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Purpose of Award: Recognition of Distinguished Service to the Maryland State Firemen’s Association or an Individual Department or County Fire or Rescue Service
Award Sponsor: Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Award Administered By: Maryland State Firemen’s Association Hall of Fame Committee
Background: The Hall of Fame Award was established by the Maryland State Firemen’s Association (MSFA) Executive Committee in 1979 as a result of a recommendation from Past President Eugene J. C. Raney to recognize the distinguished service of individuals. The first emphasis to be service to the MSFA and then service to the individuals department and local jurisdiction. Through the year 1985 the Hall of Fame Committee was authorized to select up to twenty (20) inductees into the Hall of Fame, and hence the selection shall be limited to ten (10) inductees, either living or deceased. The award shall be made at the Annual Convention. Distinguished service to the MSFA is the primary consideration, with service to the member’s company and county to be considered also.
Award Rules:
1. During the year 1981 thrugh 1985, there were twenty (20) individuals selected each year, either living or deceased.
2. Begining in the year 1986, induction into the Hall of Fame will be limited to ten (10) individuals who are members of a volunteer fire, rescue or EMS department/company, either living or deceased, and up to three (3) individuals who are not members of a volunteer fire, rescue or EMS department/company, either living or deceased.
3. Names of individuals for nomination to the Hall of fame may be submitted by:
a. The nominee's home fire, rescue or EMS department/company, or
b. Any individual in good standing with a fire, rescue or EMS
department/company, or
c. A member department/company in good standing with the MSFA, or
d. An individual member (s) of the Hall of Fame Committee
4. Nominees must have a minimum of ten (10) years of service to be eligible for consideration.
5. Nomination to the Hall of Fame should be based upon distinguished service to the MSFA. Distinguished service to the nominees individual department/company or county may be considered.
6. All nominations must be received, in writing, by the Chairman of the Hall of Fame
committee, by April 15th of each year to be considered. Until selected, a letter of nomination for an individual must be submitted each year, nomination letters will not be carried over from year to year. All nomination letters must be signed.
7. Selection of nominees to the MSFA Hall of Fame will be made annual by the members of the Hall of Fame Committee.
8. All individuals selected to the MSFA Hall of Fame will receive two (2) certificates, (one for the individual and one for their station,) a pocket card, a lapel pin, shoulder patch, decal and a hat. Each inductee will also receive the Hall of Fame Medal and Ribbon Bar, which was approved by the Executive Committee in 2002. The ribbon is red/white/blue and the gold medal is inscribed as “Hall of Fame” and the year, with the MSFA Seal in the center. Induction and presentations will take place at the Annual Convention and Conference.
9. The names of individuals selected to the Hall of Fame shall be published in the Annual Proceedings Book of the MSFA along with the year the selection was made.
10. A permanent plaque may be installed in the Volunteer Firefighter’s Room, Adult Education Center, University of Maryland, College Park, and the MFRI Regional Training Center. These plaques will list the individuals that have been inducted, along with the year the selection was made. The plaques at the Regional Training Centers will list only inductees from the geographical area.
11. Submission of nominations shall be mailed to:
C. Dan Carpenter, III
Chairman
1106 Cornwall Dr.
La Plata, MD 20646
Previous Recipients:
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1979
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Name |
Company |
County |
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Eugene J. C. Raney, P.P. |
Kensington |
Montgomery |
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Gov. J. Millard Tawes, P.P. |
Crisfield |
Somerset |
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G. Mitchell Boulden, P.P. |
Singerly |
Cecil |
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John W. Smith, P.P. |
West Annapolis |
Anne Arundel |
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Ted C. Gardner, P.P. |
Riverdale Heights |
Prince George’s |
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Philip H. Beard, P.P. |
Walkersville |
Frederick |
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James N. Jarman, P.P. |
Ocean City |
Worcester |
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Robert L. Smith |
Frederick |
Frederick |
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William A. Wilson |
Midland |
Allegany |
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Walter Bennett |
Sykesville |
Carroll |
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Spencer J. H. Brown, Sr., P.P. |
Sandy Spring |
Montgomery |
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Vincent A. Simmel |
Cottage City |
Prince George's |
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Joseph H. Kelly, P.P. |
Benedict |
Charles |
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Showell T. Culver |
Hebron |
Wicomico |
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Dr. James P. Swing |
Cambridge |
Dorchester |
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Noah Joffee |
Bowie |
Prince George’s |
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John Meech |
Avalon Shores |
Anne Arundel |
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George R. Lindsay |
Hagerstown |
Washington |
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Cromwell C. Zembower |
LaVale |
Allegany |
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B. Harrison Shipley, Sr., P.P. |
Ellicott City |
Howard |
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Thomas G. Basil |
Annapolis |
Anne Arundel |
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Jesse A. Fisher |
Annapolis |
Anne Arundel |
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B. H. Ford |
Crisfield |
Somerset |
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Phil Ryan |
Mount Rainier |
Prince George’s |
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A. J. Fairal |
Laurel |
Prince George’s |
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John O. Cockey |
Glyndon |
Baltimore |
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John S. Pritchard |
Grantsville |
Garrett |
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Curtis C. Larrimore |
Easton |
Talbot |
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Roy L. Morgan |
Annapolis |
Anne Arundel |
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Floyd B. Heimer |
Branchville |
Prince George’s |
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Felix Foote |
Lonaconing |
Allegany |
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Rev. James W. Minter |
Hereford |
Baltimore |
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F. L. Hiser |
Bel Air |
Harford |
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Theodore W. Veneman |
Riverdale |
Prince George’s |
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1980 |
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Herman Dilg |
Hillandale |
Montgomery |
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Frank Middleton |
Pittsville |
Wicomico |
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W. Bartgis Storm, P.P. |
Frederick |
Frederick |
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Heney A. Marschalk |
Takoma Park |
Montgomery |
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Ralph N. Small, Jr., P.P. |
Boulevard Heights |
Prince George's |
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Joseph R. Robison, P.P. |
Laurel |
Prince George's |
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Pierce M. Damewood |
Beltsville |
Prince George's |
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Marbery F. Gates |
Rockville |
Montgomery |
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Irving W. Johnson |
Takoma Park |
Montgomery |
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Charles S. Sewell |
Abingdon |
Harford |
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1981 |
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Ermon O. Dill |
Earleigh Heights |
Anne Arundel |
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J. Francis Fatkins |
Clarysville |
Allegany |
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David E. Kirk, P.P. |
Bowling Green |
Allegany |
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Roland E. Duke |
Leonardtown |
St. Mary's |
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John McNulty |
Linthicum |
Anne Arundel |
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Leslie B. Thompson, P.P. |
Damascus/Chestertown |
Montgomery/Kent |
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Hon. Louis L. Goldstein |
Prince Frederick |
Calvert |
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A. Marvin Gibbons, P.P. |
Hillandale |
Montgomery |
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William A. Chenoweth |
Pikesville |
Baltimore |
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William W. Fox |
Landover Hills |
Prince George's |
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Robert C. Byrus |
University of Maryland - MFRI |
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Richard J. Mooney |
Lansdowne |
Baltimore |
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George W. McCullough |
Lansdowne |
Baltimore |
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Edwad M. Dunn, Sr. |
Powhatan Beach |
Anne Arundel |
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Lewis C. Graybill |
Gaithersburg-Washington Grove |
Montgomery |
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George W. Colburn, Jr., P.P. |
Princess Anne |
Somerset |
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Clair Loughmiller |
Morningside |
Prince Georges |
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Charles B. Burton, P.P. |
Landover Hills |
Prince Georges |
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William M. Moore, P.P. |
Frederick |
Frederick |
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John A. Hornberger |
Water Witch |
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1982 |
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Charles W. Havens |
Westminister |
Carroll |
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Charles N. Ringer, P.P. |
Hagerstown |
Washington |
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Joseph Shuhart, Sr. |
Barton |
Allegany |
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John J. Barth |
Cambridge |
Dorchester |
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Severn H. Cooper |
Mardela Springs |
Wicomico |
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Charles Mumma |
Rocky Ridge |
Frederick |
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John F. Stevens, Jr. |
Annspolis |
Anne Arundel |
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Chester S. McCarthy |
La Plata |
Charles |
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Paul F. J. Lopore |
Savage |
Howard |
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Edgar M. Snyder |
Hampstead |
Carroll |
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Gerald A. Glaubitz, P.P. |
Morningside |
Prince George's |
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Howard A. Kellar, P.P. |
Pikesville |
Baltimore |
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J. Edward McClain, III |
Delmar |
Wicomico |
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William L. Williams |
Salisbury |
Wicomico |
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John H. O'Lexey |
Jessup |
Anne Arundel |
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Joseph C. Stuckey |
Corrigansville |
Allegany |
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Robert W. Wood |
Glen Echo |
Montgomery |
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Charles Edwin Turner, Sr., P.P. |
Centereville |
Queen Anne's |
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Bernard D. "Buck" Gladhill |
Damascus |
Montgomery |
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C. Robert Entwisle |
Forestville |
Prince George's |
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1983 |
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Harry C. Walters
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Corrigansville |
Allegany |
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Lawrence D. Beardmore
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Morningside |
Prince George's |
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D. Edgar Hurlack, Jr. |
Church Hill |
Queen Annes |
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Kyle I. Lenaham |
Elkridge |
Howard |
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Sterling M. Frock |
Pleasant Valley |
Carroll |
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John K. Williams |
Funkstown |
Washington |
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George E. Mayer, Sr. |
Easton |
Talbot |
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Gilbert Perdue, Sr. |
Snow Hill |
Worcester |
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John W. Dell |
Burtonsville |
Montgomery |
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Maurice E. Gray |
Union Bridge |
Carroll |
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Byrd J. Raby |
Potomac Heights |
Charles |
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Byron H. Miller |
Gaithersburg-Washington Grove |
Montgomery |
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James Meredith Marshall |
Cambridge |
Dorchester |
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Chester William Shimer |
Westernport |
Allegany |
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Herman B. Hare, P.P. |
Hampstead |
Carroll |
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William E. Denver |
Singerly |
Cecil |
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David E. Black, Sr. |
Manchester |
Carroll |
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Joseph Worthington |
Level |
Harford |
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Robert N. Dempsey, P.P. |
Kennedyville |
Kent |
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Fred A. Grier, Jr. |
Salisbury |
Wicomico |
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1984 |
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John Ward Means, Sr. |
Pleasant Valley |
Carroll |
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Smith N. Stathem, Jr., P.P. |
Pikesville |
Baltimore |
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David S. Dryer |
Bethesda-Chevy Chase |
Montgomery |
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William H. Berry |
Rockville |
Montgomery |
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James K. Nicholson |
Church Hill |
Queen Anne's |
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Albert G. Parlett |
Linthicum |
Anne Arundel |
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Frank L. Leizear |
Cabin John Park |
Montgomery |
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Daniel Bennett Smith, Sr. |
Aberdeen |
Harford |
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William J. Fleshman, P.P. |
Beltsville |
Prince George's |
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Thomas P. Collins |
Beltsville |
Prince George's |
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Jesse L. Kimble |
Barton |
Allegany |
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Russell Denbow |
Level |
Harford |
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Roy L. Wood, P.P. |
Beltsville |
Prince George's |
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C. Oscar Baker, P.P. |
Mt. Airy |
Carroll |
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Peter Paul Lochary, P.P. |
Bel Air |
Harford |
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J. Donald Mooney |
Lansdowne |
Baltimore |
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Norros J. Beard |
Laurel |
Prince George's |
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Samuel Ahmuth, Sr. |
Odenton |
Anne Arundel |
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Garyton Colvard Echols, Jr. |
La Plata |
Charles |
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Edgar S. Freeman, III |
Earleigh Heights |
Anne Arundel |
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1985 |
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Charles W. Riley, P.P. |
Abington |
Harford |
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Harry J. Devlin |
Midland |
Allegany |
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W. Newton Carey, Jr. |
Salisbury |
Wicomico |
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Joseph A. Weisgerber |
Hillandale |
Montgomery |
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William T. Dorsey |
West Friendship |
Howard |
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Lindsay L. Browning |
Mt. Airy |
Carroll |
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Arthur Lowman |
Mt. Airy |
Carroll |
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Bill R. Bless |
Upper Montgomery |
Montgomery |
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James J. Snyder, Jr. |
Laytonsville |
Montgomery |
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Robert E. Mumma |
Rocky Ridge |
Frederick |
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Scott Lambert Smith |
Pleasant Valley |
Carroll |
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Melvin F. Schwearing |
Independent Hose |
Frederick |
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Catherine Small |
West Annapolis |
Anne Arundel |
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Donald E. Stitely |
Guardian Hose |
Frederick |
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Orville J. Morgan |
Federaksburg |
Caroline |
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William F. Cooke |
Waldorf |
Charles |
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Clyde Kreitzer |
Manchester |
Carroll |
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Stanley H. Petterson |
Cockeysville |
Baltimore |
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Herbert L. Corbin |
Westminster |
Carroll |
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Calvin W. Growden |
Bedford Road |
Allegany |
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1986 |
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Willaim G. Holley |
Leonardtown |
St. Mary's |
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Charles W. Wills |
Potomac Heights |
Charles |
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Robert J. Smith, P.P. |
West Annapolis |
Anne Arundel |
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Thomas L. Tharp, P.P. |
Odenton |
Anne Arundel |
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Ralph E. Dull |
Manchester |
Carroll |
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Herman Rhue |
Hurlock |
Dorchester |
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James E. Lamberson |
Barton |
Allegany |
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Edward E. Raynor |
Riviera Beach |
Anne Arundel |
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Joseph Harrison |
Cordova |
Talbot |
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Robert H. Everhart |
Rockville |
Montgomery |
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1987 |
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William A. Hawkins |
Jessup |
Anne Arundel |
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Don Dunnington |
Bethesda-Chevy Chase |
Montgomery |
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Henry H. Purdy |
Easton |
Talbot |
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Malden B. Miller, Sr. |
Manchester |
Carroll |
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Clarence D. Carpenter, Jr., P.P. |
Potomac Heights |
Charles |
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L. Willys Wilson |
Bedford Road |
Allegany |
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B. Harrison Shipley, Jr., P.P. |
Ellicott City |
Howard |
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Robert W. Saville |
Boling Green |
Allegany |
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William Barney Miller |
Barton |
Allegany |
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T. Neville Cunningham |
Aberdeen |
Harford |
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1988 |
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H. E. "Sonny" Cannon |
Brunswick |
Frederick |
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Francis E. "Dutch" Philpot |
Shaft |
Allegany |
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Charles R. Stallings, P.P. |
Pikesville |
Baltimore |
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Dennis Skinner |
Avalon Shores |
Anne Arundel |
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Robert Renner |
New Midway |
Frederick |
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Elmer E. Dunn, Sr., P.P. |
Powhatan Beach |
Anne Arundel |
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Carroll J. Parrish |
Woodlawn |
Baltimore |
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William H. Smith, Jr. |
Luke |
Allegany |
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George Comp, Jr. |
Deer Park |
Garrett |
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Leonard T. King, Sr., P.P. |
Damascus |
Montgomery |
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1989 |
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Aaron Winters |
Shaft |
Allegany |
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Edwin F. Preston, P.P. |
Arbutus |
Baltimore |
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Clarence D. Carpenter, III |
Potomac Heights |
Charles |
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Russell Sears |
West Annapolis |
Anne Arundel |
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Thomas L. Reynolds, P.P. |
Queen Anne's-Hillsboro |
Queen Anne's |
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Roger N. Powell, P.P. |
Pikesville |
Baltimore |
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Robert N. Stevenson |
Midland |
Allegany |
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Richard H. Carter, P.P. |
Glen Burnie |
Anne Arundel |
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Luthern A. Della, Jr. |
La Plata |
Charles |
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John W. Hoglund |
Universityn of Maryland - MFRI |
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1990 |
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Robert H. Shimer, P.P. |
Westernport |
Allegany |
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Anne Hawkins |
Jessup |
Anne Arundel |
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Robert E. Collins |
Potomac Heights |
Charles |
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John O. Gatton, Sr. |
Hollywood |
St. Mary's |
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Donald J. Ware |
Baltimore Pike |
Allegany |
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Amos E. Joiner, Sr. |
Goodwill - Centreville |
Queen Anne's |
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C. Danny Davis, Jr., P.P. |
Holywood |
St. Mary's |
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Rocco J. Gabriele |
Rosedale |
Baltimore |
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Dr. R. Adams Cowley |
University of MD - Shock Trauma Center |
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Herchel C. Armour |
Charlestown |
Cecil |
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1991 |
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Richard H. Carter |
Glen Burnie |
Anne Arundel |
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Roert P. Cumberland, Jr., P.P. |
Westminster |
Carroll |
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George Blanco |
Midland |
Allegany |
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Calvin S. Stack, Jr. |
Rescue - Cambridge |
Dorchester |
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Robert P. King |
Joppa-Magnolia |
Harford |
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Philip M. Hurlock, P.P. |
Church Hill |
Queen Anne's |
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Francis D. Jester |
Church Hill |
Queen Anne's |
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John Shuhart |
Barton |
Allegany |
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Thomas A. Mattingly, Sr., P.P. |
Leonardtown |
St. Mary;s |
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Bruce Zembower |
Beltsville |
Prince George's |
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1992 |
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Martin G. Kurtz, Sr. |
Jarrettsville |
Harford |
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Ronald Poole |
Clear Spring |
Washington |
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Leslie M. Dulin |
Kennedyville |
Kent |
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S. Richard Powell |
Galena |
Kent |
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Dennis H. Bonner |
Bowman's Addition |
Allegany |
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William B. Lay, Sr. |
Joppa-Magnolia |
Harford |
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W. Carroll Craig, Jr. |
Level |
Harford |
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James "Jim" Marrow |
Sandy Spring |
Montgomery |
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Howard Springer, P.P. |
Havre De Grace |
Harford |
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Eugene Curfman |
Union Bridge |
Carroll |
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1993 |
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Lawrence R. Woltz |
College Park |
Prince George's |
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Melvin Delbert Zang |
Deale |
Anne Arundel |
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Donald F. Knauer |
Rescue - Cambridge |
Dorchester |
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Vernon D. Horsmon, Sr. |
Prince Frederick |
Calvert |
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Eugene L. Worthington, P.P. |
Level |
Harford |
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Gordon M. Touhey |
Cabin John Park |
Montgomery |
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Spencer J. H. Brown, Jr. |
Sandy Springs |
Montgomery |
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Ronald E. Watkins |
Damascus |
Montgomery |
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Rodney H. Duvall |
Damascus |
Montgomery |
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William W. Olsen |
Waldorf |
Charles |
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1994 |
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Noah W. Callis, Jr. |
Hollywood |
St. Mary's |
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Paul M. Stackhouse |
Rockville |
Montgomery |
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Edwin C. Sokel, Jr. |
Joppa-Magnolia |
Harford |
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Michael W. Robinson |
Earleigh Heights |
Anne Arundel |
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Carl B. Edelin, Jr., P.P. |
Kensington |
Montgomery |
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Kenneth T. King |
Damascus |
Montgomery |
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John R. Williams |
Delta-Carter |
Harford |
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William C. Benjamin, Jr. |
Aberdeen |
Harford |
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Joan Robison |
Laurel Rescue |
Prince George's |
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Bernard J. Smith, P.P. |
Lansdowne |
Baltimore |
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1995 |
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Paul M. Fabiszak |
Hereford EMS |
Baltimore |
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Wilbur O. Marshall |
North Beach |
Calvert |
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John E. "Jack" Snoddy |
Greenbelt |
Prince George's |
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Paul H. Sterling, Jr., P.P. |
Wheaton |
Montgomery |
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Raymond Adkins, P.P. |
Berlin |
Worcester |
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Charles E. "Chip" Jewell |
Libertytown |
Frederick |
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Horace Wright |
Woodsboro |
Frederick |
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James Lee Deskins |
Accokeek |
Prince George's |
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Jack V. Reckner, P.P. |
Earleigh Heights |
Anne Arundel |
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Albert D. "Mickey" Harris |
Glen Echo |
Montgomery |
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1996 |
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Joseph B. Carroll |
Seventh District |
St. Maary's |
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John Crisman |
College Park |
Prince George's |
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Hartwood H. Cornell |
Woodsboro |
Frederick |
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John T. Ferguson |
Rockville |
Montgomery |
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John O. Gatton, Jr. |
Hollywood |
St. Mary's |
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William R. Huttenloch |
Forestville |
Prince George's |
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Charles J. Mattingly, III, P.P. |
Hollywood |
St. Mary's |
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Roger A. Steger, Sr., P.P. |
Ocean City |
Worcester |
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Richard B. Thomas, Jr. |
Sandy Springs |
Montgomery |
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Richard L. Yinger, P.P. |
Citizens Truck |
Frederick |
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1997 |
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George Anderson |
St. Leonard |
Calvert |
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Elwood H. Banister |
Cockeysville |
Baltimore |
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Richard K. Brooks, III |
Norrisville |
Harford |
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George A. "Fred" Cross, Jr., P.P. |
Chestnut Ridge |
Baltimore |
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Vernon M. Pessell |
Braddock Heights |
Frederick |
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James E. Cross |
Marlboro |
Prince George's |
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R. Keith Fairfax |
Bay District |
St. Mary's |
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Ronald B. Graff |
Riviera Beach |
Anne Arundel |
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Hon. Roland E. "Fish" Powell |
Ocean City |
Worcester |
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James Benny Sheldon |
Sudlersville |
Queen Anne's |
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1998 |
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James T. Ferguson, Jr. |
St. Michaels |
Talbot |
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Patti Gordy |
Caroline County ALS |
Caroline |
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George W. Hardy |
Denton |
Caroline |
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David C. "Rusty" Leftwich |
Norrisville |
Harford |
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James B. Lions, III |
Joppa-Magnolia |
Harford |
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John M. Murphy |
MIEMSS - University of Maryland |
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John B. Lewis, Jr. |
Citizens Truck |
Frederick |
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Lee N. Sachs, P.P. |
Pikesville |
Baltimore |
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Ronald J. Siarnicki |
Prince George's County |
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Stephen D. Cox, P.P. |
Bel Air |
Harford |
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1999 |
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John T. Baker |
Takoma Park |
Montgomery |
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Wylie L. Donaldson, Jr. |
Odenton |
Anne Arundel |
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Wayne F. Fretterd |
Denton |
Caroline |
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Ronald B. Grabenstein |
District 16 |
Allegany |
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Louis J. Jonske |
Joppa-Magnolia |
Harford |
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John C. Korman |
Hampstead |
Carroll |
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David L. Kyle |
Flintstone |
Allegany |
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William R. Massey, Jr. |
Indian Head |
Charles |
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Harry W. Stone, Jr. |
Deep Creek |
Garrett |
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Charles R. Wisner |
Independent Hose |
Frederick |
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2000 |
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John F. Bender |
Aberdeen |
Harford |
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Mark A. Bilger |
Hampstead |
Carroll |
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Richard S. "Stormie" Combs |
Mechanicsville |
St. Mary's |
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Steven T. Edwards |
MFRI - University of Maryland |
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LesterA. Downs, Jr. |
Goodwill -Centreville |
Queen Anne's |
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Robert E. Halley |
Hacks Point |
Cecil |
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Robert E. Knippenburg, P.P. |
Midland |
Allegany |
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David W. Lewis |
Riviera Beach |
Anne Arundel |
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J. Barry Monroe |
Arbutus |
Baltimore |
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Charles E. Turner, Jr. |
Goodwill -Centreville |
Queen Anne's |
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2001 |
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John Berryman, Sr. |
Pikesville |
Baltimore |
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William "Bill" Boyd |
Liberty Road |
Baltimore |
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Delegate Norman Conway |
Salisbury |
Wicomico |
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Lewis Espey |
Abingdon |
Harford |
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Mary Ann Gibbons |
Hillandale |
Montgomery |
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Dr. Robert J. Wilson |
Gaithersburg-Washington Grove |
Montgomery |
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Donald L. Howard |
Marion |
Somerset |
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Mayor James N. Mathias, Jr. |
Ocean City |
Worcester |
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James T. Riegel, Sr. |
North Point-Edgemeere |
Baltimore |
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Terry E. Thompson, P.P. |
Savage |
Howard |
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Sam Vallaningham |
Ridge |
St. Mary's |
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2002 |
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William E. Radisch |
Chillum-Adelphi |
Prince George's |
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G. Austin Smith |
Oxford |
Talbot |
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Frederick Robert "Bob" Seibel, II |
Cape St. Claire |
Anne Arundel |
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Clinton B. Duke |
Leonardtown |
St. Mary's |
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Richard K. Wengert, Sr. |
Glen Burnie |
Anne Arundel |
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Thomas F. Altman |
Clear Spring |
Washington |
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Joseph A. Cooper |
Bay District |
St. Mary's |
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Raymond Allen Ryan, Jr. |
Community Fire Co. of Perryville |
Cecil |
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R. Dela Lowman |
Mt. Airy |
Carroll |
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Douglas C. Alexander |
Mt. Airy |
Carroll |
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Louise Dell |
Burtonsville VFD Auxiliary |
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Col. David M. Mitchell |
Maryland State Police |
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James C. Roberston |
State Fire Marshal |
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2003 |
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Timothy F. Dayton |
Potomac |
Allegany |
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John Thomas "Jack" Gosnell |
Jacksonville |
Baltimore |
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Steven V. Hales |
Ocean City |
Worcester |
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William "Bill" Hawkins |
Capital Heights |
Prince George's |
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Wayne T. Higdon |
Indian Head |
Charles |
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Benjamin W. Kurtz |
Jarrettsville |
Harford |
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Daniel J. Stevens |
Waldorf |
Charles |
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J. Alan Thomas |
Joppa-Magnolia |
Harford |
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J. West Thompson |
Goodwill -Centreville |
Queen Anne's |
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Calvin "Pete" Walbert |
Cresaptown |
Allegany |
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William E. Barnard |
State Fire Marshall |
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Robert R. Bass, MD |
MIEMSS |
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Donald Lewis |
Maryland State Police |
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2004 |
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Doyle E. Cox, P.P. |
Prince Frederick VFD |
Calvert |
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Edwin E. Emkey, Sr. |
English Consul |
Baltimore |
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George J. Gatton, Jr. |
Ridge VFD |
St. Mary's |
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Hobart B. Howell, Jr. |
Fallston |
Harford |
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James E. Jarboe |
Takoma Park |
Montgomery |
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Barbara A. Knippenburg |
Midland |
Allegany |
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Rev. Aloysius T. Newman |
Charles County MICU |
Charles |
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Raymond F. Stevens, Sr. |
Chesapeake City |
Cecil |
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Frank J. Underwood |
Allentown Road |
Prince George's |
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Joan W. Williams |
Hollywood VRS |
St. Mary's |
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Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. |
Governor |
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John M. McCruden |
Baltimore County Fire Department |
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John H. Spearman |
R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center |
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2005 |
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Delma "Dutch" Birgfeld |
Kensington |
Montgomery |
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Louis A. D'Camera |
Odenton |
Anne Arundel |
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John J. Denver |
Singerly |
Cecil |
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Rev. J. Harvey Dixon |
Salisbury |
Wicomico |
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J. Franklin Hawley |
Susquehanna Hose |
Harford |
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Steven J. Kesner |
Cresaptown |
Allegany |
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Richard L. Smith |
Oxford |
Talbot |
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Richard W. Stem, Sr. |
Glyndon |
Baltimore |
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Paul H. Thorn |
Forestville |
Prince George's |
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Edwin F. Thurston |
Forestville |
Prince George's |
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Maureen T. Brooks |
DNR - State of Maryland |
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James Brown |
MIEMSS |
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2006 |
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William A. "Butch" Frazier |
La Plata |
Charles |
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W. Mitchell Vocke |
Jarrettsville |
Harford |
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Judith White |
Guardian Hose |
Frederick |
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Stephen T. Cropper |
Ocean City |
Worcester |
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Donald "Doc" Moltrup |
Hyattsville |
Prince George's |
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Carolos Alfaro, Sr. |
Takoma Park |
Montgomery |
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Thomas L. Flint, II |
Landover Hills |
Prince George's |
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H. Edward "Eddie" Woods |
Glenn Dale / Arundel |
Prince George's/Anne Arundel |
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Laura A. Woods |
Glenn Dale / Arundel |
Prince George's/Anne Arundel |
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Paul R."Bobby" Balta, Jr.,P.P. |
Ridge VFD |
St. Mary's |
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Dr. John L. Bryan |
Department of Fire End. - U of MD |
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Margaret King |
Maryland State Firemen's Association |
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2007 |
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Judy A. Lau |
Laurel |
Prince George's |
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Rev. Harry Hetz |
Beltsville |
Prince George's |
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Robert W. Jacobs, P.P. |
Citizens Truck |
Frederick |
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John C. Spiker, Jr. |
Lake Shore |
Anne Arundel |
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Richard Baker, Jr. |
Mt. Airy |
Carroll |
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Jacqueline Olsen |
Odenton |
Anne Arundel |
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Susan T. Schell |
Norrisville |
Harford |
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William Hildebrand |
Chestertown |
Kent |
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Marcine D. Goodloe |
Kensington |
Montgomery |
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Andrew B. White |
Kensington |
Montgomery |
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Brenda Foster Johnson |
R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center |
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W. Faron Taylor |
State Fire Marshal's Office |
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John R. Fraizer |
Baltimore City Fire Department |
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2008 |
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William Reinecke, Jr. |
Fallston |
Harford |
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Charles Abrect |
Junior Fire Company |
Frederick |
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Hugh D. Owens |
Glenn Dale |
Prince George's |
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James M."Jimbo" Magruder, Sr |
Gaithersburh-Washington Grove |
Montgomery |
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John "Jack" Gouty |
Jessup |
Anne Arundel |
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Earl "Dick" Baker, Sr. |
Winfield and Community |
Carroll |
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Robert D. Jarboe |
Takoma Park |
Montgomery |
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Fred L. Plunkert |
Westminster |
Carroll |
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Ken E. Bush |
Easton |
Talbot |
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Austin D. Amos |
Community Fire Co. of Perryville |
Cecil |
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John W. Ashworth, III |
University of Maryland Medical Systems |
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James Radcliffe |
R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center |
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Patricia Gainer |
MIEMSS |
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2009 |
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Robert W. Ryan |
College Park |
Prince George's |
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Donald L. Briscoe |
Chesapeake City |
Cecil |
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Anna M. Jonske |
Joppa-Magnolis |
Harford |
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John E. "Sonny" Rose, Jr. |
Odenton |
Anne Arundel |
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Linda A. Dousa |
Abingdon |
Harford |
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William G. "Willie" Wilkerson |
Mechanicsville VFD |
St. Mary's |
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Charles H. "Chuck" Austin |
Orchard Beach |
Anne Arundel |
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Gayle P. Moreland |
Deale |
Anne Arundel |
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George W. Brown, Jr. |
Sandy Spring |
Montgomery |
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David McQuay |
Tilghman Island |
Talbot |
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Major Andrew "A. J." McAndrew |
Maryland State Police |
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Captain Daniel "Dan" Cornwell |
Maryland State Police |
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2010 |
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Shirley Copado |
Leonardtown VRS |
St. Mary's |
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Nancy L. Cox |
Norrisville |
Harford |
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William J. "Bill" Dousa |
Abingdon |
Harford |
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Emmons Horner |
Mt. Vernon |
Somerset |
|
Walter David Irvin |
Clear Spring |
Washington |
|
John F. Long, Jr. |
Ferrndale |
Anne Arundel |
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Johnie Roth |
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue |
Montgomery |
|
Herman "Buddy" Schweers |
Susquehanna Hose |
Harford |
|
Earl "Tim" Warehime |
Lineboro |
Carroll |
|
Marianne Warehime |
Lineboro |
Carroll |
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Patricia Cross |
Maryland State Firemen's Association |
|
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Flow Collins |
Maryland State Firemen's Association |
|
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Elaine Huttenloch |
Maryland State Firemen's Association |
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2011 |
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David Keller, III |
Citizens Truck Company |
Frederick |
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Barbra Steiner |
Church Creek |
Dorchester |
|
Stuart Carter |
Pikesville VFC |
Baltimore County |
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Richard Snader |
Arbutus |
Baltimore County |
|
Tom Nevin |
Glen Burnie |
Anne Arundel |
|
Stephen Wisner |
Citizens Truck Company |
Frederick |
|
Daniel "Skip" Mehann |
Community Fire Co. of Perryville |
Cecil |
|
Chris Hyzer |
Middle River |
Baltimore County |
|
Jay Grimes |
Williams Port |
Washington |
|
Phillip L. "Pee Wee" Dyott |
Easton |
Talbot |
|
Rose Davis |
Maryland State Firemen's Association |
St. Mary's |
|
Sandy Jacobs |
Maryland State Firemen's Association |
Frederick |
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Dennie Mattingly |
Maryland State Firemen's Association |
St. Mary's |
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