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Damascus Fire Parade Honors Marching Units and Winners
Under threatening skies the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department staged its annual parade. Ed Dishman and Karen Dickerson led trophy presentations with judges including Smith Stathem and Oscar Baser. Top awards went to Hyattstown and Rockville fire depts, with numerous category winners such as Montgomery County pumper prizes, Gaithersburg bands and majorettes, and Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department
Ed Dishman
Karen Dickerson
Miss Maryland Fire Chiefs Association
Smith Stathem
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Oscar Baser
A. Maryin Gibbons
Leslie Thompson
Nancy Crofton
Rockville
Sandy Spencer
Gaithersburg
Hyattstown
Urbana
Damascus