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County officials work to establish Fairplay medical response coverage plan
julieg@herald-mail.comEstablishing medical response coverage specifically for the Fairplay fire district is an immediate step Washington County Emergency Service officials are working on after the County Commissioners voted Tuesday to no longer have Fairplay Volunteer Fire Co....Tags: Local Government, Disasters and Accidents, First Aid
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Some Fairplay residents uneasy about losing town's fire company
dan.dearth@herald-mail.com and caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comBarbara Shipe’s parents, Jacob and Elta Warrenfeltz, were among the founders of the Fairplay Volunteer Fire Co. in the 1940s. She said she was saddened to see the organization come to such an unfortunate end Tuesday, when the Washington County...Tags: Fires, Disasters and Accidents, The Herald-Mail
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Gas leak forces 28 Frederick Street residents from their homes
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comHagerstown firefighters evacuated 28 residents in the area of the 200 block of Frederick Street on Tuesday after scrap metal thieves cut a gas line inside a vacant duplex, fire officials said. The street was blocked off to motorists and pedestrians from...Tags: American Red Cross
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New Emergency Services Advisory Council to have more civilians than fire and rescue members
dona@herald-mail.comA consolidation of two emergency services committees will include more members of the public than fire and ambulance professionals following a vote Tuesday by the Washington County Board of Commissioners. The board voted 3-1 that the makeup of a new...Tags: William McKinley
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911 Center deals with high volume of calls during snow storms
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comLocal law-enforcement agencies and Washington County 911 dispatchers were kept busy handling more than 100 traffic accidents that were reported during a winter storm that dumped nearly 2.5 inches of ice and snow on Hagerstown and the surrounding areas...Tags: Snow Storms, Vehicles, Transportation Accidents, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Disasters and Accidents
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Shoppers grab final gifts, supplies on Christmas Eve
When snowflakes began falling Monday afternoon, the commotion near Mondawmin Mall slowed. Children pointed to the sky. Shoppers, their shoulders previously hunched against the cold, stood to take in the scene. Inside, shoppers buzzed through stores...
Tags: Gaming, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Gifts, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Toy Industry
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Subject of Sharpsburg-area manhunt turns himself in to police
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com and dona@herald-mail.comA Sharpsburg area man who was the subject of a massive search by police Thursday afternoon turned himself in to Maryland State Police on Friday and was charged with 14 firearms violations, according to the Washington County State’s Attorney’...Tags: Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Justice System
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Two taken to Meritus after vehicle strikes bear on I-70
Two people were taken to Meritus Medical Center after their vehicle struck and killed a black bear Monday night on Interstate 70 west of Hancock, Maryland State Police said. First Sgt. Kevin Lewis said the accident happened shortly before 11 p.m. in...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Maryland State Police, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Crash snarls traffic on southbound 81 west of Hagerstown
Traffic is snarled in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 west of Hagerstown while rescue workers respond to a traffic accident that was reported at 2:35 p.m. today, Maryland State Police said. First Sgt. Kevin Lewis said the accident occurred near the...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Maryland State Police
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Bartlett briefed on storm damage in Washington County
dona@herald-mail.comEarly damage assessments on Washington County showed relatively little damage to homes and infrastructure in Washington County, according to county officials who briefed U.S. Rep Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., on Wednesday. With no known injuries or deaths...Tags: Local Government, FEMA, Science and Technology
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Calexico Fire fully staffed
Staff WriterCALEXICO — The Calexico Fire Department is at full staffing levels for the first time in years after the promotion of five firefighters and the hiring of two new firefighters. Calexico fire responds to 3,800 to 4,000 calls in an average year and...Tags: Fires, Science and Technology
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Washington Co. emergency service panel's level of authority debated
dona@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday picked up on a discussion from last week about revamping the county’s Emergency Services Advisory Council and its bylaws. Part of the task will be deciding whether the board is advisory or has...Tags: William McKinley
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