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Monday Night Training Series with all Three (3) Companies

Tuesday, April 3, 2012  On Monday April 2nd, 2012 the Pomeroy-Parkesburg-Atglen Fire Companies held a joint training for equipment familierzation. All three companies personnel met at Station # 28 (Central Station) to review one anothers equipment and apparatus.

This training was needed for the personnel to become cross-trained on operating one another's equipment in case personnel respond to a different station location for a response of a particular unit. This is the beginning of our department training series.

Many of the EMS providers were cross-trained on the Ambulances however Parkesburg Ambulance 28 is larger then Pomeroy's three (3) type III ambulances. Also Engine 26 has some different equipment and pump features then Pomeroy and Parkesburg's engines.

Personnel reviewed the new Ladder 28 drawings and also discussed the future of our combination Department and where it will lead to......

By the End of April a new name will be chosen and many await to see what we will be called in our Western Department of 26-28-29.

While personnel reviewed and got trained on one another's equipment the Chief Officer's attended two separate meetings. One EMS Committee meeting and one Fire Committee meeting which were attended too. However it is imperative that the Chief Officer's work together to develop policies and operating guidelines to operate the new Department under.

With that being said the new training schedule has been posted and we look forward to what next Monday night will bring "Working Regionally to survive Locally".

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Another Great Coffee Break Gathering Held

Saturday, March 31, 2012  The Pomeroy Fire Company held the fourth Coffee Break Gathering on Saturday March 31st, 2012 at PVFC. The turn out was a great success with members from Pomeroy, Parkesburg, Atglen in attendance. Coffee Club at other organizations has been successful with members coming out on a daily basis to get some coffee and became a tradition. Our goal is to make this event a long-standing tradition. PVFC hosted the first Coffee-Break session in January and its been working as Pomeroy-Parkesburg and Atglen Fire Companies focus on the Consolidation. Members from throughout the community, social and life members, active and service members from all the companies stopped in and enjoyed the fellowship, gossip. Those in attendance would like to thank Michelle Kreger for assisting with the cinnamons rolls and members (Tribbett and Kreger) for preparing a special breakfast of donuts, bagels, coffee.   The next Coffee Break Session will be scheduled soon for April 2012. Please come out and support the events and catch up with the members and service personnel.

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EMS Assist in West Caln Twp.

Saturday, March 24, 2012  On Saturday, March 24th, 2012 in the early morning hours, Ambulance 29 was dispatched near 0245 hours to assist Wagontown and Martin's Corner Fire Companies in the 700 block of West Kings Highway for a vehicle accident.

Ambulance 144 arrived on the scene at 0210 and confirmed a two vehicle accident with multiple injuries.

Wagontown Deputy Chief Patton arrived on the scene and established "Route 340 Command" and requested a second ambulance to be dispatched to the scene.

Ambulance 44 was added. Later after Westwood EMS transported Pomeroy EMS was dispatched as the third BLS requested. Ambulance 29-2 made the response. Upon arrival EMS personnel were shown to their patient. QRS 31 was on-scene and had the patient ready for transport.
 
Transport was to BWH BLS, Medic 46 was cancelled by Command.
 
Unit: Ambulance 29-2
 
MAA: 35, 34, Westwood EMS, Medic 93 x 2, Medic 46

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PVFC/PBFC EMS attends Gateway's Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, March 24, 2012  On Saturday March 24, 2012 the Pomeroy and Sadsbury Fire Companies participated in the 2012 Gateway Church Easter Egg Hunt Event. The event started with kids activities at 1100 hours inside the Church which led to the Easter Egg Hunt outside at 1230 hours.

Usually the Easter Eggs get delivered by air when a helicopter deploys over 10,000 eggs from the sky. Due to the forecasted weather it was changed and the eggs were delivered by ground via the Easter Bunny.
 
Crews participated at the event with Engine 31-1 being on display for the children to look inside and over the equipment. Ambulance’s 28 and Ambulance 29 were also on-site for the EMS Medical Stand-by.
 
While attending the event Parkesburg EMS was dispatched for an injured person with two patients. Both Ambulance 29-2 and Ambulance 28 made the response into Parkesburg Borough in the 400 block of Main Street. Both patients were attended too, and Ambulance 28 transported two patients and Ambulance 29-2 returned back to the event.
 
The Easter egg hunt was a success and the Pomeroy Fire Company thanks the Gateway Church for allowing us to participate in this yearly event. For more information on Gateway Church please visit WWW.GCWIRED.COM
 
Those interested the Gateway Church located in Oxford, Pa is having their Egg Drop Easter Egg hunt next Saturday. See WWW.GCWIRED.COM for details.
 
Units: Ambulance 28 (Staff Celii and Haines) Parkesburg Station and Ambulance 29-2 (Gathercole and Kreger) Pomeroy Station
 
MAA: Sadsbury Engine 31-1, QRS 31

	The West EMS on-site for the event
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Day-Time Tractor Trailer Accident slows traffic on 30 Bypass

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  On Tuesday March 20th, 2012 the Pomeroy Fire Company for an Ambulance and Engine where dispatched to assist Sadsburyville Fire Company on a Tractor Trailer Accident EB Route 30 bypass E/O Business Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) around 1518 hours. Engine 29-1 made the response along with Ambulance 28 for the EMS.
 
Supplemental advised one tractor trailer on its side with the operator reported to be out.
 
Captain 31 (Zwick) had the 30 bypass Command. Command requested the additional resources to handle the incident and crews worked together to maintain the incident which caused a traffic matter for most of the Tuesday afternoon.
 
Units remained on-scene containing hazards and maintaining traffic control. A fire police task force was requested and traffic was stopped and slowed on the 30 bypass for an extended period of time.
 
Pomeroy units returned to Station at 1826 hours.
 
Units: Ambulance 28, Engine 29-1
MAA: Sadsbury Engine 31-1,
Fire Police Units: 28-35-44 / PSPE
 

One TT on its side	Station 29/31 personnel on-scene
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"West EMS" assists in Sadsbury Twp. Lancaster County

Monday, March 19, 2012  The Pomeroy/Parkesburg West EMS was dispatched to Business Route 30 and Mount Vernon Road in Gap for a three (3) vehicle accident assisting Station 4-2 Gap Fire Company at 1140 hours. Upon arrival Gap Fire/Rescue had a box truck, pick up truck, and Tractor Trailer involved. One of the three was into a building at the intersection as stated.





Ambulance 29-2 obtained a refusal as Christiana EMS and White Horse EMS transported one patient each ALS to PMH. Pomeroy EMS cleared the scene at 1226 hours being released by Lancaster Counties Command.

 

Units: Ambulance 29-2



MAA:  Lancaster County: Gap Fire/Rescue 4-2, White Horse Engine 4-9-1,  SQD 3-2, New Holland Rescue 3-9, 4-7, Christiana Ambulance 5-2 , Ambulance 4-9  

Fire police 28,35, 5-2,4-5, 4-9.  





 

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Day-Time Brush Fire on the Stove Pipe Hill

Thursday, March 15, 2012  On Thursday March 15, 2012 the Pomeroy Fire Company for an Engine was alerted with the Sadsbury/Westwood Fire Company for a brush fire in the area of 1358 Colonial Court (Quarry Ridge Development) in Sadsbury Township at 1358 hours.
 
Captain Zwick of the Sadsbury Fire Company arrived on-scene at 1404 hours and noted the incident to be in the wooded area of Old Wilmington Road and Stove Pipe Hill in Pomeroy’s local and established Command at 1404 hours.
 
Captain Zwick requested two (2) additional field pieces and traffic control to the scene on Old Wilmington Road.
 
Engine 31-1 arrived on-scene and placed two (2) hose lines into service on the woods fire at this time and knocked down the woods fire  that was rapidly spreading.
 
Brush 29 and Engine 29-5 made the responses. Brush 29 was assigned the Stove Pipe Hill side and took up some forestry work on the on the hill. Engine 29-5 supplied Engine 31-1 on-scene. Engine 31-2 made the response and arrived to supply Brush 29 on the Stove Pipe Hill Side.
 
Westwood responded with Tac and ATV 44 along with the fire police assist.
 
Crews worked together to extinguish and contain the woods fire that was present. The fire was placed under control by the Command at 1434 hours with units working. Great job to all personnel who contained and extinquished the woods fire on this wind fire advisory day.
 
Wagontown for an Engine relocated to Station 31 to cover the Sadsbury "District" while units were at the woods fire.
 
Units cleared the scene at 1502 hours.
 
Unit(s): Pomeroy Brush 29, Engine 29-5, Parkesburg Ambulance 28
 
MAA: Sadsbury Fire (2) Engines, Westwood for Tac and ATV 44
           Engine 35 Stand-by at 31, Fire Police from 28-44-35
 
 

Personnel from 29-31-44 working together       on the woods fire	Engine 29-5 filling up after the woods       fire
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Pennsylvania Bans Texting While Driving

Tuesday, March 6, 2012  Pennsylvania cell phone/texting news: A ban on text messaging while driving has been approved by Gov. Tom Corbett and Harrisburg – Pennsylvania's new law prohibiting text-based communication while driving will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 8, making texting while driving a primary offense carrying a $50 fine. "Your most important job when behind the wheel is to focus only on driving. Most people would never close their eyes for five seconds while driving, but that's how long you take your eyes of the road, or even longer, every time you send or read a text message," PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. "It's not just your own life you're risking; it's the lives and safety of every motorist around you." The new law specifically does the following: • Makes it a primary offense to use an Interactive Wireless Communication Device (IWCD) to send, read or write a text-based message. • Defines an IWCD as a wireless phone, personal digital assistant, smartphone, portable or mobile computer or similar devices that can be used for texting, instant messaging, emailing or browsing the Internet. • Defines a text-based message as a text message, instant message, email or other written communication composed or received on an IWCD. • Institutes a $50 fine for convictions. • Makes clear that this law supersedes and preempts any local ordinances restricting the use of interactive wireless devices by drivers. "This is a serious problem and we are hoping that we can educate citizens on the dangers of texting while driving and prevent future accidents," said State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan. "Our troopers will attempt to use observations of the driver while the vehicle is in motion to determine if traffic stops are warranted. An example might be the motorist continues to manipulate the device over an extended distance with no apparent voice communication. "Ultimately, we hope that our enforcement efforts will create voluntary compliance by the majority of motorists," Noonan said. In 2010, there were nearly 14,000 crashes in Pennsylvania where distracted driving played a role, with 68 people dying in those crashes. Learn more online at www.dot.state.pa.us and choose "Anti-Texting Law."

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"Change Your Clocks - Change Your Battery" 3/11/2011

Tuesday, February 28, 2012   The Pomeroy Fire Company wants to remind everyone when they change their clocks on Sunday March 11, 2012 to remember to please change your smoke detector batteries as well. Clocks Change ahead this Sunday March 11, 2012 at 2 A.M.

What does this mean and what does it have to do with fire safety?
 
The Pomeroy Fire Company wants everyone to know that Smoke Alarms (Detectors) can save lives when operating properly. There are many types, however most smoke alarms are battery operated or have battery backup features. It is important to test your alarms each month to assure that they are in working order. We also need to be sure the battery has adequate power to operate the alarm. Smoke alarms have a monitoring system for the battery and start chirping when the battery is low. All of this sounds great and fool proof; however several lives were lost due to non-working smoke alarms. Many were found without batteries in them.
 
The Reason? Maybe someone took the battery for a game or radio, or removed the battery to stop the chirping or maybe they were going to replace it and forgot.
 
Because of these findings the program "Change Your Clock - Change Your Battery" was developed.
 
IF everyone follows this program they should never be subject to a non-working smoke detector due to a missing or weak battery. The Action is simple and we are reminded each year at Daylight savings time. Each year we change our clocks. In the spring (March) we move them ahead one hour and in fall (November) we move them back one hour. Each time we do this we need to change the battery in all the smoke alarms. If a specific battery type is recommended then that's the one to use. Whether one is recommended or not, always be sure you are purchasing a fresh battery. Always check the dates on the battery.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: The life of a smoke detector is 10 years. If your detector is 10 years old or older, it should be replaced. If you are in need of a smoke detector or unsure about how many you should have or need, please contact Pomeroy Fire Company and ask for smoke detectors, and the Pomeroy Fire Company will provide you with the smoke detectors and install it to ensure you and your family remain safe.

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Chester County Public Safety Training Facility (PSTF) Campaign Kickoff Event

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Date: Friday, March 2, 2012 Time: 7:45 am - Breakfast/Registration 8:30 am - Program 9:30-10:00 am - Coffee and Networking Location: Shire Pharmaceuticals Shire Conference Center 1400 Liberty Ridge Blvd. Wayne, PA 19807 Construction of the Chester County Public Safety Training Facility (PSTF) in South Coatesville is now underway! The vision of having a state-of-the-art facility for cross-discipline training of Chester County's first responders is becoming a reality. Over $16.2 million of the required $19.1 million in construction funding has been secured. We need your help to raise the final $2.9 million! The Public Safety Training Foundation cordially invites you to this special event to kick-off the private industry phase of our fundraising campaign. Shire has graciously offered to host this breakfast event during which the story of PSTF will be told. Please join us to learn more about the PSTF project, its many benefits to the county's communities and residents, progress to date, the construction timeline, and project funding that has been secured to date. For more information about PSTF, please visit www.SupportPSTF.org

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