September 21, 2010- Victor H. Esch passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 18th. Dr. Esch served the Cabin John Park VFD faithfully for over 30 years as Department Surgeon, Deputy Fire Chief, and most recently as Surgeon Emeritus.

Doc Esch also served the District of Columbia Board of Police and Fire Surgeons for over twenty-five years, being named the Chief of the Board for his last ten. Following his retirement from the D.C. Board of Police and Fire Surgeons, he worked for the U.S. Department of State, the Metropolitan Medical Strike Team, and also served as a Coroner for Montgomery County, Maryland. In addition, he was an active member of the Friendship Fire Association in D.C.

Dr. Esch will be honored with a vigil at 1000 hours on Friday, September 24th, followed at 1100 hours by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 9200 Kentsdale Drive, Potomac, Maryland 20854. The Internment will be private.

Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department is proud to announce that effective October 1, 2010, six of our own members will be promoted to the in-house administrative rank of ‘Sergeant’. CJPVFD Sergeants will have a wide range of responsibility and will be primarily charged with running a duty shift in a safe and productive manner ensuring that our volunteers receive the best training and guidance possible.

Please join us in congratulating:

Sgt. Mark Livingstone, Monday Night

Sgt. Damien Alexander, Tuesday Night

Sgt. Holly Schaeffer, Wednesday Night

Sgt. Harry Goldman, Thursday Night

Sgt. Gavin Etzel, Friday Night

Sgt. Jonathan Shim, Weekends

We applaud their hard work and dedication, and wish them luck in their new roles!

CJPVFD is again proud to have been a part of the 2010 Face of America Bike Ride from Washington DC to Gettysburg PA. This event focused on the reintegration of Wounded Service members into society. It is a tremendous event which is a testament to courage and the perseverance of the human spirit! We were proud to again have Station #30 as a stop along this year’s route.

Cabin John exists to protect and support the community that we serve. Sure, that means responding to fires and car accidents and medical emergencies, but sometimes it also means saying “thank you” to the folks who protect us…American Servicemen and Women.

Cabin John, MD- It was just before eight o’clock on a weekday morning, two days before Christmas, when suddenly without warning the heavens opened onto River Road, or maybe it was Hell heaving skyward.

A 66” water main running from the Washington Sewer and Sanitary Commission’s Potomac Filtration Plant north of the village of Potomac, supplying much of Montgomery County and a portion of Prince George’s County, suddenly broke apart and blew up through the ground spewing 150,000 gallons per minute of treated water skyward!
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