Update:
In 1938 a group of individuals from the town of McCoole, MD decided they needed a Fire Department in their small town, so in August of that year the McCoole Vol. Fire Department was born.
Fast forward to 1985 when a meeting was held by members of the Rawlings Lions Club to address a lack of fire protection in the Rawlings area that was made evident from the Rawlings Lane fire that burnt down a 100 year old former Governors home.
The members of the newly formed Rawlings Volunteer Fire Department were told by the state of Maryland they couldn't take any training thru the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute because they were not recognized as a fire department in the State of Maryland and they could not be recognized as a fire department because they did not have any trained members. The neighboring department in McCoole changed their by-laws to allow fifteen (15) members from Rawlings to join and take their MFRI basic fire training as McCoole members at the McCoole fire station. McCoole later also sold their first “new” fire engine for $1 to help get Rawlings started.
Fast Forward again in 2013 after the McCoole Fire & Rescue Dept. was closed by Allegany County, another group of individuals felt the need for a continued Fire Service presence in the town of McCoole... with the help of their Brothers and Sisters from the Rawlings VFD a new station will open to provide that presence. Rawlings VFD Station #2 will open shortly in a leased facility within the town of McCoole.
As in the past, now Rawlings has modified their by-laws to allow fast tracking several firefighters and 3 paramedics, all former McCoole members to be accepted as members of the Rawlings Vol. Fire Dept. to staff the new station.
More information to follow!
Tim Wilson, Station #2 Asst. Chief
Rawlings Vol. Fire Dept.
In 1938 a group of individuals from the town of McCoole, MD decided they needed a Fire Department in their small town, so in August of that year the McCoole Vol. Fire Department was born.
Fast forward to 1985 when a meeting was held by members of the Rawlings Lions Club to address a lack of fire protection in the Rawlings area that was made evident from the Rawlings Lane fire that burnt down a 100 year old former Governors home.
The members of the newly formed Rawlings Volunteer Fire Department were told by the state of Maryland they couldn't take any training thru the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute because they were not recognized as a fire department in the State of Maryland and they could not be recognized as a fire department because they did not have any trained members. The neighboring department in McCoole changed their by-laws to allow fifteen (15) members from Rawlings to join and take their MFRI basic fire training as McCoole members at the McCoole fire station. McCoole later also sold their first “new” fire engine for $1 to help get Rawlings started.
Fast Forward again in 2013 after the McCoole Fire & Rescue Dept. was closed by Allegany County, another group of individuals felt the need for a continued Fire Service presence in the town of McCoole... with the help of their Brothers and Sisters from the Rawlings VFD a new station will open to provide that presence. Rawlings VFD Station #2 will open shortly in a leased facility within the town of McCoole.
As in the past, now Rawlings has modified their by-laws to allow fast tracking several firefighters and 3 paramedics, all former McCoole members to be accepted as members of the Rawlings Vol. Fire Dept. to staff the new station.
More information to follow!
Tim Wilson, Station #2 Asst. Chief
Rawlings Vol. Fire Dept.
Mechanical engineers build weapons, whereas civil engineers build targets.
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
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