Every year the Carroll County Times does a Carroll's Best Awards. This contest allows residents and visitors of Carroll County to nominate and vote for businesses who are among the best!

We are pleased to announce that we have been selected again this year for Carroll's Best Bingo and Honorable Mention for Best Carnival. No one at Gamber is quite sure how many years we have won Best Bingo, but we ... (Full Story & Photos)

Units from Gamber & Community Fire Co. responded to reports of a house fire in the 4100 block of Louisville Road in Finksburg. The call was dispatched at 4:15 pm on Saturday during a severe thunderstorm warning in Carroll County.

Also alerted on the call were Reese, Baltimore County units, Sykesville, and staff from CCDFEMS. Chief 13, Hastings, responded in Duty 13 and requested additional tankers ... (Full Story & Photos)

Gamber and Community Fire Co. units were alerted to assist Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department with a reported house fire in the 5400 block of Mineral Hill Road in Eldersburg, Wednesday evening, August 23 at approximately 9:05 pm.

Chief 12, Ed Ruch, Jr., arrived on the scene and reported a well-involved dwelling fire. He advised responding crews to establish an exterior attack.

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Units from Gamber & Community Fire Co. were called to assist on a 3 alarm commercial fire in Reisterstown, Baltimore County. The fire was in an Advance Auto Parts store in the 11900 block of Reisterstown Road. Baltimore County Fire Department reported that the initial call was received at 9:41 pm.

Gamber units were dispatched at approximately 9:50 and eventually responded with Engines 131 and 134 ... (Full Story & Photos)

Members of the Gamber & Community Fire Co. and the Oscar Brothers Family are pleased to announce that Audrey Houle, Charlotte Houle, Carlie Rosewag, and Valeska Zitta have been named the winners of the 2023 Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship. All four winners graduated from Westminster High School and reside in Gamber’s response area.

This scholarship is jointly sponsored by the Oscar Brothers family ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters and officers from Gamber & Community Fire Co. participated in an extrication drill on Saturday, July 1 on the carnival grounds.

Ten members and four officers participated. Participants tested the newest developments in rescue tools. Thanks to MES Fire for allowing us to use their equipment. Thanks to Rockdale Towing for the cars.

The training was coordinated by Captain Frank Smith.

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Gamber & Community Fire Co. Chief Chad Hastings and EMS Captain Todd Tracey awarded a Unit Citation to members of the fire company on Monday, June 19, 2023, at the June company meeting. The citation recognized their efforts in saving the life of a local 5-year-old boy after he had fallen into a swimming pool and went into cardiac arrest. The incident occurred at a residential pool in Gamber.

The ... (Full Story & Photos)

The membership and Board of Directors dedicated the Gamber & Community Fire Company social hall to Mike Sullivan on Monday, June 19, 2023, in a special ceremony before June's company meeting. This was the company's first time for such a dedication.

William Michael “Mike” Sullivan, 60, of Sykesville passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center ... (Full Story & Photos)

The members of the Gamber & Community Fire Company and the Gamber Junior Fire Company want to extend our thanks to the community for supporting our 2023 carnival. It was a big success with no weather issues.

Once we have taken a well deserved rest, we will begin planning for next year's big event. Thank you again from all of us.

Congratulations to our 2023 carnival raffle winners! Thank you for ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association (CCVESA) has inducted Charles "Charlie" D. Green Jr. into the Hall of Fame. Charlie has been a long-time volunteer of the Gamber & Community Fire Company (GCFC). He first started volunteering with Gamber in 1991 when he joined as a Junior Member. Over the years Charlie attended a vast amount of training ranging from Swift Water Rescue, Fire ... (Full Story & Photos)