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EPFC sold Engine 3-1 to Horsham Fire Company
December 7th, 2009 |
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See Chief Tim Flanagan with Horsham's new Engine. We are glad we found a good home close by for her.
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Chief Tom Robinson
November 30th, 2009 |
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Tom Robinson will begin his term as Chief effective December 1, 2009. |
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Dwelling fire at Webb Rd
June 6th, 2009 |
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Stations 5,3 & 2 arrived on location to find a 2 story vacant barn with the first and second floors well involved . All companies went into service with an exterior attack and extinguished the fire. |
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Building Fire
May 14th, 2009 |
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Station 3, E5, E2, E200, and TW4 were dispatched to a building fire on Moseley Ave. Chief 3 with E 3 arrived on location to find heavy fire from side C, heavy smoke pouring out of the second floor, and a fully charged service line on the roof. The electric was secured by PECO, and the fire was quickly beat down and placed under control. |
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Hotshot : Valley Road Carriage House Fire
March 27th, 2009 |
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EPFC Banquet
March 21st, 2009 |
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Congratulations to the following individuals:
Most Runs - 1st Place: Jake Allon
Most Runs - 2nd Place: Keith Miller
Most Runs - 3rd Place: Josh Shapiro
Most Training for Officer: Kevin Feiner
Most Training for Firefighter: Mason Silber
Chief's Award: Tom Robinson
President's Award: Charles "Chubby" Obrecht
Firefighter of the Year: Jake Allon |
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EPFC'S Mobile Data Terminal (MDT)
March 5th, 2009 |
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EPFC'S Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) has been installed in Engine-3 and will be online with Montgomery County 911 Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System on March 5, 2009. |
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Line of Duty Death of Fire Police Captain
February 16th, 2009 |
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Our condolences and prayers go out to the Roslyn Fire Company and Albert G. Eberle Jr., who passed away in the line of duty. |
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2 Alarm Fire - Lenape Ave
November 25th, 2008 |
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Ladder 3 and Chief Raab arrived on scene with smoke showing from a 2 story split level single family dwelling. Chief 3 was in command and ordered all Companies out of the dwelling due to heavy fire conditions throughout the dwelling. Exterior operations were placed in service and the Companies eventually gained the upper hand and placed the fire under control. |
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Elkins Ave.
September 20th, 2008 |
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Dwelling fire: Chief 3 on location reported heavy fire on side A of a dwelling. With the help of Stations 5, 2, and 1, ladders were placed and interior crews extinguished the fire. |
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Mr. Currens
September 20th, 2008 |
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Our condolences to the family of Life Member James Currens, who passed away. Mr. Currens was a retired Detective Sergeant with the Cheltenham Police Department and former Captain of the Elkins Park Fire Company. His viewing is scheduled for Friday, September 26th, 2008 in Palermo, NJ. If anyone would like more information on the funeral detail, please contact the President or Chief of Station 3. |
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4th Street & Asbury Ave.
August 31st, 2008 |
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Fully involved structure with heavy fire from a three story dwelling. All hands placed in service as well as master streams. The structure suffered a partial collapse.
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Keswick Ave.
August 31st, 2008 |
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Heavy fire from the rear of an occupied two-story dwelling. Multiple hand lines were placed in service. |
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Fire - Lynwood Gardens
July 23rd, 2008 |
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Station 3, along with neighboring Companies, responded to three working building fires in Lynwood Gardens. |
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Congratulations
June 4th, 2008 |
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Congratulations to Mason Silber for being awarded the opportunity to attend the Pennsylvania Governor's School of Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. |
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Emergency Management Drill
April 12th, 2008 |
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On April 12, 2008, Elkins Park Fire Company participated in Cheltenham Township's Emergency Management drill. |
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Richard V. Scaffidi
April 10th, 2008 |
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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. |
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Awards Won at the EPFC Banquet
March 15th, 2008 |
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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. |
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Dwelling Fire
March 11th, 2008 |
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EPFC, along with neighboring companies, assisted in extinguishing a second floor dwelling fire on Underwood Avenue. |
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Dwelling Fire
March 10th, 2008 |
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EPFC, along with neighboring companies, assisted in extinguishing a dwelling fire on Butcher Street. |
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New probationary members
March 5th, 2008 |
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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. |
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Dwelling Fire in Jenkintown
February 20th, 2008 |
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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. |
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Congratulations
September 4th, 2007 |
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Congratulations to our newly elected Chief, David Raab. We all wish Chief Raab and his Officers the best. |
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Congratulations
July 25th, 2007 |
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Congratulations to the members of Elkins Park Fire Company who helped win 2nd Place for Best Engine at the July 4th Glenside Parade. |
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1997 E-One (Engine #3-1) Pumper Sold
July 22nd, 2007 |
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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.
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