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Fire destroys 100-year-old farmhouse
Originally published June
09, 2009
By
Frederick News Post Staff Sam
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About 60 firefighters from four counties
fought a house fire at 10236 Keysville Rd. near Emmitsburg
early Sunday, according to Wayne Powell, public information
officer for the Vigilant Hose Co. in
Emmitsburg .
Powell said the single occupant of the home,
Wayne Gorman, was found outside on the ground by the first
firefighters on the scene at about 1 a.m. Gorman was treated
for smoke inhalation on the scene but refused transport to a
hospital. Powell also said the Red Cross was responding to the
scene to assist Gorman.
The home was fully involved in flames when
the first firefighters arrived according to Powell.
Also responding to the single-alarm fire
were a safety and a tanker task force and at least one
Maryland State Fire Marshal.
Property owner Richard Waybright arrived on
the scene and said the farmhouse was more than 100 years old
and belonged to the Glass family for many years.
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Timmy Eckenrode named Vigilant 'Little Chief'
Originally published June
02, 2009
By
Frederick News Post Staff
Gina Gallucci-White |
Emmitsburg -- It
takes years for a fire company member to achieve the rank of
chief.
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Timmy Eckenrode, 10, is
Little Chief at Vigilant Hose Co. 6 in Emmitsburg.
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Timmy Eckenrode achieved that goal recently,
and he will be turning 11 this month. He was named the
Vigilant Fire Company's Little Chief of Fire Prevention.
"I was happy that I won," he said.
A panel of fire and rescue officials judged
the contestants on interviewing skills and the ability to
answer questions on fire prevention.
Eckenrode was one of three company
volunteers to win a title.
Judges named Elyssa Cool as Vigilant's Miss
Fire Prevention while Angela Javor won the company's Junior
Miss Fire Prevention.
While the girls received crowns and sashes,
Timmy got a firefighter bobble head as a trophy and a tie with
"Little Chief" printed on it.
The
Emmitsburg Elementary School student likes his trophy, and
said he entered the contest because he likes talking about
safety.
"Ever since I was 5 years old, I wanted to
be a firefighter and a policeman," he said. "I moved to
Emmitsburg and I live down the street from the fire hall
now, and so--I kept running to watch the trucks go out when
the fire siren" went off.
The advisers for the company's youth group,
Junior Explorer Post, took notice and asked him to join.
"I was happy because now I get to come to
the fire hall a lot to help with things, and I get to see the
trucks and have fun," he said.--
The fifth-grader has been a member of the
post since last year.
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Spring Fling a Huge
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Emmitsburg, Md. - The First Annual
Spring Fling is over and the reviews are a resounding, "Let's
do it again"! With threatening weather all day long, nothing
could dampen the spirits of the attendees. With plenty of
canopied shelter, the enthusiastic crowd partook of merriment
and fraternization. Members of the VHC, Auxiliary, Explorers,
neighboring fire companies and the local community all pitched
in to make this one for the books. While not everyone walked
away with any of the $30,000 cash given away, none of the
unfortunate ones seemed to mind. There were activities for
most everyone and the Vigilant Hose Company never had so much
fun giving away so much money. Many thanks to those who
supported the event by buying tickets and particularly those
who helped in so many other ways. Special thanks goes to Mt.
St. Mary's University, Hobbs Trucking and the Guardian Hose
Company of Thurmont.
Click here for a list of the winners
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The past, present and future of
volunteer fire companies
Originally published April 19, 2009
By Gina Gullucci-White
Frederick News-Post Staff
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Many of
Frederick County's oldest families can trace their lineage
through fire companies. Several still have many members in the
fire service today. But
volunteering at fire and rescue stations is not what it used
to be -- not just in the county or the state, but nationwide.
As the pool of volunteers
shrinks, the call volumes increase year after year.
Just last year, four
companies and a substation had to ask for paid personnel,
because they were unable to respond to all their calls.
Volunteers helped shape the
county's fire service, but their role is changing.
It began with buckets
The history of the fire
service in
Frederick County dates back more than 240 years.
Seven volunteer fire
companies have at least 100 years of organized service.
Fire protection in some towns
originally was not organized into a company.
When a fire broke out, a bell
would ring to summon volunteers who lived within walking
distance.
The volunteers had been
provided with buckets they brought along to use in a bucket
brigade, passing water hand-to-hand down the line to the fire.
Every able-bodied man was required by law to respond to fires.
If they didn't, they had to pay a 12 1/2 cent fine.
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Explorer becomes Junior Miss contest winner
Originally published
April 11, 2009
By Gina
Gullucci-White
Frederick News-Post Staff
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Emmitsburg -- Angela
Javor has been involved with Vigilant Hose Co.'s Junior
Explorer Post for more than a year.
She
enjoys the activities the group does including putting on
gear, training, hooking up the hose and climbing ladders.
Angela, 13, hopes one day to become a
firefighter.
"I think it's a really cool job," she said.
Besides being in the youth program, the
Thurmont Middle School student was recently named
Vigilant's Junior Miss Fire Prevention Queen. This is the
first time the company has handed out the title.
"I was happy I won," she said. "I had been
studying for it."
The contestants were judged on interview
skills and their answers to questions on fire prevention.
Angela was not the only company member to
win. Elyssa Cool was named Vigilant's Miss Fire Prevention
while Timmy Eckenrode was awarded Vigilant's Little Chief Fire
Prevention.
Angela's duties include helping her
company's fire prevention committee educate the community,
helping with activities and attending meetings. She decided to
enter the contest because she wanted to help others.
"I thought it would be really cool to help
other kids learn about fire prevention," Angela said.
She is enjoying her title thus far.
Besides her duties with Vigilant, the
eighth-grader likes to hang out with her friends and ride her
bike.
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Emmitsburg Road Mishap
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2009 7:20 AM EST
In the
Gettysburg Times |
Two Gettysburg
residents were airlifted to York Hospital following a
one-vehicle crash on Emmitsburg Road Thursday morning in
Cumberland Township. Police reported that Christine
Harlow, 25, struck a tree in the 2600 block of Emmitsburg
Road around 8:40 a.m. The driver and passenger, Theresa
Harlow, age not known, suffered moderate to major injuries
in the collision. Emergency personnel had to extricate
Christine Harlow from the vehicle. A York Hospital source
reported that both patients were listed in satisfactory
condition by Thursday evening. The cause of the accident
is still under investigation by township police. Barlow,
Greenmount and Emmitsburg fire companies, Gettysburg and
Emmitsburg ambulances, Medic 28, and STAT MedEvac and Life
Lion helicopters responded.
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From explorer to fire company
member -- in less than three years
Originally published
January 29, 2009
By
Gina Gallucci
Frederick News
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EMMITSBURG -- When Elyssa Cool was
looking to get involved in the fire service, her cousin David
Stonesifer suggested she try the town's Junior Explorer Post
6.
After attending a meeting of the youth
group, which is associated with the Vigilant Hose Company, she
was hooked.
"I really enjoyed it," she said.
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Vigilant Hose Company for almost three years earning
Rookie of the Year honors in 2007. She also volunteers
with the Emmitsburg Ambulance Company and runs three to
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Cool, 18, has been involved in the group for
almost three years. She earned Rookie of the Year honors in
2007 and now serves as its president. In November, she became
a full-fledged member of the company.
"It was exciting," Cool said. "(The other
members) were really excited. They were really welcoming."
She also volunteers with the Emmitsburg
Ambulance Company and runs three to four calls a week.
Cool is an award-winning volunteer.
As a part of leadership program Skills USA,
Cool participated in a CPR/First Aid competition. After
winning first place in the state, she went on to earn third
place in the national competition in June 2008 in Kansas City,
Mo.
She has also participated in regional team
competitions that have garnered her first and second place
awards.
The Emmitsburg resident spends most of her
free time at the fire and ambulance companies.
Volunteering has given her the opportunity
to meet different people and ride in the ambulance, which she
enjoys, she said.
"I like being able to spend time helping
other people," Cool said. "I'm generally a people person."
The 2008 Catoctin High School graduate is
attending Frederick Community College and majoring in general
studies. When she completes her courses, she plans to transfer
to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, to study
paramedics.
Because she loves flying, Cool hopes to be a
flight paramedic one day.
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If We Can't Find You, We
Can't Help You! |
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House numbers should be:
- In plain, block numerals on a contrasting
background.
- Unobstructed and large enough to be seen from the
road.
- Facing the street named in your address.
- Displayed at your driveway entrance if your house
is not visible from the road or on a flag lot.
In an Emergency, Seconds Count!
Clearly visible house numbers are vitally important in saving precious
time when firefighters, police, or paramedics must respond to your home.
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Howard County Fire & Rescue for this
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