Category: Penn Township Fire Department

B Shift Training

Earlier Today, Beating the Heat! B Shift (with 1 Volunteer C. Dix and a Visit from Chief Cromer) had Extensive Roof Operations Training. Roof Clearing, Plunge Cuts, Vent Holes, to Trench Cutting. Rookie Garibay “Learned A lot Today” It Was A Good Day!

Roof Ops & Stokes Basket Drills

Hanover and Penn Townships career and volunteers were back at the old Faulkner Car Dealership on Eisenhower Drive again this evening for more training on cutting commercial building roofs as well as using a stokes basket to remove an injured person from atop a building via basket and ladder truck. Some good training on a skill we seldom …

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“Bug” Jumps Curb

Stations 46 and 49 were dispatched for a vehicle accident with fire in the parking lot of Giant Foods on Eisenhower Drive this evening. Engine 49 arrived to find a Volkswagon up over the curve into a bush, all occupants were out of the car, no injuries. Hanover Borough Police investigated.

Basement Fire In Heidelberg Twp. 

Firefighters from Hanover and Penn Township were alerted for the house fire at 1870 Smith Station Road in Heidelberg Township Thursday evening. Units arrived to smoke showing from the basement of a two story, single family dwelling.  Photos by EMT Casey Smith

Department Training

Volunteer and career firefighters from Penn Township and Hanover Fire Departments trained this evening on breaching walls and large area search techniques at the old car dealership on Eisenhower Drive beside Bay City. Over the next few months, many training sessions will be held in this building along with the old Pizza Hut before they …

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Dryer Fire 

Hanover and Penn Township Fire and EMS responded Wednesday morning at 07:41 hours for a reported dryer on fire inside the Suzi Suds Laundromat at 810 Carlisle Street in Hanover Borough. Photos by Harrison Jones

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 …

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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.

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 …

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“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 …

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