Josh Hale
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A Gracious “Thank You” From Giant Food – Baltimore St.
This morning, Giant in south Hanover generously dropped off some lunch for our Crew. Thank you! It’s an honor for us to serve this community!
St. Patrick’s Day Tee Shirt Sale
The Greater Hanover Professional Firefighters Association is holding a Saint Patrick’s Day T-shirt sale. The shirts are available for all members and the public. ALL ORDERS, AND MONEY, ARE TO BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 2, 2020 ORDERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THE WEEK PRIOR TO SAINT PATRICKS DAY. ALL SHIRTS ARE SHORT SLEEVE AND PRICED BELOW …
2019 MDA “Fill the Boot” Donation $21,682.71
$21,682.71 Our members spent 3 days collecting money in the Hanover Area in 2019. We presented the check to representatives of the Muscular Dystrophy Association at our January meeting. What an accomplishment. We can’t say thank you enough to everyone in this great community for their donations!
Annual pump testing
An actual fire emergency is not the time to find out if you have discharge or relief valves that don’t work, primers not working, or valves / gauges leaking. We test our pumps every year to be proactive towards the process of maintaining our apparatus. Annual fire pump testing goes a long way toward addressing potentially …
Exercise after Training
Today after shift training, crews noticed some local youth playing football in a neighboring park. The kids were asked if they wanted some additional players, and they agreed. Although the final score remains unknown, the kids were more than elated to “toss the pigskin” with their local firefighters.
Trick or treat night
Crews enjoyed an evening of handing out candy. There were some great costumes out tonight.
38th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
October 5 – 6, 2019 Every October, the Foundation sponsors the official national tribute to all firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. Thousands attend the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. This year, 119 Firefighters were honored at the memorial. IAFF Local 2045 members assisted in the transportation group and …
Field Fire in Baltimore County
PSA: The dry conditions in the area lately have made outdoor vegetation very dry and susceptible to fire. Please use caution burning outdoors. Eng. 52-1 transferred to Carrol County Station 7 (Lineboro) prior to being called to the scene of a brush fire in Baltimore County, MD. Eng. 79-2 was transferred to Carrol County Station …
Small Appliance Fire
After training today, our own Union President and Firefighters were spotted assisting a local youth with repairing a broken bike. We believe moments like this are an opportunity to connect with youth in the community. Shortly after, Units were dispatched to an appliance fire on Centennial Ave. The fire was contained to the oven and …
“A” Shift Structure Burn Training
Today, Fire Fighters trained on structure fires at the York County Fire School.
Shift Calendar – 2020
