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Showing posts with label Fire CC Depts 03 Westminster fundraiser. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Sunday, Aug 19 2012, 1-4 pm Westminster Fire Department museum open house http://tinyurl.com/d25cj6g


Sunday, Aug 19 2012, 1-4 pm Westminster Fire Department museum open house http://tinyurl.com/d25cj6g 

Today, Sunday, August 19, 2012 – the 3rd Sunday of the month - from 1-4 p.m.
Also available is pit beef and pit ham sandwiches for the event from 1-4 p.m...


On Sunday, August 19, 2012 – the 3rd Sunday of the month - the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department will swing open the doors to the past with an open house to the department’s critically acclaimed history of local firefighting museum, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Veteran firefighters and historians will be hand to answer questions and conduct tours of the museum which is attached to the southern-end of the firehouse on John Street in downtown Westminster.

Also available is pit beef and pit ham sandwiches for the event from 1-4 p.m...

The museum at the Westminster firehouse offers the public a glimpse into the history of the fire department that spans two centuries. It was dedicated on October 24, 1998, when the fire department moved from the fire station located at 66 East Main Street, which had served the community for 102 years, to its current location on John Street.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Westminster Volunteer Fire Department will host a crab feed on Saturday, July 21


The Westminster Volunteer Fire Department will host a crab feed on Saturday, July 21 at the department’s John’s Street quarters attached to the firehouse at 28 John Street in Westminster.

The menu features steamed crabs, pit ham and beef, macaroni salad, coleslaw, baked beans, corn on the cob, Maryland crab soup, veggies, fruit dip, cheese, and desserts.

The tickets are priced at $40.00 per person and proceeds go to supporting the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department’s ambulance and firefighting services.

For more information on the crab feed to support the fire department, call 410-848-1800 or go to the department website at westminstervfd.org.

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Westminster Fire Department to hold history museum open house and pit beef sale


Westminster fire history museum to hold open house

Later on Saturday, July 21, 2012, the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department will host a crab feed.

By Kevin Dayhoff,


July 14, 2012

On Sunday, July 15, 2012, the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department will swing open the doors to the past with an open house to the department’s critically acclaimed history of local firefighting museum, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Veteran firefighters and historians will be hand to answer questions and conduct tours of the museum which is attached to the southern-end of the firehouse on John Street in downtown Westminster.

Also available is pit beef and pit ham sandwiches for the event.

The museum at the Westminster firehouse offers the public a glimpse into the history of the fire department that spans two centuries. It was dedicated on October 24, 1998, when the fire department moved from the fire station located at 66 East Main Street, which had served the community for 102 years, to its current location on John Street.

The first mention of a fire department in the city of Westminster was in the year 1808 when the Maryland General Assembly “passed an act authorizing the raising of money by lottery to pay for a fire engine…”

The Act of the Maryland General Assembly named several “commissioners” who were charged with conducting the lottery. Even in those early days, they were also some of Westminster’s prominent community leaders.

Several were among the first elected officials of the town after the town’s first election in April 1819: Jacob Sherman, Daniel Zacharias, John Fisher (the first Burgess of Westminster) and Jacob Yingling.

It took another fifteen years before the fire company was formed. The name of the first fire company in Westminster, formed in 1823, was, the “Union Fire Company of the Town of Westminster.” The first firehouse was on Church Street. 

Another little known tidbit of history is when the “firehouse” was moved from its beginning location on Church Street, to near the intersection of Court Street and Main Street, around 1834, it was used as a “drunk tank.” 

When a town drunk was picked up, the local authorities would move the firefighting apparatus out of the “firehouse” and lock up the offender inside. Remember, although Westminster had first incorporated in 1818; at this time, it was still in Frederick County and there was no “county jail” in Westminster.

According to the Westminster Fire Department website, today the department’s museum looks “like an old station dating back to the late 1800's. The station is octagonal in design and in the front above the window contains the original stained glass window from our previous station…

“Inside the museum, you will find our two antique motorized pieces, 2 hose carts, and assorted photos, documents, and other historical memorabilia. The room is designed to look like a station of the late 1800's/early 1900's…”

In addition to display cases containing many artifacts from two-hundred years of firefighting in Westminster; on display are several pieces of historic firefighting equipment, including items such as hand drawn hose carts that date back to approximately 1893… A 1924 American LaFrance city service ladder, and a 1933 American LaFrance type 75 pumper; and much more.

In addition to this Sunday’s open house, the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department will host a crab feed on Saturday, July 21 at the department’s John’s Street quarters attached to the firehouse at 28 John Street in Westminster.

The menu features steamed crabs, pit ham and beef, macaroni salad, coleslaw, baked beans, corn on the cob, Maryland crab soup, veggies, fruit dip, cheese, and desserts.

The tickets are priced at $40.00 per person and proceeds go to supporting the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department’s ambulance and firefighting services, and the museum.

For more information on the museum open house or the crab feed to support the fire department, call 410-848-1800 or go to the department website at westminstervfd.org.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 holds its annual Big Money Raffle this Thursday, May 24, 2012




The Carroll County carnival and fire department fund raising season gets started this Thursday when the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 holds its annual Big Money Raffle.

In addition to eight cash drawings there will be plenty of fried chicken, hot dogs, and all the traditional summer picnic delights available as friends, family, and community will gather to fill the engine bays at the fire station at 28 John Street in Westminster in what has become an annual tradition in Carroll County.

Last year the fire company gave away $20,950 at the event.  The first prize was $15,000; among a total of eight prizes raffled off – all for a $20.00 ticket.

The winners for the annual raffle last year were: First Prize went to Dawn Duff, second prize to Debbie Reese, third prize to Don Burkward, fourth prize to Suzanne Schreuer, fifth prize to Julia Kimsey, sixth prize to Henry Ruhlman, seventh prize to Truman Simms, and eighth prize to Vicki Munshaur.

A press release from the Westminster volunteer fire department said, “The officers and members of the Westminster Fire Department congratulate all the winners and thank everyone that supported the annual raffle and attended the function at the Fire Station on Thursday night. Without your support the fire department would not be able to continue to provide the service community.”

This year there will be a total of approximately 3000 Chances Sold!

Cost- $20.00 Donation

1st Draw $ 10,000 2nd Draw $ 2,000 3rd Draw $ 1,000 4th Draw $ 600 5th Draw $ 400 6th Draw $ 300 7th Draw $ 250 8th Draw $ 200 9th Draw $ 150 10th Draw $ 100

Refreshments for Ticket Holders Only. Need not be present to win! 50/50, Gun Jar, and other games of chance on site!

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Call the Westminster Fire Department at 410-848-1800 for more Info!



All photos by Kevin Dayhoff – or courtesy of the Westminster Fire Department…

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Monday, March 12, 2012

If u go 2 IHOP Westminster w coupon u can p u at firehouse 20% donated 2 fire co


If u go 2 IHOP Westminster w coupon u can p u at firehouse 20% donated 2 fire co

IHOP 3278 Meadow Creek Dr Westminster 4 a fundraiser 4 Westminster Fire Dept

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Westminster volunteer fire department to hold a Valentine’s Bull and Oyster Roast



The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1 will hold a Valentine’s oyster and bull roast on Saturday, February 11, from 6:30 to 1030 p.m. at the firehouse - John Street Quarters, 28 John Street, Westminster MD

The fundraiser will include games and raffle tickets and feature pit beef, raw oysters, fried oysters, oyster stews with soda, tea and beer.

The DJ for the evening will be Brett Pearce.

Tickets are $35.00 per person. For more information, call the station at 410-848-1800.

[20120211 WFD Valentines bull oyster roast] [The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1 will hold a Valentine’s Day oyster and bull roast on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 6:30 to 1030 p.m.]


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