Dundalk Firefighters Receive Unit Citation
During the annual Baltimore County Fire Department Commendations and Promotional Ceremony this week, 37 firefighters and EMS specialists were promoted.
Two men saving dozens of fellow passengers on their charter bus, children rescuing family and friends, firefighters putting their lives on the line—these were just some of the heroes honored at the annual Fire Department Commendations and Promotional Ceremony this week. The recipients "made the difference between life and death," said Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. “It really takes extraordinary courage for anyone to take those kinds of responsibility and risk for total strangers," Kamenetz said of firefighters and residents alike. "But to choose this as a career, and to confront those challenges every time you go to work, it really requires a truly special character of a person. “It’s never just a day at the office," he added…
Buzz Beeler
8:53 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012
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