @ CHARLOTTE HALL SCHOOL RD CHARLOTTE HALL*VEHICLE ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1221 hours Engine 23 and Tanker 2 were alerted to Bayview Road in Company 5’s area for a reported house fire. First caller reported the back porch was on fire.

Engine 23 and Tanker 2 responded with 6 personnel. While enroute communications advised they took an additional call that advised fire was coming from the 2nd floor windows of the residence.

Engine 52 arrived on the scene to find a 2 ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Tuesday, August 27, 2024 the members of MVFD presented a check to the winner of the Queen of Hearts, Mike Joy. MVFD would like to thank everyone for participating in this Queen of Hearts game. A special thank you goes out to Drift Inn and their staff. Stay tuned for information about dates and times for the next game. ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the community for their contributions towards our recent Queen of Hearts fundraiser. Our 30% portion will benefit this department in many ways. Thanks to the department for supporting this fundraiser. A special thanks to Drift Inn for hosting this fundraiser. Their hospitality was outstanding! Thanks to the members who came out ... (Full Story & Photos)

Tonight, August 6th, 2024, Engine 23, Rescue Squad 2, Engine-Tanker 24, Tanker 24, and Chief 2B are on the air participating in numerous National Night Out events around our first due.

26 volunteers are staffing the apparatus and providing fire prevention materials to the citizens in our first due response area. This includes fire truck tours, “wet downs”, and conversations with citizens explaining ... (Full Story & Photos)

On August 1st, 2024, at 0352 hours, Company 2 and several EMS Companies were alerted to Thompsons Corner Road in the area of Woodburn Hill Road for an Auto Accident with Injuries. Rescue Squad 2 made the response with 5 volunteers just after dispatch.

At 0358 hours police arrived on the scene and advised there was one occupant trapped in the vehicle. This upgraded the assignment bringing Squad 1002 ... (Full Story & Photos)

On July 29th, at 1900 hours, members trained on setting up a multi-tank dump site operation and transferring water between the two (or more) tanks in an operation like this.

We at the Mechanicsville VFD carry numerous ways to transfer water between tanks on our Engines and Tankers, and tonight we trained on 3 of those set ups.

A majority of the structure fires we run in Mechanicsville and surrounding ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just to let everyone know, we received a counterfeit $100 dollar bill sometime between last Thursday (7/18) and this Thursday (7/25) during the sale of Queen of Hearts tickets for MVFD.

The counterfeit money has been turned over to the authorities for investigation.

It takes a SPECIAL PERSON to give a Volunteer Fire Department counterfeit money!!!
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The Department Apparatus Committee has been busy building specifications for three new pieces of apparatus.

One of those vehicles is a replacement for our 2007 Ford F250 Utility vehicle. The committee decided on a Chevrolet 3500 Cab/Chasis with the pickup bed deleted. A Knapheide Utility body was opted to allow us to carry some equipment to make the vehicle more suitbable for our needs.

In the ... (Full Story & Photos)

July 11, 2024, This morning members are conducting a pump test on Engine 22. Despite it being tested from the factory and having a certification the department conducts an in house pump test also when we get a new pump to document with our records.
We conduct in house pump tests on all our apparatus annually. These are typically conducted by our Water Supply Officer and Engineers with the assistance ... (Full Story & Photos)