pnbspWe would like to congratulate our life member Russell Strickland on his appointment as Executive Director of the Maryland Emergency Management AgencMEMA.nbspppbr typemozppbr typemozph2 stylemargin 0px 0px 20px line-height 24px font-size 20px color rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif -webkit-text-size-adjust autoGovernor Larry Hogan Names Russell Strickland as MEMA Directorh2pbr typemozpptime stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autoJuly 24 2015timespan stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autonbspspanimg srchttpgovernor.maryland.govwp-contentuploads201507pixel.png fcksavedurlhttpgovernor.maryland.govwp-contentuploads201507pixel.png styleheight auto max-width 100 vertical-align middle border 0px color rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autospan stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autospanph3 stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust auto text-align centeremembr typemozh3h3 stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust auto text-align centeremStrickland to succeed Clay Stamp who will become senior adviser and GEMAC chairemh3p stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autostrongANNAPOLIS MD strongnbspGovernor Larry Hogan today announced that Russell J. Strickland former director of the Harford County Department of Emergency Services has been appointed the new executive director of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency MEMA. Mr. Strickland has over four decades of experience in the fields of emergency services and management first responder activities law enforcement and fire inspection and investigation.pp stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autoStrickland will replace Executive Director Clay Stamp who was appointed by the governor on Jan. 15 2015. Stamp will assume a new role as senior adviser to the governor for emergency management and will also chair the Governors Emergency Management Advisory Council GEMAC a group of professionals and academics in the emergency management and homeland security fields who advise the governor on all emergency-management matters. Stamp will lead the Council and help develop updated emergency management strategy and planning for Maryland.pp stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autoRussell will bring a wealth of public safety and management experience to MEMA said Governor Hogan. He has a proven ability to work effectively under pressure and offer fair and objective decisions in times of crisis. I am very excited to have him join our administration.pp stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autoI also want to thank Clay for his unwavering service as executive director of MEMA Governor Hogan continued. From helping our citizens through last winters snowstorms to guiding us through the riots and unrest in Baltimore City Clay is the very definition of a leader. I am grateful he will continue to serve as a trusted adviser as well as lead the efforts to revitalize GEMAC which is integral to protecting Marylanders from potential threats and emergencies.pp stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autoStrickland began his career in public safety as a dispatcher at the Elkton Police Department in Cecil County. He then became a police officer at the University of Maryland Police Department and later a fire investigator and inspector at the Office of the State Fire Marshal OSFM. While at OSFM Strickland was a member of the states first Hazardous Materials Response Team.pp stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autoStrickland went on to serve in a number of positions including assistant director at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute MFRI at the University of Maryland. In addition to his work at MFRI Strickland was an adjunct faculty member who gave classroom instruction to fire and emergency service providers throughout Maryland.pp stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autoIn 2004 Strickland transferred to MEMA on executive loan from the University of Maryland and worked as a deputy director there until mid-2008. He then joined the staff of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as a member of the Awareness and Response Information Systems Group which provides expertise in local state and federal homeland security and emergency management.pp stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family Arial Helvetica Neue Helvetica sans-serif font-size 14px line-height 20px -webkit-text-size-adjust autoStrickland has a B.A. in criminology from the University of Maryland College Park and an M.S. in management from Frostburg State University. He is a member of numerous professional and civic organizations including the American Red Cross and FEMA advisory councilsp

pLong time friend and honorary member of the Singerly Fire Company Richard Fox passed away on May 18 2015. Mr. Fox purchased a 1952 Oren Fire Engine from Singerly in 1992 kept it well maintained and donated it back to the company in 2012 when the new Station 13 was dedicated. p

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pAttached is thenbsp3rd update on the new Rescue 13 this unit is expected to be in service this summerp

pAttached is the 2nd update on the new Rescue 13 this unit is expected to be in service this summerp