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Natural Gas Emergencies Awareness for First Responders

November 20, 2024
Announcements

Holiday Park VFD was happy to host Peoples Natural Gas as they conducted a Natural Gas Emergencies First Responder Awareness class this past Tuesday evening at our fire station. First Responders from various emergency services agencies in our area attended…

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236-ATV & 236-Brush in High Demand During Dry Spell

November 8, 2024
Announcements

With the recent trend of dry weather in our area, there’s been an uptick in brush and wildland fires. To help combat that, the Holiday Park VFD has in our apparatus fleet:: 236-ATV with a custom skid unit with pump…

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HPVFD Citizen’s Fire Academy Night 7: First Aid & Stop the Bleed Certification

October 30, 2024
Announcements

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…

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HPVFD Citizen’s Fire Academy Night 6: CPR Certification

October 23, 2024
Announcements

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…

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HPVFD Citizen’s Fire Academy Night 5: Vehicle Rescue and Fire Extinguishers

October 16, 2024
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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…

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GRIT Training Night: Firefighter Survival

October 15, 2024
Announcements

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…

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HPVFD Citizen’s Fire Academy Night 4: Ladder Operations

October 10, 2024
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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…

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HPVFD Citizen’s Fire Academy Night 3: Hose Line Operations

October 2, 2024
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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…

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HPVFD Citizen’s Fire Academy Night 2: Turn Our Gear and SCBA

September 25, 2024
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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…

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HPVFD Citizen’s Fire Academy Night 1: Introduction

September 18, 2024
Announcements

Wednesday evening was the first night of 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 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…

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