UPDATED: 5/8/08 1956 hours
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008 the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride will stop at Capitol Heights Volunteer Fire Department on their way to the U.S. Capitol.
On Saturday, May 3, 2008 Capitol Heights volunteers staffed the Fire Safety House and handed our fire safety materials at the Harlem Renaissance Festival.
We would like to thank the members of Faith Tabernacle of Prayer and Praise Church for their donation of teddy bears and other assorted stuffed animals for our new Creatures of Comfort program.
On April 26, 2008 the members and staff of Company 5 participated in the 20th Annual Christmas in April project. The department has been participating in the event for since its inception in 1989.
On Sunday, December 9, 2007 Grafton Boswell, lifetime member of Capitol Heights Volunteer Fire Department, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. We offer our sincerest condolences to Grafton's family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
On September 29, 2007 Oscar Poore was included on the Founders Circle Memorial located at the Cranford-Graves Fire Service Building in Landover Hills, Maryland. Oscar's name was inscribed on the Capitol Heights stone for being instrumental in the history of our station.
