Santa is Coming to Town! November 15 The North Pole has contacted GWGVFD to borrow our fire engine so that Santa can visit the children of Gaithersburg and Washington Grove! This year he will be touring the area during the first three weekends of December. While we can't make it down every street and every neighborhood, we have put route maps together for each night so you can see where Santa will be making his way through town. We have ... (Full Story & Photos)

Close Your Door! June 21 During the early morning hours of June 21, 2018, we had a massive 2-alarm fire in our first due area (Oriole Place). The two adult occupants were sleeping in an upstairs bedroom when the fire broke out on the first floor, engulfing the stairs, and trapping them upstairs. Thankfully, they were able to escape the fire by jumping from a second story window. Fire investigators believe the residents were ... (Full Story & Photos)

New Smoke Alarm Law Effective Jan 1, 2018 December 23 Did you know there is a new Maryland smoke alarm law going into effect on January 1, 2018? Maryland has joined many other states in requiring battery-only smoke alarms be replaced with a 10-year, long-life battery smoke alarm. Smoke alarms should be retired once they are 10 years old or if they stop functioning before that. Be sure to test your smoke alarms monthly. GWGVFD offers free home safety ... (Full Story & Photos)

Welcome to the Official Website for the Gaithersburg
Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department

Since 1927 the Gaithersburg Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department has served the communities of Gaithersburg, Washington Grove, Derwood and Montgomery Village.  The GWGVFD operates two stations with both volunteer and career personnel.  Our volunteers are involved operationally as Firefighters, Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians.  We also have administrative volunteers.  Many of our members have served for more than 20 years.

GWGVFD operates two stations: Station 8, consistently the busiest station in Montgomery County, is on the corner of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue.  Station 8 houses Engine 708, Ariel Tower 708, ATV 708, ATV 708B, Brush 708, Medic 708, Medic 708B, Ambulance 708 and Ambulance 708C.  

Ambulance 708C is staffed completely by volunteers and has the equipment and staffing capability to be upgraded to Medic 708C.  

Canteen 708 is also housed at Station 8 and is staffed by our volunteers. 

Station 28 is at the corner of Muncaster Mill and Shady Grove Roads.  Station 28 is home to Engine 728, Ambulance 728 and Hazmat 728.  

Our members are able to ride any apparatus position for which they are qualified.  

The GWGVFD is run by a Board of Directors and operational officers elected by the membership.

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