September 10, 1964 to May 7, 2021   Robert Kenneth Gring  passed away at home, on May 7, 2021 in Nashville, TN. He was surrounded by his loving family following a battle with metastatic melanoma.   Robert lived the majority of his life in Manassas, VA, where he graduated from…

GMVRS hosted an Emergency Vehicle Drivers Training program over the weekend, which was our first of 2021! This multi-day course, taught by our own Assistant Chief, Adam Sampiller trained and certified some of our newer members, as well as personnel from other jurisdictions in the safe and correct operation of emergency vehicles. Job well done!

Remembering Woody Merchant By President Pete Rockx: On January 27, 2021, another one of the Greater Manassas Volunteer Rescue Squad’s Charter Members, Woody T. Merchant Jr, joined many of his fellow founding members, whose names appear on the plaque pictured above. He was 87 when he passed. I met Woody…

At the January Council Meeting, the City of Manassas proclaimed January 2021 as “National Blood Donor Month” and personally thanked GMVRS among other organizations in the city for blood drive efforts during the COVID-19 Pandemic person of March 15, 2020 – January 2nd, 2021.

The 2020 Toys for Tots campaign has officially started at GMVRS! Vice Mayor Pam Sebesky stopped by to assist with the campaign launch. This is the Squad’s eighth year supporting the annual US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign.

We’re starting off our National Fire Prevention Week posts with a reminder to have your fireplace and chimney cleaned and inspected, before the cold sets in and you start using that fireplace.

Gillian joined the Junior Squad during the summer of 2019 going into her junior year of high school.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the Greater Manassas Volunteer Rescue Squad (GMVRS) at Fire Station 521 has stepped up to work with the American Red Cross to double the number of blood drives it hosts.

We’re happy to give and receive tokens of appreciation when possible.