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EMMITSBURG, MD – Firefighters from all parts of Pennsylvania gathered at the Nation Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland for the PA State Weekend to participate in a weekend full of training and camaraderie.  Class topics ranged from initial company operations to politics and the white hat. On Saturday evening, July 20, attendees assembled in an auditorium in the E Building for a Firefighters’ Memorial Service.  The service started with a procession led by the music of the Highlanders Pipe Band.  Father Bill Glosser from the West End Fire Company, Mahanoy City opened the memorial with a hymn to St. Florian, Patron … Continue reading →