Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Celebrates 75th Anniversary
May 9, 2024, marked the 75th anniversary of a volunteer fire company in the small town of Rocky Ridge, seven miles east of Thurmont. The founders of the Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company set the foundation; now, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generations of those that have gone before continue to provide volunteer services to…
Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Holds Annual Banquet
Grace Eyler “I’m like the bird that couldn’t follow directions, and he decided to just wing it,” joked Pastor James, as he provided a light-hearted invocation for the Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company’s (RRVFC) annual banquet held on January 24, 2019. Members of Company 6 filled in the RRVFC’s banquet area in Rocky Ridge, ready…
Department Spotlight
by Theresa Dardanell Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company — Protectors of the Ridge — In 1951, the Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company spent seven-and-a-half hours trying to save the Mt. Tabor Park “giant” wooden slide from a devastating fire. It was their first fire call since they were organized on May 9, 1949. Since that…
