Hanover Fire Department – Page 6

Department Training Finds Crews Cutting Cars

Four joint department training this evening, crews cut apart two vehicles using the hydraulic rescue tools off of Rescue 49. More commonly known as the “Jaws of Life”, hydraulic rescue tools are used to rescue occupants who are trapped in a vehicle. The newer members of the department were guided through basic evolutions such as the “two door swing”, roof removal, roof flap, and dashboard lifting/jacking. A HUGE thank you goes out to Mike’s Towing and Recovery. Mike’s provided two vehicles and use of their facility for our training.

July 11, 2016

Box Alarm Walnut St Apts.

Hanover Fire Dept Engine 46-1 staged in front of the Walnut Street Apartments after responding for the box alarm. Firefighters found a smoke alarm activated in the hallway of the building. Before clearing the scene, the box activated again. The facility maintenance was requested to respond to the scene.

July 3, 2016

Truck 46 Goes To Littlestown Fire

Truck 46 was dispatched on the working fire assignment for the commercial building fire at Sandusky Metals in Littlestown Sunday afternoon.

911 Photography Photo Gallery

June 19, 2016

Battle Of The Badges Softball Game

The semi-annual softball game between the career fire and EMS personnel of Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments played the police departments of the same municipalities this afternoon with the “Hoses” winning the game 26-18. Plenty of hard hitting players on both sides made the game a lot of fun and interesting. We thank all the friends and families that came out to cheer us on. This is truly what Brotherhood is all about!

PHOTO GALLERY

June 18, 2016

“C” Shift Conducts Facility Tour In Hanover Borough

For the regularly scheduled shift training, C Shift toured the Lyric Band building on York Street in Hanover Borough. This building was originally the YMCA and was constructed in the early Twentieth Century. The type of construction found in this building is often called “Legacy Construction” by the fire service. Many interesting features were found in this building such as a wooden indoor track that used to exist above the main gym floor. Facility tours such as this allow crews to obtain vital information about a building in the event of fire or other emergency.

June 16, 2016

Celebration Lunch For FF Kemmerly’s Promotion

Hanover and Penn Township “C” Shift crews (minus FF Waltemyer who is on vacation) and some family members met for lunch today at Fire Station 46. We used this opportunity to have a celebratory lunch for FF Doug Kemmerly who is being promoted to shift captain on “A” Shift. From all of us on “C” Shift, we’d like to extend our best wishes to Captain Kemmerly when he begins his new assignment on June 27th of this year.

June 5, 2016

Refreshing Patient Packaging Skills On “C” Shift

“C” Shift crews spent some time this morning reviewing patient packing techniques such as placing a patient on a long backboard, using the KED device, and setting up the LSP half backboard. Thanks to Medic Christensen and EMT Stork for assisting us with this shift training!

May 29, 2016

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