Category: Firefighters – Members

Thank You!

This afternoon members of the First United Methodist Church located in Hanover brought a huge card signed by the children and members of their congregation. Along with the card was a large plate of cookies and brownies for our members to enjoy. Thank you to the congregation from the Firefighters working today on the 15th …

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15 Years Later – NEVER FORGET!

Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children. – President George …

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Acquired Training Continues!

Training continues on our acquired structures on Eisenhower Drive. This evening crews moved over to the old pizza hut building and went over vertical ventilation on peaked type roofs. Crews practiced doing ventilation cuts from ground ladders and also from the aerial trucks. At the end of training a few members decided to leave our …

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MDA Boot Drive 

Come Help Us Today Raise Money For a Great Cause! This is Mark (A MDA Ambassador) and FF/EMT Lalley! Come Meet Mark and The Rest of the Brothers and Sisters Helping. We Really Want To Beat Our Record From Last Year of Over $13,000.00

Acquired Structure Training Continues!

Wednesday evening training took us inside the acquired structure. Tonight members from “A” Shift did forcible entry using the rotary disk saw. Crews trained on cutting latches and hinges on metal framed doors found on commercial type structures.

Acquired Structure Training!

Hanover and Penn Township firefighters continue to training on our acquired structure on Eisenhower Driver. This evening members from “A” shift went over vertical ventilation on metal deck roof found on commercial structures. Our members are having a great training opportunity on this building to hone our skill on a building of this type!

Training Prevents Poor Performance

  B-Shift along with several members from Station 52, Pleasant Hill Fire Department trained this evening on roof operations on a commercial building with steel roof, covered with foam insulation, rubber and river rock as well as breaching block walls with hand tools. Firefighters have been training on this acquired building in the borough of Hanover …

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Bunk Room Face Lift

Today members of “A” shift started the face lift for our bunk room. Painting the walls were the first step with new flooring coming soon!

Acquired Structure Training Continues

Crews continue to make use of an acquired structure on Eisenhower Drive in Hanover Borough for training. This morning, C Shift crews spent some time refining their forcible entry skills on interior doors. The buildings are slated for demolition in the near future, so both departments are maximizing their training time before they are reduced …

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Fire Alarm At A Local Business

Early this evening, crews were alerted via the Gamewell system of a fire alarm at a local multi-use fitness facility. Crews checked a rooftop HVAC unit due to the alarm being reported as a duct detector activation. No problem was located in the facility or on the rooftop unit and crews cleared a short time …

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