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. Over the decades, I served as a firefighter, lieutenant, captain, and chief of the EMS Division. Also active in county, state, and national fire service organizations, I edited the Volunteer Trumpet, the statewide newsletter of the MSFA, for nine years.
MSFA Past President John Denver and the Singerly Fire Company nominated me for the special honor. Before the annual convention, a review committee selects a small number of candidates as new members.
I was honored and humbled that my colleagues in the Maryland Fire Service nominated me for this prestigious honor. And during the induction ceremony in Ocean City, as I joined the distinguished ranks of Maryland leaders in the hall of fame, the ceremony evoked many memories from over half a century as a first responder in Maryland.
