EVFC members were in the neighborhood and stumbled upon a young man with the birthday party today. Thanks for letting us take a few minutes to show him around and for the kind words. We always love the opportunity to spend some time with our neighbors! Please join us in wishing our future firefighter a very happy birthday!... (Full Story & Photos)

Members from the Essex Volunteer Fire Company woke up early today to set up and staff the well known local event “Essex Day”. We are overwhelmed with thanks for all the kind words and community engagement we received. Members ran multiple emergency calls throughout the day while also providing dedicated event medical staffing. A lucky Essex resident was also the recipient of our cooler of cheer Yeti ... (Full Story & Photos)

Today marked an important day in our history as members of EVFC took on their first shift as “Medic 515”. Ambulance 515 has passed all inspections and was placed in service this morning as a ALS (Advanced Life Support) level unit officially earning the title “Medic 515”... (Full Story & Photos)

Last night at 8:30pm Ambulance 515 was clearing the hospital when an apartment fire was dispatched in the Eagles walk apartments on Glendower Ct. Crews from station 8 arrived to find a 3 story apartment building with fire showing. Ambulance 515 along with Medic 8,16,55 and 10 setup medical standby for any potential patients. Firefighters rescued a dog from the building which 515s crew took care of ... (Full Story & Photos)

Yesterday evening Engine 512 responded as part of the working fire assignment on a 2 alarm apartment fire on Starwood Ct in Bowleys Quarters. Part of the crew assisted a civilian with an injured dog while the rest of the crew entered side alpha to assist in extinguishing the fire and knocking hotspots. After 2 hours Engine 512 cleared the scene and went back in service... (Full Story & Photos)