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Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association

The CCVESA held their first in-person convention since the start of the pandemic. Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department hosted the convention this year with 12 of the 14 departments in attendance. The election for officers was held and all 5 officers were re-elected for the 2022-2023 year. Mark Bilger, Past-President of MSFA swore in the newly elected officers. There were two scholarships ... (Full Story & Photos)

From the Carroll County Commissioners' office:

Thursday, May 12, 2022- Today, in open session the Board of County Commissioners proclaimed the week of May 15 - May 22, 2022, as National Emergency Medical Services Week in Carroll County, MD.

May 15-21, 2022, is the 47th annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work ... (Full Story)

If interested, please contact Josh Shaffer (Training Center Coordinator).... (Full Story)

Hampstead Fire Department held their ground breaking ceremony on Monday, April 4th to officially begin the start of their construction phase. The project will be in several parts over the next few years. The first part will build a temporary operations building available by November 2022. Then they will tear down the current building to construct the final operations building with targeted completion ... (Full Story & Photos)

Maryland's Move Over Law. Maryland now requires motorists who are traveling in the same general direction as a stopped emergency vehicle to change lanes. The law stipulates that a stopped emergency vehicle should be flashing its lights, and a stopped emergency vehicle could even be a tow truck.... (Full Story & Photos)