On Saturday March 7th Station 25 was alerted to assist Allegany County Co.11 (Bowmans Addition) with a forest fire on Wills Mountain. Wills Mountain Command (Chief Justin Blacker) Co.11 requested two engines from station 25. One engine was requested for a standby at Bowmans Addition station 11, and the other engine to respond to the mountain to assist on the fire. Engine 25-11 responded with 5 as the transfer engine to Co.11's station. Engine 25-12 responded with 5 also and was utilized to fill brush trucks and the entrance to the fire. Units operated for 7 hours before being placed in service by command.

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On Tuesday March 3rd the Ridgeley Volunteer Fire Department was alerted for a working trailer fire in Co.27's (Wiley Ford) first due. Engine 25-13 responded with 5 as the 2nd due engine on the call. Enroute 27 command (Deputy Chief Sean Malone) requested station 25's engine to come in from the opposite end of the fire and pull an 1 3/4 attack line to protect the 2 exposures on sides B and C. The crew from Engine 25-13 protected the exposures and then helped with overhaul.

On Thursday February 12th the Ridgeley Volunteer Fire Department was alerted for a House Fire off Waxler Road in the Pinnacle Subdivision mutual aid to Co.34 (Short Gap). Engine 25-13 responded with a crew of 6 as the Air Unit for the call. Enroute Chief 34 (Everett Metheny) advised that it was actually a large brush fire not a structure and requested additional brush units and tankers. Engine 25-13 continued and Assistant Chief 25 (Steve Shipley) was assigned as Staging Officer for the call. Units operated for approximately 3 hours before returning.