The Guardian Hose Company, Inc., located in Thurmont, Maryland, was
organized in 1887. As volunteer firefighters, we provide fire and rescue
services to an approximate 84 square mile area of predominantly rural area in
the Piedmont physiographic region of Maryland adjoining the Catoctin Mountains
(part of the Appalachian Mountains) in Frederick County, Maryland.
Comprising over 220 members (Active and Social), the dedicated men and women of
Guardian Hose pride themselves on protecting our friends, neighbors, and
visitors from the ever-present dangers of fire and providing rescue service
when and where needed. For over 125 years, that is what we have done, and it is our
intent to continue to do so.
Our Mission
"The purpose for organizing the Guardian Hose Company, Inc.,
Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, shall be to assist in protecting the
lives and property of the people of Thurmont and vicinity, and to assist
in rescuing persons and conveying them to a place of safety; to extinguish
fire and prevent its spreading to adjacent property; in case of collapsed
buildings, to rescue all persons or bodies; to clear debris and to remove
all weak or dangerous parts of the building."
New Member Obligation Oath, sworn to by all new Active
members
Contact Information
As an all volunteer fire company, contacting us via telephone proves challenging
at times. Typically, your best bet, unfortunately, is snail mail.
