Welcome to the Official Website of the Silver Spring Fire Department

Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department, known as the Silver Spring Fire Department (SSFD), is an organization of volunteer personnel providing emergency medical, fire and rescue services to the greater Silver Spring area. This is done in partnership with Montgomery County's  Division of Operations paid staff.

During calendar year 2009 units from Silver Spring's three fire stations (1, 16 and 19) responded  to over 18,000 unit calls.  These services are provided by firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who have been trained and certified according to Maryland State and Montgomery County standards.

Volunteers provide significant support in providing these services. Student Live-In positions exist for the coming school year. If you are entering college this fall (2010) you can live-in our stations.  Contact us now.  With dedication and training, you too can join us in the exciting work of serving the community and providing help during the most desperate times. To volunteer you must be at least 18 years old, pass a physical examination and criminal background check, and be willing to complete the appropriate level of training (there is a cadet program for those under 18). We provide uniforms, protective clothing and training at no cost to you. For more information, please go to our Membership Page or email us at  SSFD@starpower.net or info@silverspringvfd.org.

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YouTube Videos of Water Mist Live-Burn Demos Just Uploaded JULY 31 - Two professionally produced videos from the latest (May 26, 2010) "Operation Residential Mist" live-burn demonstrations at the University of Maryland have just been uploaded onto YouTube for all interested to view. Premiered on July 23rd of this year at the National Association of State Fire Marshals' Annual Conference in Chicago, each video is approximately 5-minutes in length. These productions ... (Full Story & Photos)

It's All About the Basics JULY 31 - Know what you mean when you say "charge the line."... (Full Story & Photos)

CPR Report--Chest Compressions Just As Good JULY 29 - (From CNN) -- You're in a restaurant, or at an airport, or on a crowded street. The man or woman next to you crumples to the ground. Do you know what to do? Anyone trained in CPR knows the first step: Check for breathing, and check for a pulse. If there's no heartbeat -- what then? That question has been the subject of intense debate, especially since 2008 when the American Heart Association said ... (Full Story & Photos)

Compression only is just as effective as the old CPR according to new studies.

Photo from Roanoke, VA News

Two Rocky Mount, VA FFs Killed When Thrown From Engine; Neither Wearing a Seatbelt JULY 28 - Two members of the Rocky Mount Fire Department, one of them also the town's vice mayor, were killed in a three-vehicle wreck Monday as they responded to a structure fire. The firefighters died after they were thrown from the truck, which flipped several times and landed upside-down on top of a Ford Mustang driven by a Bassett woman, according to the Virginia State Police. She survived, police said. Rocky ... (Full Story & Photos)

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