Reflections & News About Working With the Past
OCEAN CITY, June 24, 2022 – At the 130th annual convention of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association (MSFA), I was pleased to be inducted into the MSFA Hall of Fame. This prestigious award recognizes distinguished contributions to the Maryland Fire Service at the state level. I joined the ranks of the volunteer fire service in 1969. … Continue reading “Hall of Fame Inducts Dixon”
ELKTON, Sept. 18, 2021 – At the Singerly Fire Company’s 129th annual banquet, I was pleased to receive a prestigious honor, induction into the Harford-Cecil Volunteer Firemen’s Association Firefighter Hall of Fame and to also be recognized for 50-years-of service as a firefighter. I joined Elkton’s fire department in 1969 and, over the decades, … Continue reading “Dixon Inducted into Harford Cecil Firefighters Hall of Fame”
For nine years, I have served as the editor of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association (MSFA) newsletter, The Volunteer Trumpet. But the summer 2020 issue, which usually coincides with the annual firefighters’ convention in Ocean City, is my last number as I step down as editor. I am pleased during this nearly ten-year term to … Continue reading “Dixon Steps Down as Volunteer Trumpet Editor”
In the mid-1980s, we formed a committee of the Singerly Fire Company in Elkton to gear up for the organization’s 1992 centennial celebration. While the committee planned a cluster of traditional initiatives, the working group also developed two larger heritage-related goals. One involved restoring two priceless hand pumpers, veterans of many of a fight with … Continue reading “Singerly Fire Company Paper Show Had Fine Delmarva Photographs & Collectibles”