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  2. Manchester, Maryland - Wikipedia

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    During the summer, Manchester hosts the Manchester Volunteer Fire Department Carnival. The carnival lasts several nights and usually coincides with Independence Day. A fireworks display is set off to celebrate the holiday. [32] Once a year, a female member of the Manchester community is chosen as "Miss Manchester Fire Queen". [33]

  3. List of Maryland fire departments - Wikipedia

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    A ^ The Edgewater Volunteer Fire Department was known as the Woodland Beach Volunteer Fire Department from its founding until October 2, 2024 when a rebranding was announced. B ^ The Arundel Volunteer Fire Department merged with the Riva Volunteer Fire Department on June 12, 2024 with the Arundel VFD taking over the Riva corporation. Prior to ...

  4. Manchester fire that left home uninhabitable deemed ... - AOL

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    Investigators said Sunday they blame an electrical failure for the blaze that displaced a Whiting family Friday.

  5. Volunteer fire department - Wikipedia

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    The Swepsonville Volunteer Fire Department responding to a call. A volunteer fire department is normally reached the same way as other emergency services, such as by calling 9-1-1 or 1-1-2. A central dispatcher then calls out the VFD, often through equipment such as pagers, radios, phone apps, or loud signals, such as a fire siren. Average ...

  6. One person injured in late night shed fire at house in ... - AOL

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    Manchester police responded to the scene at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday and found the structure fully engulfed, said Lt. Albert Vega, a department spokesman.

  7. Several people injured after car smashes into Manchester ...

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    Patricia Janelli, 89, lost control of her 2017 Toyota Camry as she was attempting to pull out of a parking space at the supermarket on Friday.

  8. Harney, Maryland - Wikipedia

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    The Harney Volunteer Fire Company was established. [7] The "Luther Ridinger Hall" [ 60 ] /"Luther Ridinger building" [ 61 ] had the initial siren (a shed held 2 fire extinguishers) and the building held meetings (e.g., 1953 fireman's carnival meeting) and recreation events (1956 "Record Hop").

  9. Firefighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A fire department responds to a fire every 23 seconds throughout the United States. [4] Fire departments responded to 26,959,000 calls for service in 2020. Of these, 64.2% were for medical help, 8% were false alarms, and 3.9% were for actual fires. [5]