Wednesday evening was Night 7 of our program in which our participants took part in the American Heart Association First Aid course as well as Stop The Bleed ACS, a joint US Department of Defense program. First aid skills such…
Night 6 of our program shifted the participants to the EMS side our department with everyone getting trained on CPR for adults, pediatrics, and infants during the class following the American Heart Association guidelines. Participants were joined by a few…
Night 5 of our program focused on Vehicle Rescue techniques utilizing several vehicles courtesy of Clyde’s Auto Service, Repair & Towing followed by Fire Extinguisher training. Participants were exposed for the first time to several key tools of the trade…
Tuesday evening, the members of the Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department participated in the second GRIT Fire Training LLC “Drill Nights,” which is part of the their (3 Drill Nights Package) we purchased. Instructors included: – Alex Plutto (D.C. Fire…
This past Wednesday, our program participants learned about ladder company operations along with tools associated with it: saws, power tools, hand tools, and ground ladders. The night did start with a fire prevention lecture on carbon monoxide responses. Next we…
For night 3 of our program, participants were exposed to hose line operations ranging from hand lines & nozzle control, to “hitting the hydrant” to secure a water supply, to using “monitors” to conduct large water streams over distance and…
This evening, the participants donned Firefighter Bunker Gear for the first time: Helmet, Hood, Jacket, Pants, Boots, Gloves. They were shown how the gear protects personnel during fires when worn correctly. Next they were shown and donned SCBA Pack (Self…
Wednesday evening was the first night of ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป’๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ program where adults can get a insiders view to the volunteer fire service, experience skills & training evolutions, and learn how departments like ours, impacts the local community. The…
Our Medical Officer, Alex Marcelewski, was one of fourteen EMS Providers in Pennsylvania, presented with the EMS Star of Life, for their individual efforts around Emergency Medical Services. The award; which comes from the Pennsylvania EMS Providers Foundation, is held…
This past week, Holiday Park VFD sent four firefighters to the Fire Department Training Network (FDTN) near Indianapolis. They spent several days in an intense Truck Company Operations class, which included numerous live fire evolutions to provide a realistic training…