| Member graduates DCFD Academy |
| Fri. Jan 25th 2008 |
LPFD member Ray Edwards has spent the last 21 weeks in the Washington, DC Fire Academy. On Friday, January 25th, Ray and his fellow classmates (Recruit class 353) finally graduated. Ray has been assigned to Truck 2 on the #1 platoon....
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| Double fatal Collegeville fire ruled accidental |
| Sun. Jan 13th 2008 |
At about noon today, Tower 53 and Rescue 53 were dispatched on the mutual aid assignment for a house fire in Collegeville. It was a fast moving fire that was extinguished about 20 minutes after fire department arrived, but tragically two children died in the blaze. The cause of the ...
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| Open Enrollment Classes |
| Tue. Jan 1st 2008 |
The LPFD has posted some Open Enrollment classes that are being held in our area. As stated, these classes are open enrollment, so any member of an emergency services organization is welcome to enroll into the classes. Classes are listed on the Calendar page. Classes to look for are ...
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| Delaware County Burn session |
| Sun. Nov 11th 2007 |
Members of LPFD, Oaks, and Worcester participated in a 4-hour live burn session at the Delaware County Fire Academy. Numerous evolutions were conducted with an emphasis on getting our younger firefighters comfortable with basic skills....
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| Joint Rescue training with Collegeville |
| Sun. Nov 4th 2007 |
Stations 53 and 34 participated in a training session on low-angle patient removal skills. Crews simulated a lost fisherman down a long embankment in the woods that couldn't get out under his own power....
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| Marine Helicopter Lands at Arcola School |
| Thu. Nov 1st 2007 |
The Methacton Wolverine Football organization decided to gather supplies for our troops over in the Middle East to show their appreciation. The Marine Corps utilized a H-53 helicopter to come and pick up the supplies at the Wolverine's practice and game field at Arcola Intermediate School on Eaglevi...
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| Fire School - Anchors & Pickets |
| Tue. Oct 23rd 2007 |
After an interesting call a few weeks prior, the LPFD has been conducting a lot of training in Ropes & Rigging. Tuesday night's fire school welcomed Joe Dischler from START Rescue Training to help us out with pickets and anchors....
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| Fire Prevention Week |
| Fri. Oct 12th 2007 |
All week, firefighters from station 53 have been visiting the township building, schools, and churches to explain the importance of fire safety. On Friday night of Fire Prevention week, we open our doors for everyone in the community to come to the firehouse and learn about the department and f...
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| Station Stand-By for Michael Reagan |
| Thu. Oct 4th 2007 |
Captain Eric Corbin organized a standby crew for Delaware County Station 9 in Sharon Hill during the viewing of fallen firefighter Michael Reagan. Michael was operating at a building fire when a structural collapse occurred, which brought down one wall of the building on top of him and two of his fe...
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| Pump Operations 2 Training with Collegeville FD |
| Sun. Sep 16th 2007 |
Lower Providence and Collegeville Fire Depts had a joint training session for Pump Operations 2. The class is designed to teach firefighters the basic fundamentals of pumping water through fire apparatus using a hydrant or drafting water from another source, such as a river or creek. The departmen...
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