James Rada, Jr. Looking better than ever, Paul’s Pit Stop on South Seton Avenue in Emmitsburg reopened on Monday, August 8, 2016. A fire last December had destroyed some of the six second-floor apartments and closed the liquor store. Neeta Pansuriya, the owner of the store, said that she smelled smoke upstairs and dialed 911.…

James Rada, Jr. Training Center,Besides helping residents before and after the fires in Emmitsburg, the American Red Cross and Vigilant Hose Company (VHC) set out to stop fires from happening again. Beginning on December 12, 2015, volunteers began going door to door to offer smoke alarm checks. “Emmitsburg’s all-volunteer fire department, the Vigilant Hose Company,…