This Month Around the Fire House
In
December, the Fort Washington Fire Company
responded to:
49 Alarms
Averaging 16 responders per call
Totaling 331 responder hours
For
the Year 2005 there were:
648 Alarms
Averaging 18 responders per call
Totaling 5829 responder hours
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Profile Of The Month
Each month we profile one of the many Volunteers
that make up the Fort Washington Fire Company. This
month we are highlighting Tim Evard
Meet the President of FWFC
Tim
Evard, as have many members of the Fort
Washington Fire Company, joined the Company as
an Upper Dublin High School junior. He started
"running fires" for the Company in 1989 at the
age of 16.
Following high school graduation in 1991, Tim
attended Purdue University graduating in 1996
with a bachelor's degree in Criminology and
minors in Sociology and Psychology. He is
currently pursuing his master's degree in
Administration of Justice.
Tim is
also an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and
has been a member of the Community Ambulance
Association of Ambler since 1989 having once
served as their Deputy Chief. His EMT skills
also come in handy when he is on the slopes with
the National Ski Patrol.
In
addition to being one of our volunteer
firefighters and current fire company President,
he has previously served the company in the
administrative positions of Secretary and Vice
President.
And
"Oh by the way", he serves Lower Gwynedd
Township as a full time police officer.
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This is the first of a series of newsletters
from the Fort Washington Fire Company No.1 in an
effort to keep the citizens and tax payers of
Upper Dublin informed about the many and varied
activities carried on by our organization.
Anyone may opt out of receiving these e-mailed
newsletters by clicking on the unsubscribe link
at the bottom of this Newsletter. In each
newsletter we will endeavor to provide
information that is informative, useful and even
entertaining.
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A Message From President Tim Evard
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I’d like to welcome everyone to the premier
edition of the Fort Washington Fire Company No.
1’s community newsletter. It is my hope that
with this newsletter, our Fire Company can reach
the residents and businesses of Upper Dublin
Township and inform you by providing important
fire safety and prevention information, monthly
activity reports, membership information and
general interest items regarding our volunteers.
As I just mentioned and for those of you who
were not already aware, the Fort Washington Fire
Company is an ALL VOLUNTEER organization. This
means the countless hours of training,
administration and emergency response is done
purely out of dedication and altruism to our
community. For anyone who has ever been curious
about becoming a fire fighter, special fire
police, or simply lending a helping hand, we
welcome all people sixteen years or older to
visit us on any Monday night to see what we are
about. We would love to have you.
We also look forward to any questions our
subscribers may have. You can send an email to
newsletter@fwfc.org and your questions will
be answered quickly as well as posted in the
subsequent newsletter.
Thank you again for subscribing and be safe.
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Firefighter Training
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Firefighters are trained in many aspects of
firefighting and rescue that you were probably
unaware of. FWFC is one of very few companies
fortunate enough to have its own fire and rescue
training grounds right here in the township. At
this facility we can give new trainees actual
firefighting experience in our “burn house”
where they learn under realistic conditions and
closely controlled supervision. This training
facility also instructs firefighters on how to
rescue victims from trenches when they have
collapsed around a worker. We will be featuring
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Volunteers
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As an all volunteer company, we are always
looking for new volunteers who wish to serve
their community while enjoying the comradery of
fellow firefighters who share a passion to serve
in some meaningful capacity. Not all
firefighters are men; we also have a number of
excellent lady firefighters. Not all volunteers
become firefighters; some opt for fire police
and handle traffic or control crowds at an
incident. Others share talents that every
organization needs in order to flourish. Our
members encompass a wide range of occupations
including electricians, plumbers, medical
doctors, accountants, educators, computer
specialists, heavy equipment operators,
mechanics and many, many more.
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Our Web Site
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FWFC maintains a Public Web site at
www.Fort WashingtonFC.org Please add our
address to your "favorites" list and visit us
often.
You will find additional information about
our activities at the website.
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