10/02/2026 Update: The can has completed the paint process and is staged for reassembly.

9/25/2026 Update: The cab has been stripped, masked off and prepped for paint.

9/18/2026 Update: The Cab/Chasis has moved into the commercial prep area of the factory where it will be readied for paint and installation of components.

1/31/2025 Update: The new Tanker 2 Cab/Chasis was picked up from Truck ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Department has placed a 2026 Chevrolet 1500 PPV Pickup truck in service to be used by the Fire Chief as an incident command unit.

The unit was purchased thru Hertrich Chevrolet in Milton, Delaware and outfitted by Nelsons Emergency Vehicle Lighting with a complete Whelen lighting package and a Plastics Plus console.

This is the first pickup truck purchased by the department to be used for ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 2244 hours, units were dispatched to the 29000 block of Point Lookout Road in Mechanicsville following initial reports of a motor vehicle collision into Hills Bar and Grill. Dispatch information indicated a vehicle had struck a utility pole and crashed into the building, bringing down power lines across the cross-access roadway.

​Chief 2, Chief 2B, Engine 23, ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday, September 14, 2026, President John Montgomery and members of the department presented Ginger Weasenforth with a check for 60% of the Queen of Hearts drawing winnings, after applicable taxes. Ginger was the most recent winner of the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Queen of Hearts Game #3. The organization extends thanks to everyone who participated and supported the fundraiser. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 0301 hours, units were dispatched to Point Lookout Road in Mechanicsville following reports of a single-vehicle collision. While initial call information indicated a vehicle had run off the roadway with no injuries, law enforcement arrived on scene to find an SUV overturned on its side against a tree with one trapped.

Chief 2B, Rescue Squad 2, Engine 23, Rescue ... (Full Story & Photos)

Please stop by on Sunday, October 18, 2026 for our annual Drive-thru Chicken Dinner starting at 11:30am. We will sell dinners until we are sold out. Dinners include 4 pieces of fried chicken, red potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, applesauce, roll and brownie — all for $20.

Thank you for your support. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Friday, September 4, 2026, at 1311 hours, units were dispatched to the intersection of Point Lookout Road (Route 5) and Loveville Road in Leonardtown following reports of a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Law enforcement on scene confirmed a two-vehicle collision involving an SUV and a commercial vehicle, with the operator of the SUV heavily pinned.

Chief 1A arrived on scene and ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday the 31st, Mechanicsville VFD conducted a drill in conjunction with members of Hollywood VFD and NAS Patuxent River FD Truck 13 on the FASTBoard. These two departments already carry the FASTBoard, and provided their members who have attended the train-the-trainer course to train MVFD members, along with providing the boards to drill on.

​The FASTBoard is a rescue device whose primary function ... (Full Story & Photos)