| HERO PROFILE: AVFD's Andrea Greer |
| Fri. Dec 30th 2011 |
HERO PROFILE: AVFD Andrea Greer
-article by Julie Peterson, Crofton Patch-
It was a Thursday evening after work when a pregnant Andrea Greer was about ready to make dinner in her Denton kitchen. Then her water broke.
Her twin babies weren’t due for another three mon...
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| HERO PROFILE: AVFD Volunteer Joan Seeger |
| Sun. Dec 4th 2011 |
HERO PROFILE: AVFD Volunteer Joan Seeger
-article by Julie Peterson, Crofton Patch-
All year long Joan Seeger serves as treasurer for the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department. But around the holidays she pulls double-duty.
Initially it was Santa Clause that drew retired Air For...
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| HERO PROFILE: AVFD's EMT Emily Bennion |
| Thu. Nov 3rd 2011 |
HERO PROFILE: AVFD's EMT Emily Bennion
-article by Julie Peterson, Crofton Patch-
Emily Bennion has always been up for a challenge and this year she took on her biggest to date. This past summer Bennion completed the EMS training in an accelerated program that takes a little over a month t...
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| HERO PROFILE: AVFD's EMT Crystal Richmond |
| Thu. Oct 27th 2011 |
HERO PROFILE: AVFD's EMT Crystal Richmond
-article by Julie Peterson, Crofton Patch-
Crystal Richmond not only wants to save lives but wants YOU to save lives as well. Richmond, who is a EMS volunteer, is planning to teach local residents how to save lives this fall. She will be teaching CPR, AED,...
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| HERO PROFILE: AVFD's Fire Fighter Chuck Gross |
| Thu. Oct 13th 2011 |
article by Julie Peterson, Crofton Patch (full article)
In elementary school when friends were reading MAD magazine and adventure stories, Fire Fighter Chuck Gross was reading Firehouse Magazine. He has had that subscription for more than 30 years now.
“My family was always very i...
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| Teen of the Week: Matt Hafler |
| Tue. Sep 20th 2011 |
By WENDI WINTERS, For The Capital (see article)
Matt Hafler is one teenager you will rarely find at the mall. Unless a fire breaks out.
The 18-year-old has been a fixture at the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department, which straddles the Gambrills and Crofton border, since he was the size of ...
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| AVFD Firefigter Profile - Brett McAllister |
| Fri. Sep 9th 2011 |
article by Julie Peterson, Crofton Patch (full article)
When Brett McAllister volunteers he sticks out like a sore thumb. Unlike his patients he is not wearing a kilt or steal plated armor. Instead he is wearing a crisp blue uniform shirt from the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department.
McAllister...
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| Firefighter Profile - Matt Hafler |
| Fri. Aug 26th 2011 |
article by Julie Peterson, Crofton Patch (full article)
On his sixteenth birthday, when most teens would be thinking of how to get out of the classroom, Matt Hafler was dreaming of getting in. On his birthday Hafler joined the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department and filled out paper work to start ...
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| Congratulations to our Brand New Firefighters |
| Wed. Aug 5th 2009 |
Congratulations to Alex Wolsky, Paul Hewerd, Chris Sumpter, and Tim Rose on passing the fall all you need to ride class in Anne Arundel County and becoming the newest firefighters at the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department.
With a Special Congratulations to Alex in being presented with the top in cl...
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| Congratulations to Firefighter David Loyd |
| Fri. Jul 10th 2009 |
Firefighter/EMT Dave Loyd was presented with the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firefighters Associations Firefighter/EMT of the Quarter award for the first quarter of 2009, awarded on 10 July at the association meeting in Jessup....
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