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South Laurel Apartment Fire JUNE 14 - On the evening of June 13th, company 49 was alerted to an apartment fire at 11728 South Laurel Drive. Upon arrival, Chief 49A found a three story garden style apartment building with fire showing from the second floor. Rescue Engine 49 deployed their 250' 1" 3/4 attack line and made quick work of this room and contents fire. The company was able to respond with 10 volunteers and multiple pieces of ... (Full Story & Photos)

Water Rescue during Monday Night Storms JUNE 11 - #LAUREL | #PGCOUNTY | *WATER RESCUE* | BROCK BRIDGE RD & LAUREL BOWIE RD | PEOPLE TRAPPED IN FAST WATER | REQ 2ND RESCUE TEAM #Breaking On Monday June 10th at 2149, Company 49 was alerted for a Motor Vehicle Crash at 197 & Brock Bridge Road. Chief 49A found a vehicle caught in swift water on Brock Bridge Rd. Chief 49A, Rescue Engine 49, Water Rescue 49, PA849, Chief 10, and Technical Rescue 6 escorted ... (Full Story & Photos)

LVRS Ramps Up Trainning JUNE 06 - Since the start of 2013, LVRS has responded to over 2,400 calls for service. Many of those calls have been challenging, and at some times, life threatening. The reason why they have all been very successful events is our commitment to training! Fire Chief Rafael L. Gibson has made it very clear to our entire membership that training is one of his top priorities. With the help of our training Chief ... (Full Story & Photos)

Store Front Operations

First Due Apartment Fire JUNE 03 - On Sunday, June 2nd at 8:34PM Rescue Engine 49, Ambulance 49 and Chief 49 were dispatched for a reported apartment fire at 11696 South Laurel Drive. The Rescue Engine was the first arriving piece of apparatus finding a three story garden style apartment with smoke showing from the top floor. The crew advanced a 250 feet, 1 3/4 attack line to the apartment to find a kitchen fire. They quickly extinguished ... (Full Story & Photos)

Structure Fire MAY 31 - In the early hours of May 31st, Rescue Engine 49 was alerted to a reported structure fire at the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and Cypress Street. Once in the area, the crew found a one story commercial building with smoke showing from the utility room. The crew quickly deployed an attack line and found a fire in the utility closet with some extension into the building. The fire was knocked and ... (Full Story & Photos)

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