🚨 Station 16 Assists on Tanker Task Force Assignment 🚨

Earlier today, members of Secretary Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched as part of a tanker task force response to the 41-1 box, in the 2100 block of Wingate Bishops Head Road.

While units were responding, Command advised that crews already on scene had sufficient resources in place to handle operations. As a result, Engine Tanker 16-1 ... (Full Story & Photos)

While several departments were actively operating on a brush fire—originally a controlled burn that became uncontrolled—Engine/Tanker 16-1 responded and arrived on location.

Once marked available from that incident, Engine/Tanker 16-1 was reassigned to provide a standby assignment in the City of Cambridge, ensuring continued coverage for the area until all operations were officially terminated.

As ... (Full Story & Photos)

🚨 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS! ⏰

This weekend, don’t forget to SPRING FORWARD and set your clocks ahead one hour!

While you’re changing the clocks, the Secretary Volunteer Fire Company encourages everyone to take a few minutes to check important safety items around your home:

🔥 Replace batteries in smoke alarms
🔥 Check carbon monoxide detectors
🧯 Inspect fire extinguishers – make sure they ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Sunday, December 28, at approximately 10:04 p.m., Secretary Volunteer Fire Company was alerted, along with Dorchester County Stations 21 and 26, to assist Hurlock Station 6 with a structure fire in the 6300 block of Jones Village Road. Station 6 quickly brought the fire under control and canceled incoming units.

On Monday, December 29, at approximately 4:15 a.m., just two hours after the scene ... (Full Story & Photos)

🔥 DRYER FIRES ARE REAL — AND THEY START FASTER THAN YOU THINK

Lint is extremely combustible. When it builds up in the lint trap, exhaust duct, or inside the dryer cabinet, it blocks airflow and traps heat — and that’s all it takes for a fire to start.

Overheating + lint = ignition.
This is why fire services urge everyone to clean the lint trap after every load.

But lint isn’t the only danger. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just moments after returning from a structure fire on Cabin Ridge Road in Hurlock, the Secretary Volunteer Fire Company (SVFC) was once again dispatched on Monday afternoon. At approximately 2:16pm, SVFC units were alerted for a rescue local box at the Secretary Post Office following reports of a vehicle into the building.

Upon arrival, Rescue Engine 16-1 and additional personnel found a vehicle ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 12:52 p.m. on Monday afternoon, emergency units were dispatched for Box Alarm 6-2 to the 6500 block of Cabin Ridge Road in Hurlock for a reported structure fire.

Upon arrival, first-arriving crews encountered a fully involved outbuilding with fire spreading to the adjacent residential dwelling. An immediate request for additional resources was made. Multiple mutual aid departments ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 9:39 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4th, neighboring fire departments were dispatched for Box Alarm 26-4 in the 2600 block of Cokesbury Road for a reported chicken house fire.

Upon arrival, the first units on scene requested a tanker task force, followed shortly thereafter by a second alarm assignment to assist with water supply and manpower.

The Secretary Volunteer Fire Company responded ... (Full Story & Photos)