IAFF Local #2045

Category: Hanover Fire Department

  • 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. 

  • Cars Collide On Wilson

    Cars Collide On Wilson

    Hanover & Penn Township Fire Departments responded Saturday evening for a two car crash with rollover and reported entrapment on Wilson Avenue in front of ESAB. The report of entrapment proved negative and all minor injuries are reported. 

  • First Day Of Training In the Books On New Truck 46

    First Day Of Training In the Books On New Truck 46

    The first day of factory training on the new Truck 46 is in the books. C Shift trained with the factory representative from Sutphen on all aspects of the ladder truck such as: driver controls, fluids, maintenance, driving, pumping, and aerial operations. Aerial operations were conducted off of Wilson Avenue in Penn Township with all staff in attendance getting time on the pump and aerial controls. Truck 46 is a 2015 Sutphen SPH 100′ aerial with a 2000 GPM single stage pump and 300 gallon water tank. Truck 46 is tentatively expected to go into service in the spring of 2016 after extensive in-house training and equipment mounting. A and B Shift will receive factory training to round out the week.

  • New Truck 46 Delivered

    New Truck 46 Delivered

      
    After a year long process, Sutphen delivered Hanover Fire Departments new midmount ladder truck. 

  • 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…

  • Flyout For Medical Emergency in Hanover Borough

    Flyout For Medical Emergency in Hanover Borough

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    A steady Monday for 46/49 Fire and EMS crews found Engine 46-3 handling a medical emergency fly-out with Moul Field used as the landing zone. Since Sunday evening, Fire and EMS crews have been busy running a multitude of calls including vehicle accidents, fire alarms, medical assists and debris removal accidents.

  • Final Inspection In Dublin

    Final Inspection In Dublin

    Members of the Hanover Fire Department are in Dublin, Ohio doing the final inspection of the new Truck 46.

  • Quarterly Aerial Maintenance On Truck 49

    Quarterly Aerial Maintenance On Truck 49

    This morning, Truck 49 received one its quarterly maintenance sessions which was conducted by Penn Township “C” Shift (and Hanover FF Waltemyer). Services conducted by staff during this maintenance included: greasing frame lubrication points (suspension, driveline, etc.), aerial grease lubrication points (waterway, joints, etc.), and a full operational and visual inspection of the aerial. Routine maintenance like this extends the life of the vehicle, saves the department service dollars, and reveals potential problems.

  • Fire Prevention Activities Continue

    Fire Prevention Activities Continue

    IMG_20151015_101625483[1]Fire prevention activities continued today with a detail at New Beginnings Child Care Center in Penn Township. Here, FF Kemmerly from the Hanover Fire Department dresses up a staff member in turnout gear and SCBA. The detail was broken into several portions: a lecture in the classroom, dress up for those who wished to do so, a tour of Truck 49, and lastly, extinguisher training for staff members.

  • Hanover Street Elementary Fire Prevention

    Hanover Street Elementary Fire Prevention

    Penn Township and Hanover Fire Departments Fire Prevention team took the show on the road again today to Hanover Street Elementary School where an auditorium full of children and teacher learned about escape plans, smoke detectors, meeting places as well as watched the antics of Helmet, Played by FF Smith trying to kick a field goal while Capt. Amspacher kept doing the old “Lucy” trick from Charlie Brown show where she pulled the football out just as Charlie Brown attempted to kick the ball….well, the captain did that numerous times for Helmet. That’s okay, a yellow penalty flag  was thrown by the official Bo played by FF Startzel.

    Firefighters Angel, Waltermyer, Arnold, and Sponseller, Kemmerly, Johnston and fire police captain Angel played vital rolls assisting in the successful and fun program.