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10401 Owings Mills Boulevard
Owings Mills, MD. 21117-3505
Quick Information
History
- Founded in 1921 by local community leaders
- Has provided continuous fire protection services for 77 years
- 100% volunteer organization that works hand in hand with Baltimore County Fire Department
- First fire engine was 1921 American LaFrance with right hand chain drive
- In 1934, built the first phase of existing fire house on Reisterstown Road
- During World War II, built their own fire engine using a surplus army truck
- In 1970, initiated full service ambulance coverage
- Today, the following equipment is in service:
- 1994 Seagrave Pumper/Tanker
- 1994 Imperial 100 foot Aerial Ladder Truck
- 1994 Ford Special Response Mini-Pumper
- 1994 Ford Ambulance
- 1996 Dodge Utility Truck
- September 1998, moved into new fire station on Owings Mills Boulevard
Current Activity
- In 1997, the fire company had approximately 4,100 equipment responsees, consisting of:
- 1400 Single piece fire responses
- 700 Multiple piece responses
- 1800 Ambulance responses
- Primary first response area of approximately 25 square miles
- Owings Mills Volunteer's respond to almost 4 fire calls and 5 ambulance calls per day
How fire protection is provided in Baltimore County
- In Baltimore County, there are 22 career (Paid) fire stations and 33 volunteer fire companies
- Response to an alarm is based on the distance to be traveled by the fire company (Paid or Volunteer)
- A computerized system has every intersection in the county pre-programmed for up to 12 alarms
- Central dispatch (911) and Baltimore County Fire Department headquarters is in Towson
- In Baltimore County, there is a unique program of complete cooperation between paid and volunteer fire departments
- As areas grow, more career fire stations are put in place by the County to supplement the system, not to replace the volunteers
Benefits provided by "Volunteers"
- When considering facilities, equipment, support and labor costs, Baltimore County must spend per year the following ammounts:
- for each Career pumper company = 2.5M
- for each Career truck company = 3.0M
- for each Career ambulance unit = 1.5M
- Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Co. is saving Baltimore County taxpayers in excess of $5M/year
- Overall, the potential savings in all of Baltimore County from the Volunteers is in excess of $100M
Financial Picture
| Yearly Operations: | Income Budget: | |
| -Baltimore County Subsidy | $65,000 |
| -Rentals | $15,000 |
| -Community Fund Drive | $50,000 |
| -Fund Raising Activities | $50,000 |
| -Trust Fund | $15,000 |
| TOTAL INCOME | $195,000
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| Expense Budget: | |
| -Utilities | $18,000 |
| -Apparatus Upkeep | $18,000 |
| -Building Upkeep | $10,000 |
| -Interest on $400K loan | $12,000 |
| -Equpment Amortization | $92,000 |
| -Building Amortization | $36,000 |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | $186,000
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| BUDGETED SURPLUS | $9,000
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| Capital Project: | New Fire Station |
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| -Cost of New Building | $1,800,000 |
| -Sale of existing fire house | $1,200,000 |
| Debt to be paid off | $600,000 |
Summary
- We need continuing Corporate Sponsorship!!
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