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New fire and ambulance building planned in Sharpsburg
julieg@herald-mail.comSharpsburg Volunteer Fire Co. and Sharpsburg Area Emergency Medical Services are planning a new, six-bay building to house both operations, although the companies will remain separate entities, officials said. “Both departments have justifiable...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Authorities investigating cause and structural stability of building fire on W. Antietam St.
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com; c.j.lovelace@herald-mail.comAuthorities worked Friday to determine the structural stability of a five-story building in downtown Hagerstown that was ravaged by a two-alarm fire late Thursday night into Friday morning, a city fire marshal said. Hagerstown Fire Marshal Doug DeHaven...Tags: Fires, Labor Legislation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace
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Director of emergency services outlines Fairplay coverage plan
dona@herald-mail.comWashington County will provide temporary medical support service to the Fairplay area and pay surrounding fire companies for fire response until a permanent solution is found for serving the 42-square-mile area in the wake of Fairplay Volunteer Co.'s...Tags: Prisons, Entertainment, Advanced Life Support, Gaming
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32 die, 121 injured in Mexico oil company office building blast
Rescuers searched for survivors Friday and authorities promised a thorough investigation after an office building blast killed 32 people and injured 121 at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos. The cause of the...
Tags: Mexico City, Emergency Incidents, American Red Cross, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Kevin Lewis, Local Government, 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: Kevin Lewis, Fires
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Pa. man enters Alford plea to negligent manslaughter by vehicle
dona@herald-mail.comA Pennsylvania man faces a possible state prison sentence after he entered an Alford plea Thursday to negligent manslaughter by vehicle in the death of a Williamsport man last summer. Stephen James Bonafede, 27, of Mountville, Pa., also entered Alford...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Transportation Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Christmas Eve snow blamed for multiple accidents; more snow, freezing rain expected Wednesday
julieg@herald-mail.com and davem@herald-mail.comHagerstown and the surrounding area woke up Tuesday to a white Christmas, much of which had melted by the evening as another storm was expected to bring a wintry mix, including ice, that would make travel treacherous Wednesday, according to the National...Tags: Vehicles, Maryland State Police, BP Plc, Snow Storms, Services and Shopping
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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: Vehicles, Snow Storms, Kevin Lewis, Services and Shopping, Transportation Accidents
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Staying vigilant in an effort to keep Washington County schools safe
julieg@herald-mail.comEnsuring exterior school doors are kept closed and locked. Monitoring school visitors. Talking about metal detectors. Engaging in a national gun-control debate. These are some of the issues that routinely arise after a school shooting makes national...Tags: Gun Control, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy
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Outdoor workers bundle up in battle against bitter cold temperatures
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comRichard Roberts of Clear Spring was outside Tuesday, selling Baltimore Ravens gear at the intersection of Dual Highway and Mount Aetna Road. “It’s all right as long as the wind isn’t blowing,” said Roberts, 60. “I’ve...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Hypothermia, Aetna Inc., Labor Legislation, Highway Transportation
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WCPS employees trained to deal with emergencies
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools thoroughly trains its employees for all kinds of emergency situations, a school district spokesman said Friday in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left 28 people dead....Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Health and Safety at School, FEMA, Bank Robbery
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