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NIGHT AT THE RACES RETURNS TONIGHT!
POST TIME 7:00 PM |
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10 MAY 2008
0705 hours
The Volunteer Hose Co is
planning their wildly
popular "Night at the Races"
fund raising event.
The event is scheduled to be
held on TONIGHT Saturday May 10,
2008. Doors open at 5:30 pm with the first race
shortly thereafter.
The event allows participant
the opportunity to watch
(and wager) on simulated
simulcast horse racing on
"the BIG screen".
Tickets for the event are
available from any member,
by
email, or by calling
570-489-5761.
Admission is $7.00 and
entitles the guest to buffet
dining and beverages.
A family atmosphere is
promoted.
If you are interested in
RACE SPONSORSHIP several
opportunities are still
available
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Tickets are selling fast and
advanced reservations are
requested. Full table
reservations are also
accepted.
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RESCUE HOSTS HAZ-MAT
TRAINING
FIREFIGHTERS COMPLETE
PRO-BOARD TESTING |
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22 MARCH 2008
1500 hours
This morning the
Volunteer Hose Co
was host to a
Hazardous Materials
training program.
The four hour
session is a
precursor to the
various levels of
Haz-Mat training
available through
Bucks County
Community College's
Public Safety
Training Center.
Participants were
lectured on the
proper use of
several Emergency
Response Guides
necessary with first
response.
The program,
instructed by
Scranton Firefighter
and PA State Fire
Academy John Judge,
is an introduction
to the
identification of
Hazardous Materials,
placards, labels,
containers and
their several
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Immediately
following the
program participants
are tested on their
knowledge.
Several of the
attendees also
tested to a national
certification level.
Congratulations to
the Emergency
Services Providers
from the 27 RESCUE,
Throop Police
Department, White's
Crossing Fire
Department, Blakely
Fire Department
(Station 22),
Jefferson Township
Fire Department and
any other company
not listed for your
participation.
Upon successful
completion of the
program participants
will receive
certification at the
State and National
Levels. It is
recommended that
training be updated
every two years
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REMODELING NEARS COMPLETION
INSTALLATION OF NEW LOCKERS WELCOME
CHANGE |
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17 MARCH
2008
2333
hours
MORE PICTURES
It has been a project decades in the
making, remodel the apparatus room
floor, making it more user friendly
for the more than 30 active members.
Tonight the project is nearing
completion.
The task started feverishly on
Valentine's Day with the demolition
of the "truck bay" as we had known
it. The renovation has been a
complete work in progress as dynamic
as you can get. Gone are the
drab grey walls that have been the
mainstay. Gone are the wooden
lockers and gone is the lack of
adequate space.
Over the last four weeks
firefighters have used their skills
to reconstruct walls, create more
usable shelf space and rewire the
electrical.
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The
changes include the final
installation of the Plymo-vent,
exhaust removal system, a bright red
and white paint job (with
accompanying accent striping) and
the installation of the NEW 30 unit
"ReadyRack" lockers systems.
Each firefighter will be issued a
new user friendly locker complete
with: helmet racks, dryer hangers,
glove hooks, accessory hooks and
individual strong boxes.
Final touches are being completed to
the new "washer-extractor" and
laundry room. The addition of
the new laundry room will allow
firefighters the ability to launder
their PPE on a regular basis.
Later this month the company expects
delivery of at least ten full new
sets of personal protective
equipment.
The project is expected to be
completed later this week. If
you would like to see the new
apparatus room and any of the
renovations you are always welcome
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RESCUE OBTAINS STATE CERTIFICATION
VOLUNTARY PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH STATE FIRE
COMMISSIONER |
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07 MARCH 2008
THROOP PA -USA
1656 hours |
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The
Volunteer Hose Co (aka 27RESCUE) has
received word from the Pennsylvania
Office of the State Fire
Commissioner (OSFC) that they have
met the necessary requirements of
the Voluntary Certification Program.
The program, established in 1983,
recognizes and identifies emergency
services personnel whose
accomplishments meet or exceed
nationally recognized standards.
Each of the certified members of the
organization has volunteered their
time to obtain their individual
certifications in one or more of the
defined levels of training
established by the OSFC.By obtaining
this certification the Volunteer
Hose Co offers enhanced services to
the citizens and community by
demonstrating professional
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certification
process.
As a result of the Certification
Process the Volunteer Hose Company
received a certificate and
reflective decals for the company's
apparatus.
The Volunteer Hose Co is the first
of the Borough's three fire
companies to achieve state
recognition.
To read more about this program
click
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RESCUE
UPGRADING PPE's
NEW GEAR
TO RETURN TO CLASSIC LOOK |
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17 FEBRUARY 2008
THROOP PA
1216 hours
In
January 2008 the Volunteer Hose Co received
notification from the Pennsylvania Office of
the State Fire Commissioner that they were
awarded a grant in excess of $20,000.00.
When submitted in 2007 the grant application
requested monies to replace and purchase new
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for
firefighting. Each set of gear will
cost approximately $2,200.00 for the coat
and pants.
With the award the company will purchase ten
full sets of PPE. The new gear comes
as a welcome relief to the company that has
seen its active membership swell over the
last 14 months.
On February 9, 2008 a representative of
Morning Pride was on hand to measure the
firefighters for their gear. The gear
meets all NFPA 1971 Certified Structural
Firefighting specifications and is 2007
edition certified.
The garments are similar to the gear
(pictured to the left) with features similar
to FDNY. The Volunteer Hose Company
has added some other features to make it
more personal to the firefighters.
This purchase has the company returning to
their roots by returning to the traditional
black gear with lime trim that the members
wore more than a decade ago.
Additional personalization includes the
return of the 273 on the upper back and the
individual firefighters last name on the
tail. An additional purchase will
include Gemtor harnesses on each set.
Since every garment is custom ordered and
manufactured it will take approximately
eleven weeks for delivery. The company
expects delivery in early April.
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REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
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A "NIGHT
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MOTHER'S
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05 / 12 |
REGULAR
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FIREFIGHTER
SCARED STRAIGHT
with Chief
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Thursday
May 15 |
6:30 pm
Mahanoy Area
High School |
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