Website Demonstration Firehouse Solutions Demo Volunteer Fire Company Est. 2003 Leonardtown, Maryland
Members Area
Emergency? Dial 911 Become a volunteer Our apparatus

48th Annual Life members night 2026

Print this story (opens in a new tab)News RSS feed (opens in a new tab)Share on Facebook (opens in a new window)Share on X (opens in a new window)Add a comment

November 13, 2026

The Cheshire Fire Department held its 48th annual Life Members night on 11/12/2026. Seated in the front row is over 400 years of combined service. The 32 life members pictured combine to over 1100 years with the CFD. The top 5 are Wilbur Verner with 63 years, Richard Huxley with 59 years, Pat Rubbo with 58 years, Carmine Montalto with 54 years and George Soeters at 52 years. The dinner was held at the Il Gusto restaurant in Cheshire. Members can choose to go to Life member status after 20 years of service.

Sponsor this News Article
Sponsoring a news article helps pay for the equipment, training and outreach behind every call we answer. Sponsors are recognized with the story they support.

Add a Comment 0 Comment(s)


Call Statistics

2026 Incidents
Incidents
Jan 68
Feb 69
Mar 70
Apr 44
May 67
Jun 50
Jul 70
Aug 66
Sep 39
Oct 53
Nov 50
Dec 43
Total 689

Past Years
Incidents
2025 688
2024 654
2023 612
2022 598
2021 571
2020 540
2019 563
2018 522
2017 498
2016 470
Total 5716