The Guardian Hose Company has started the process of replacing our existing fire hall which was built in 1950. Since our founding in 1887, the men and women of the Guardian Hose Company have taken immense pride in protecting the lives and property of Thurmont area residents from the ever-present dangers of fire.

UPDATE - We occupied the building in May 2007 and are in the process of getting settled in and unpacked. The last bricks from the Buy a Brick program are being laid on the memory wall inside the building and finishing touches on the building are being completed [photograph]

We are an all volunteer fire company and receive minimal government funds. The small amount of tax dollars that we are appropriated annually are designated as "operational" funds that are used primarily for fuel and repairs for our fire trucks, the electricity bill at the fire hall, and other costs associated with the day-to-day operations of the fire company. NO tax dollars are used for the replacement of fire trucks. NO tax dollars will be used for the construction of a replacement fire hall.