Category: Members
Water Rescue Awareness Training
Tonight Instructor Brad Tracey from the Pennsylvania Boat & Fish Commission was training our members on Water Rescue Awareness. This is the first class in a series to better prepare our members for urban flood that may occur in our local area. 17 members from Hanover Borough and Penn Township attended along with three other …
A Pre-Dinner Work Out
Hanover firefighter Garibay has a little workout before dinner this evening at the Wirt Park Fire Station. Utilizing an large, very heavy Good Year tire, FF Garibay flipped it over and over again the whole length of the fire station before sitting down to dinner with his crew. Staying in shape is important for a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
FF Lalley All Smiles
Santa? Nah, just the other legend, “J Shift” probationary firefighter Jay Lalley today during the annual Black Friday parade where the big guy, Santa Claus arrived back in Hanover via Truck 46.
Elevator Rescue Operations Class Kicks Off In Hanover/Penn
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 …
Unique Awareness Support
Paramedic Jenna Hunt got creative in her support for breast cancer awareness by lacing up her work boots for the month of October with bright pink shoe strings and no doubt will start a new trend among the ranks. Great job to our sister Jenna!!
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Shift Calendar – 2020
