| Hose Training at the Fire Barn |
| Sun. Jan 8th 2012 |
Recruits attended hose training at Alan Swirski's Fire Barn. Training included pulling and packing hose on vintage fire apparatus....
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| Santa visits the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department |
| Sun. Dec 18th 2011 |
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department hosted the annual visit with Santa at the historic fire station (located at 3900 Lee Highway). The event was open to all children up to and including 12 years old. Over 340 kids got discuss their naughty/nice ratio with Santa. Each child received a holiday st...
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| Veterans Day Parade 2011 |
| Sat. Nov 12th 2011 |
Thanks to all who attended the annual Veterans Day Parade through the Cherrydale nieghborhood. This is truly a great event organize by Scott, Kathy and Dakato Springston. Congratulations to our Marvin Binns for the Oldest Veteran in the Parade award. Recruit Chris Jones takes the p...
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| Fire Prevention Week - Open House 2011 |
| Sat. Oct 15th 2011 |
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department hosted it's annual open house on October 15, 2011 from 10 AM until 4 PM. The event was held at the histroric fire station at 3900 Lee Highway.
The fun included:
The kids' favorite........................the moonbounce
Demonstrations (2 Minute Drills ...
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| Captain Conover's 98th Birthday |
| Sat. Oct 8th 2011 |
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department was honored to host the 98th birthday celebration for Captain Elwood Conover. Captain Conover is the oldest surviving member of the Arlington County Fire Department. He was a Captain at the Cherrydale Fire Station from the late1940's through the e...
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| The NEW Utililty 103? |
| Sat. Sep 17th 2011 |
It's not our new truck but it's definitely interesting....
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| 10th Annual Arlington 9/11 Police, Fire & Sheriff Memorial 5K |
| Sat. Sep 10th 2011 |
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department is fleet of foot. On Saturday,Sept. 10, eight Cherrydale VFD members participated in the 10th annual Arlington 9/11 Police, Fire & Sheriff Memorial 5K. The Cherrydale runners did well, beating all other volunteer fire department teams. The sold-out fundra...
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| CVFD to Host Public Reception Commemorating Historic Station - Sunday, July 31 - 12PM-1:30PM |
| Tue. Jul 19th 2011 |
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House, Arlington County's oldest fire station, invites the public to a reception on Sunday, July 31 between noon and 1:30 p.m. The free reception will commemorate the fire house's 91 years of service, and cap a weekend in which the Arlington County Fire Department w...
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| Three CVFD Firefighters Complete 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Washington, D.C. |
| Wed. Apr 13th 2011 |
On Wednesday morning, April 6, 2011, three CVFD Firefighter II's participated in a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)/Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. Firefighters Arnab Sinha, John O'Sullivan, ...
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| Three CVFD members successfully complete LA 103 training |
| Wed. Feb 9th 2011 |
On Feb. 2 three members from CVFD successfully completed 8 hours of training to become certified within the county to operate Light and Air 103. The training, which culminated with a practical and written examination, was administered by Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department (Co.6). The Light and A...
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