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Emmitsburg Area Home Fire Safety Visits Continue


In light of recent residential fires fire station at 301-447-2728 to Maryland, the Town of Emmitsburg,
of significance, another round of request a visit or follow-up visit at the Emmitsburg Council of
door-to-door home fire safety visits a suitable time. A door-hanger info Churches, the Fire Prevention
and smoke alarm checks will take card will be left at each home where Committee of the Frederick County
place on Saturday, June 11, 2016, no one is home or where residents Volunteer Fire/Rescue Association,
reaching area residents. Red Cross might prefer a safety team to return the Frederick County Department
volunteers and local fire/rescue First at a more convenient time to discuss of Fire & Rescue Services and
Responders will be joined by other safe practices and/or install an County Fire Marshal’s Office, the
safety advocates “on-the-street,” alarm. Those who live outside town Frederick County Sheriff’s Office,
promoting the importance of having limits can also call for a safety visit. the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s
working smoke alarms in place. Open to all who reside in VHC’s Office, the U.S. Fire Administration/
Please mark your calendar now emergency response district, this National Emergency Training
for Saturday, June 11, from 10:00 activity is being undertaken by a Center, Mount St. Mary’s University,
a.m.-1:00 p.m., when Vigilant Hose number of fire safety advocates from the Seton Center, the Emmitsburg
Company (VHC) personnel will be across the region working together Business & Professional Association,
out and about in the community, to help assure fire safety in homes, area Service Clubs and the VHC.
offering information on simple and apartments and similar residential
easy-to-accomplish home fire safety occupancies. Fire Chief Chad Umbel
measures, to include installing free and Fire President Frank Davis
smoke alarms where needed. Safety encourage anyone with questions
personnel—men and women—will either prior to or following the June
th
be wearing easily-identified apparel 11 event to contact VHC’s Fire
clearly showing their affiliation. Prevention / Life Safety Coordinator,
No monetary donations are being Elyssa Cool, by contacting the fire
sought. station at the number above or via
Emergency services vehicles will email at FirePrevention@vhc6.com.
be seen in various neighborhoods Those involved in cooperation
during visitation period; plus, and coordination include the
anyone interested can call the VHC American Red Cross of Western



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