Annual Fund Drive 2020

Webmaster UMCVFD October 5, 2020 No Comments

Copy of 2020 Fund Drive Letter

24 minutes ago

Thank You, Rogerio, again, for supporting the Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Dept with a free dozen donuts from the @Poolesville @Dunkin! Greatly Appreciated! 🇺🇸🚒🚑🇺🇸 ... See MoreSee Less

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Upper Montgomery County VFD

2 weeks ago

After transporting our patient to the hospital, I caught a quick glimpse of the EMS helicopter about to takeoff. ... See MoreSee Less

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Thank you all for everything you do!

Upper Montgomery County VFD

3 weeks ago

The Upper Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department encourages you to  “Take 10 on October 10” to:
1. Check your smoke alarms
2. Practice a home fire drill
3. Update your family emergency kit

Key Home Fire Stats:
* Occupants have fewer than 2 minutes to get out of a burning home
* The public greatly underestimates the danger of smoke and heat, and overestimate their abilities to escape a fire
* 3 out of 5 home fire deaths result from fires in homes without working smoke alarms
* More than one-third (38%) of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms are present
* The risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms
* The idea that “it-won’t-happen-to-me” is the biggest challenge ... See MoreSee Less