We would like to say THANK YOU to all who have supported the department by purchasing a Raffle Ticket to benefit the Apparatus Fund.  Due to the struggling economic times and the recent adverse weather, we have not met the required minimum sales to hold the drawing.  Once the 500th ticket has been sold and submitted, we will hold all 18 drawings.  Please check back here weekly for an update. 

REMINDER: Tickets are still available for sale from any member of the department or online via PAYPAL at our Online Store.  Thank you all for your support and GOOD LUCK.

Around 15:30 hours, the Engine and the Chief were alerted for a MVC with people trapped at Baltimore Avenue and Van Buren Street. Engine 72 arrived and reported a two vehicle collision with one victim trapped in each vehicle. Rescue Squad 14 arrived and split their crew into two teams going to work on each vehicle. Squad 14 had both victims extricated within 15 minutes.

Around 8:30 a.m. Christmas morning, Engine Company 813 was dispatched to the 5800 block of Roanoke Avenue for a report of smoke coming from a building. Engine 813 arrived reported a working fire in a one-story vacant church building and requested that PSC fill the box.

Firefighters from E813, E809, TK807, and TK801 made an aggressive attack were able to bring the fire under control within 15 minutes.

Command held 2 + 1.

Once again, Santa Claus joined forces with the Riverdale Fire Department on Christmas Eve to parade through the town before heading out on his World Tour.  The membership of the department, family members, and friends all gathered at the station just before dusk to board apparatus, and other vehicles to share goodwill throughout the Town of Riverdale Park.  The annual Santa Claus Parade went off without a hitch despite two peices of apparatus being transferred to the south side of the county where a multiple alarm fire destroyed the Holiday Spirit of many families.

The residents of the Town have come to expect this yearly visit from Santa, and many plan their Holiday gatherings in anticipation of his visit.  As always, our mission to protect and serve is primary and at times delays Santa's arrival, but through hard work, dedication and sometimes repetition, all areas of the Town (even those that are not in our primary response area) are eventually coverred.  This event, while manadatory for the membership and taking place on an evening where most people are at home with their families, is always looked forward to and enjoyed by all.  It is our way of saying:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

The Town of Riverdale Park and The Riverdale Fire Department recently participated in delivering food and toys to in-need families within the corporate limits of the Town.

On Wednesday, December 16^th, members assisted Town staff with the pickup and delivery of food baskets to 45 in-need families.  On Tuesday, December 21^st, with our very own Santa Claus, we delivered toys, of all kinds, to approximately 20 in-need families.  While we have sponsored an in-need family each holiday season over the past several years, this is the first year a joint effort between the Town and the department was implemented.  The members not only received great satisfaction from helping others in a different mode from what they are used to (through calls for service), but also took time to reflect on how fortunate their own lives are.

We give special thanks and appreciation to Colleen Ferguson and Brittany Hewison, Town of Riverdale Park Code Enforcement , for contacting us and allowing the department to share in this important community outreach this year. And special thanks to Santa Claus for taking time away from his busy schedule to participate with us and provide many other excited children an opportunity for a free photo with Santa.