Easton Volunteer Fire Department

It is with sadness that we must announce the CANCELLATION of the 2018 Easton Wine Festival. There has been overwhelming interest in bringing an event like this to Easton as evidenced by over 2600 people interested in the event on Social Media, however, due to Lack of Winery Commitment, we are forced to cancel this event. There are no plans to reschedule. You can’t have a wine festival with out Wineries. We are sorry…

For those who have purchased tickets, you will receive a refund to your credit card from MissionTix.

Thanks for your patience and understanding

The Easton Volunteers recently hosted a 100th Birthday Party for Leonard Rieck, our oldest living member.

Born on November 27, 1917, Leonard was born during the 1st World War, fought in the 2nd World War, his eyes have seen the landing on Normandy and the landing on the Moon and so many more things along the way. Mr. Rieck is an inspiration to all members, young and old, and the Easton Volunteer Fire Department wanted to celebrate his Century Mark in a fitting way.

A party was held on Saturday, November 18, 2017 celebrating his 100th birthday, with more that 100 in attendance, including representatives from the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates, Comptrollers Office, Town of Easton, Easton Police, Maryland State Firemen’s Association, Eastern Shore Firemen’s Association and the Talbot County Fire & Rescue Association. Leonard was presented with numerous citations and awards marking his lifetime of achievements. But one problem still remained.

How do you give a man something, when he has everything he has ever wanted? You give him something that will last an eternity. The Easton Volunteer Fire Department Board of Trustees approached the Town of Easton about renaming Aurora Park Drive, the street where the Easton Volunteer Fire Department has been located since 1962 (Leonard was on the Building Committee), in honor of Mr. Rieck. It is with great thanks to the Town of Easton Mayor Robert Willey and all of the Council Members that the Easton Volunteer Fire Department address will be forever known as 315 LEONARD RIECK DRIVE.

Happy 100th Birthday Leonard!!!! WE Love You!!!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!! Enjoyable for all ages, the 2017 Easton Volunteer Fire Department Holiday Train Garden will wow you, the details and scenes are outstanding and you will see something you missed each time you look at it.

Open Daily, through Christmas Day, the 2017 Holiday Train Garden operates weekdays from 6pm to 8pm and on Saturday & Sunday from 2pm to 8pm.

Admission is FREE, donations are accepted. Our last train will leave the station on December 25th. So please bring the kids and visit.

Santa Claus has made arrangements with the Easton Volunteer Fire Dept. to make a special appearance and visit many of the neighborhood children starting Sunday, December 3rd. He will be landing at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department to hitch a ride with the firefighters who will bring him via fire truck.

On Sunday 12/3 between 12p & 3pm, Santa will visit Mulberry Station, Matthewstown Run, Hunters Mill, Crofton, Golton, Bretridge.

On Saturday 12/9 between 11am & 2pm Santa will visit Superior Circle, South Beechwood, Corbin Pkwy Area, Lauren Lane, Douglass Landing, Port Street Area,

On Sunday 12/10 between 1pm & 4pm Santa will travel the streets of Easton located between Rt50 & Easton Bypass and Chapel East.

Dec 16th will be the Inclement weather makeup date times TBD

Santa and several of his elves will begin their tour, around and work their way through the Town of Easton.
Santa and his escorts will blow the sirens and horns as he approaches, so you’ll be sure know when he’s coming to your area. He’s bringing candy canes. He’ll do his best to make it to your street, but you may want to make sure you see him if you hear him nearby.

Fire Sirens… Why are they needed?

The purpose of the Community Alert Sirens are to alert the citizens and the Volunteer Fire Department members of an emergency. While we rely on other forms of communication such as pagers and cell phones, they have their short comings. Batteries die, pagers and cell phones are not on the person, text messaging and smart phone apps like Active 911 are often delayed, with some calls not coming through at all. The National Fire Protection Association recommends that there are at least 2 reliable means to alert firefighters. The siren gets the firefighters attention at any time.

It says to everyone, somebody needs help. When people in town hear the sirens, it tells them there’s an emergency going on somewhere and it helps with traffic. It warns citizens to be alert for volunteers responding to the firehouse and to watch out for fire trucks responding to an incident. When it’s your time of emergency, a siren reassures you that help is on the way!

Like the distance to the closest fire hydrant, fire sirens also help with the cost of homeowner’s insurance, counting as points toward a better score on an Insurance Services Office evaluation. The higher the score given to the fire department, the lower the insurance costs to the homeowner.

With consideration to the citizens, frequency of siren use, the duration of the siren noise and times when the fire siren is operated, are limited. Primarily used between the hours of 6am and 10pm, there are rare occasions that the siren may be operated during the night time hours, such as a house fire, serious MVC or a call alerting multiple fire departments.

The Community Alert Siren system is tested on the first Saturday of every month at noon by sounding the IMMINENT DANGER SIGNAL for 30 seconds followed by the all clear signal. Testing the sirens each month allows for maintenance and for familiarity in case of a real emergency. The sirens can be used in the event of some kind of attack or in the event of severe weather, like a hurricane or tornado. The “imminent danger” signal is a two-minute wavering tone that wavers faster and last much longer than the customary fire signal. The “all clear” signal is a steady, 30 second tone.

The Easton Volunteer Fire Department provides “Service for Others” for the Town of Easton the surrounding area as well as mutual aid to neighboring departments. The 100% Volunteer staff responds to over 900 calls annually.