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On January 6, 1961, Leon E. Hurley, age 41, was elected as an Active Member of the Hurlock Volunteer Fire Company. Leon was dedicated, loyal, and, indeed, an active member, having served as: Trustee 1962 Ambulance Lieutenant 1965, 1966 2nd Assistant Ch ...

After helping to extinguish a house fire which claimed the life of a four year old boy, Firefighter J. Leonard Mowbray mentioned he was not feeling well. He was taken to the emergency room of the local hospital where he suffered fatal heart attack. Sadly, ...

On Friday August 31, 1951 a group of Neck District residents met at the old Hudson schoolhouse for the purpose of forming a fire company and it was at this meeting that Earl W.Webb was nominated and elected as Chief of the Neck District Fire Company . The ...

In December of 1939, while at the scene of a working house fire near Hurlock, a gun exploded ,critically injuring Firefighter Harold Wells, when one of his legs was blown off from the blast. On August 29, 1957, Firefighter Wells died from complications re ...