training Archives - Holiday Park VFD

Four Young Firefighters Earn Key Certifications

March 30, 2025
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Please join our officers & members in congratulating these young men with their recent success after putting in countless hours of training…. Firefighter Greg Carbon – Firefighter 1 & Firefighter 2 Firefighter Jesse Cook – Firefighter 1 Junior Firefighter/EMR Chase…

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Joint Training with Westmoreland County Units

March 26, 2025
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Mutual Aid and Joint Training are key elements of having the volunteer fire service be successful. Tuesday evening, 20 of our Firefighters joined firefighters from Washington Township VFC – Westmoreland & Export Volunteer Fire Department in their service area for…

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Searching for Life & Searching for Fire

February 17, 2025
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Alex Pluto & the GRIT Fire Training LLC crew taught a hands-on class this past Sunday called “Searching for Life/Searching for Fire” that brought new ways of operating and thinking on the fire ground and within a structure. They brought…

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Firefighter Course Coming to Plum Senior High School

February 6, 2025
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A brand new program for Plum High School students was debuted Thursday night that kicks off this Fall…. Firefighter certification training while in school! This is partnership with the Allegheny County Fire Academy and Plum Borough School District. Representatives from…

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HPVFD to Host: Firefighter in Distress Incidents, Procedure & Tactics Course

February 2, 2025
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This class will discuss how to plan for a firefighter in distress incident that is above a typical Rapid Intervention Team’s capability, specifically: • The five layers of firefighter removal • Communicating expectations to your RIT • How to operate…

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Table Top Interactive Command Class

January 18, 2025
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Members from Holiday Park VFD, Renton Volunteer Fire Department, and Washington Township VFC – Westmoreland participated in a table top command exercise on Saturday. During the 7 hour program seven scenarios were conducted. Holiday Park VFD thanks instructor Mike Krezminski…

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Junior Firefighter Svidron on the Right Path to Success

November 28, 2024
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The officers & members of Holiday Park VFD congratulate Junior Firefighter Camdyn Svidron on completing Essentials of Firefighting, Modules 1 thru 3 along with his Hazardous Materials Awareness plus First Aid & CPR since joining the department less than five…

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Natural Gas Emergencies Awareness for First Responders

November 20, 2024
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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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GRIT Training Night: Firefighter Survival

October 15, 2024
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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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Four HPVFD Firefighters Take Part in Intense Training Program at FDTN

August 22, 2024
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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…

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