Doug Kemmerly
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25 Years of Service Award
This past weekend IAFF 2045 President Billig was presented with the “Star of Life” award by the Emergency Health Services Federation. The “Star of Life” award recognizes individuals for dedication to emergency medical care delivery for 25 years or more. During the event, EMS providers, dispatchers, and medical command physicians are individually recognized at the …
Busy Beginning for 2018!
First day of the year with temperatures in single digits bring four incidents for “A” shift. A chimney fire, automatic fire alarm, 2 alarm structure fire, and a vehicle accident kept us busy for the day. Photo shows master streams operations at the two alarm fire. Photo are courtesy of Harrison Jones from the Hanover …
Pump Training
On this brisk Sunday afternoon crews from “A” shift were out doing some initial pump training for our newest recruit, Firefighter Kevin Keyser. The pump training consisted of using water from a positive water source (hydrant). His training consisted of single hand line, multiple hand lines and also master streams. His training will continue for …
Santa Arrives In Hanover
This morning Santa arrived in Hanover for the Christmas season with members of “A” shift bring the big guy into town with style. 2017 marks the 80th year that Santa has come to Hanover for the children of our community. His home for the season is located on Center Square. Please bring the children to …
Veterans Welcomed Home!
This evening members from Hanover Borough, Penn Township, and Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services participated in welcoming home over 120 veterans and their families. The veterans were on a bus trip to Arlington National Cemetery, the Vietnam memorial, along with other stops in the Washington DC area. This was a great opportunity to say thank …
Please Remember This Tonight!
Remember to change the battery in your smoke alarms while changing the time on your clocks. It could save your life!
Hose Testing 2017
This year “A” shift spent all day Monday and Wednesday testing our fire hose to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard. This is done each and every year to every piece of hose to make sure when we are dragging it into a burning building, it does not fail! Over 15,000 feet of hose …
National Night Out!
This evening members from Local 2045 participated in the 2017 National Night Out events. This years event was held in the parking lot of Target Outlet store on Wilson Avenue. Members of Local 2045 showed off our fire and emergency medical apparatus from Hanover Borough and Penn Township. A great showing from our community members, …
Water Rescue Awareness Training
Tonight Instructor Brad Tracey from the Pennsylvania Boat & Fish Commission was training our members on Water Rescue Awareness. This is the first class in a series to better prepare our members for urban flood that may occur in our local area. 17 members from Hanover Borough and Penn Township attended along with three other …
Shift Calendar – 2020
