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Emmitsburg Firefighters Support Presidential Inauguration in D.C.
Local Emmitsburg Vigilant Courtesy Photos personnel are certain to always
remember.”
Hose Company (VHC) First
Responders played important Leading the crews were VHC
roles on Friday, January 20, 2017, Lieutenants Alex McKenna
in Washington, D.C., during and Doug Yingling, along with
the Presidential Inauguration. President and former Chief Frank
Neither political nor partisan in Davis, who drove the Engine. In
nature, their public safety duties addition to Davis, McKenna, and
included filling in at a District of Yingling, staffing Engine 63 and
Columbia fire station, due to the accomplishing related duties in
fact that the City’s normal call the Nation’s Capital were VHC
volume can increase three-fold Firefighters Matt Boyd, Vance
on this particular day every four Click, Greg Sterner, Shawn Wetzel,
years, plus many D.C. emergency and Dave Zentz.
services units are committed to
responsibilities directly associated Adequate coverage here on
with the day’s public events (from the homefront was planned for in
which they cannot be easily advance, knowing that a number
released). Emmitsburg personnel, of VHC’s operational response
along with other emergency VHC Engine 63 became ‘Engine 906’ for the day, their assigned designation under the Washington Council personnel were helping to assure
personnel from Frederick County’s of Governments’ regional emergency services plan (Frederick County units use the ‘900’ series while each an orderly transition of American
emergency services, were approved county in the metro area has its own unique designation to avoid confusion in the event of a major regional power—a hallmark of the nation’s
disaster. democracy.
for their unique duty assignments
(after having been cleared to serve selected, and our people were
by the U.S. Secret Service, the VHC Chief Chad Umbel, who treated very well,” adding that,
for weeks helped plan the support
DCFD, and our own Frederick effort, said, “It was a great honor “their day started before 4:00 a.m.,
County Government / Department not getting back home until 9:00
of Fire and Rescue Services). for our small department to be p.m., followed
Frederick County provided a total by cleanup of
of four ambulances, two engines, the unit. It was
two ATV’s, and a Battalion Chief. something our
VHC members staffed Emmitsburg’s
Engine 63 and were assigned to D.C.
Fire and EMS Station 20, located in
the Tenleytown section of the City Pictured
(on Wisconsin Avenue, just south of left to right
Tenley Circle in upper northwest), are Matt
plus special assignments like staffing Boyd, Shawn
an EMS ATV (all-terrain vehicle) Wetzel, Greg
near the Washington Monument Sterner,
and driving an ambulance stationed Dave Zentz,
along the parade route. and Alex
McKenna.
Community news
Emmitsburg Firefighters Support Presidential Inauguration in D.C.
Local Emmitsburg Vigilant Courtesy Photos personnel are certain to always
remember.”
Hose Company (VHC) First
Responders played important Leading the crews were VHC
roles on Friday, January 20, 2017, Lieutenants Alex McKenna
in Washington, D.C., during and Doug Yingling, along with
the Presidential Inauguration. President and former Chief Frank
Neither political nor partisan in Davis, who drove the Engine. In
nature, their public safety duties addition to Davis, McKenna, and
included filling in at a District of Yingling, staffing Engine 63 and
Columbia fire station, due to the accomplishing related duties in
fact that the City’s normal call the Nation’s Capital were VHC
volume can increase three-fold Firefighters Matt Boyd, Vance
on this particular day every four Click, Greg Sterner, Shawn Wetzel,
years, plus many D.C. emergency and Dave Zentz.
services units are committed to
responsibilities directly associated Adequate coverage here on
with the day’s public events (from the homefront was planned for in
which they cannot be easily advance, knowing that a number
released). Emmitsburg personnel, of VHC’s operational response
along with other emergency VHC Engine 63 became ‘Engine 906’ for the day, their assigned designation under the Washington Council personnel were helping to assure
personnel from Frederick County’s of Governments’ regional emergency services plan (Frederick County units use the ‘900’ series while each an orderly transition of American
emergency services, were approved county in the metro area has its own unique designation to avoid confusion in the event of a major regional power—a hallmark of the nation’s
disaster. democracy.
for their unique duty assignments
(after having been cleared to serve selected, and our people were
by the U.S. Secret Service, the VHC Chief Chad Umbel, who treated very well,” adding that,
for weeks helped plan the support
DCFD, and our own Frederick effort, said, “It was a great honor “their day started before 4:00 a.m.,
County Government / Department not getting back home until 9:00
of Fire and Rescue Services). for our small department to be p.m., followed
Frederick County provided a total by cleanup of
of four ambulances, two engines, the unit. It was
two ATV’s, and a Battalion Chief. something our
VHC members staffed Emmitsburg’s
Engine 63 and were assigned to D.C.
Fire and EMS Station 20, located in
the Tenleytown section of the City Pictured
(on Wisconsin Avenue, just south of left to right
Tenley Circle in upper northwest), are Matt
plus special assignments like staffing Boyd, Shawn
an EMS ATV (all-terrain vehicle) Wetzel, Greg
near the Washington Monument Sterner,
and driving an ambulance stationed Dave Zentz,
along the parade route. and Alex
McKenna.
