fire company
(firefighting, US) A single emergency response unit and its personnel within a fire department.
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1:10 pm | UNIT TRANSFER TO OTHER STATION | 500 BLOCK N MAPLE AVE, STATION LC602 - PURCELLVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | Units: T5 | Listen live at FrederickScanner.com #FrederickMD
Some upcoming events! Let's Talk Affordability: A Community Conversation with Aaron Gies Tuesday, May 12, 6pm North Boston Fire Company, 5646 Herman Hill Road, Hamburg
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(firefighting, US) A single emergency response unit and its personnel within a fire department.
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(firefighting, US) An organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires.
“1:10 pm | UNIT TRANSFER TO OTHER STATION | 500 BLOCK N MAPLE AVE, STATION LC602 - PURCELLVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | Units: T5 | Listen live at FrederickScanner.com #FrederickMD”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Some upcoming events! Let's Talk Affordability: A Community Conversation with Aaron Gies Tuesday, May 12, 6pm North Boston Fire Company, 5646 Herman Hill Road, Hamburg”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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