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Photos: Sharpsburg fire department opens doors to tour group

Phil Pavely
By Phil Pavely
1 Min Read • July 22, 2015 | 11 years Ago
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About a dozen community members listen to the history of the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department in the station Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The department is the oldest serving volunteer company in the county as it started in 1871. The tour was part of the Cooper-Siegel Community Library's Adventures in the Burg group, which tours museums and other sites.
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About a dozen community members listen to the history of the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department in the station Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The department is the oldest serving volunteer company in the county as it started in 1871. The tour was part of the Cooper-Siegel Community Library's Adventures in the Burg group, which tours museums and other sites.
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Assistant fire chief Frank Bagnato discusses fire safety to about a dozen community members during a tour of the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The visit was organized by Cooper-Siegel Community Library's Adventures in the Burg group.
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Carly Sammon (left) and Pat Finkelstein share a laugh as they pass firefighter helmets at the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The tour was part of the Cooper-Siegel Community Library's Adventures in the Burg group, which tours museums and other sites.
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Philip G. Pavely | Trib Total Media
About a dozen community members listen to the history of the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department in the station Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The department is the oldest serving volunteer company in the county as it started in 1871. The tour was part of the Cooper-Siegel Community Library's Adventures in the Burg group, which tours museums and other sites.
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Philip G. Pavely | Trib Total Media
Taylor Pecze, a fire fighter the past 2 1/2 years, shows the needed gear to a group of visitors at the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The tour was part of the Cooper-Siegel Community Library's Adventures in the Burg group, which tours museums and other sites.
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Laurie Kassab looks over gear that is used by the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The tour was part of the Cooper-Siegel Community Library's Adventures in the Burg group, which tours museums and other sites.

As part of a Cooper-Siegel Community Library event, the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department opened its doors July 22 to a tour group.

About a dozen members of the Adventures of the Burg group — organized through the Fox Chapel-based library — took part in the excursion to the Main Street fire house in Sharpsburg.

The department is the oldest serving volunteer company in the county as it started in 1871.

Philip G. Pavely is a photographer for Trib Total Media.

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For more information on the Cooper-Siegel Community Library's Adventures in the Burg group, visit coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org.

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