In 1966, the Fire Prevention Committee of the Maryland City Civic Association met to discuss plans for the organization of a volunteer fire department. By June 1967 the newly organized Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department had acquired its first pumper, a 1951 Ward LaFrance. Temporary quarters for the company was acquired in September 1967 at the site of the old Galaxy Mobile Home Park on Brock Bridge Road just north of Route 198. The dedication ceremony for the fire station was held on February 3, 1968. The first Chief of Company 27 was Don Walker, the first President was Al Navazio, and the first Chaplain was Rev. Jim Embrey. On March 13, 1968 our charter was approved, and the department was officially placed in service by Anne Arundel County. The company joined the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firefighters Association in March 1969, and the State Association in June 1969. Also in March of 1969, the site for a permanent fire station was acquired. Construction began in May, 1969, and was completed one year later. Formal dedication of the new fire house was held on July 16, 1970. New equipment, consisting of a 1970 Seagrave pumper and a brush truck, were added in 1970 and 1971 respectively. The first brush truck was built on a 4x4 Ford pickup purchased from Academy Ford in Laurel for $6,300 following two years of fundraising activities by the fire department and Ladies Auxiliary. In May 1975, we requested that the county provide a Basic Life Support ambulance for Maryland City, and in September of that year the first Emergency Medical Technician class started. Subsequent to their graduation in May, 1976, we received our first ambulance, and in June it was officially placed in service. Just minutes after being placed in service, our first call came in for an amputated finger at the Sears Surplus Store in Maryland City Plaza. Laurel Volunteer Rescue Squad (Prince George County Company 49) also responded as they were unaware that Maryland City now had its own ambulance. After over 25 years in the same building, it had become apparent that we had outgrown the facility. In 1996 we began working with the county on a design for a new, larger station, which would also serve as part-time community center for Maryland City. The final design was approved in February/March 1997, and the groundbreaking ceremony took place in May, 1998. The new building is on the same site as our old station, but includes three engine bays, a training center/meeting hall, enlarged bunk rooms, and office/administrative spaces. The dedication of our new station on October 16, 1999 was presided by County Executive Janet Owens and County Fire Chief Roger Simonds.