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1069 Old Route 30 | PO Box 172 | Cashtown, PA 17310 (717) 334-3838 | Fax (717) 334-2872 www.cashtownfire.org |
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| January 2, 2011 |
| Since voting at the October meeting to make some internal modifications to the firehouse, members have been hard at work getting the downstairs portion of the project underway. Work started in mid-November and is nearing completion. The chief's office and tool
room have been completely torn out and the walls and trim have been painted. The Department took delivery last Tuesday of the new turn-out gear washer and dryer from last
year's AFG. Electrical and plumbing work are in progress.
With the majority of the installation work completed on the new equipment and placement figured out for other items around the firehouse, the apparatus was rearranged and moved to their new locations last Thursday. The hope is to have all downstairs work completed by the end of January with remodeling work upstairs to commence soon thereafter. |
| January 4, 2011 |
| Franklin Twp Box Area 4-3 |
| Company 4, Truck 1 and Ambulance 2A were dispatched at 2147 hrs to 1395F Green Ridge Rd for the chimney fire. Asst. Chief 4 (Markel) arrived to find a 2-story, single family home with nothing showing and established Command. E4-1 (Capt. Six), E4-3 (Chief Nagle), and SQ4 (FF Jacobs) arrived with ten personnel, accessed the roof via ground ladders and cleaned out the chimney and woodstove. All units were in service by 2252 hrs.
Units: E4-1, E4-3, SQ4, TK1 (canceled en route), AMB 2A |
| January 10, 2011 |
| Franklin Twp Box Area 27-5 |
| Engine 4-1 was alerted at 0905 hrs for the box alarm at 2719 Buchanan Valley Rd. E4-1
(FF Bowling) responded with four personnel and staged upon arrival while first arriving units investigated a malfunctioning furnace. E4-1 was in service at 0944 hrs.
Adams Co Units: ET27, E5-1, E4-1, T6 | canceled en route: E7-2 |
| January 11, 2011 |
| Franklin Twp Box Area 4-1 |
| Brush 4, Engine 4-1 and Engine 5-1 were dispatched at 0931 hrs to 2615 Chambersburg Rd for a non-emergency response to assist Chief 4 with the extinguishment of an illegal controlled burn. B4 (FF Bowling) and E4-1 (Lt. Kane) responded with six personnel and were met on the scene by four additional personnel and three fire police,
totaling thirteen. Crews extinguished the fire and were available at 1055 hrs.
Units: B4, E4-1, E5-1 |
| January 22, 2011 |
| A new Department patch was proposed at the monthly meeting on January 18, 2011 and is pictured below. Please take a look and make any recommendations to Brent Strasbaugh prior to the February Department meeting. The Department is also investigating options for a full dress uniform and will have information to report back in February. |
| January 26, 2011 |
| Highland Twp Box Area 4-3 |
| Company 4, Engine/Rescue 2, Ambulance 2A and Medic 28-1 were dispatched at 0535 hrs to the 1400 block of Knoxlyn-Orrtanna Rd for a vehicle accident. SQ4 (FF Strasbaugh) and E4-1 (Chief Nagle) responded with 10 personnel. Asst Chief 4 (Markel) arrived on the scene to report a two vehicle collision just west of the intersection of Railroad Ln with one minor injury, placing ER2 and M28-1 in service. Upon arrival, crews provided patient care until the arrival of Amb 2A and checked the vehicles for hazards. The location of the accident was in a blind spot just over the crest of a hill so apparatus remained to block the scene until the vehicles could be removed from the roadway. Company 4 operated on the scene with 15 personnel and was available at 0648 hrs.
Units: SQ4, E4-1, AMB 2A, M28-1 (canceled en route) |
| January 26, 2011 |
| At a special meeting of the Department on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, the membership voted to accept the recommendation of the tanker committee to award the tanker bid to 4 Guys, Inc. of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania for a 2,200 gallon elliptical tanker to be built on a 2011 International 7600 chassis with a 475 hp diesel motor. The apparatus body will house a Waterous 1,500 gpm midship, single-stage pump and will be equipped with a 2,500 gallon folding tank, three 10" square Newton dump valves, two 200' 1.75" crosslays, one preconnected 1" trash/forestry line, and several hundred feet of deadloaded 3" hose. The apparatus will also feature a back-up camera, factory installed Garmin GPS unit, all LED lighting, a Powercall 6-Adam electronic siren, and Federal Q2B siren.
The apparatus is being purchased through Bob Pursel of Commonwealth Fire Equipment Company, Inc. located in Winchester, Virginia. Estimated build time is 6-8 months. A Tanker 4 progress page will be coming in the near future to track the status of the project. Please check back for updates. The membership and tanker committee would like to sincerely thank all of the manufacturers who took the time to bid on our project. |
