VOLUNTEER

Join the KVFD team as a volunteer firefighter/EMS provider, or auxiliary or administrative member. There’s a place for you! Learn more about our types of membership and how to become a member on our Join page. 

DONATE

Our volunteers spend hours of their time training, manning our apparatus, and responding to your calls for service! This level of commitment shown by our KVFD volunteers is made possible by the generosity of those who have previously contributed donations and those who continue to do so. 

STEPS TO MEMBERSHIP

After your application has been reviewed and your references verified, you will be contacted by phone or email to schedule an interview. Interviews generally run 30-45 minutes in length. Visit our Steps to Membership page to learn more.

Our Stations

Station 5 – Old Town

Kensington Station 5 is located at 10620 Connecticut Avenue, on the corner with Plyers Mill Road, in Old Town Kensington.

Station 18 – Glenmont

Kensington Station 18 is at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Mason Street in the heart of the Glenmont community

Station 21 – The Village

Kensington Station 21 is located on the corner of Viers Mill and Gaynor Roads on the southern border of the Aspen Hill community.

Station 25 – Aspen Hill

Kensington Station 25 is located at Connecticut Avenue and Bel Pre Road in the heart of the Aspen Hill community.

Mission Statement

The mission of KVFD is to serve the community with the highest quality fire suppression, emergency medical and rescue response, community education, fire prevention, and to train, support, equip and protect volunteers to perform these services professionally and with an e ‘spirit d’ corps.

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Have you ever thought about joining a volunteer fire department? Join us at Kensington Volunteer Fire Department Station 5 on Saturday, January 6th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM for the chance to learn more about what it's like to be a volunteer firefighter, EMT, or admin member. At this information session, you’ll get the chance to:

➡️ Tour Station 5
➡️ Watch a drill demonstration
➡️ Have lunch (on us!) with some of our current members
➡️ Ask volunteers questions about membership

We hope to see you there! buff.ly/482d2U6
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Have you ever thought about joining a volunteer fire department? Join us at Kensington Volunteer Fire Department Station 5 on Saturday, January 6th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM for the chance to learn more about what its like to be a volunteer firefighter, EMT, or admin member. At this information session, you’ll get the chance to:
➡️ Tour Station 5
➡️ Watch a drill demonstration
➡️ Have lunch (on us!) with some of our current members 
➡️ Ask volunteers questions about membership
We hope to see you there! https://buff.ly/482d2U6
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We truly appreciate your support of this wonderful program. Our volunteer crews will be on duty ready to respond, on Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year’s, along with every other holiday of the year.Holiday On Duty 2023 - Your Donation Could Make a Great Difference This Year!
During the Thanksgiving and Seasonal Holidays we provide meals for area Public Safety Personnel: Montgomery County Police stationed in this Area; Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad; Kensington Volunteer Fire Dept

Since 1999, the Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce has run Holiday on Duty, a program that collects money from the community and provides meals for Public Safety personnel during the holidays.

During these times, most eating establishments are closed in the Wheaton and Kensington area. Many public safety workers are handling various emergencies and may find it difficult to locate restaurants open for meals while on duty. For most of us, these are holidays. But not for those Public Safety personnel – they are on duty.
- The Chamber urges everyone to donate to this program to say “Thank You” to those who work to protect us while we are celebrating the holidays with family and friends.

Make Checks payable to: WK Chamber of Commerce
and reference: Holiday on Duty
- mail to: 2401 Blueridge Ave, Suite 101, Wheaton, MD 20902

-or donate online www.wkchamber.org/events-activities/holiday-on-duty

For more information, contact Ellen Riger, Holiday on Duty Chair at 301-318-7103
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We truly appreciate your support of this wonderful program. Our volunteer crews will be on duty ready to respond, on Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year’s, along with every other holiday of the year.
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Remembering Sergeant John Carter

On the early morning hours of October 24th, 1997, box alarm 872 was transmitted for the building on fire at 4th and Kennedy Streets, N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s Fourth Battalion. First arriving units reported a liquor store with smoke showing. Sergeant John M. Carter of the 1st Battalion was assigned to Engine Company 14 during this incident. While operating on this box alarm, Sergeant Carter unfortunately perished.

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