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Holiday Park VFD Conducts Joint Training with Sampson Family YMCA Staff

December 2, 2023
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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…

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Two Holiday Park VFD Firefighters Complete Interior Firefighter Training Program

November 21, 2023
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Congratulations to Firefighter Josh Roden and Junior Firefighter Nate McWilliams who completed their Module 4 Interior Firefighting this past Saturday, November 18th. Both started their training in August and completed all four Modules, ICS100, and 700, Hazardous Material Awareness, and…

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Holiday Park VFD to Host CCAC EMR Class

October 30, 2023
Announcements

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…

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Community Classes for First Aid & CPR Open in September

August 28, 2023
Announcements

As part of our 2023 National Preparedness Month educational series; we will be offering several class nights to the community, free of charge for emergency related classes: CPR Registration Form for Holiday Park VFD’s CPR & AED Training Class to…

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Vehicle Rescue Training with Washington Township

July 21, 2023
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Wednesday evening several of our Firefighters & EMS personnel took part in a Vehicle Rescue training night with our neighbors, Washington Township VFC – Westmoreland. Their Rescue Captain, Bill Leith, led the class through equipment refreshers, stabilization, assessment, and extrication…

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Holiday Park VFD Invests In LUCAS Device for Life-Saving QRS/EMS Operations

June 7, 2023
Announcements

Holiday Park VFD this past week debuted a new emergency medical tool for our QRS to aid our EMS personnel responding to a Cardiac Arrest. The LUCAS Device by Stryker, is a automated mechanical device that delivers consistent chest compressions…

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FF Brittany Franitti Earns EMT Certification

May 2, 2023
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The officers & members of the Holiday Park VFD are proud to offer our congratulations to FF Brittany Franitti on her passing the national examination for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Brittany will next focus on her HPVFD QRS qualifications to…

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EMR Students Complete Course Hosted at Holiday Park VFD

March 5, 2023
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This week, the CCAC Public Safety Institute’s 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 (𝗘𝗠𝗥) 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 hosted at our station wrapped up with the students preparing to take their state test in two weeks followed by their national examination. Since January they have been…

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Pet CPR/First Aid Class Held, O2 Masks Donated

February 28, 2023
Announcements

Holiday Park VFD welcomed the Westmoreland / Fayette / Allegheny County Animal Response Team to our station for a multi-department training on Pet Rescue skills such as CPR, Bleeding Control, Choking, First Aid, Seizures, and Post Fire Animal Clean-up. We…

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Holiday Park VFD Members Complete Intense Outdoor Rescue and Driving Course

September 19, 2022
Announcements

Several of our department’s officers & firefighters successfully completed the 2-day Aggressive Terrain ATV/UTV Proficiency course taught by Diamond Heart Wilderness Training Grounds in Westmoreland County this past weekend. This course helps participants to think out of the box when…

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