2011 Country Fair

The Cordova Vol. Firemen's Assoc. is holding its annual Country Fair on August 4-6th 2011. Bring the whole family out for food, fun, games, and rides.  Thursday night the Little Miss Cordova Contest will take place at 8:00 PM.  On Friday night, the Miss Cordova Contest will happen at 9:00 PM.   Come early to get a good seat for the parade that will start at 6:00 PM on Saturday evening.  You don't want to miss the Missed Cordova Contest at 10:00 PM on Saturday night.  Anyone wishing to be a contestant, for the any of the contests please call (410)924-5124.  Don't forget to get your chances from the company members for the many raffle prizes that will be given away at 11:00 PM on Saturday night.  Raffle Tickets are $1 each, or 6 for $5.

Tractor Trailer MVA

At a 05:30 on July 12, 2011 Talbot Center dispatched Sta. 50 and PM-90 for a serious MVA with entrapment on Church Lane.  When E-51 (501 Secrist) responded, Talbot Center advised the MVA was an overturned tractor trailer with confirmed entrapment.  501 added Sta. 80 for a rescue to the assignment.  Engine 51 arrived on location with an overturned tractor trailer with heavy entrapment of the driver and assumed "Church Lane Command".  The crews from E-51 and R-84 worked to remove the trapped driver in 15 minutes.  Trooper 6 transported the driver to Shock Trauma.  Command requested the pump off trailer from Talbot County and MDE to respond for the leaking saddle tanks.  The crews also attempted to slow the leak of milk from the overturned trailer.   The crew from Sta. 50 remained on scene during clean up and the uprighting of the truck, and returned to service at 12:30. 

For additional photos http://www.cordovavfa.org/2011-photo-gallery/

Greg Hamilton

The officers and members of the Cordova Vol. Firemen's Assoc. send our sympathies to the the officers and members of Queen Anne-Hillsboro on the untimely passing of Firefighter/Paramedic Greg Hamilton. Greg answered his last alarm on Tuesday April 12th. Greg was involved in an auto accident on Maryland Route 404 and Maryland Route 16 while returning home from his job as a paramedic for Delmar Fire Company.

Greg has proudly served the Queen Anne- Hillsboro Fire Company for the past 6 years. He was very active serving in many positions and had served the company proudly in the role of EMS Captain. Greg was always involved in EMS and proudly served the fire company as one of their most active paramedics.


Greg was a brother and well known through out the Fire / EMS Service. Greg not only volunteered for Queen Anne-Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Company but he also was employed with the Goodwill Fire Company and Delmar Fire Company. Greg always provided excellent patient care with pride and dignity. Greg was also an active member of the Maryland Red Knights Chapter 2 in Easton.

Arrangements are as follows:

Visitation Tuesday April 19th from 2pm to 4pm and from 6pm to 8pm at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home in Centreville

Services Wednesday April 20 at 11:00 at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church in Chester

Please keep Greg’s parents, wife and children in your thoughts and prayers.

Assist to A.A. County

On 2/19/2011 Sta. 50 was alerted to transfer an engine to Anne Arundel County due to numerous large natural cover fires in the Baltimore metro area.  E-54 (502 Larmore) transfered to A.A. County Sta.3 Riva at 13:15.  While there, they handled several calls.  E-54 was later transferred to Earleigh Heights Sta. 12, where they ran on a working natural cover fire.  The crew returned to Sta. 50 at 21:20.

 Sta. 50 was alerted at 01:25 on 01/30/2011 to assist Sta. 60 on a house fire at 9338 Gannon Road.  Chief 60 arrived on location to find smoke showing and assumed Gannon Road Command.