Kent County Maryland Fire & EMS

Welcome

Welcome to the Kent County Maryland Fire & EMS website.  This website is designed to assist all members in Kent County Maryland with resources to SOG's, Equipment Standards, etc.  This website will be maintained by the Kent County Fire & EMS representatives.  It will be updated with Training Opportunities, Recruitment, Downloads, Meeting Minutes, etc.  The website can be shared with other counties if they have questions about our SOG's or Equipment Standards.  

Recent News

ICS 300 & ICS400 Classes

REGISTER TODAY FOR INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM COURSES:

ICS 300 - NFA-212-S005-2025 at Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company: 0800-1630 hours

Sat (10/12) Sat (10/19) & Sun (10/20)

ICS 400 - NFA-302-S005-2025: 0800-1630 hours

** Sat 11/30 Kent & Queen Anne's Rescue Squad 

Sun 12/1  Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company

** Please note the location change for the first day of Incident Command 400


Rual Water Supply Drill

Saturday, November 4th - 0800 hours - Community Fire Company of Millington Maryland

185 Sassafras Street, Millington, MD 21651

This event is hosted by the Kent County Fire Chiefs

Training begins at 0800 hours. 

Both Breakfast and Lunch will be provided by the Kent County Fire Chiefs. 

Lithium ION Battery Fires

Saturday, March 26, 2023 - 0900 hours - Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.

211 Maple Avenue, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

This event is hosted by the Kent County Fire Chiefs

Training begins at 0900 hours. 

Both Breakfast and Lunch will be provided by the Kent County Fire Chiefs. 

County Wide MCI Drill

Saturday, November 12, 2022, 0800 - 1200 - Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company

11993 Kennedyville Road, Kennedyville, MD 21635

Units should be at Kennedyville VFC by 0730

This event is hosted by the Kent County Fire Chiefs

Apparatus and Members will meet at the Kennedyville VFC by 7:30 am for morning briefing and Breakfast. 

Both Breakfast and Lunch will be provided by the Kent County Fire Chiefs. 


Water Supply Drill

Saturday, April 30, 2022 0800 - Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company

21500 Rock Hall Avenue, Rock Hall, Maryland 21661

Units should be at Rock Hall VFC by 0730 for stagging.

This event is hosted by the Kent County Fire Chiefs

These drills are an excellent opportunity to train and refresh our Rural Water Skills, both for the experienced member as well as newer members. Everyone

Attending will be able to participate. We drill on Tanker Shuttle best practices, as well as LDH Hose Relay best practices, and overcoming unusual challenges that are found in the Rural Firefighting Arena.

 

Host a Drill!!  

If your company would like to host a drill, please contact

Chairman Steve Barry, 443-509-0478

msfaruralwaterdrills@gmail.com

 

Registration

To register your company for any drill, please contact

MSFA Rural Water Supply Chairman Steve Barry:                                                        Email:   msfaruralwaterdrills@gmail.com

Phone /Text:  443-509-0478

Please provide the following info: Contact Name, Phone #, Email

                                                                                            

We welcome everyone, and pre-registration is NOT required, but it is very much appreciated whenever possible to allow for planning, especially for food/drinks.


Its Okay to Say, I'm Not Okay

The Kent County Fire Chiefs are offering a free seminar on Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 0900 to 1100 at the Chestertown Volunteer.

Lunch will be provided by the Fire Chiefs.

To Register, Contact:

Chief John Darling - 443-480-9199 

Forcible Entry Training

The Kent County Fire Chiefs are hosting a training class on the new forcible entry prop that was purchased.  The training will be held on Sunday, December 19th from 9 am to 3 pm at the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.

Lunch will be provided by the Fire Chiefs.

To Register, Contact:

Chief John Darling - 443-480-9199 

Delmarva Power Training 

The Kent County Fire Chiefs are hosting a training class provided by Delmarva Power on High Voltage Power Lines.  The training will be held at the Millington Fire House on Saturday, November 6th at 9 am.

Lunch will be provided by the Fire Chiefs.

To Register, Contact:

Chief Charlie Boyles - 410-708-3539

Chief John Darling - 443-480-9199 

Forceible Entry Prop Purchased

The Kent County Fire Chiefs have purchased a forcible entry prop that will aid in forcible entry training throughout the county.  The prop is in the process of being placed on a utility trailer where it will be able to go from station to station throughout the county for the volunteers to train on.   

The training prop was purchased with money from the fire chiefs general found and will be maintained by each volunteer fire company in the county. 


How to use the Chief Mobile App

In this video, you will be guided through the Chief Mobile App and all of the tools available within the application.  This video works for both Android and Apple.  The video was created by Ken Young for all members in Kent County, Maryland. 

Chief Mobile with Audio.wmv