WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE
VIGILANT HOSE COMPANY
Home of the National Fire Academy
 Six of Hearts Drawing
Frederick County's Original Weekly Game of Chance
Six of Hearts Jackpot
December 11th, 2023 - $95,000
Six of Hearts tickets are only available from the station. Doors are open daily 6AM - 8PM. You are welcome to bring additional blank tickets back home or to your place of business to sell to friends and family for easy drop off! Six of Hearts winners and regular updates are posted to our Facebook page. Tip Jar winners are posted next to where they are sold. Unclaimed winners are posted on the bulletin board in the back of the museum area. Jars must be claimed within 30 days of being sold off.
The support of the Greater Emmitsburg community and the entire national fire service has kept the Vigilant Hose Company strong since our founding in 1884. We are proud to have volunteer purchased and owned apparatus, protective clothing and all the tools and equipment to serve you. We are the principal Fire/Rescue service for the thousands of visitors and students to the National Fire Academy, Emergency Management Institute and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. We are the proud home to Mount St. Mary's University and Seminary and the National Shrine Grotto Lady of Lourdes. Please consider supporting our mission by donating to the Vigilant Hose Company.
2024 Calendars are available for purchase at the Fire Station or from any member. Calendars are $50. These calendars will sell out very quickly. There are currently NO online sales available. Questions? Send us an email to Calendars@VHC6.com
**There is a typo in 2024's Calendars. It lists December as being 2023 and not 2024, however the calendar matches the 2024 month. All calendars have tracking numbers to verify the accurate month and year**
GUN CALENDAR WINNERS FOR 2023 CLICK BELOW
Please allow 15 days from the end of each month for winners to be updated. Letters to winners are sent out by the end of the winning month. Due to substantial delays with the USPS letters are taking longer than normal to reach mailboxes.
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VHC Celebrates 139th Banquet & Awards Program
President Tom Ward, January 07
On Saturday, January 7th, 2023, members of the Vigilant Hose Company gathered for our 139th annual Banquet & Awards Program at the VHC Activities Building. Attendees gathered for a social hour with entertainment from member and DJ 'Brian Mo', and a meal that was catered by The Carriage House Inn of Emmitsburg. Past President and Board of Director Tim Clarke served as an emcee for the event.
Greetings ... (Full Story & Photos)
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VHC Auxiliary President Patty Kuykendall presents a donation of a new duty vehicle and a donation of $10,000 from the Auxiliary to the fire department. (L-R; President Tom Ward, Chief Josh Brotherton, VHC Auxiliary President Patty Kuykendall, Past Chief Chad Umbel)
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Emmitsburg Six of Hearts Climbs to $475,000
President Tom Ward, August 15
Emmitsburg, MD: The Vigilant Hose Company is ecstatic to announce that the popular Six of Hearts raffle has reached a jackpot of $475,000! The weekly game of chance is drawn every Monday at 7PM from the Fire Station located at 25. W. Main Street., Emmitsburg.
The Monday, August 22nd 2022 drawing is currently at a jackpot amount of $475,000. Earning your chance at the jackpot is easy. Stop by the ... (Full Story & Photos)
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VHC Six of Hearts Jackpot Climbs to Historic $360,000
President Tom Ward, August 02
Emmitsburg, MD: The Vigilant Hose Company is excited to announce that the popular Six of Hearts raffle has reached a jackpot of $360,000, the largest jackpot ever! The weekly game of chance is drawn every Monday at 7PM from the Fire Station located at 25. W. Main Street., Emmitsburg.
The Monday, August 8th 2022 drawing is currently at a jackpot amount of $360,000. Earning your chance at the jackpot ... (Full Story & Photos)
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VHC Six of Hearts Jackpot Reaches $270,000
President Tom Ward, July 20
Emmitsburg, MD: The Vigilant Hose Company is excited to announce that the popular Six of Hearts raffle has reached a jackpot of $270,000, our largest jackpot ever! The weekly game of chance is drawn every Monday at 7PM from the Fire Station located at 25. W. Main Street., Emmitsburg.
The Monday, July 25th 2022 drawing is currently at a jackpot amount of $270,000. Earning your chance at the jackpot ... (Full Story & Photos)
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VHC Eliminates $1.3M in Debt
President Tom Ward, November 30
At the October 2021 monthly meeting of the Vigilant Hose Company, the membership voted upon a recommendation from the organization’s Board of Director’s to pay off the remaining mortgage on the Fire Station located at 25 W. Main Street and the balance remaining on the loan for our recently purchased Engine 61. The total debt removed from our books was over
$1.3 million dollars was officially completed ... (Full Story & Photos)
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