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BUCKS COUNTY FIRE NEWS

May 2019 Hot Line for Help: 267-893-5400

A PUBLICATION OF THE BUCKS COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS’ & FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION



The next meeting of the Chiefs’ & FireFirefighters’ Association will be held at Station 80, Yardley on May 20th. The guest speaker will be John Donahue, Keller Williams Real Estate.

7:00 PM Food

7:45 PM Meeting Start 

 

The June meeting will be held at the Station 42, Reiglesville on June 18th.

Highlights of the April Meeting:

Station 33, Tullytown will celebrate their 100th Anniversary with a Parade on September 24.

The “Future of the Bucks County Fire Service Committee” will be meeting with the Bucks County Planning Commission.

Communications Advisory Committee – The dispatching software upgrade recommendation is ready to go to the Commissioners for awarding. It is estimated that it will take 18 months to complete the project.

Six new dispatchers have been hired and additional dispatchers will be hired.

EMA – Rescue Active Shooter Training is being scheduled through the Emergency Health Office.

The 2015 Junior Firefighter rules remain in effect.

The On-Line Firefighter 1 class is receiving weekly support at their local stations. It was noted that participation in the current class has dropped from 23 to 12.

There has been no reply from the PA State Insurance Office to the Relief Funds questions asked by Ed Pfeiffer.

Under the good of the Association is was noted that our performance is constantly monitored and recorded by the general public. Maintaining professional conduct at all events is essential.

The Bucks County Public Safety Training Center has scheduled retest nights for anyone that is unable to make it to the Training Center during the daytime. The following nights are set for retests:

- Wednesday May 15, 2019 @ Bucks County Public Safety Training Center – starting at 7pm

- Tuesday June 18, 2019 @ Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center – starting at 7pm

Station 2, Southampton, has a

2002 E-ONE RESCUE PUMPER for sale.

CYCLONE II CHASSIS - SEATING FOR 6 - RAISED VISTA CAB

DETROIT SERIES 60 430 HP - 26,000 MILES

ALLISON HD 4060PR - HALE QMAX 2000 GPM - 2,700 HOURS

750 GAL POLY TANK - HOSE BED CAPACITY 2,000’ 5”

2 CROSSLAYS - 2 SPEEDLAYS - FRONT BUMPER DISCHARGE

10KW AMPS HYDRAULIC GENERATOR - TELESCOPING LIGHTS

24’ AND 14’ GROUND LADDERS

ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS AVAILABLE

ASKING PRICE $129,000

CONTACT CHIEF GLENN McKENNEY

267-246-9990 CELL OR 215-357-6353 STATION

or

For sale:

1975 Ford fire engine

534 gas engine

5 speed transmission with 2 speed rear

26300 miles

Very good condition

Asking $4500

Contact Bobby Taylor at 610-663-1788 for More Information.

It’s been proven - home fire sprinklers save lives and property. NFPA’s Fire Sprinkler Initiative highlights key research underscoring how fire sprinklers can reduce the risk of death or injury from fire. According to NFPA's "U.S. Experience with Sprinklers" report:

the civilian death rate was 81 percent lower in homes with fire sprinklers than in homes without them the average firefighter injury rate was nearly 80 percent lower when fire sprinklers were present during fires when sprinklers were present, fires were kept to the room of origin 97 percent of the time the home fire death rate was 90 percent lower when fire sprinklers and hardwired smoke alarms were present. By comparison, this death rate is only 18 percent lower when battery-powered smoke alarms are present but automatic extinguishing systems weren't.

Please, no more talk.” In a recent opinion piece for The Chronicle Herald, former president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, Peter Simpson, is adamant that the time for stalling on home fire sprinklers has passed, and the case for them has been “doused long enough.”

Citing the 12 Nova Scotian children who have died in house fires in the past year, including the deadly Halifax fire which killed seven children, Simpson asked, “How many more youngsters will lose their lives before influential political and regulatory leaders take action?”

Once a sprinkler opponent, who voiced the same demand and cost-benefit concerns that other builder groups voice in opposition, the former home builder association president now says, “I was wrong. Embarrassingly wrong.”

Simpson’s stance changed six years ago when he became a firefighter and first responder himself. Referring to the skills of firefighters as well as their commitment, and willingness to put oneself in harm’s way, he wrote, “That’s a commitment most folks don’t fully understand.” It’s a commitment that comes with incredible risk; as he shared (and as the NFPA reports), today’s homes contain many synthetic materials, which burn more quickly and create carcinogens that are likely responsible for the rise in cancers in firefighters.

By contrast, the presence of sprinklers can help save lives and minimize exposure; Simpson shared, “Typical response time is roughly 10 minutes, whereas a single sprinkler head can extinguish a fire in under 90 seconds — saving lives and property, and reducing firefighters’ and residents’ exposure to carcinogenic, noxious smoke, gases and fumes.”

Of all the recommendations in the SR6 Report, Recommendation 23 offers local municipalities the authority to adopt a local residential sprinkler ordinance. If you are a community with a significant potential for residential growth, this is your chance. We should all get behind this recommendation.

GOLF OUTING - 11th Annual Fireman’s Hall Museum Golf Outing.

Wednesday May 31, 2017

Westover Country Club

401 S Schuylkill Avenue

Jeffersonville PA, 19403

Fee: $150 per person, includes green fees, cart, box lunch, cocktail hour, dinner, and prizes

Box Lunch and Registration at 11:00 a.m. Shotgun starts at 12:00 p.m. Cocktails and Dinner starting at 5:00 p.m

To make reservations or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact Carol Smith at 609-320-1417 or pfdhc@. Register online at

IT’S NOT PRESERVED UNLESS IT’S PROTECTED: Christ Church is one such building that is protected from the threat of fire. The building’s sprinkler system, includes a wet, a pre-action, and deluge systems. The external deluge system, located on the church’s spire, went off successfully (during a test), convincing all there that—without a doubt—that this piece of Philadelphia history was protected.

Station 99, Dow Chemical Bristol, has placed a 2019 E-One 2000 GPM 95” platform in service.

REWARDING 2ND CAREER

$25 an hour, Part-time

Job Summary

NORA (Nationwide Organ Recovery Transport Alliance) works with Organ Procurement Organizations, Transplant Centers, Living Donor Networks, and Laboratories throughout the country and is hiring Part Time, EMS Drivers, for

Suburban Vehicles and Tissue Vans retrofitted with dual stretcher, ramp and self loading system.

This is an exciting opportunity to make some extra money in your free time while positively impacting the organ transplant community. Retired Firefighters, Paramedics, EMTs, and Police are an ideal fit for this job, less stress and still rewarding.

We are very committed to hiring the best possible staff, treating them with respect and providing them with the

support, continued training and necessary equipment to succeed.

Driver Qualifications

Minimum 5 Years of experience in driving vehicles with emergency lights and sirens

Drivers will work 24 hour shifts

Must be at least 25 years of age

Pass lifting test

Live within 15 miles of Philadelphia, Pa.

A clear criminal background check

A clear state driving record, verified through DMV, review annually

Pass initial and all random drug testing

Attention to quality, safety and customer service

Responsibilities and Duties

Drivers will drive medical teams, organs, tissue and supplies utilizing NORA vehicles for emergent and non

emergent organ procurement transportation.

Call Coleen McCay for details @ 215-837-4413

Millborne Fire Co. of Delaware County has gone out of business. They were a viable fire organization for 110 years.

Recruiting Video. Something to put on your website.



Two important positions open with the Department of Emergency Services. The Radio System Administrator and a fulltime Assistant Fire Marshal. Please check them out here:

The biggest mistake a fire chief can make - He had reacted emotionally to a situation and felt he had to make an immediate decision. He made his decision without talking to anyone else or the parties involved to get more information. But how did he get into this situation? This fire chief's brain had been trained over the years to make immediate decisions. After all, that is what we do as firefighters, company officers, chief officers or fire chiefs. On emergency scenes, there may not be time to consult, research, discuss or investigate all the possibilities and solutions. As such, our brains have become accustomed to quickly assessing the problem, devising the best solution, and making an immediate decision. Unfortunately, for some of us, this overlaps into our administrative responsibilities, and we sometimes make hasty and uninformed decisions before we have all the facts.

In Pennsylvania, the fire departments are 96.1 percent volunteer,

Station 31, Fairless Hills Fire Dept, is looking for Firefighters with a minimum of IFSAC or ProBoard Firefighter 1. FHFD operates an Engine, Ladder, and Rescue and runs 600-700 calls annually. Local residency is not required. Membership includes opportunities to participate in the bunk-in program, duty crews and financial stipends for qualified members. For further information and membership requirements contact Kevin Dippolito at kdippolito@, mailto:kdippolito@

Station 4, Trevose, is hosting a fund raiser at the Trenton Thunder baseball game on Tuesday, July 30th at 7PM. It is “Dollar Dog” night and Aaron Judge bobblehead giveaway! For tickets:

SMOKE, Natures Pre-Fire Warning.

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