This past week, our firefighters have been going through training for our new Scott SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) packs. Every firefighting member must complete the training to maintain their status lead by Lt Sam Gates, Jr. The air packs…
Tuesday evening thanks to the cooperation of Plum Borough Council & Borough Administration, Holiday Park VFD was able to host a multi fire department drill using the old borough building (slated for demo) to conduct numerous hands-on training. Firefighters from…
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…
Our CCAC Public Safety Institute EMR Students are in the home stretch with a hand-full of classes left before their final exam. Wednesday night, Jeff Wess from Allegheny Health Network – Prehospital Care Services (Forbes Hospital) was our guest speaker…
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…
This evening, 19 students from three counties and numerous agencies kicked off the Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course. This is the third time Holiday Park VFD has hosted the CCAC Public Safety Institute in holding this class. Students will spend…
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…
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…
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…
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…