05/19/2026
On May 19, 1951, thanks to the work of a small group of dedicated men and women in Marbury and the surrounding areas, the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department was incorporated. In the early years of the department, there were several buildings that we operated out of until the first “large” station on Bicknell Road.
As the county developed, the leadership saw the need to move the station to the Pisgah area to better serve the growing population to the east. In the early 90s, the department moved to the current location on Poorhouse Road. Our department continued to expand and soon we outgrew the station. After years of planning, an addition and renovation began on our building in 2013. That project finished about 2.5 years later, which is our current building.
From the initial concept of the station providing fire suppression services to the community, our abilities have expanded. In addition to fire suppression, we now provide heavy rescue services, open water rescue, surface water and ice rescue, basic life support, inaccessible terrain rescue, wildland fire suppression, and coverage to any other emergency that we are sent to. The department now owns and operates 19 pieces of apparatus out of our station.
Through the years, the fire service and our community have seen many changes. Buildings, apparatus, and technology have all changed greatly in the past 75 years. There’s one thing that has remained constant: the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department was build by proud, dedicated volunteers. While the names and faces of our people may change, our volunteer pride and unwavering dedication to our community will always be strong.
The pictures below show a bit of our past (historic apparatus and members; the first house siren that alerted our members to responses), as well as a glimpse at our future (our new Engine 8-2 photographed by Dustin Weese as it headed to Maryland from the factory in Wisconsin).
Please join us in celebrating 75 years of amazing service to the citizens of Charles County.
