On Tuesday, 24 November 2020, the Hollywood Volunteers were pleasantly surprised when Chuck Latham, past member and son of our current Ladies Auxiliary President Cyndi Wood presented us a special gift. He used “out of service” fire hose from the department and created this beautiful American Flag to be displayed proudly in our station. Chucky stated “This is a small token of my appreciation for what ... (Full Story & Photos)

It is with a heavy heart that the Hollywood VFD announce the passing of Charter Member, William Robert "Bill" Schmalgemeyer. Mr. Schmalgemeyer passed away peacefully in his sleep early morning Tuesday, 17 November 2020. Many of you know him as Mr. Bill, Mr. “Smokemeyer”, Mr. Smokes, the Voice of the HVFD (for years). The Voice of the HVFD, refered to Mr. Schmalgemeyer for his many great, dedicated ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 1830 hours on Wednesday 18 November 2020, Truck 7 was dispatched to assist on the Structure Fire in the 21800 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. Truck 7 responded on the incident with 7 Volunteers. First arriving units found a two story multiple occupancy building with smoke showing. Crews advanced attack lines into the building and found fire on the first floor. Truck ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 1330 hours on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, Station 7 was dispatched to the 27200 block of North Sandgates Road for a Serious Motor Vehicle Accident. Rescue Squad 7, Engine 72, and Chief 7 (Brady) responded with 9 Volunteers on the incident. Safety Officer 7B (Tenaglia) was first to arrive finding a single vehicle that was overturned and down a ravine approximately 70 feet. Rescue ... (Full Story & Photos)

Amazon-subsidiary Ring is recalling hundreds of thousands of video doorbells after receiving reports of them catching fire.

The potential fire hazard impacts around 350,000 2nd generation Ring doorbells sold in the United States and roughly 8,700 more sold in Canada, according to a notice posted by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Tuesday. The $100 doorbells were sold on Ring's ... (Full Story)