St. Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Service Inc.

03/31/2026

**EXTREME FIRE DANGER**

The wildfire danger is EXTREME today and will stay there until we get significant rainfall!

The US Forest Service states that during times of extreme fire danger fires will start and spread rapidly. Every fire has the potential to become large, and extreme and erratic fire behavior should be expected. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

Any fires today have the potential to get out of control and grow rapidly with forecasted wind gusts near 30 MPH. There is no burn ban in place at this time, but we HIGHLY DISCOURAGE any burning until we get significant rainfall and the fire danger decreases.

03/28/2026

Today is a difficult day for Montgomery County. We are holding the entire Kenwood community in our hearts tonight as we pray for everyone involved in this unimaginable tragedy. We hope for peace for the grieving families and healing for those who were injured. Thank you to our brothers and sisters in Carroll County for your dedicated and compassionate service. Words can never describe our appreciation for your assistance to the Kenwood family and all of Montgomery County.

12/18/2025

12/14/2025

Last night we held our annual Christmas Dinner at Station 17. This dinner is our time to recognize and thank our firefighters for everything they do throughout the year. We also present our yearly awards at this dinner. This years awardees are FF Joseph Gendreau-FF of the Year, and FF Malachi Duncan-Chiefs Award for Excellence. FF Gendreau was chosen by his peers for his dedication to duty and consistent exceptional effort. FF Duncan was chosen by District Chief Kroll and Assistant District Chief O’Brien for his exceptional service and his willingness to go well above and beyond what is asked of him. Congratulations to this year’s awardees and a Merry Christmas to all!

12/08/2025

Practice good fire safety when using candles this holiday season. Never leave burning candles unattended.

12/01/2025

Welcome to December! Please remember to be fire safe as you put up your holiday decorations this year! Use decorative lights correctly and don’t turn your tree into a fire hazard!

11/29/2025

This year we are participating in the Keep the Wreath Green campaign. We will have a wreath on the front of our station from today through January 1st. It will start with 25 green lights. A green light will be replaced with a red light for every residential fire we have in our primary response area. The goal is to keep it green through the entire holiday season. We will be sharing holiday themed home fire safety tips throughout the season to help achieve this goal.

11/26/2025

Last week we received our new gear lockers from GearGrid. Our members spent two days removing our old plywood lockers, cleaning the apparatus bay, assembling, and installing the new lockers. These lockers were purchased with money raised from our mail out fundraiser this past summer. Thank you for your donations that made this possible! This is a significant upgrade that vastly improves our ability to care for our gear and make life a little easier and more efficient for our firefighters!

11/09/2025

Our thoughts are with our Vanderbilt family tonight after the tragic loss of LifeFlight One earlier today.

11/01/2025

Stop by and see us today at Tractor Supply on Guthrie Highway for Hometown Hero’s Day! We’ll be here until 2pm!

10/13/2025

Yesterday some of our members conducted training on truck company operations. Truck company ops includes forcible entry, primary/secondary search, victim rescue, and ventilation. The primary focus of yesterday’s training was primary search, victim rescue, and aerial apparatus placement. We trained multiple scenarios including one and two story single family homes and multi-level apartment buildings. Thank you to our firefighters for dedicating yourselves to tough, realistic training and making yourselves better at everything you do.