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F r ederick C o u n ty Fir e & R es cu e
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• Message Line 240-288-0108 • I’ve visited the other historical
• Fax 301-447-2946 • Frederick County items. Together
Fire and Rescue with the museum,
Museum twice they are currently
this year because hosting the
once was just not traveling exhibit
enough. There is so of the National
much to discover, Smokejumper
not only about Association.
the equipment, On display is a
apparatus, and fully outfitted
artifacts, but more smokejumper
importantly, about mannequin,
the people who along with
have dedicated their firefighting tools
lives to protecting and information
the residents of panels. Later this
Frederick County. summer, a new
Frederick display will take
County Fire its place.
and Rescue Jim and Joy Deater are shown seated in front of the 1893 Hand Drawn Hose Reel, which is The museum
Museum President on loan from the Independent Hose Company #1. In the background is the Frederick County is open Saturdays
James Deater Fallen Firefighters and Rescue Personnel Memorial Wall. and Sundays, from
and Secretary 12:00-4:00 p.m.,
Joy Deater gave me a tour of companies, as well as the Frederick April through October. However,
the museum, which is located County Fire and Rescue Association tours are available by appointment
in Emmitsburg at 300B South and Maryland State Firemen’s at any time. Individuals and groups
Seton Avenue, in a building that Association. There are uniforms, are always welcome. To arrange a
was previously occupied by the helmets, firefighting gear, and special tour for a group, contact
Emmitsburg Ambulance Company. equipment. One room holds early Jim Deater at 301-639-1290 or by
Their knowledge of history is radio communications equipment e-mail at jdeater@comcast.net. Put
impressive and their enthusiasm is and pictures. Hanging on a wall the museum on your list of places to
apparent. is a life net that was used to catch visit this summer.
The history of all twenty-six fire people who jumped from buildings
companies in Frederick County is on to escape fires. Display cabinets
display. Some of the equipment is on contain newspaper clippings,
loan to the museum. One example is photographs, and other historical
the 1893 Hand-Drawn Hose Reel, a objects. The Frederick County
name which accurately describes its Fallen Firefighters and Rescue
function. The fire hose was wrapped Personnel Memorial Wall, sponsored
around the reel, which was pulled by by Stauffer Funeral Homes PA,
hand by firefighters. The separate is a tribute to the twenty-three
pumper carrying water was also firefighters who died in the line of
pulled by hand to the fire. A 1939 duty in Frederick County.
Pumper, on loan from the United The building is also home to
Steam Fire Engine Company No. 3, the National Fire Heritage Center,
is also on display along with several an organization committed to
other pumpers and hose reels. preserving the history of the
Many of the artifacts have been American Fire Protection Services.
donated for permanent display by The Heritage Center houses a
firefighter families, fire and rescue collection of books, documents, and
