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E161 Officially Placed in Service

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Out w/ the old and in with the new! Last night at 2100 hours, Fire Chief Hoffman advised EOC that after 32 years of dedicated service, E164 was being taken OOS and placed in retirement. Additionally he announced that E161 was In Service at Station 1!

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On This Day in Frostburg/FFD History

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ON THIS DAY IN FROSTBURG/FFD HISTORY

November 20, 1936 - The four-story Frostburg Opera House at the corner of Main and Depot Streets (Fat Boys Pizza today) is destroyed by an intense fire and burns to a shell. Said to have been a spectacular fire, fed by grain stored in the basement and huge virgin white pine girders, melts the copper roof providing a fireworks-like display lasting most of the night. Lemmert Bros. Garage and four homes are damaged by flying embers. Estimated losses are $70,000 and the cause of the fire, though never proven, was thought to be arson.

This fire was just four days after the Wittig and Laporta block on Main Street was partially destroyed by fire.

The following was entered into the FFD minutes on 24 NOV 1936.

Chief Bernard Hughes reported two

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