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Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Born of Ashes 1921 Recent Stories Monday August 19 2024 Upcoming Community Events for September and October Saturday January 27 2024 Vehicle Fire Hawthorn Dr Monday December 18 2023 Structure Fire Colora Road Wednesday November 22 2023 Conowingo Dam MVC w Entrapment Mutual Aide Assignment Assisting Water Witch JOIN OUR Fire Department With over 500 Fire responses and 1500 EMS responses the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun and your local community needs you. Knox Box SmokeDetectors LiveDispatch CoverageArea Leadership Statistics By Year Live Run Log Wed Mar 12 2025 1659 Nature WithheldAddress 82 Crossland Lane Rising Sun MD Wed Mar 12 2025 1618 Nature Medical EmergencyLocation Port Deposit MD Wed Mar 12 2025 1216 Nature Withheld About Our Company The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Incorporated is said to have been Born of Ashes during the summer of 1921. On June 13 1921 a fire erupted from ignited gasoline vapors in an alley between a Methodist church and a storage garage while a gasoline tank truck was filling an underground tank. The fire involved the tank truck and the nearby buildings in town spreading beyond control by the time Rising Suns apparatus arrived to the scene among them a hose cart chemical extinguishers and two wheeled 40 gallon extinguishers.