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Cecil County Man Named to National Fire Heritage Center

Posted on December 19, 2018May 24, 2025 by Mike

Mike Dixon of Elkton, MD has been named to the Board of Trustees for the National Fire Heritage Center.  The National Fire Heritage Center is the nation’s archive for historic documents, and other perishables related to fire protection. 

These perishables include:  art and artifacts, audio, books, charts and graphs, documents, maps, photography, reports, and video

Dixon is a historian, adjunct professor, and writer whose research and teaching focuses on community studies and social history.  He has served as a consultant for public television documentaries, Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Exhibits, and local government commissions.  He has appeared on The Today Show, Maryland Public Television, the National Geographic Channel, and National Public Radio Shows. 

Dixon joined the Singerly Fire Company of Elkton as a teenager in the late 1960s.  Today, he chairs the company’s museum committee and is the editor of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association newsletter, the Volunteer Trumpet.

He holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in history and behavioral science from St. Joseph’s University (Philadelphia), Washington College (Chestertown), and Wilmington University (Delaware). 

“Michael Dixon’s unique combination of being a historical scholar and his combat firefighting experience makes him an ideal member of our Board of Trustees.  He has a built-in appreciation for what we are doing and why we are doing it.” Says NFHC President Bill Killen.

Singerly Fire Company Capt. Mike Dixon at an Elementary School for Fire Prevention Week in 1976
Singerly Fire Company Capt. Mike Dixon at an elementary school for Fire Prevention Week 1976 demonstration.  

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2 thoughts on “Cecil County Man Named to National Fire Heritage Center”

  1. Sam Goldwater says:
    December 20, 2018 at 3:16 pm

    Congratulations Mike Dixon! This is great.

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    1. Mike says:
      December 21, 2018 at 3:30 am

      Thanks Sam.

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