{"id":3133,"date":"2022-06-30T10:15:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T15:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?p=3133"},"modified":"2024-03-27T18:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:40:19","slug":"hall-of-fame-inducts-dixon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/hall-of-fame-inducts-dixon\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fame Inducts Dixon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0136a5aaa.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0136a5aaa.jpg?resize=335%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Captain Mike Dixon at a fire prevention program at Kenmore Elementary.  He was inducted into the hall of fame.\" class=\"wp-image-3149\" width=\"335\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0136a5aaa.jpg?w=558&amp;ssl=1 558w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0136a5aaa.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Captain Mike Dixon at a fire prevention week program at Kenmore Elementary around 1975<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>OCEAN CITY, June 24, 2022&nbsp;\u2013 At the 130<sup>th<\/sup> annual convention of the Maryland State Firemen\u2019s Association (MSFA),&nbsp;I was pleased to be inducted into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msfa.org\/awards\/hall-of-fame-award\/\">MSFA Hall of Fame.&nbsp;<\/a> This prestigious award recognizes distinguished contributions to the Maryland Fire Service at the state level.   &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;county, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?s=singerly+dixon\">state,&nbsp;<\/a>and national fire service organizations, I edited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/dixon-steps-down-as-editor-of-volunteer-trumpet\/\">Volunteer Trumpet<\/a>, the statewide newsletter of the MSFA, for nine years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was honored and humbled that my colleagues in the Maryland Fire Service nominated me for this prestigious honor.&nbsp; 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&nbsp;memories from over half a century as a first responder in Maryland.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0135a9a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0135a9a.jpg?resize=564%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mike Dixon was inducted into the Hall of Fame.  He is doing a fire prevention program at Immaculate Conception Elementary School.  \" class=\"wp-image-3134\" width=\"564\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0135a9a.jpg?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0135a9a.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/singerly-_0135a9a.jpg?resize=768%2C573&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Elkton Firefighter Mike Dixon doing a fire prevention program at Immaculate Conception School around 1974<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OCEAN CITY, June 24, 2022&nbsp;\u2013 At the 130th annual convention of the Maryland State Firemen\u2019s Association (MSFA),&nbsp;I was pleased to be inducted into the MSFA Hall of Fame.&nbsp; This prestigious award recognizes distinguished contributions to the Maryland Fire Service at the state level. &nbsp; 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