Friendship Fire Association

07/20/2024

Today we are conducting driver training at the DC Fire And EMS academy. The department mandates that we pass their training course, equivalent to an engine, as part of the process to certify new drivers

06/27/2024

Consider donating to the Friendship Fire Association for our Steamer Restoration Project. Visit our website www.friendshipfireassoc.org to donate anything helps.

06/25/2024

Our Canteen Unit is responding on the 2nd Alarm in the 2600 Blk of Bowen Road SE.

06/21/2024

Our Canteen Unit is responding on the 2nd Alarm in the 5400 blk of James Place NE.

06/15/2024

Friendship Fire Association offers our sincerest sympathies to the family, friends and fellow firefighters of Active Firefighter Derrick E. Wright, Truck Company 12, appointed July 30, 2004, who passed away on June 14, 2024.

06/08/2024

Friendship Fire Association would like to congratulate the 2023 Award recipients at tonight's. DC Fire And EMS Award ceremony. Pictured are the members of Engine Co. 15 who received Company of the Year Award, having over 8000 runs last year.

05/01/2024

The Canteen Unit has been requested on the 2nd Alarm Fire in the 3700 block of 24th St. NE.

04/15/2024

Our Canteen Unit has been requested on the 2nd Alarm in 300 Blk. Seaton Pl. NE. Reported heavy fire conditions .

01/27/2024

The Friendship Fire Association is currently in the process of having our 1905 American LaFrance Steamer Engine, which served as Engine 18 in the district, cosmetically preserved. In order to complete this project, we have kicked off a major fundraising campaign. The goal is to have the Steamer completed and returned to DC where it will be pulled by horses on or about June 15, 2025 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary Last Run of The Horses which occurred on June 15, 1925. The steamer is also significant because it is the last horse drawn apparatus the Department used in regular service. It should be noted that this idea was from Past President & Retired DCFEMS Lt. James Embry, who passed away in January of 2022. We are moving on with this project in his honor. Please consider a donation to this historical project. Click the website link listed below or use the QR code in the digital flyer to donate.

https://donorbox.org/ffasteamer

05/21/2023

FFA wants to acknowledge our active member Noah Gray for his swift & decisive action in getting an injured dog to a Vet hospital during a recent fire in the Palisades neighborhood.

05/08/2023

The volunteers of , who provide canteen service to our firefighters, were at the Memorial Weekend with their unit serving hundreds attending the Sunday ceremony. DC firefighter Chris Oliphant, an member, coordinated 10 canteens for the weekend’s activities

03/22/2023

Our Canteen Unit was operating on the 2nd Alarm equivalent brush fire at 1808 Argyle Terr. NW (Photos by Chris Oliphant - COFO)

02/01/2023

Our Canteen Unit has been requested on the 2nd Alarm in the 2900 block of Alabama Ave. SE

12/16/2022

Friendship Fire Association is proud to have assisted Metro Richmond Flying Squad from the very start and will continue to support this great organization as needed. We are excited to see the progress of them over the last 6 years!

6 years ago this weekend the “idea” was born to create an all volunteer rehabilitative team to support our Metro Richmond firefighters.

All we had at that time was an idea , a vision and a donated response vehicle.

The initial operational goal was to provide support to the City of Richmond covering 75 square miles with a longer term goal to support Metro Richmond.

Items required for this idea to become reality were:

Approval from Richmond FD

Start up funding

Members

Operating rules

Equipment purchases

An organization name

With a proposed all volunteer organization supporting career departments the first dialogue was with IAFF Local 995 President Keith Andes. We wanted to make sure we were not infringing on labor issues.
With swift approval from local 995 our next step was find some initial funding.

We approached then President of the Richmond Fire Department Foundation, David Loving to discuss some start up funding.

With the initial funding approved , we then needed approval from Richmond Fire Department. Interim Fire Chief I. David Daniels gave us our approval to proceed and the only question was “when can you be operational?”

Our answer was May of 2017

We then had 4 months to get to work identifying equipment , making purchases , recruiting members , training etc.

Our initial membership consisted of around 20 members.

We went operational on time and under budget on April 30 th , 2017 at 17:00 hours.

Since that time our organization has doubled its membership to 40 members , secured our own headquarters , have MOU agreements with the Counties of Goochland , Henrico , Hanover.

We added 3 additional response apoatatus , implemented the quick response “Car 17 concept” and became our own 501 c 3

We currently cover a 1074 square mile area and will surpass 300 runs and 76 scheduled events this year a new record.

Thanks to everyone who has helped us along the way and we look forward to the coming years of providing professional support to the agencies we serve.

RFD Foundation

Richmond Firefighters Association I.A.F.F. Local 995

12/03/2022

Our Canteen Unit has been dispatched on the 2nd Alarm. 2722 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. SE Units on scene have heavy fire showing from 2 sty vacant building

11/15/2022

Our Canteen Unit is responding on the 2nd Alarm in the 700 blk of 24th st. NW

10/26/2022

The Canteen Unit responded to the 1000 block of Wisconsin Ave NW serving at the Blues Alley fire earlier this evening.

08/21/2022

08/17/2022

08/02/2022

Our Canteen Unit is responding on the 2nd Alarm in the 2200 blk. Of Douglas Street NE.