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by Theresa Dardanell
Department
Spotlight
Courtesy Photo
The Guardian Hose Company, Inc.
Frederick County Company 10
Hopefully, you Photo by Theresa Dardanell and sons, or
will never need husbands and
to be rescued due wives. According
to an accident at to Wayne
Catoctin Mountain Stackhouse,
National Park many began as
or Cunningham junior members
Falls State Park; and almost
but if you do, forty percent
the Guardian of the members
Hose Company also belong to
provides fire and the ambulance
rescue services to company. They
an 84-square mile all have different
area that includes jobs, but they all
the parks. I work together,
recently met with not only during
Company President an emergency,
Wayne Stackhouse but also during
and Fire Chief the fundraisers.
Chris Kinnaird Brian Donovan, Chad Brown, Daniel Myers, Brandon Boyle, and Ray Snyder practice setting up a The biggest events
and watched a Z Rig during a training session at the Guardian Hose Fire Station. are, of course,
training session at Colorfest, the
the Guardian Hose Company, during where the self-contained breathing carnival, and the fall festival.
which several members practiced apparatus can be refilled so that Fire Chief Kinnaird said that Fire
firefighters don’t have to leave the
setting up a Z Rig, an arrangement scene to refill their air tanks. Safety Education is an important
of ropes and pulleys used for a part of the job. School groups and
rescue. The rigging gets its name The one hundred percent scout troops learn about emergency
volunteer organization has 225
because, when completed, it looks situations and when to call 911,
like the letter Z. Monthly trainings members who serve in one or more as well as escape plans and first
help members keep their skills up- of the membership categories: active aid. When the children go to the
to-date so that they are prepared administration, active emergency fire station, they get to see the fire
operations, social, or junior
for any emergency. One previous trucks and the firefighter’s gear close
training provided a refresher on the membership. Current officers are up. They can even try on the gear.
self-contained breathing apparatus Wayne Stackhouse—President; Promoting fire safety in the home is
that is needed for firefighters to enter Terry Frushour—Vice President;
Lori Brown—Secretary; Tisha also encouraged. Contact your local
smoke-filled buildings. fire department to request a home
The Guardian Hose Company Miller—Assistant Secretary; Beverly inspection of your smoke detectors.
was organized in 1887, and started Frushour—Treasurer; Russell The dedicated members of the
with hand-drawn fire apparatus and Schantz—Assistant Treasurer;
Guardian Hose Company work hard
a bell on top of the town hall that Chris Kinnaird—Fire Chief; Carroll to fulfill their mission, “to assist in
was rung to alert the firefighters. Brown—Assistant Chief; Blaine protecting the lives and property of
The first fire hall, built in 1890, was Schildt—Captain; Will Gue and Sean the people of Thurmont and vicinity,
located in a garage under the town Donovan—Lieutenants; Chad Brown and to assist in rescuing persons and
hall. It was replaced in 1950 and and Brian Donovan—Sergeants. conveying them to a place of safety;
Trustees are Chad Brown, Brian
then again in 2007. Currently, the to extinguish fire and prevent its
company has two engines, an engine Donovan, Jody Miller, Joseph Ohler, spreading to adjacent property; in
tanker to carry additional water, and Steven Yingling. case of collapsed buildings, to rescue
The company has lots of family
a rescue squad vehicle, two brush all persons and bodies; to clear
trucks, a quick response vehicle, and ties; there are members who are debris and to remove all weak or
a special air unit, which is a trailer brothers, mothers and sons, fathers dangerous parts of the building.”
by Theresa Dardanell
Department
Spotlight
Courtesy Photo
The Guardian Hose Company, Inc.
Frederick County Company 10
Hopefully, you Photo by Theresa Dardanell and sons, or
will never need husbands and
to be rescued due wives. According
to an accident at to Wayne
Catoctin Mountain Stackhouse,
National Park many began as
or Cunningham junior members
Falls State Park; and almost
but if you do, forty percent
the Guardian of the members
Hose Company also belong to
provides fire and the ambulance
rescue services to company. They
an 84-square mile all have different
area that includes jobs, but they all
the parks. I work together,
recently met with not only during
Company President an emergency,
Wayne Stackhouse but also during
and Fire Chief the fundraisers.
Chris Kinnaird Brian Donovan, Chad Brown, Daniel Myers, Brandon Boyle, and Ray Snyder practice setting up a The biggest events
and watched a Z Rig during a training session at the Guardian Hose Fire Station. are, of course,
training session at Colorfest, the
the Guardian Hose Company, during where the self-contained breathing carnival, and the fall festival.
which several members practiced apparatus can be refilled so that Fire Chief Kinnaird said that Fire
firefighters don’t have to leave the
setting up a Z Rig, an arrangement scene to refill their air tanks. Safety Education is an important
of ropes and pulleys used for a part of the job. School groups and
rescue. The rigging gets its name The one hundred percent scout troops learn about emergency
volunteer organization has 225
because, when completed, it looks situations and when to call 911,
like the letter Z. Monthly trainings members who serve in one or more as well as escape plans and first
help members keep their skills up- of the membership categories: active aid. When the children go to the
to-date so that they are prepared administration, active emergency fire station, they get to see the fire
operations, social, or junior
for any emergency. One previous trucks and the firefighter’s gear close
training provided a refresher on the membership. Current officers are up. They can even try on the gear.
self-contained breathing apparatus Wayne Stackhouse—President; Promoting fire safety in the home is
that is needed for firefighters to enter Terry Frushour—Vice President;
Lori Brown—Secretary; Tisha also encouraged. Contact your local
smoke-filled buildings. fire department to request a home
The Guardian Hose Company Miller—Assistant Secretary; Beverly inspection of your smoke detectors.
was organized in 1887, and started Frushour—Treasurer; Russell The dedicated members of the
with hand-drawn fire apparatus and Schantz—Assistant Treasurer;
Guardian Hose Company work hard
a bell on top of the town hall that Chris Kinnaird—Fire Chief; Carroll to fulfill their mission, “to assist in
was rung to alert the firefighters. Brown—Assistant Chief; Blaine protecting the lives and property of
The first fire hall, built in 1890, was Schildt—Captain; Will Gue and Sean the people of Thurmont and vicinity,
located in a garage under the town Donovan—Lieutenants; Chad Brown and to assist in rescuing persons and
hall. It was replaced in 1950 and and Brian Donovan—Sergeants. conveying them to a place of safety;
Trustees are Chad Brown, Brian
then again in 2007. Currently, the to extinguish fire and prevent its
company has two engines, an engine Donovan, Jody Miller, Joseph Ohler, spreading to adjacent property; in
tanker to carry additional water, and Steven Yingling. case of collapsed buildings, to rescue
The company has lots of family
a rescue squad vehicle, two brush all persons and bodies; to clear
trucks, a quick response vehicle, and ties; there are members who are debris and to remove all weak or
a special air unit, which is a trailer brothers, mothers and sons, fathers dangerous parts of the building.”
