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Congratulations
June 4th, 2008
  Congratulations to Mason Silber for being awarded the opportunity to attend the Pennsylvania Governor's School of Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University.
   

 
Emergency Management Drill
April 12th, 2008
  On April 12, 2008, Elkins Park Fire Company participated in Cheltenham Township's Emergency Management drill.
   

 
Richard V. Scaffidi
April 10th, 2008
  Elkins Park Fire Company sends our condolences to the family of Richard V. Scaffidi ("Moose"), who helped train EPFC and other area fire companies. He will be missed and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
   

 
Awards Won at the EPFC Banquet
March 15th, 2008
  Congratulations to the following individuals who won awards at the EPFC banquet:

Chief's Award: Keith Miller
President's Award: John Hearn
Firefighter of the Year: Robert Loeffel III & Keith Miller
Most Fire Calls for 2007: Ken Kretschmer
Most Training Hours by an Officer for 2007: Mort Levy
Most Training Hours by Crew for 2007: William Loeffel
Special recognition of efforts with respect to Chief David Raab's rescue: Danielle Rebelo; Jake Allon; Ken Kretschmer

We wish to thank and honor
Fire Marshal Michael Moonblatt, who will be retiring from Cheltenham Township after a long and distinguished career. Your dedication and service to the community is greatly appreciated, and you will be missed. Thank you.
   

 
Dwelling Fire
March 11th, 2008
  EPFC, along with neighboring companies, assisted in extinguishing a second floor dwelling fire on Underwood Avenue.
   

 
Dwelling Fire
March 10th, 2008
  EPFC, along with neighboring companies, assisted in extinguishing a dwelling fire on Butcher Street.
   

 
New probationary members
March 5th, 2008
  Welcome to our new probationary members Mason Silber, David Lanahan, Josh Shapiro, and James Robinson.

Chief Raab and Station 3 thank everyone for their thoughts during the past few months.
   

 
Dwelling Fire in Jenkintown
February 20th, 2008
  On February 20, 2008, EPFC assisted several other Companies with a dwelling fire on Walnut Street in Jenkintown. Heavy smoke was showing from the second and third floors of a three story dwelling with reports of a person trapped in the interior. A number of lines were placed in service.
   

 
Congratulations
September 4th, 2007
  Congratulations to our newly elected Chief, David Raab. We all wish Chief Raab and his Officers the best.
   

 
Congratulations
July 25th, 2007
  Congratulations to the members of Elkins Park Fire Company who helped win 2nd Place for Best Engine at the July 4th Glenside Parade.
   

 
1997 E-One (Engine #3-1) Pumper Sold
July 22nd, 2007
  Our 1997 E-One (Engine #3-1) Pumper was sold on June 27, 2007 to a private firm responsible for obtaining specialty equipment for the Canadian Military. The Apparatus was purchased for Kandahar Airport located in Afghanistan for Military Security Operations. The apparatus was trucked to a port in New York for Shipment by Vessel. Engineers John Hearn and Tom Robinson and Treasurer Charles Obrecht were instrumental in the sale.