Urbana Fire Engine Inspected For Standards Compliance
The Frederick County Volunteer Firemen's Association standards committee will inspect Urbana's fire engine tonight to determine if it meets local requirements. Urbana Volunteer Fire Company seeks certification from Maryland and state fire associations, hoping for active service after February’s acquisition of a 1972 Ford F730 chassis built by LaFrance with 750 gpm pump, 300 gal tank, and 80 gal foam. A meeting at 7 30 p m on March 31 at Independent Hose Company will decide Urbana’s membership bid, with the annual convention set for Aug 4 in Jefferson and parade Aug 11. Further convention details will follow from President Merrii D Remsberg Company, second vice president of the Maryland State Firemen's Association. The convention election occurs in Ocean City in June. Grimes Truck Center will donate a trailer to the fire prevention committee. Next meeting is May 20 at United Fire Company. A proposed constitutional bylaw change would raise dues from 6 to 10. A nominating committee appointed includes Charles Mumma, Sam Lenhart, Lester Baker. County association backs Oscar Baker of Independent Hose.
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Frederick County Volunteer Firemen's Association
Urbana
Urbana Volunteer Fire Company
Thearyland State Firemen’s Association
Insurance Services Office
Maryl
Honeywell Corp
New Jersey
LaFrance
Jefferson
Merrii D. Remsberg
Charles Mumma
Rocky Ridge
Sam Lenhart
Braddock Heights
Lester Baker
Remsberg
Hhe County Association
Oscar Baker
Hose
No diseased soil or birds found in Graceham
Frederick County Health officials report Graceham soil and bird samples tested negative for pathogenic organisms. February and early March bird tests for encephalitis histoplasmosis and fowl cholera were negative and soil tests for Histoplasma capsulatum also negative. Saprophytic fungi were found in soil, tests continue on a regular schedule in the Graceham pine roost area. No positive results have been reported.
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Frederick
Charles G. Spicknall
Frederick County Health Department
Graceham
State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Graceham Pine
Zoning proposal may alter farm options in Frederick County
Frederick County Farm Bureau members met at Liberrytown Fire Hall to hear James R. Shaw explain a new zoning plan called very low residential density control. It would allow one dwelling unit per 25 to 50 acres in agricultural zones, potentially valuing land only as agricultural, limiting prime land sales, and shifting development costs to services. Local officials urged attendance and feedback as farmers weighed potential loss of current rights amid growing outlying developments.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
Liberrytown
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
James R. Shaw
Shaw
Frederick County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Board
Farm Bureau
Leon Enfield
Maryland Farm Bureau
Harold L. Lenhart
Lenhart
Paul Spurrier
Shirley Enfield
Emmitsburg pitches site for National Fire Academy
Emmitsburg and attorney Fred Bower present to a site selection committee for the U S Department of Commerce National Fire Academy. County official Lawrence A Dareey and others outline space needs and timelines. Other Maryland sites Fort Detrick and Middletown Valley also discussed with hearings continuing in Frederick County.
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Washington, D.C
Emmitsburg
Thomas Washborne
Sisters of Charity
St. Joseph's
National Fire Academy
Fred Bower
Washborne
Lawrence A. Dareey
United States
San Francisco
Cal
Fire Academy
U.S. Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Frederick County
Fort Detrick
Middletown Valley
James C. Robertson
Maryland
E. Eugene Myers
James Fuss
Becky Brown
Blood donors needed Wednesday at Hood College
The Frederick County Red Cross Blood Program will host the bloodmobile in the Tatum Arts Center basement from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome and scheduled donors should keep their programs. Those who haven’t donated in a year are urged to give now as supplies are tight with vacation season ahead. James A. Grove notes the seasonal shortfall and asks local groups to remind members.
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Hood College
Frederick County Red Cross Blood Program
Tatum Arts Center
Red Cross Blood Program
James A. Grove
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Susan Nicol Stall
Ann Burnside
Love
Robert Fogle
Ruth Spurrier
Doug Hawker
Fred Beachley
RAY Wachter Photo Center
Market St
Bael
Slade
Ana
William E. Graffam
National Academy For Fire Prevention and Control
Hood
Baltimore
Baltimore Federal
Fiteen
Ava Stoma
Savings & Loan Associations
Frederick Towne Mall
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