Kingsville Exceeds $1 Million Mark in New Firehouse Campaign

The Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company celebrated a milestone Saturday with elected officials; the organization has raised $1.2 million toward its $4 million goal toward a new firehouse, according to a statement from the fire company.

The most recent renovation to its current building at 11601 Bellevue Avenue was thirty years ago, in 1984, the statement said.

Plans call for more than $2 million toward operations features (e.g., EMS storage, modern apparatus bay); $650,000 for administrative space (i.e., conference room, offices, storage); and approximately $1.9 million for infrastructure (i.e., kitchen, bathrooms, power generator).

“The demand for an upgraded building becomes more significant each year,” according to the fire company,, which said it is called to more than 2,200 requests for service annually.

Kingsville’s station serves White Marsh, Perry Hall, Long Green and Jacksonville as well as the Harford County communities of Joppa, Joppatowne, Edgewood and Fallston. Its membership contains more than 100 active volunteers trained in professional fire, rescue and emergency medical services.

The fire company has created a page outlining the project costs, which also includes information about ways to donate.

Officials with the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company anticipate a spring 2015 groundbreaking.

Submitted Photo: Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company’s capital campaign committee joined elected officials Saturday to mark the milestone of $1.4 million raised toward its new building. Among those present were Delegate Eric Bromwell, Delegate Kathy Szeliga, Maryland Senator Kathy Klausmeier, Delegate John Cluster, Jr., Councilman David Marks, and Dennis F. Rasmussen of the Rasmussen Group.