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VERA BRADLEY BINGO
May 6th
Doors 12 pm, Bingo 1:30 pm
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BREAKFAST
May 27th from 7 to 11 am |
CHICKEN BBQ &
COMMUNITY YARD SALE
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Join PTVFD Today!!!
We are looking for people who are interested in running emergency calls (including
firefighters, EMS personnel, and rescue workers), as well as assist with events and fundraising activities.
Anyone from age 14 and older is welcome to join.
If interested, please contact Chris Alleman at 717-226-0636 or
717-486-5488.
Click here to download a membership application.
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Bingo Every Friday Night!
Games start at 7 pm |
Water Hauling Service Available
Need your swimming pool filled? Need a large amount of
water for anything else? Well, we can help you out! We offer delivery of water to residents of Penn Township, as well as neighboring townships. Water is hauled from our Tanker 250, which holds 2,500 gallons of water. If you need more than 2,500 gallons, we can make several trips until we fulfill your needs. For pricing details and/or to schedule a delivery, please contact our firehouse at (717) 486-5488.
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Rent Our Social Hall!
Our Social Hall is available for rent for any occasion, such as a
wedding or a group meeting. For pricing and availability, please
contact Cindy Whistler at (717) 243-5090.
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Free Smoke Detectors
If your family is in need of a smoke detector, Penn Township Fire Department will provide you with one free of charge. Please call the firehouse at (717) 486-5488 or contact Chris Alleman at (717) 226-0636 for more details.
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BURN BAN IN EFFECT IN COOKE TOWNSHIP UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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2-ALARM HOUSE FIRE ON PINE ROAD |
May 5th, 2012 |
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Units were alerted early last Sunday morning at 00:38 hours for a possible woods fire in the area of 1400 Pine Road in Penn Township. Shortly afterward, headquarters upgraded the box to a full first alarm assignment with news of a house that was on fire. Engine 150 arrived on the scene to find a single story residential house with an attached garage fully involved. A second alarm was requested and crews immediately went to work trying to extinguish the fire. Crews from 10 fire companies helped assist at the scene to bring the fire under control. Crews cleared the scene at 03:04 hours.
UNITS: Engine 150, Tanker 150, Traffic 50, Chief 150, Chief 250
MUTUAL AID: Engine 49, Tanker 49, Brush 49, Chief 49, Engine 236, Engine 336, Utility 136, Traffic 136, Engine 147, Engine 247, Engine 53, Truck 53, Engine 154/RIT 54, Engine 248, Engine 46, Tanker 46, Engine 241, Tanker 41, Air 45, Rehab 40
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TRANSFER TO BENDERSVILLE FIRE COMPANY |
April 26th, 2012 |
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Engine 150 and a crew of 4 transferred to Bendersville Fire Company in Adams County early last Friday morning, while they operated on a multi-alarm fire at a saw mill just outside of Arendtsville. Tanker 25 and Adams County Engine 201 (Littlestown) also manned the Bendersville station with us. The transfer lasted approximately 10 hours long.
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MOBILE HOME FIRE AT BIG SPRING TERRACE |
April 25th, 2012 |
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Units were alerted at 13:35 hours on April 11th for a mobile home fire with possible extension into the woods in the Big Spring Terrace mobile home park in West Pennsboro Township. Units from Company 47 arrived on the scene to find an abandoned mobile home on fire, with minimal extension to the nearby woods. Tanker 150, Tanker 250, and Brush 50 responded and remained on the scene until approximately 15:16 hours.
UNITS: Tanker 150, Tanker 250, Brush 50, Chief 50
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HOUSE FIRE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY |
April 22nd, 2012 |
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Tankers 150 and 250 were alerted at 19:37 hours on April 10th to assist Franklin County on a house fire in the 8000 block of Newburg Road in Lurgan Township. Units remained on the scene for approximately 1 hour.
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MOUNTAIN FIRE IN PERRY COUNTY |
April 22nd, 2012 |
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Brush 50 was alerted at 13:27 hours on April 8th to assist on a mountain fire in the 3000 block of Laurel Run Road in Southwest Madison Township in Perry County. Brush 50 and UTV 50 responded and assisted with fire lines, containment and extinguishment of the mountain fire. Crews cleared the scene at 21:15 hours.
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GARAGE FIRE IN UPPER MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP |
April 22nd, 2012 |
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Tanker 150 was alerted at 16:05 hours on April 3rd to assist on a working garage fire in the 100 block of Pine Knob Road in Upper Mifflin Township. Tanker 150 assited on the scene until 17:30 hours.
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3-ALARM BUILDING FIRE IN CARLISLE |
March 31st, 2012 |
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Engine 250 was alerted as part of the 3rd alarm assignment for a building fire at 49 West High Street in the borough of Carlisle. The fire damaged several apartments, Blondies Inn bar, and left about a dozen people displaced from their homes. Engine 250 remained on the scene for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. For more info on this fire, please visit The Sentinel's website.
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HOUSE FIRE IN SOUTH NEWTON TOWNSHIP |
March 31st, 2012 |
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Units were alerted at 05:32 hours this past Sunday for a house fire in the 2200 block of Ritner Highway in South Newton Township. Engine 49 arrived on the scene with smoke showing from a ranch style house. Crews discovered the homeowner inside trying to extinguish the fire with a garden hose. Crews opened up the ceiling in the living room and completed extensive overhaul. Tanker 150 remained on the scene for approximately 40 minutes.
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MEMBERS AWARDED AT ANNUAL BANQUET |
March 31st, 2012 |
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Our annual banquet was held on March 17th at our fire department. Due to the land rescue at Tumbling Run Game Preserve (see news post below), some of our members were late to the banquet, but otherwise it went off without a hitch. A special award went to member Robert Kough Sr, for his 12 years as Fire Police Captain. Others awards for the past year are posted below. Thanks to New Kingstown Fire Company who filled in our station during the banquet. For the year of 2011, our fire department responded to 221 fire calls and 190 medical calls, totaling 411 calls for the year. Thank you to all of our dedicated members and all of our neighboring companies for the mutual aid that they provided during the past year.
Top 5 Fire Responders: Doug Stum, Tim Knepp Sr, Robert Shoff, Daniel Define, Joe Miller
Top EMS Responder: Tim Knepp Sr.
Junior Firefighter Of The Year: Tyler Wardle
Top Fire Police Responder: Denny McGarry, Mike Young, Ricky Stitt, Art Danner, Leon Kitner
Presidents Award: Wayne Hockensmith
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SHED FIRE ON PEACH GLEN ROAD |
March 22nd, 2012 |
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Units were alerted at 11:16 hours yesterday morning for a barn fire in the 300 block of Peach Glen Road in Dickinson Township. Chief 6 arrived on the scene to find a 20 x 30 shed well involved. Tanker 150 assisted on the scene with water supply.
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LAND RESCUE AT TUMBLING RUN PRESERVE |
March 22nd, 2012 |
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Units were alerted at 16:43 hours last Saturday for a leg fracture at Tumbling Run Game Preserve in Cooke Township. Personnel arrived on the scene to discover that patient was located approximately 2 miles up the mountain off a trail. Due to the difficult terrain, the patient had to be hoisted out of the ravine by a helicopter and transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Units cleared the scene at 20:12 hours.
UNITS: Engine 150, QRS 50, Chief 26, Captain 150
OTHER: Utility 136, UTV 36, Traffic 136, Chief 236, Brush 47, Utility 47, Brush 49, Engine 233, Adams County Brush 5, Adams County Brush 7, MD State Police Helicopter
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MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON PINE GROVE ROAD |
March 22nd, 2012 |
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Units were alerted at 13:26 hours last Saturday for a motorcycle accident in the 1600 block of Pine Grove Road in Cooke Township. Units arrived on the scene to find a motorcycle that had severed a telephone pole with wires lying on the roadway. The driver had serious injuries and had to be airlifted to a local trauma center. Units cleared the scene at 14:50 hours.
UNITS: Chief 26, Captain 150
OTHER: Engine 236, Mini-Pumper 36, Adams County Engine 7-1, Traffic 136, Life Lion
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SMALL BRUSH FIRE ON INTERSTATE 81 |
March 22nd, 2012 |
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Units were alerted at 16:20 hours last Thursday for a small brush in the area of milemarker 33 on Interstate 81 southbound in South Newton Township. Units arrived on the scene near the Firehouse Road overpass to find approximately .75 acres of brush on fire, as a result of a controlled burn that got out of hand. Brush 50 assisted with extinguishing the fire.
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BATHROOM FIRE ON DOUBLING GAP ROAD |
March 13th, 2012 |
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Units were alerted at 08:55 hours on March 5th for a bathroom fire in the 100 block of Doubling Gap Road in North Newton Township. Engine 247 arrived on the scene to find the house filled with smoke and fire in the 1st floor bathroom. Fire had extended from a light fan/fixture into the ceiling and into a void space on the second floor. Tanker 250 responded and staged at the scene and was placed available by command a short time later.
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TRACTOR FIRE ON WEST YELLOW BREECHES ROAD |
March 13th, 2012 |
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Units were alerted at 18:18 hours on March 1st for a tractor fire next to a silo on West Yellow Breeches Road in Dickinson Township. Chief 136 arrived on the scene and reported that the fire appeared to be out. Engine 250 was held to extinguish the remaining hot spots.
UNITS: Engine 250, Tanker 150, Chief 50
OTHER: Brush 136, Engine 236, Chief 136, Chief 6A |
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