FFD News & Events Archive
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On This Day in FFD History
July 2, 2015
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ON THIS DAY IN FFD HISTORYReprinted from the Cumberland Times, Friday, July 2, 1971
BUILDING DAMAGED IN FROSTBURG FIRE
Frostburg Fire Department quickly controlled a fire in a two-story building at 105-107 East Main Street shortly before Noon today.
Flames were first discovered in the basement of the old Duchess Restaurant, which now houses a pool room on the first floor and three apartments on the second floor.John Preston, who owns the structure and operates the pool room first smelled smoke about 10:45am. He opened the cellar door and smoke and flames poured out. Residents of the apartments were evacuated as the fire spread up the back of the building to the roof.
SIX CHILDREN ESCAPE
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Besides Mr. Preston, other occupants who fled to safety included his wife and six -
Length of Service Anniversary
June 26, 2015
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Please help us congratulate M. Douglas Hanson on his "Length of Service" anniversary. Doug joined this great organization on June 26, 1979 and throughout the years, he has provided dedicated service and leadership as both an administrative and fire line officer.When we post these anniversary announcements, we always mention “the member has performed hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of man hours of training and service in an effort to continue the rich traditions of the FFD.” In this case, we can’t begin to imagine the hours that Doug has served this department. He has tens of thousands of hours in “fire prevention” alone in the ‘80’s & ‘90’s and continues the same trend today.
Doug moved back to Frostburg last year after retiring as a Battalion Chief from the
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FFD Members Complete Firefighter 1
June 26, 2015
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Please help us congratulate the following FFD members on their successful completion of the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute (MFRI) Firefighter I courseL to R; Enrique (Ricky) Robinson, John (Swede) Jarvis, Fire Chief Doug Hanson and Mackenzie (Mack) Schwarz.
Goodbye “green” helmets!
Thanks for all of your hard work and continued dedication to the FFD!
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Length of Service Anniversary
June 25, 2015
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Please help us congratulate Firefighters Buzz Davis and Matt McMorran on their "Length of Service" anniversaries.Both joined this great organization on June 25, 1990 and 1984 respectively and throughout the years, provided dedicated service and leadership as both firefighters and administrative & line officers.
Buzz is celebrating 25 years of continuous service and has held numerous line officer ranks including Assistant Chief. He is currently a firefighter and driver. Buzz is also a certified MD Fire Rescue Institute (MFRI) instructor. He does this while serving as a Captain with the Cumberland Fire Department (CFD)!
Matt rose through the fire line ranks to serve as Deputy Fire Chief and also served as a Trustee but after 14+ years of service, he left the area in 1997 and
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Representing the FFD at Ocean City Fireman’s Convention
June 23, 2015
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Ten FFD members attended the memorial service at the annual Maryland State Fireman's Association convention in Ocean City, MD this week. Members pictured left to right in the back are: Buzz Davis, Jay Hovatter, Ron Dugan, Eddie Hitchens, Joe Hoffman, Matt McMorran. Left to right in the front are: Emily Bladen, Harry Foor, Dale Bladen, and Bill Price.Continue Reading -
Length of Service Anniversary
June 15, 2015
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Please help us congratulate Dan Sneeringer on his "Length of Service" anniversary. Dan joined this great organization on June 13, 2006 and is celebrating 9 years of dedicated FFD service.Over the years, Dan has performed thousands of man hours of training and service in an effort to continue the rich traditions of the FFD. He has held officer positions on both the line side and administrative side including Trustee.
On behalf of the entire Department and the citizens of Frostburg and surrounding areas, THANK YOU and happy 9th!!
OUR DEEDS OUR REWARD
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Length of Service Anniversary
June 13, 2015
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Please help us congratulate James “Dusty” Cummings on his "Length of Service" anniversary. Dusty joined this great organization on June 11, 1974 and is celebrating 41 years of dedicated service.
Over the years, Dusty has performed thousands of man hours of training and service in an effort to continue the rich traditions of the FFD. He has held officer positions on both the line side and administrative side including vice president.
On behalf of the entire Department and the citizens of Frostburg and surrounding areas, THANK YOU and happy 41st!!
OUR DEEDS OUR REWARD
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On This Day in FFD History
June 4, 2015
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ON THIS DAY IN FROSTBURG/FFD HISTORYReprinted from The Evening Times, Cumberland, MD - Saturday, June 3, 1911
(Spelling and grammar left as printed)
Eckhart. Md. The shrill shriek of whistles at about 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon aroused the people to turn out and fight fire. The oil house at Mine No. 4 of the Consolidation Coal Company containing many barrels of oil, caught fire from sparks from the boilers.
The oil being a very inflammable fluid and as most of the woodwork of the house was well greased, the fire spread quickly.
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As soon as it was recognized a bucket brigade was organized, which did good work. In the meantime connections with the C. & P. R. R. shops, hose line was being made. The fire fighters endangered their lives in putting out the fire, as the -
On This Day in Frostburg History
June 2, 2015
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ON THIS DAY IN FROSTBURG HISTORYReport by Barbara McNaught Watson
Tuesday, June 2, 1998 began with a moderate risk of severe weather for the area. A tornado watch was issued at 4:00 pm for western Maryland and portions of West Virginia. A second watch was issued at 6:30 pm for areas to the east in Maryland, extreme eastern West Virginia and northern Virginia.
Early in the evening, supercell thunderstorms developed over central Maryland. One dropped golf ball to tennis ball size hail in Montgomery County. Golf ball size hail moved east with the storm into Baltimore City. At this same time, tornadic thunderstorms were progressing southeast through western Pennsylvania. The storms were moving over the same area that was struck by tornadic storms just two nights previous.
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On This Day in FFD History
May 31, 2015
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From the Cumberland Evening Times, Wednesday, May 31, 1961Fireman, 2 Children Die
Barton Man Collapses on Rescue
Blaze Destroys Mobile Home in Frostburg.
A flaming house trailer in Frostburg claimed the lives of three persons today, including two young children who died shortly before noon in Minors Hospital, and a fireman who collapsed and died after helping one of the children from the blazing mobile home.Victims of the tragic accident were Jeffrey Bullers, 2, and Douglas Bullers, his 14-month-old brother, who were rushed to the Minors after being carried from the house trailer. They were the children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowlers.
Declared dead on arrival at minors was James Elsworth Lamberson, 31, Fire Chief of the Barton Hose Company, who responded to the alarm
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