MAY 12
- Three new engines from Gamber, Reese, and Sykesville were posed for photographs on Saturday afternoon, May 12, 2012. All were recently placed in service by their respective companies and all were manufactured by Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
The apparatus are Engine 91 from Reese and Community Volunteer Fire Co. (delivered first), Engine 134 from Gamber & Community Fire Co. (delivered next), and Engine ... (Full Story & Photos)
Reese Engine 91, Gamber Engine 134, and Sykesville Engine 123. (l to r)
APRIL 06
- Just after 9:30 pm on Friday night, 4/6/12, a building fire was dispatched in the 600 block of Lucabaugh Mill Rd in Westminster. Units arrived to find a barn fully involved and requested additional units. A second alarm and two tanker task forces were requested. Units operated on the scene for close to 5 hours.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Maryland State Fire Marshal's ... (Full Story & Photos)
MARCH 24
- A large woods fire challenged Gamber and neighboring firefighters Friday evening.
Gamber firefighters were alerted for a woods and brush fire at approximately 5:30 pm Friday evening. Units responding saw large columns of smoke and requested additional assistance from neighboring companies. The location was off Nicholson Rd. which is off of Nicodemus Rd.
Gamber Brush 135 supplied water during the woods fire operations.
Matthew Madairy was presented with the prestigious Gerald L. Lindsay Memorial Firefighter of the Year Award for 2011. Chief Charlie Green (l) and Assistant Chief Tim Brown (r) present the award.
MARCH 20
- The Gamber & Community Fire Company presented honors and awards to its members for 2011 after the regular company meeting on Monday, March 19, 2012.
Matthew Madairy was presented with the prestigious Gerald L. Lindsay Memorial Firefighter of the Year Award for 2011. Stan Mertz Jr. was presented the Herman Hoff Memorial Award for outstanding service in fund raising. Robert Klinefelter was honored ... (Full Story & Photos)
MARCH 07
- In anticipation of daylight savings time beginning in the early morning hours of March 11th, the State Fire Marshal is urging Marylanders to "Change Your Clock – Change Your Battery" in both smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in their homes. Recognizing that working smoke alarms and CO detectors double a family's chance of surviving a home fire and/or an unsafe carbon monoxide level, ... (Full Story & Photos)
Engine 134 displays the Maryland flag on the front grille.
FEBRUARY 25
- The new Engine 134 has been delivered. Committee members traveled to Wisconsin in early February to take final delivery and to drive it back home. The committee is currently working on outfitting the engine and preparing to place it in service within a few weeks.
Gamber's newest engine is a 2012 Pierce Velocity with a 6-man cab and an all stainless-steel body. It is powered by a Detroit DD13 ... (Full Story & Photos)
FEBRUARY 13
- The Gamber & Community Fire Company Dive Team held their annual training session on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Harlow Pool at McDaniel College. Team members with Gamber and satellite divers from surrounding fire companies converged on the warm waters of the indoor pool to conduct standard qualifications and practice basic exercises while wearing EXO full face mask scuba equipment.
FEBRUARY 08
- Members of the engine committee are in Appleton Wisconsin inspecting the new Engine 134 and taking delivery. The engine is on the blue floor which is the final step on construction. The engine will be leaving Wisconsin and headed back to Gamber on Friday morning. The unit is a Pierce Velocity 6 man cab with a 1500 gpm pump, 1000 gallons of water, and a Harrison Hydraulic Generator. The engine was ... (Full Story & Photos)
FEBRUARY 03
- The Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund
BACKGROUND
The Gamber and Community Fire Company in cooperation with the Oscar Brothers family will once again be offering a four year college scholarship to a student who lives within the primary area serviced by the fire company. This scholarship will officially be known as the Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship winners (l. to r.) Ashley Franklin, 2011-12, Angel Nicholson, 2008-09, Rebecca Hancock, 2009-10, Sarah Hancock, 2010-11, and Tyler Joyave 2010-11.
JANUARY 17
- The Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship Program
Members of the Gamber & Community Fire Co. and the Oscar Brothers Family celebrated the first four successful years of the Oscar Brothers Scholarship Program on Sunday, January 15.
Many members of the Brothers family and friends attended to participate in the unveiling of a bronze bust of Oscar Brothers. Included were Oscar's widow, Virginia, ... (Full Story & Photos)
Our primary mission is to preserve life, property, and the environment in that order. Our commitment to that goal and your support for us has brought the latest technology, training, and apparatus to the front lines to provide you with a better service.
( Pictures provided by members of the Gamber & Community Fire Co. unless otherwise noted. )
