IAFF Local #2045

Category: Firefighters – Members

  • Truck 49 Handles A Transfer To Adams County Fire Station 1

    Truck 49 Handles A Transfer To Adams County Fire Station 1

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    Late this morning, Truck 49 transferred to Adams County Fire Station 1 (Gettysburg) as Company 1 and surrounding units worked a house fire in Straban Township. Truck 49 handled no calls for service in the hour they stood-by.

  • Mild Winter Weather Equates To A Perfect Day For Training

    Mild Winter Weather Equates To A Perfect Day For Training

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    C Shift crews took advantage of an extremely mild late winter day to conduct its regularly scheduled shift training. The new Truck 46 was utilized for aerial master stream operations refresher on Wilson Ave. The 2015 Sutphen SPH 100 is slated to enter service in the very near future.

  • Probationary FireFighter Sworn In 

    Probationary FireFighter Sworn In 


    Hanover Borough Mayor Ben Adams swears in newly hired probationary firefighter Adriel Garibay to the Hanover Fire Department. Garibay will start with the department on March 14, 2016 for orientation and then report to the HACC fire academy in Harrisburg March 15th for sixteen weeks. 

  • Chimney Fire On Blooming Grove Rd.

    Chimney Fire On Blooming Grove Rd.

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    Around 19:30 hours on February 16th, first alarm units were alerted to the 500 block of Blooming Grove Road for a reported chimney fire. Assistant 49 (Cromer) arrived to find intermittent sparks coming from the chimney with no other conditions present. Crews cleaned out the fireplace fire box and checked the flue for blockage with none found. Units were placed in-service a short time later.

  • 46/49 Crews Train On Forcible Entry Simulator

    46/49 Crews Train On Forcible Entry Simulator

    United Hook and Ladder (Adams County FS 33) was gracious enough to loan use of their foricble entry simulator to the HFD/PTDFRS. This afternoon, C Shift crews (along with FF Wysocki from B Shift) made use of the simulator for their regularly scheduled tour of duty training. The forcible entry simulator allowed crews to refresh their skills on forcing inward and outward swinging doors using conventional forcible entry techniques. Additionally, crews were able to make use of the cutting station to refresh rotary saw cutting skills. All three Hanover and Penn shifts as well as volunteers have or will make use of the simulator prior to its return. A huge “Thank you” goes out to UH & L for allowing us use of this invaluable piece of equipment!

  • Truck 49 Stands-by At Adams County FS 1

    Truck 49 Stands-by At Adams County FS 1

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    On Monday, January 18th,  Truck 49 stood-by at Adams County FS 1 (Gettysburg) while they operated at a working barn fire. Truck 49 covered the area for almost two hours with no incidents taken in. This marked the second time in almost as many days that Truck 49 found itself covering Adams County FS 1 and the surrounding area.

  • One Reported Trapped

    One Reported Trapped

    Single vehicle accident with reported entrapment at the intersections of Eichelberger Street and Eisenhower Drive. Penn Township Mobile Intensive Care Unit arrived first and reported single occupant self extricated with serious damage to the vehicle. Engines 46-3 and 46-1 arrived, controlled hazards and cleaned up the debris from the accident.

  • Vehicle Accident Takes Out Utility Pole On Foggy Morning

    Vehicle Accident Takes Out Utility Pole On Foggy Morning

    20151210_082927[1]During this morning’s foggy commute, a vehicle accident occurred on Moulstown Road in the area of Youngs Road in Penn Township. Penn Township EMS units handled patient care while Engine 46-1 out of Hanover and Engine 49-2 from the Clearview Station handled fluid and traffic control. Car 49 (Brown) was in the area and added on to the call.

    A reminder goes out to the motoring public to reduce travel speeds, allow increased following distances, and to ensure the vehicle’s lights are illuminated when driving in foggy conditions.

  • Elevator Rescue Operations Class Kicks Off In Hanover/Penn

    Elevator Rescue Operations Class Kicks Off In Hanover/Penn

    IMG_20151109_205031917[1]Last evening, the first class of a 16-hour Elevator Rescue Operations class kicked off at Wirt Park Fire Station. This class is split into two evenings as well as a Sunday and covers all facets of elevator rescue operations. While elevator rescues don’t occur everyday in Hanover and Penn Township, they do happen with some regularity. The instructor for this class is retired Harrisburg Bureau of Fire Battalion Chief and current Fort Indiantown Gap Assistant Fire Chief, Sam Clark. The class will make several field visits in Hanover Borough and Penn Township to look at and train on different elevator installations. In the picture above, crews review the drive system for a cable traction elevator at the Hotel McAllister in Hanover Borough. 

  • Neighborhood Resident Looks To Join In On The Action

    Neighborhood Resident Looks To Join In On The Action

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    With the recent uptick in activity in Hanover Borough and Penn Township, this local resident was spotted running through Wirt Park Fire Station (FS 46) looking to catch some of the action. Squirrels and firehouses seem to be a perfect match…