The Millersville Area Historical Society (MAHS) invites the public to a presentation on "Firefighting in Millersville" at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, in Millersville's Municipal Center, 100 Municipal Drive.
Duane Hagelgans, fire commissioner for Blue Rock Fire Rescue and professor of emergency management at Millersville University (MU), will be the speaker.
Hagelgans, who has studied and written extensively about the volunteer fire service, will discuss how Millersville relied on an all-volunteer fire company for about 100 years and how, after decades of dedicated service, it merged with the three other Manor Township fire companies (Highville, Washington Boro, and West Lancaster) and hired administrative staff. Also, he will explain how Millersville, as part of Blue Rock Fire Rescue, continues to use creative methods to survive as an all-volunteer organization.
Hagelgans is a native and resident of Lancaster city. A full-time MU faculty member since 2012 and a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania, he has degrees from Widener University School of Law, Millersville University, and HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College.
Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and lock at 9:15 a.m. People planning to attend who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 are requested to wear a mask.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information, contact Phil Gerber at 717-872-8837 before 5 p.m. or at pge8507@aol.com.
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