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Summer Without Pool in Emmitsburg — Home Fire Sprinklers “Side-by-Side”
Live-Burn Demo — Public Invited
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pool. With the Photo Courtesy of the Town of Emmitsburg the pool. The general Courtesy Photo
Emmitsburg It will be
Commissioners’ funded public, as well as
area business and
approval in with the community leaders,
February to remainder of
build a new the money are invited to see,
firsthand, the
community set aside effectiveness of fire
pool, the for the
timeline doesn’t renovations, sprinkler protection
in homes, places
work out for it money that of work, play,
to be open this is usually
summer. paid to a and worship. A
specially designed
The new management live-burn prop will
pool is expected company
to cost around for the pool, be showcased in
the parking lot of the Frederick County Fire-Recue Museum / National Fire
$369,500, which appears to be and fund balances from other capital Heritage Center at 300B South Seton Avenue in Emmitsburg on Saturday,
a bargain. The original pool cost projects.
$250,000, which is equivalent to Last month, the commissioners April 8, 2017, beginning at 1:15 p.m. There will be a “side-by-side” live-burn
demonstration of two identical/typical residential dwelling living rooms—one
about $1.1 million in today’s dollars. started looking at the cost to put with fire sprinkler protection and one not (see photo above).
The town commissioners had initially LED lights in the pool. They also
only been planning on renovating the considered a new diving board and Experts in fire sprinkler design, installation, and maintenance will be
available to answer questions, while First Responders from the Vigilant
existing pool, but a pressure test of a pool slide, but these two projects Hose Company (VHC) and Emmitburg Volunteer Ambulance Company
the plumbing showed that it needed to will have to wait until a future time.
be replaced. Also, the beams beneath The new pool is expected to be will be participating in support of the demonstration, coordinated with the
governments of the Town of Emmitsburg and Frederick County.
the pool were damaged and also need less expensive to run, primarily The demonstration is made possible by the National Fire Sprinkler
to be replaced. because water and chemicals won’t
“Once you got in there digging be leaking from the pool. Association and its Regional Chapter, the Capital Region Fire Sprinkler
Association. Fire/Life Safety information, courtesy of the VHC, will also be
around, you saw where things Makin’ Waves will be in charge of available.
were patched up for forty years,” installing the new pool.
Mayor Don Briggs said during an Although there will be no Parking in the rear of the Emmitsburg Community Center is recommended.
Following the demo, tours of the Museum and Heritage Center will be
Emmitsburg town meeting. swimming pool this summer, the available, as will be light refreshments. Questions may be directed to Wayne
The commissioners decided that it town will still be hosting three pool
was worth the investment to rebuild parties. Powell at 240-344-7390 or waynepowellnfhc@gmail.com.
Summer Without Pool in Emmitsburg — Home Fire Sprinklers “Side-by-Side”
Live-Burn Demo — Public Invited
Continued from page 1
pool. With the Photo Courtesy of the Town of Emmitsburg the pool. The general Courtesy Photo
Emmitsburg It will be
Commissioners’ funded public, as well as
area business and
approval in with the community leaders,
February to remainder of
build a new the money are invited to see,
firsthand, the
community set aside effectiveness of fire
pool, the for the
timeline doesn’t renovations, sprinkler protection
in homes, places
work out for it money that of work, play,
to be open this is usually
summer. paid to a and worship. A
specially designed
The new management live-burn prop will
pool is expected company
to cost around for the pool, be showcased in
the parking lot of the Frederick County Fire-Recue Museum / National Fire
$369,500, which appears to be and fund balances from other capital Heritage Center at 300B South Seton Avenue in Emmitsburg on Saturday,
a bargain. The original pool cost projects.
$250,000, which is equivalent to Last month, the commissioners April 8, 2017, beginning at 1:15 p.m. There will be a “side-by-side” live-burn
demonstration of two identical/typical residential dwelling living rooms—one
about $1.1 million in today’s dollars. started looking at the cost to put with fire sprinkler protection and one not (see photo above).
The town commissioners had initially LED lights in the pool. They also
only been planning on renovating the considered a new diving board and Experts in fire sprinkler design, installation, and maintenance will be
available to answer questions, while First Responders from the Vigilant
existing pool, but a pressure test of a pool slide, but these two projects Hose Company (VHC) and Emmitburg Volunteer Ambulance Company
the plumbing showed that it needed to will have to wait until a future time.
be replaced. Also, the beams beneath The new pool is expected to be will be participating in support of the demonstration, coordinated with the
governments of the Town of Emmitsburg and Frederick County.
the pool were damaged and also need less expensive to run, primarily The demonstration is made possible by the National Fire Sprinkler
to be replaced. because water and chemicals won’t
“Once you got in there digging be leaking from the pool. Association and its Regional Chapter, the Capital Region Fire Sprinkler
Association. Fire/Life Safety information, courtesy of the VHC, will also be
around, you saw where things Makin’ Waves will be in charge of available.
were patched up for forty years,” installing the new pool.
Mayor Don Briggs said during an Although there will be no Parking in the rear of the Emmitsburg Community Center is recommended.
Following the demo, tours of the Museum and Heritage Center will be
Emmitsburg town meeting. swimming pool this summer, the available, as will be light refreshments. Questions may be directed to Wayne
The commissioners decided that it town will still be hosting three pool
was worth the investment to rebuild parties. Powell at 240-344-7390 or waynepowellnfhc@gmail.com.
