New Additions to Carnival Grounds MAY 15 - Two new buildings have been added to the carnival ground and will debut during this season's Fireman's Carnival. First is a new stage at the other end of the grounds. This new location will provide more seating for the audience and will allow for better flow of people through the carnival. The second addition is our new kitchen. It will house the Auxiliary food stand, French fries, fried chicken, ... (Full Story & Photos)

The new stage allows for more seating. It is on the other side of the carnival grounds.

Brush 135 and Brush 95

Woods Fire Taxes Firefighters on London Bridge Road APRIL 15 - Gamber & Community Fire Co. units were alerted for leaves on fire Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 2008, at approximately 4:15 pm in the vicinity of London Bridge Road. Responding units saw large volumes of smoke as they approached the scene and immediately requested an additional brush truck and engine tanker. Once located, the fire turned out to be in the woods between London Bridge Road and Poole ... (Full Story & Photos)

Vehicle Collision with a School Bus APRIL 14 - On Monday, April 14th, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of both Gamber & Community Fire Company and Reese Volunteer Fire Company were alerted for a vehicle collision involving a school bus on Sykesville Road near Four Seasons Drive. Upon arrival it was determined that a red Jeep Cherokee had partially driven under the left rear of the school bus. The driver of the jeep refused treatment at the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Extensive damage to both vehicles

Utility 12 w/ the trailer for ATV 12 and Ambulance 139.

Overland Rescue in the Woods APRIL 13 - On Sunday, April 13th at approximately 9:26 a.m. crews from Gamber & Community Fire Company and Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department were alerted for a person injured from a fall while riding a horse in the woods near London Bridge Road in Gamber's first due area. Initial efforts to locate the patient were hampered because the wrong address was provided to first arriving crews. Once the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Automobile Extrication Training APRIL 11 - On Friday, April 11th, two phenomenal fire companies combined efforts for Auto Extrication Training. Twenty-one members of both Gamber & Community Fire Company and Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department practiced proper stabilization and extrication techniques. Air Shore Rescue tools from Rescue Squad 12 and Hurst tools from Engine 131, as well as hand tools from both units were utilized on ... (Full Story)

Concrete is poured for the floor of the new building.

New Carnival Building Takes Shape APRIL 05 - Work is progressing rapidly to finish the newest addition to the Gamber & Community Fire Company's carnival grounds. The carnival building committee is chaired by Chief Charlie Green and President Dale Bollinger. The old auxiliary kitchen building and the fried chicken/French fries building were demolished late last year to make way for a new, much larger building. Volunteers and contractors have ... (Full Story & Photos)

Trash Truck Overturned APRIL 02 - On April 1, 2008, around lunch time, the station was alerted for a trash truck overturned on Friar Tuck Way. Medic 139 and Engine 131 quickly responded and arrived to find a trash truck overturned by the pond. HazMat 30, Spill Trailer 30, and Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) were alerted to control hydraulic fluid that was leaking and to pump out diesel fuel from the saddle tank on the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Rose Pandolfini, President of the LAMSFA, presides over the organization's Spring Conference.

Statewide Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Held at Gamber MARCH 29 - The Ladies Auxiliary to the Maryland State Fireman's Association held its annual spring conference in Gamber on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The organization's president, Rose Pandolfini, an active member of the Gamber and Community Fire Co. and the Gamber Auxiliary, conducted the meeting. Over 300 delegates, members, and guests attended the conference. Breakfast and lunch were provided by the Gamber ... (Full Story & Photos)

2 Car Motor Vehicle Collision MARCH 28 - Shortly after returning from the gas main leak in Sykesville, Gamber & Community Fire Co. was alerted for a motor vehicle collision at Deer Park Road and Glenwood Court in Finksburg. Crews arrived to find two vehicles blocking both lanes of Deer Park Road. Both drivers refused treatment at the scene. Crews assisted Maryland State Police in pushing the cars off of the road surface before returning ... (Full Story & Photos)

Crews spread absorbent after vehicle collision.

Flames from below the surface gas leak.

Not So Routine Gas Leak MARCH 28 - At approximately 11:10 a.m. on Friday, March 28, crews were alerted for a gas main struck and on fire at Habitat Road and Elderwood Court in Eldersburg. Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department, Gamber & Community Fire Co., and Carroll County HAZMAT Teams were soon enroute. First arriving crews from Sykesville confirmed the gas main was on fire and immediately placed hoselines strategically around ... (Full Story & Photos)

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