pAt 425 am QFD and LEMSA were alerted to a class 1 vehicle accident at Rt. 372 Buck Rd and Hopkins Mill Road in East Drumore Township.nbsp Assistant 57 arrived in the area correcting the address to Buck Road and Charles Lane and reported a work truck that struck a pole with … [Read more...]
pThis Tuesday evening Lancaster Emeregency Medical Services Association LEMSA Medic 6-12-15 came to the firehouse to give us a tour of their rig and some of their equipment.nbsp LEMSA just recently secured the Solanco area for basic and advanced life support services.nbsp … [Read more...]
pOn Saturday Engine 572 and Engine 575 with 5 members traveled to the York County Firefighters Convention being hosted by Red Lion FC 34 and Goodwill FC 19.nbsp A great day of talking to other firefighters and looking at fire apparatus both old and new.ppEngine 572 won the best … [Read more...]
pAt 405 pm Tanker 57 was dispatched on the Tanker Task Force to assist the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Cecil County MD Station 8 on a house fire at 76 Johnson Road.nbsp Station 8 units were on the scene with a one story wod fram residence with heavy fire showing.nbsp … [Read more...]
pAt 1115 am Rescue and Truck 57 were dispatched along with Rawlinsville FC and Willow Street Rescue 50 to assist Pequea FC 56 on a farm rescue at 25 Creamery Road in Martic Township.nbsp The report from LCWC indicated a child trapped in or under a hay crimper.nbsp A hay crimper … [Read more...]
pTonight QFD members spent the evening drilling on air bag operations and lifting systems.nbsp The crew reviewed the air bags specs capabilities etc set up attachments operations and commands.nbsp Once the review was completed we operated on two scenarios that were set … [Read more...]
pEven after 2 working fires and almost 6 hours of service throughout the day our monthly rookiejunior firefighter training night was held.nbsp Tonight the topic was portable fire extinguishers.nbsp The senior members went over the classes of fires the types of extinguishers the … [Read more...]
pAt 1210 pm Engine 574 572 and Tanker 57 were dipatched to assist the Robert Fulton FC 89 on a building fire at 369 Pine Grove Road in Little Britain Township.nbsp Chief 89 was advised of a shed on fire.nbsp Smoke could be seen from Rt. 472 as we were responding.ppEngine 574 … [Read more...]
pAt 645 am Engine 574 was dispatched to 9 Quiet Stream Drive in Peach Bottom Township York County to assist Delta FC 57 on a house fire.nbsp Multiple York and Harford County companies were working on the scene for several hours and Engine 574 was requested for manpower.nbspppOn … [Read more...]
pAt 118 pm QFD and local EMS were dispatched to the area of Rt. 472 Kirkwood Pike and Black Rock Road in Colerain Township for a vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer overturned.nbsp Rescue 57 arrived with a pickup truck pulling a trailer loaded with 300 pound bales of … [Read more...]
pJust after most everyone left the station from training QFD was alerted to the intesection of Rt. 472 and Puseyville Rd. in Colerain Township for a vehicle accident stand by.nbsp On response units were advised of a one-car crash that possibly struck 3 cows.ppRescue and Assistant … [Read more...]
pSince July has 5 Tuesdays this quotoff Tuesdayquot was used as a drivers training night.nbsp As noted previously we take this time to go over and train on anything related to driving and operating the fire apparatus.nbsp This month Chief Engineer and QFD Fire Police set up a … [Read more...]
pEven on one of the hottest evenings of the summer QFD members spent the night training on bus rescue.ppMembers completed several scenarios including a victim trapped under the bus with a air bag lifting maneuver and several cutting evalutions on both an overturned bus and one … [Read more...]
pOn Saturday Engine 572 with Chief Engineer Wayne Brion FF Jim Herr and Jr. FF David Eshleman heaed to Harrisburg for the 38th Annual Central Pennsylvania Antique Fire Apparatus Muster.nbsp The muster is a time for fire companies and private individuals to get together and show … [Read more...]
pEarlier this summer the Solanco School District donated a small school bus that was retired to the QFD to train on.nbsp In July we are taking full advantage of using this bus to increase our skills and knowledge on this sometimes overlooked vehicle.ppFor night one. members went … [Read more...]
