Hillside Volunteer Fire Department (Maryland)

The Hillside Volunteer Fire Department was a volunteer fire department located in an unincorporated area of Prince George's County, Maryland. The department was organized in 1919, originally known as the Greater Capitol Heights Volunteer Fire Department #2. In 1960, a new fire station was constructed at 1234 Larchmont Avenue in Capitol Heights. The department closed in 1999 after declaring bankruptcy. The department's financial problems became insurmountable after it purchased several new pieces of apparatus on short term loans before its main revenue source, "fire house casino nights," was banned by the State of Maryland. Due to the close proximity of other nearby fire stations, Prince George's County did not replace the facility. In 2010, Hillside's company number, Company 6, was reused by Prince George's County Fire / EMS Department for a new fire station in Springdale. 
==Apparatus==
:1998 Ford E-350 / E-One Type III ambulance
:1996 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500) (ex-Engine 6) (Sold to Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department (Maryland))
:1995 KME / 1970 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/100' tractor drawn) (ex-Truck 6)
:1990 Duplex D-350 pumper (ex-Engine 62)
:1989 Maxim F pumper (ex-Engine 63)
:1984 Spartan / 1970 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/100' tractor drawn) ("Hillside Shaker") (ex-Truck 6)
:1977 Mack CF pumper
:1970 American LaFrance 900 aerial (-/-/100' tractor drawn) (ex-Truck 6)
:1967 Hahn 78 pumper (750/500) (ex-Engine 61)
:1961 Pontiac Bonneville / Superior Hightop ambulance
:1956 Ford F-800 Big Job / American pumper
:1954 American LaFrance 700 aerial (?/?/65' rear-mount) (ex-Truck 6) (Sold to La Plata Volunteer Fire Department (Maryland) in 1969)
:1952 American LaFrance 700 pumper
:1950 Ford F-7 / American LaFrance pumper
:1942 Ford V-8 / American LaFrance pumper
:1941 Ford V-8 / American LaFrance pumper
Category:Defunct fire departments of Prince George's County
Category:Former operators of American apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Duplex apparatus
Category:Former operators of KME apparatus
Category:Former operators of Maxim apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierce apparatus