Category: Trainings

Training 

     Here Are Two Of Our Brothers At Scott SCBA Technican School In Maryland. FF McDermitt And FF Kaiser Are In The Pictures. FF Lalley Is Also There! Good Luck 

C Shift Training

This morning, HFD/PTFD “C Shift” met at Wirt Park Fire Station to conduct regular shift-level training. Today’s training consisted of salvage cover throws and a rarely used skill, constructing a “water chute” using pike poles and tarps. The purpose of this type of chute would be to channel water away from one place and redirect …

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A Bit Of Humor

  A bit of humor this early August Monday morning while the area currently has been enjoying some great warm weather. These two photos take us back to the deep frozen winter of 2012 while our members drilled on cold water rescue skills on Lake Marburg. 

Multiple Pre Planning Tours

Invalid Displayed Gallery Today “C” Shift from Local 2045 attended 2 tours in our first due. The first one was a downtown tour of Center Square. Commissioner Roth (retired), shared his 40+ years of knowledge by leading the tour and showing us the ins and outs of downtown Hanover. The second tour was SKF Metal …

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Auto Extrication Training

Department Training Tonight On Vehicle Rescue. Thanks To Mike’s Towing For The Cars And Hospitality!

Ring Removal Training

Today member from Local 2045 “C” Shift participated in our weekly shift training going over wedding ring removal techniques for gold rings along with tungsten type rings. Crews started out with the basic of removing rings with oxygen mask strap, rubber bands and some lubricant. Once this was done we turned to using power tools …

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FF Tyler Graduates 53rd Career Fire Academy at HACC

Probationary firefighter Tim Tyler graduated the 53rd Fire Academy held at Harrisburg Area Community College Monday, June 15, 2015. Chief Cromer along with firefighters Jim Startzel and Steve Buhl attended the ceremonies with Tim’s wife April. Firefighter Tyler is assigned to B-Shift.

West Manheim Elementary Drill

B Shift participated in the school drill along with Pleasant Hill and Porters Fire Companies Friday at West Manheim Elementary School. Hanover Evening Sun Article

C-Shift Photo

Local 2045 C-Shift take a moment and pose for a shift photo

House Fires Training

C-Shift of Penn Township and Hanover Fire Departments spent Tuesday morning honing their skills on fire ground operations at a simulated house fire on High Street in Hanover Borough. Additional photos in the Photo Gallery section.