National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend returns to Emmitsburg in May

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will host the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (Memorial Weekend) on May 4-5, 2024 in Emmitsburg. This year’s national tribute will honor 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 firefighters who died in previous years. Detailed information about each of the 226 firefighters being memorialized can be found on the 2024 Roll of Honor. “National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend is a time for our nation to pause and reflect on the heroic efforts and selfless service of the fallen firefighters we are paying tribute to this year,” said NFFF CEO Victor Stagnaro. “We will always remember the bravery, commitment, and sacrifices of each of these 226 heroes—and their families.”
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State Fire Marshal Welcomes New Accelerant Detection K9

PHOTOS: Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal welcomed new Accelerant Detection K9, Taylor. Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal announced that the addition of a new Accelerant Detection K9, Taylor. Taylor officially took over the reins of her "sister" Sky, who retired in March. Taylor and her handler, Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Melissa Decker, graduated from Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives K9 Class yesterday. K9 Taylor will use her unique skills of detecting a variety of ignitable liquids such as gasoline, lighter fluid, paint thinners, and many others. Taylor's "training involved over 10,000 repetitions for odor recognition and detection, making her a valuable asset to the ATF K9 program", says the state fire marshal. Her training process took six intense weeks of training before Decker joined her.
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Salisbury Paramedic Foundation holds annual 5k fundraiser

VIDEO: Saturday morning, the Salisbury Paramedic Foundation held its first 5k fun-run fundraiser. The event, held at the Salisbury City Park Bandstand, helps raise funds for community projects, scholarships, and automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Salisbury Paramedic Foundation Board Secretary Amanda Adkins said that the foundation will use the proceeds to place AEDs at locations around the county, so that residents are never too far from the help they need in case of an emergency: “We want to put them in areas where there’s a high population of city residents so that in case there is a cardiac event that happens, they have an AED that’s going to be close to them that they can access and then perform CPR through the AED.”
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Serious Crash Involving Tractor Trailer and Dump Truck in Wicomico County

The Parsonsburg Volunteer Fire Company responded to a serious crash involving a dump truck and a tractor trailer near the intersection of Ocean Gateway (Rt. 50) and Forest Grove Road. According to the Fire Company, a rescue team was dispatched just before 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25th. Maryland State Police say both drivers were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries. As of 1:12 p.m..Thursday, Maryland State Police told WBOC Rt. 50 Eastbound at Forest Grove Road had been reopened. Parsonsburg and Pittsville Firefighters were on the scene with the Maryland State Police.
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Region: Man, 2 dogs displaced by Northeast DC apartment fire

DC Fire and EMS crews were on the scene of an apartment fire in Northeast D.C. on Friday morning. In a post made on X just after 6 a.m., the department said they responded to the 3300 block of East Capitol St. NE. There, a fire broke out on the first floor of a two-story apartment building. The fire was extinguished by 7:30 a.m. Though no one was injured, a man and two dogs were displaced. The Red Cross was called in to help.
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