House 5 will be holding a Golf Tournament at the Chesapeake Bay Golf Club on Friday, August 27th.  Check the flyer for additional details!

Saturday, September 19th, Division 5 ended their busy filled weekend with their family division crab feast. It was the perfect way to end the day after such a great dedication in the morning for the house expansion and housing of Q535. Crabs, Hillybilly Horshoes, Bouncy House, and a campfire was a great way to celebrate the great additions to House 5.

On Friday, September 18th, Division held their golf tournament at Chesapeake Bay Golf Club in Rising Sun. We had a great time and some great laughs. Prizes were given out to the following teams and individuals:

1st Place winners-
  Team Hurst
2nd Place winners-
  Team McGlothlin
3rd Place winners-
  Team BWI FD
 
Longest Drive winner-
 Tony Meehan
Closest to the Pin winner-
Kevin O'Brien

On Saturday evening, Engine 515 relocated to Company 10 to cover their area during their banquet.  It was an enjoyable night for the Engine crew and House 5 would like to thank Company 10 for the invite.

On December 20th, House 5 held their annual Christmas party for the kids.  Not only did they enjoy a visit from the very busy Santa Claus, but they also enjoyed pizza and cookies to fill their bellies. They completed crafts and Scott Pentz even enjoyed making his own Christmas tree ornament. Pictures were taken with Santa as he presented the kids with a bag of goodies.

On Friday, December 12th, House 5 held their annual Christmas party at Bulle Rock Restaurant. The House 5 Officers gave out several awards, which included House 5 Firefighter of the Year and the Squirrel Award. House 5 Firefighter of the Year award was presented to Firefighter Scott Pentz for all his hard work and dedication he has for House 5. The Squirrel Awards were handed out to Tom Phelan and Brian Minutoli, and Jr Squirrel, Joe Gamatoria.
Allen Durham won the contest that House 5 was holding to name the new Quint that they will be getting in June.  A contest was held to name the Quint. There were many good names entered in the contest, but Allen's "The Total Package" came out ahead with the winning votes. Allen not only won bragging rights of naming the Quint but he was also was presented with a $100 gift card. 
An award was also presented to Firefighter Tom Phelan and his wife Debbie for their hard work and dedication on the Longaberger Basket Raffle that they put together every year for House 5. Chaplain Roth was presented with an award for his dedicated service to House 5 and the Hose Company. Captain Hurst presented certificates of appreciation to his Lieutenants, Terry Horrocks and Paul Ishak; as well as his Chief Drivers, Jim Hawkins, Tom Phelan, and Dave Larson.  He presented the Chiefs and President Packard with certificates of appreciation for always helping House 5 when needed.  The officers presented each member of House 5 with a Blackhawk tool as Christmas gifts. A fun time was had by all.

On December 6th, House 5 did their annual Santa run.

House 5 will be hosting another golf tournament on Friday, May 23rd, 2008. The tournament will be held at the Furnace Bay Golf Course in Perryville and will begin with an 8:00am shotgun start. See flyer for extra details. Contact Scott Pentz, Paul Ishak or House 5 to sign you four-some up ASAP!!

On Friday evening at 1800 hours, House 5 held their annual Christmas dinner at the Bayou Restaurant. The evening began with a video by Fastest Volunteer Productions, which contained photos and videos of the past year's incidents and trainings. After completion of the video, the House 5 Officers gave out several awards, which included House 5 Firefighter of the Year. The 2007 House 5 Firefighter of the Year award was presented to Firefighter Jeremy Goble. An award was also presented to Firefighter Tom Phelan and wife Debbie for their hard work and dedication on the Longaberger Basket Raffle that they put together every year for House 5. Chaplain Roth and Chaplain Axtell were also presented with awards for their dedicated service to House 5 and the Hose Company. Following the award presentations, dinner was served. Upon completion of dinner, House 5 members and spouses enjoyed a social hour.

On Tuesday night at 1830 hours, the members of Division 5 gathered at House 5 for the monthly division meeting and weekly training night. The evening started off with Lieutenant Durham grilling hotdogs and cheeseburgers for dinner. After dinner was served, the meeting began. The meeting lasted for approximately 30 minutes and the members then headed to the Bulle Rock Community Center for a tour. Crews toured the new center for approximately 30 minutes and then headed out for training. Once again this week, crews tested the static pressure off several plugs in the Bulle Rock Community. Crews returned to the 55 House around 2100 hours. Also during this time the Hose Company ran two calls. The first call was a 10-50 PI (not related to the PI Rescue) at the intersection of Superior Street & Ohio Street. Engine 515, with 10 volunteers, called enroute immediately after alert, however was cancelled enroute due to the incident being a PD only. While the crews were checking the plugs in Bulle Rock, the company was alerted to respond an engine on the reported apartment fire with subjects trapped in Company 2's first due. Engine Company 515 & Mini-Pumper 5 remained attended, while Engine 514 handled the call. Company 2 units were first on scene with a small fire in a bathroom and placed the fire rescue box available, shortly after their arrival.

On Tuesday night @ 1900 hours, members of Division 5 gathered for weekly training. Crews loaded up on Engine 515 & Mini-Pumper 545 and headed to FF Ishak's property for training. Crews participated in ventilation exercises, which included opening the roof and removal of windows. Following training, Chief 5 asked the division to check the static pressure on several hydrants in the Bulle Rock Community. Crews checked several plugs and then returned to the 5 House at approximately 2100 hours.

On Tuesday evening, members of House 5 loaded up and traveled to the old Happy Valley Camp Ground for training with Port Deposit. Crews conducted burns of several buildings. It was a great night of training for all and House 5 would like to thank Port for inviting us.

This year House 5 held their Christmas Dinner for members and spouses at the Bayou Restaurant in Havre de Grace. Several awards were handed out to members. FF Paul Ishak received the 2006 House 5 Firefighter of the year. After dinner, several members and their spouses headed to Coakley's Pub for some after dinner cocktails.

At 1900 hours on Tuesday evening, members of House 5 traveled to the Ishak property to hold training. Crews held several R.I.T. exercises, as well as, search and rescue drills. The smoke you see in the pictures was produced from a smoke machine. It was a good night of training for all involved.

On Saturday morning, Santa Claus came and visited the citizens of 'The Hill'. No sled was used this time, as Santa rode atop of Engine Company 515 and members of House 5 handed out candy canes.