Past Call Stats
Calendar Fire EMS Total
2022 417 742 1159
2021 1,050 1,795 2,845
2020 997 1,655 2,652
2015
2014 918 1,487 2,405
2013 975 1,775 2,475
2012 990 1,545 2,645
2011 912 1,489 2,401
2010 918 1,540 2,458
2009 947 1,653 2,600
2008 1,006 1,639 2,645
2007 1,010 1,465 2,475
Web Counters
Website Visitors
Visitors Today
Use of Website Material: Duplication of text, photos, or any other content on this
website is prohibited without permission of HVFDEMS. If you have questions, please contact us
at info@hvfdems.org
By Safety Officer Brad Saunders
April 17, 2025
Units from Charles County, St Mary’s County, Calvert County, King George County VA are currently to working on two different working house fires.
One fire in La Plata off of Kerrick Drive and the second in Faulkner off of Brunswick Road.
We ask that you remain clear of these areas and please yield to any responding emergency vehicles. Units will be operating in the area for an extended period of time.
FireRescue1 Top Stories
Va. county bans FD from responding to calls, citing ‘operational deficiencies’ Greene County, Va., shut down the Ruckersville Volunteer Fire Company, citing operational deficiencies, and barred its crew from answering emergency calls. S.C. fire department tests '1323' shift to improve work-life balance Charleston FD is piloting a 1-3-2-3 shift — 1 day on, 3 off, 2 on, 3 off — to boost firefighter rest and family time while keeping the 56-hour week. FEMA to resume in-person training at National Fire Academy FEMA reversed a months-long freeze after determining key courses were critical to local and national emergency response efforts Iowa family sues city, first responders, EMS and medical directors after drug error Relatives of James Foster Jr. say Sioux City paramedic gave rocuronium not ketamine, causing 2023 death; lawsuit names city, police, fire and EMS leaders Fire apparatus backlog persists as shipments trail orders, FAMA finds FAMA data shows 2024 shipments up 13% yet orders 45% above pre-pandemic levels, keeping fire-truck lead times long for departments. Ky. firefighter died shielding wife during devastating tornado Fire Major Roger Leatherman, Laurel County, Ky., was found covering his critically injured wife after an EF-3 tornado leveled their home May 17 'Jet fuel all over the place': Plane crash sets San Diego homes on fire A small plane crashed into San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting about 15 homes and vehicles Officials quiet on reason to ban Va. FD from responding to calls Greene County officials shut down the Ruckersville Volunteer Fire Company amid an ongoing investigation into undisclosed claims Budget committee votes to eliminate LAFD battalion chief aide positions The Los Angeles City Council’s budget committee voted to cut 42 Emergency Incident Technician positions from the fire department, a move opposed by interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva From firehouse to Fiji: Firefighters compete on ‘Survivor 48’ Fire Captain Joe Hunter and Fire Lieutenant Chrissy Sarnowsky bring their firefighting skills and resilience to the latest season of CBS’s ‘Survivor.’
