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…
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…
For several years now, we have been asked when we are going to have a fire camp for adults similar to the program that we have hosted for teens the past six summers. We are excited and proud to announce…
Congratulations to the 18 students in our Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) class conducted by CCAC Public Safety Institute and hosted at Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department; who all passed their course final exam today. They also brushed up on their…
This weekend, three members of the fire department joined other EMS, Fire, & Police personnel from several states taking part in NAEMT’s Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) course. This course combines strategy, planning, skills, and realistic scenarios exercises to teach…
The first day of 2024 started early for Holiday Park VFD as crews had the first emergency call at 1am and then five more calls to round out the day. Included in those six calls, was a mutual aid request…
Holiday Park VFD spent Sunday morning with the Aquatic & Wellness teams from the Sampson Family YMCA going over emergency procedures and joint operations between our agencies. It has become an annual tradition between our agencies to ensure their membership…
Holiday Park VFD is once again partnering with Plum EMS & Plum Borough Police to collect donations for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to help needy children have happy holidays. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ 4๐๐ต, you can drop off…
Holiday Park VFD will once again host an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) course facilitated by CCAC’s Public Safety Institute. This will be the third time the fire department has hosted the class and the past two classes resulted in numerous…