Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department

08/05/2026

Had a great time last night at National Night Out. Thank you to everyone that stopped by to see us. We are grateful to our career staff that came and joined the fun with us. Special shoutout to our volunteers Ariel, Chloe, and Trevor for trading your air tanks for the dunk tank.

07/26/2026

Stop by and see us!!

Join us for the City of Takoma Park’s National Night Out annual event on Tuesday, August 4 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Piney Branch Elementary. Read more: https://takomaparkmd.gov/m/NewsFlash/Home/Detail/437

07/05/2026

We are one month away from our National Night Out celebration!

06/09/2026

Congratulations to our 4 new EMTs and 1 new firefighter I. We are so proud and can’t wait to see what the future holds for each one of you.

Pictured
EMT graduates
Trevor Brooks
Eric Milford

Firefighter I graduate
Lizeth Coreas

Firefighter II HAZMAT Tech
Andrew Willey

EMT
Chloe Ciabotti

Recruitment and Rention Coordinators
Tina Willey
Ashlee Willey

Not pictured
Newly certified EMTs
Erin Gibbons
Noemi Sanchez

04/10/2026

Great work by A shift career staff.

02/13/2026

Join us in Congratulating Chief Matt Machala on his promotion. Well deserved and we are proud to say we knew him when!

🔥From the Office of Fire Chief Corey Smedley – MCFRS🔥🚒

Please join us in congratulating Battalion Chief Matthew Machala on his promotion.

With 20 years in the fire service—14 proudly serving Montgomery County—Chief Machala exemplifies dedication, leadership, and service. From the fire station to key leadership and training roles, he has consistently invested in our people, our safety, and the future of MCFRS. His commitment to firefighter wellness, instruction, and mentorship continues to make a lasting impact across the department.

Well deserved, Chief Machala. We’re proud of you and grateful for your continued service to our community.

02/01/2026

In the cold, last Friday morning, our team Handcuffs and Halligans braved the weather and took the plunge. We raised a little over $3,000 for Maryland Special Olympics. We also debuted our new logo. Fun was had by all despite it being so cold.

01/12/2026

Thank you so much for this amazing design. This design is for our partnership with the TPPD. We can’t wait to represent it at the plunge and other events in the future.

It was truly a privilege to create a custom logo for the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department and Takoma Park Police Department for their upcoming Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge – Police & Public Safety Plunge on Friday, January 30th.

This project is especially meaningful to me. Takoma Park is the company my grandfather proudly served with, and one of the main reasons I joined the fire service over 24 years ago. While working on this design, I shared a few old photos of him, and through our conversations, many members remembered him and even shared photos of my grandfather that I had never seen before.

To be trusted with creating a logo for such a special event, bringing together both the Fire and Police Departments, was truly an honor and something I’ll always be grateful for.

Thank you to both departments for the opportunity and for preserving the tradition, history, and brotherhood alive.

12/22/2025

Some volunteers and “C” shift career staff were invited to read to children of the community at People’s Book this morning. Photos will be in the comments, we were unable to post videos and photos at the same time.

12/14/2025

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our Christmas tree lot and bought a tree. Your support is greatly appreciated and we have officially closed for the season.

Happy holidays to all!!