Great site guys. Just stopping by to say hi! I am a firefighter myself for 16 yrs. I also own a graphics business. I do vinyl decals, can koozies, etc. I have tons of firefighter graphics that i ship all over the country.
Keep up the good work guys. -Brad
Signed on May 22, 2010 at 2:04 AM
Guest Name:
SONNY YATES
Rank/Title:
Past President / Captain
Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Comments:
Hello to everyone keep up the great work you are doing. Will look for some old pictures and e-mail them to you. How old- black&white old. Had some great times in and out of the firehouse. If you see Joe Fusco ask him if he ever mastered the game of hearts. Chief Milstead I'm still around, but not in Maryland. Hope you and your family is doing well. The Fighting 17 is looking as good as ever.
Everyone stay safe SONNY
Signed on May 21, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Guest Name:
Theresa Yates Howe
Rank/Title:
Sonny Yates' daughter
Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Comments:
Hi everyone at Boulevard Heights! Sonny Yates IS still around and doing well. We live in Arizona. I remember going to the fire house, I always thought Santa Claus came in town on the fire truck. Very proud memories watching you guys work hard to put out fires. Alot of good friends and great families were a huge part of my childhood. You can email Sonny Yates at sonshine2@q.com. I know he'd love to hear from his old friends at BHVFD. Keep up the good work!
Signed on April 30, 2010 at 8:35 AM
Guest Name:
Jason Day
Rank/Title:
Firefighter
Location:
Bryan County Fire Department, GA
Comments:
Good loooking website. Hope you all being safe out there. If you ever get the chance check out our website at southbryanfire.com Have a good day brothers and sisiters in the fire department. Good luck to that comes your way.
Signed on April 25, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Guest Name:
PATRICK SELLIN
Rank/Title:
firefighter
Location:
france
Comments:
hello your site is very good !! stay safe
i am firefighter to france,and i collect the fire patchs
please
i want the patch of your fire service,i give my adress:
Just wanted to thank the blvd heights family....I respect and appreciate what is done around the station and on the streets. love .
Signed on January 26, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Guest Name:
CAROL ANN RILEY
Rank/Title:
STUDENT
Comments:
HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING THE COMMUNITY. MY PARENTS, ME AND SIBLINGS MOVED TO BOULEVARD HEIGHTS IN THE SUMMER OF 1968. THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS AND CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. HAVE A BLESSED ONE.
Signed on January 18, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Guest Name:
Denny Tash
Rank/Title:
Former Chief of SilverHill VFD,Fayetteville VFD,Letterkenny Army Depot
Location:
Fayetteville, Pa.
Comments:
Hey, Henry(Sonny)Milstead. You still alive.Let me know.Denny T
Signed on January 12, 2010 at 2:48 PM
Guest Name:
Kirk Lanier
Rank/Title:
JR Fire Fighter
Location:
New Orleans LA
Comments:
I went back to Boulevard in 2007 with 2 other Jr members and toured the refurbished 17 quarters. We were all saddened to see the Trophys that we were so proud of back in the day had been relegated to an attic in what was once the Hose tower. Life goes on and times change; Ralph Small, the Fusco's, Mr. Boreman, Chucky Ball, Doc, Step, Queen, Moose, Hawk, Little Hawk and so many others are long gone. I miss the Soul Train, and the friends that I called brothers at 17. I am pleased to see a few familiar names still on the membership list, that is always a good sign. Keep up the Proud Tradition of Co 17!
Thank you for stopping by our booth at the Anne Arundel County Fair this past weekend. We appreciate everything that your company does for the area! Keep up the good work! The paintings will be coming your way soon via a rough draft in e-mail!
Thank You Again! Jenny and Mark Chase
Signed on September 14, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Guest Name:
Mike Kilts
Rank/Title:
Mr
Location:
Tacoma, Wa
Comments:
I'm doing some nostalgia stuff. Is there anyone around there that has been in that area for 30 or 40 years. I used to live out there in 1964. I was stationed at Andrews AFB. At the time the address was 4910 T st SE but now I think the street is Torque Street. I was just wondering if the house was still there. I notice that the 4900 series is no longer recognized by the Post Office. Has the County renumbered the streets? Or am I off. I seem to remember hitch hiking Marlboro Pike to get to the Base. I do remember one day walking down Southern Ave and hearing a crazy siren go off. I thought it was the 3 minute warning. (Just in from the midwest, your siren did not sound like any I'd heard) I like the site. Thanks, Mike
Signed on August 10, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Guest Name:
Derrick Elliott
Rank/Title:
Past Chief/FF
Location:
Crumpton Vol. Fire Dept. 7 QA. MARYLAND
Comments:
HI MY NAME IS DERRICK ELLIOTT I M A PAST CHIEF OF THE ROCK HALL VOL. FIRE DEPT. KENT CO. MD.2004 AND ALSO A 13yr MEMBER OF THE CRUMPTON VOL FIRE DEPT. QA. MD. I LIKE YOUR WEB SITE BUT IT WOULD BE COOL IF U HAD PICTURES OF YOUR AAPARATUS.
Signed on August 04, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Guest Name:
Phillip Edwards
Rank/Title:
Firefighter/EMT-I
Location:
Durham NC
Comments:
you guys really look good and I would like to meet some of you sometime when I am driving through Maryland. Also would like to gt a aptch if possible.
Well I must say its sad to see that the county took the truck away from us and placed it at co 829<29>.But thats fine it will only make the membership there to be more steonger.TK17 will be miss,how ever the real TK17 which we old timers and new commers refere to as the SOUL TRAIN will never be miss.Every station goes through hard times and some how come back even stronger,which i hope that boulevard will do.My brothers and sisters at boulevard remember to keep your heads up and keep a open heart and we will prevail from all of this.l also would like to say that things do change and for the better ,MARK MY WORD.We'll let me get back to my work here at communications i have my crews time sheet to take care of.Just a little hint to my family members and others that knows me I JOIN BOULEVARD in MAY OF 1972 as a junior member at the age of 17,so that makes me the longest living member,I will be retireing from my job of 31 years from the PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.My last night here at the center will be September 28 2009,1700-0500 so if you want to here some old radio talk such as HEARTY TACK join me on that night i will have a surprise for everyone.My official retirement date will be OCTOBER 02,2009,so expect me to spend a little more time at the house on the hill.But for now ill see you all soon ...and make sure you all pick up my book when it comes out....THE SECRETS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY ...HA HA HA LOL LOL.....LUV YOU ALL......WADE EUGENE IRBY...IRBY>
Man, I sincerely hope you all keep your head up and keep up the good fight! I have many many great memories and I continue to have great hopes and dreams for you all and your department! Good luck to you all and best wishes
Signed on June 04, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Guest Name:
unknown
Rank/Title:
fire/emt
Location:
xxx
Comments:
just wana let you guys know to keep you head up................let the PGFD be axxes they cannt hold us down for long .............volunteers only baby
Signed on May 08, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Guest Name:
Greg Livingston (Doc)
Rank/Title:
Former FF/EMT
Location:
Ret U.S. Navy currently @ NIH
Comments:
Sorry about the previous title. Don't want people to misunderstand and think I'm a FF/EMT @ NIH, however Darryl from 17 is here, and Kenny Willis is running around the campus somewhere.
Signed on May 07, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Guest Name:
Greg Livingston
Rank/Title:
Back in the day FF/EMT
Location:
NIH
Comments:
Found this by accident, makes me wonder where all the old guys are, Chucky Ball, Skelton, J-Buck OOP Jagow Pinhead etc are. They were the good days the train going through DC wide open. Keep up the good work brothers I will never forget the times on the Hill and all the snakes.
Signed on May 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Guest Name:
Danita
Rank/Title:
Firefighter/Emt
Location:
Boulevard Heights Co 17
Comments:
Hey everybody, I would like to say on behalf of Co 17 thankyou from all your comments and encouragement. It is nice to read the memories from past members. We would like to include Boulevard history in our web page, because without the past there would be no present. So if you have any pictures or stories that you would like to see added to the web page please e-mail them with contact information. Thankyou once again for all your support, and for those from other stations the support is returned from my station to yours.
Signed on March 10, 2009 at 1:17 PM
Guest Name:
Melvin Stanbrough
Rank/Title:
Fire Fighter/EMT College Park 12 & VP WLHVFD 28
Comments:
Learned to drive and tiller the Soul Train and when CPVFD members would see my name on the drivers list for the truck and not a driver for CPVFD it always made them wonder Spent many a weekend at 17 when the C model Make was the wagon the 70's in South Side was just wild My Pride was being a Driver on Fan Van 17 and taking in calls all over the place because the Wagon & Truck was full so I took the Fan Van and went to addresses I still hear on the radio Tom Shand, Tony & Chris Bizjack all from CPVFD had just a great time back in the day of Donnie Fusco Alton Ave and PA Ave can never be looked at with out flashing back to the way the Soul Train snaked over to Shadyside Ave and over into Silver Hill Grandpaw Roy Milton Stanbrough was Lt at Hillside back in the 30's with Uncle Will Tirney never new about Grandpaw FD members till just a few years ago Need to post photos and history of the Dept so you know where you came from and why BHVFD history is passed on
Signed on February 08, 2009 at 3:51 AM
Guest Name:
wade irby
Rank/Title:
LIFE MEMBER FINC SEC
Location:
largo md
Comments:
As I WAS GOING THROUGH THE MEMBERS PAGE I SAW SOME ALL MEMBERS THAT I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEND TO THEM..THEY PROBALY KNOW ME AS STEPN FETCH BACK IN THE DAYS LIKE IN 1970...CHIEF MILLSTEAD WAS THE CHIEF WHEN I STARTED AS A JUNIOR MEMBER IN 1972..IT WAS NICE TO YOU COME IN VISIT THE SITE,ALL THOUGH THINGS HAVE CHANGE THROUGH OUT THE YEARS THE MEMBERS ARE STILL HANGING IN THERE WITH THE OLD TRADITION.I MYSELF BEEN WORKING IN COMMUNICATIONS SINCE 1978 AND ABOUT TO RETIRE IN OCOTBER OF 2009...IM VERY PROUD ON THE YOUNG MALE AND FEMALE MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE NOW,BUT REALLY I DO KIND OF MISS SOME OF THE OLD CREW ESPECAILLY THE SOULL TRAIN....MY CREW OF BLVD HGTS VOL FIRE DEPARTMENT PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.....
Signed on January 28, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Guest Name:
Dale Sellers
Rank/Title:
f/f
Location:
Waldorf MD.
Comments:
WEB page looks great keep up the good work and I SURE MISS the Times in the third Batt. Maybe I'll stop by one day to see if the old folks are still kickin!!
Signed on January 10, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Guest Name:
Pat-Man
Rank/Title:
Former Southside Vol. F/F Co. 21/42
Location:
On the Hill
Comments:
Your site is tight. Keep on doing what y'all do best.
Signed on January 02, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Guest Name:
Bob Theodore
Rank/Title:
Fire Chief retired down south
Location:
Richlands ,North Carolina
Comments:
I worked off old 172 and truck 17 worked under LT Jack Stoll and members of pgfd in 1974 op adams jim mc donna easy eddie hines pete tron the red stuff was inside of the belt line 26 truck and 17 truck ran hard......... Its good to see you all have served well even now What have you done with old 172? I'll buy it I missed buying old riverdales 172 mack open cab it was seen down here? anyway the very best to you all and remember to put the wet stuff on the red stuff Bob Theodore
Signed on November 21, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Guest Name:
THOMAS BURROUGHS
Rank/Title:
FORMER MEMBER MVFD
Location:
WALDORF, MD.
Comments:
Great job you guys n girls are doing at Boulevard Heights, like the paint job on Engine 171, keep up the great work.
Signed on September 22, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Guest Name:
Gloria
Comments:
I would like to thank everyone who showed up to support me for another year in going through the Chairs of the PGCVFRA Ladies Auxiliary.
Thanks to our Ladies Auxiliary i had much support.
