NEWS STORIES AND COVERAGE ON THE NEW STATION THE RURAL TIER AND VOLUNTEERS RURAL TIER ARTICLES RESPONSE TIMES LONGEST IN RURAL TIER NEW WATER TANKS IN RURAL TIER LACK OF HYDRANTS IN RURAL TIER BRANDYWINE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARTICLES APRIL 2009 NEW STATION OPPOSED JUNE 09 COMPROMISE ON NEW STATION CONSIDERED AUGUST 09 NEW STATION OR REMODEL OLD BRANDYWINE FIRE HOUSE REMODEL OR MOVE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ARTICLES STATIONS COPE WITH FUNDING SHORTFALL REAL APPRECIATION FOR VOLUNTEERS |
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| ON MARCH 26TH THE VOLUNTEER PRESIDENT RECEIVED A LETTER ADVISING US OF THE PROPOSED SITE OF OUR "NEW STATION", WHEN IN FACT IT IS ONLY A REPLACEMENT! SOMETHING WE OPPOSE! ALTHOUGH WE DO OPPOSE THE MOVE AND WANT IT KNOWN THIS PROJECT STARTED WELL BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF FIRE CHIEF EUGENE JONES, AND THAT CHIEF JONES CONTINUES TO WORK WITH US ON THE ISSUES OF CONCERN THAT WE HAVE. HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONED THAT REMAIN UNANSWERED IF AFTER READING THROUGH THE MATERIAL AND YOU AGREE YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING WASTED WE HAVE WAYS YOU CAN HELP AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE To the Citizens of Brandywine and surrounding areas: For over 50 years, the Volunteer Fire Department of Brandywine has served our community, neighbors, and the general public. Now, we need your help! Please join us in opposing the plan to build a new Brandywine Fire Station. The rural tier has repeatedly been promised new fire houses to help response times and the availability of resources, this plan to build a "NEW" fire house is not going to help it is only a "REPLACEMENT" of an existing station and moving services further away from the rural tier. If we asked you to approve spending $5 million Dollars to move a library, county office, or any other building less than 2 miles you would be outraged? SO why move the fire house? In tough economic times when the county does not have enough money for essential services why is this project still a priority? THE TOUGH QUESTIONS Who is the Brandywine Development Triad LLC former owners of the new site, who are the principals, and why can we get no information on the land deal? Is something being hidden? The statistics used to justify the move of the Department are labeled the response times of Brandywine to specific intersections, but in fact these times are NOT those of Brandywine or specific intersections. They are an "AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME" of "EVERYONE" who responded to that "GRID". SO who are all the people who were averaged into this chart, and how does this justify moving Brandywine? Who responded on the calls to be averaged into the chart? In all of the intersections presented to county authorities Brandywine can respond in half the time listed and only responded to the "GRID" a few times leaving hundreds of responses with to "OTHER" responders. Moving will raise the number of responses to areas well covered by other companies, SO why remove limited resources to the rural tier? Moving 1.8 miles to TB also increases the size of the first due response area of Baden from the County Line to North Keys or possible Tower Road, Moving means if Brandywine is not available will you have to wait for Fire Apparatus and Emergency Medical Services to come from Charles County, Upper Marlboro, or further away. Are the lives and property of tax paying citizens in Brandywine and surrounding areas less valuable than those in Clinton, Camp Springs, Oxon Hill and further away? In the rural tier there is proposed construction of 500 town homes, 500 assisted / independent living units, and retail shopping for the Wilmer's Park site, new retail shopping on 301, new homes next to the current Brandywine station and various other private and commercial building. Is this a reason to move further away? How will State Highway Changes to 301 and Route 5 change access to the rural tier? Current price to add one larger apparatus bay, second floor, and remodel the existing interior and exterior of the Brandywine Firehouse $1.7 million which also includes some anticipated over runs. Current price to move 1.8 miles to a replacement station $442,000.00 for land, $4 to $5 Million for the new station Which is the better choice? Why not save the money, sell the land, remodel the current station, and fix problems at multiple other existing stations? Parents of students and school organizations state the new station will be a major distraction to students at the school. Parents of students, school organizations, and citizens are concerned about the possibility of emergency vehicles being blocked in during the daily gridlock in the morning and evening hours when school is being let in and dismissed. THESE ARE ALL UN ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND SHOULD BE A CAUSE FOR GREAT CONCERN IF YOU AGREE YOU CAN DO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL US TO SIGN A PETITION AT BRANDYWINEVFD@YAHOO.COM TAKE THE TIME TO WRITE, CALL, FAX or EMAIL YOUR LOCAL, COUNTY, AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TELL THEM YOU OBJECT TO THE MOVE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OF BRANDYWINE! FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE WE HAVE INCLUDED A LIST OF OFFICIALS BELOW |
| The Honorable Jack B. Johnson Office of the County Executive County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Suite 5032 Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 Contact Debra James-Morris, Executive Assistant Phone: (301) 952-4131 Fax: (301) 952-5148 Michael D. Herman, Esq., Chief of Staff County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Suite 5032, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772-3050 Contact: M. John Edmunds Phone: (301) 952-3969 Fax: (301) 952-5148 Dr. Jacqueline F. Brown, Chief Administrative Officer County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Suite 5032, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772-3050 Contact: Theresa Dozier Phone: (301) 952-4441 Fax: (301) 952-3784 |
| Ralph E. Moultrie, Special Assistant to the County Executive Office of the County Executive County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Suite 5032, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 Contact: Jackie Smith Phone: (301) 952-4638 Fax:(301) 952-3784 Iris B. Boswell, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for the Office of Finance County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Suite 5032, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772-3050 Contact: Tracy Holland Phone: (301) 952-4547 Fax: (301) 952-3784 Vernon Herron, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Public Safety / Director of Homeland Security County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Suite 5032, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772-3050 Contact: Glenda Alexander Phone: (301) 952-5890 Fax: (301) 952-3339 |
| SO THAT EVERYONE COULD HEAR THE FACTS SURROUNDING THE PROPOSED MOVE BY THE PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENT OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OF BRANDYWINE TO A NEW LOCATION OF 13809 BRANDYWINE ROAD ACROSS FROM GYWNN PARK HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE ON THE RURAL TIER EVERYONE WAS INVITED TO OUR SUPPORT RALLY, FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENCE OF THE BRANDYWINE BADEN AREA. WE PROVIDED WRITTEN INFORMATION AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF SPEAKERS. AND FAMILY ORIENTED ACTIVITIES AS WELL. |
| BIG THANKS TO WANDA AND STAFF AT BIZZY BOUNCE, INC., FOR DONATING USE OF A MOON BOUNCE DURING OUR CITIZENS RALLY!!! |
| See the Bizzy Bounce Website at www.BizzyBounce.com |
| THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT US: The Ladies from Capital Heights and Kentland Joe Vallario, Mike Miller, James Proctor, Tom Dernoga, Joseph Pollard from Marilyn Blands Office, Fire Chief Eugene Jones, Vince Harrison, Billy Smith, Mel Franklin, Ronald Wilkinson, Diane Daniels, the members of the Clinton VFD, anyone we may have missed listing, and all who attended from the community. |
| Prince Georges’ County Council Chair The Honorable Marilynn Bland 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, County Council 2nd Floor Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Phone: (301) 952-3820 Fax: (301) 952-5275 Email: mmbland@co.pg.md.us Contact: Joseph H. Pollard Citizen Services Aide Marilynn M. Bland Phone: 301-952-3479 FAX: 301-952-5275 Email: JHPollard@co.pg.md.us Prince George’s County Council Vice Chair The Honorable Thomas E. Dernoga 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive County Council 2nd Floor Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Phone: (301) 952-3887 Fax: (301) 952-4801 TTY: (301) 925-5167 Email: TEDernoga@co.pg.md.us |
| OTHERS WHO CAN HELP Maryland House of Delegates and Representatives The Honorable James E. Proctor The Honorable Joseph F. Vallario, Jr. 14202 Cold Harbor Drive 5210 Auth Road Accokeek, MD 20607 – 3701 Suitland, MD 20746 Phone: (301) 858-3083 Phone (301) 858-3488 or (301) 423-8100 Phone: (301) 203-0310 Fax: (301) 858-3495 Fax: (301) 203-0225 Email: james.proctor@house.state.md.us E-mail: joseph.vallario@house.state.md.us Maryland Senators Maryland Congressman Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., President of Senate The Honorable Steny Hoyer 8808 Branch Ave U.S. District Courthouse Clinton, MD 20735 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 310 Greenbelt, MD 20770 Phone (301) 868-6931 Fax: (301) 858-3910 Phone - (301) 474-0119 E-mail: thomas.v.mike.miller@senate.state.md.us Fax - (301) 474-4697 |
IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OF BRANDYWINE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF LIFE MEMBER FREDERICK PERRY AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER FRED PASSED ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 13, 2009 IN HIS SLEEP WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL AT HIS SIDE. IN ADDITION TO BEING A LIFE MEMBER AT BRANDYWINE, FRED WAS A FIREFIGHTER TECHNICIAN WITH THE WASHINGTON DC FIRE DEPARTMENT 13 TRUCK AND MEMBER OF THE DUNKIRK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OF BRANDYWINE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF LIFE MEMBER AND OUR LAST FOUNDING MEMBER MR. WOODROW W. (WOODIE) TOWNSHEND SR. AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH HEALTH ISSUE WOODIE PASSED ON CHRISTMAS MORNING In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to Shriners' Hospital for Children and sent to: Boumi Temple P.O. Box 9695 Baltimore, MD 21237 |
| The Offers and Members of the Volunteer Fire Department of Brandywine would like to express their condolences on the passing of Michael F. "Slick" Krakosky, Sr. Life Member and Past Chief of Marlboro VFD Co 45, and past member of Brandywine VFD. Arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be held on January 6, 2010 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM and 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Lee Funeral Home Calvert, 8125 Southern Maryland Boulevard, Owings, MD 20736. Funeral Service will be at the funeral home on January 7, 2010 at 10:00AM. Cemetery Service will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, 8000 Woodyard Road, Clinton, MD 20735 at 11:45AM. Our deepest sympathy is extended to the Krakosky Family. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers ... |