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| CHANGING OF THE GUARD |
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2/28/2008 |
Tonight, members of the LFC traveled to the Burough of Oakmont, located at 23 W. Benedict Avenue, in the heart of Haverford Township. That is where Chief William Hatton handed the reigns over to Robert "Mags" McGoldrick. Chief Hatton served his crew and the residents of Haverford Township as Chief of the Oakmont Fire Company for the last 20 years. The Officers, Crew, and Board of Directors of the LFC thank Chief Hatton for his dedicated service and wish him the best of luck in his future plans. The LFC would also like to congratulate newly appointed Chief Robert "Mags" McGoldrick. We wish him the best of luck as well and look forward to working with him.
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| VRT OPERATIONS CLASS |
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2/23/2008 |
Llanerch members were joined by members from the Manoa, Oakmont, Bon Air and Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Companies to take part in the Vehicle Rescue Technician- Operations Class. The class concentrated on stabilizing and using basic hand tools (axe, halligan, hammer, screwdrivers and reciprocating saw) to remove injured and trapped victims of vehicle accidents. Crews enjoyed the class as well and gained valuable insite into the vehicle rescue world from Captain Rich Bossert of the Philadelphia Fire Department and Bucks County Fire Training Center. (Photos & Story: Mike Pleasants)
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| CHARLES KAIN 1916-2008 |
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2/19/2008 |
The Board, Officers, and Crew of the LFC regret to announce the passing of Charles Kain. Charlie was an engineer by trade. He was a Life Member and Board of Director of the LFC. He was very active in the community and played a significant role in the construction of the St. Laurence Church in Upper Darby. Charlie had 29 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was 91 years old. His viewing will be Saturday, 2/23/2008 from 9:30-10:45 at the St. Laurence Church, 8245 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby. Funeral Mass will follow at SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Charlie's family. He will be missed by many. |
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| PROJECT NEO |
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2/18/2008 |
On Saturday, 2/16/2008, at 6:23 p.m., the LFC, along with the Brookline and Bon Air Fire Companies, were dispatched to W. Wilmont Avenue for a possible kitchen fire. When fire crews arrived on location, they found the fire to be out and a light smoke condition throughout the first floor of the house. The fire started while the Shale family was cooking dinner on the stove. Bourbon Steak was the main course of the night. While adding some extra bourbon to the pan, a flash fire occurred, causing the range hood above to catch fire. Mr. Shale was quick to react. He evacuated his wife and children, called 9-1-1, and with a rush of adrenaline, ripped the burning range-hood from the cabinet and threw it outside. When the fire companies arrived, they checked for extension of fire and ventilated the Shale's home with smoke ejectors.
Llanerch Fire Company Chief John Roberts and Assistant Chief Chris Millay thought this would be a great opportunity to launch their new Neighborhood Educational Opportunity Project (Project NEO). Project NEO is a fire and life safety educational blitz of a neighborhood. Project NEO will be implemented by the Llanerch Fire Company following any significant emergency incident in their district. Members of the fire company will stop by the neighborhood affected within 1-2 days of the incident. They will go door-to-door with educational material and offer to test smoke detectors. Smoke detectors and batteries are installed free of charge to any neighbors that need them.
On Sunday, 2/17/2008, a letter was dropped off to the neighbors of W. Wilmont Avenue, stating the fire company would return the following night for Project NEO. On Monday night, fire trucks lit up the street, literature was handed out regarding cooking safety and the importance of working smoke detectors in the home. Seven smoke detectors were installed. The response of the neighbors was that of overwhelming gratitude. Mr. Shale was the most thankful of all. He had been in a fire in Philadelphia as a teenager and learned from the experience. He was quick to call 9-1-1, knowing it would drastically reduce the response time of the fire companies. From the time he called, it took less than 2 minutes for the first fire crews to arrive at his front door.
All fires start small. The quicker the fire company can get there, the better. More than 4,000 Americans die each year from fire. Approximately 20,000 people are injured. Firefighters feel that many of those people would be alive today if they only had the information they needed to avoid disaster. The members of the Llanerch Fire Company hope that Project NEO helps reduce those numbers. Hopefully Project Neo allows Mr. Shale's neighbors to learn from his experience.
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| MOMS VISIT the LFC |
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2/6/2008 |
Today, a group of area mothers, with their kids close behind, visited the LFC to learn about fire safety. Assistant Chief Chris Millay, EMS Lt. Nicole Smith, and EMS Sgt. Brendan Monahan taught the group the basics of fire prevention. Afterwards, the warm weather allowed them to squirt the hose in the fire house parking lot. The moms went home with educational safety packets while the kids left with hats, coloring books, and stickers. Community and civic groups are urged to contact us to learn more about how they can visit the LFC and learn about fire safety. If need be, we can make arrangements to visit you! Just call the station 610-446-9870.
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