Volunteers Serving Springfield Township
Check out our new “Roll Call of Members” page that highlights a different member of the Flourtown Fire Company each month!
As you will see, a lot of us are just like you. Business and trade professionals, students, men, and women.
We are all neighbors and members of the same community, and we encourage you to learn more about us, and in doing so, maybe you will want to submit an application and become a member of Flourtown Fire Company too!
Some future firefighters received hands-on training and experience as part of Wissahickon Fire Company’s annual Firefighter Camp. In the photo above, Chief George Wilmot is joined by Deputy Chief Mike Frye with three of the camp graduates, from left to right, Lexi Wilmot, Mitchell Seltzer and Jake Frye.
The popular Firefighter Camp is a supervised 4-evening camp designed to give participants a taste of firefighting. The 2011 Firefighter Camp was held July 5, 12, 19 and 26 – 6:30 to 9:30 pm. At camp, participants learned:
Under close supervision, participants will don protective gear and utilize fire apparatus/equipment to extinguish actual training fires. This experience will incorporate the same basic principles that the volunteer and career firefighters of Montgomery County follow every day as they protect our community. Flourtown Fire Company would like to thank Wissahickon Fire Company for hosting the camp and its sponsors Schneider Plumbing, Ambler Savings & Loan, Feast & Fancy catering, and B&Z Cabinets. The camp is hosted by the Wissahickon Fire Company, and assisted by the North Penn, Flourtown and Centre Square Fire Companies.
Another great day for Flourtown at this year’s Lion’s Club 4th of July Parade in Oreland:We had such a good time with our Golf Outing for our 100th Anniversary in 2010, Flourtown Fire Company decided to do it again in 2011. Fun was had by all, a beautiful day on the golf course sure beats anywhere else.
Follow the link to some photos from Bob Wilmot of the Search and Rescue Drill devised by Captain Chris Manning behind the firehouse. Members wore SCBA and full PPE and had to navigate a room and pathway, following the hose line through a series of obstacles.
Tips/Information Compiled by Jim Belcher via the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)
Be sure to use safe grilling practices as the peak months for grilling fires approach – June and July. Gas grills constitute a higher risk, having been involved in an annual average of 6,200 home fires in 2004-2008, while charcoal or other solid-fueled grills were involved in an annual average of 1,300 home fires. Generally:
Download NFPA Grilling Safety PDF
Video:
Check out this video from NFPA on Grilling Safety: In these videos, Ted Lemoff, former NFPA principal gas engineer, provides some key safety tips for both gas and charcoal grills.
General Grill Safety Tips
Charcoal Grills
Propane Grills
Check the gas tank hose for leaks before using it for the first time each year. Apply a light soap and water solution to the hose. A propane leak will release bubbles. If your grill has a gas leak, by smell or the soapy bubble test, and there is no flame, turn off the gas tank and grill. If the leak stops, get the grill serviced by a professional before using it again. If the leak does not stop, call the fire department. If you smell gas while cooking, immediately get away from the grill and call the fire department. Do not move the grill.
Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week has grown exponentially in scope each year since, drawing the support and endorsement of all subsequent U.S. presidents, governors, mayors and other respected elected officials.
National Volunteer Week is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It’s about demonstrating to the nation that by working together, in unison, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges and accomplish our goals.
National Volunteer Week is about taking action, encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change—discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to foster positive transformation.
So, what do you think? Are you up for a challenge? Would you like to serve your community, and help your fellow man?
We want you! Consider volunteering at Flourtown Fire Company.
Join us! Click here for more information.
This auto hit the pole at around 1:11 am on Saturday morning April 2nd. Bethlehem Pike in the area of the accident was closed for almost 12 hours while PECO Energy made repairs. Members were in service for one hour assisting Springfield Police. Minor injuries to the driver of the car.
Squad 6 responded on March 30 to Germantown and Northwestern Ave for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Members assisted EMS and secured hazards which included radioactive medical bio-hazards.
Give back to volunteer firefighters with Duracell’s Power Those Who Protect Us battery donation program.
When you purchase specially marked CopperTop packs, Duracell will make a battery donation to volunteer fire departments to power communication devices and life-saving equipment.
Each pack contains a unique code, which you can use to direct your battery donation to a volunteer fire department.
Please visit DURACELL.com, click on the get started button, enter your donation code, and send your battery donation to Flourtown Fire Company.
