On Saturday, December 13th, 2025, the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad held its 76th Annual Installation of Officers.  It was held at the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, with a delicious meal catered by the RVFD Auxiliary.
 
Before our meal, the 2026 Administrative, Operational, and Association Officers were installed by Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Association Past President Philip “Heavy” ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our September Drill was a great refresher on xABCs, calculating GCS, and packaging patients.

We had a lot of hands-on activities to practice skills. Training Officer Lindsay Hendley also kept it fun by ending the night with "Are you smarter than a First Responder?"

Good news, we are! 🌟... (Full Story & Photos)

Last Friday, the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad was at the Volunteer Expo at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Interested students got to learn what we do and how we support our community.

From this event, we received multiple applications to join our membership!

Interested in joining? Here are some of the benefits:

- Free Training
- County Scholarships
- MD Tax Break
- Retirement
- Making a difference ... (Full Story & Photos)

Join us at the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad on Saturday, October 4th from 10:00am - 1:00pm for our Save a Life event featuring representatives from the Rescue Squad, Fire Department, MedStar St. Mary’s and the St. Mary’s Health Department. Fun and learning activities for the whole family! Stay the whole time or just some. Enjoy lunch($) and other goodies.

Join us to learn:
- Hands-Only CPR (Starts ... (Full Story & Photos)

Join us at the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, August 25th from 7:00pm - 8:00pm to learn life-saving skills for bleeding emergencies. #StoptheBleed

You’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out:

(1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound;
(2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding;
(3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet.

These three ... (Full Story & Photos)

This weekend (April 26-27, 2025), several members from the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad (RVRS) participated in the 78th Annual Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen's Association (SMVFA) Convention hosted by the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD).

Saturday, April 26, consisted of a joint Memorial Service to honor members who passed away during the last year (2024). The RVRS recognized two ... (Full Story & Photos)

Who says training has to be boring??? This month our Training Officer Lindsay Hendley created a fun Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Jeopardy for our mandatory training.

”What is the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), Lindsay?”

To learn about safer shipping of hazardous materials, check out the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Check the Box initiative,
https://www.transportation.gov/check-the-box ... (Full Story & Photos)

🌟 Member of the Month: Brian Evans! 🌟

We’re excited to recognize Brian as our Member of the Month! 🙌

Brian is our IT guru and one of our greatest resources! He is always willing to lend a hand with website issues, Active 911 Alerts, configuring email accounts, processing LOSAP, and everything IT-related 💻🛜. We greatly appreciate all of his efforts!

Thank you, Brian!... (Full Story & Photos)