In March
the Fort Washington
Fire Company responded to:
47 Alarms
Averaging 20.6
responders per call
Totaling 572
responder hours
For All of 2005 the Fort
Washington Fire Company Responded to:
601 Alarms
Averaging 18 responders per call
Totaling 4982 responder hours
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Profile Of The Month
By
Andy Rathfon
Each month we profile one of
the many Volunteers that make up the Fort Washington
Fire Company. This month we are highlighting
Andrew Krimmel
 Meet
Andrew Krimmel
Andrew Krimmel was born February 24, 1982 in
Abington Hospital, making him the second youngest of
four children, having two sisters and one brother.
While the Krimmel family resided on Jenkintown Road
in Ardsley, Andrew and his siblings attended
Abington School District. In 2000, Andrew graduated
from Abington Senior High School and enrolled in the
University of Pittsburgh. There he would graduate
in four years with a Bachelor of Science and Arts in
Finance. In 2004, Andrew accepted a position in
customer service with Vanguard, located in Great
Valley, PA. Since his hire date, Krimmel has been
promoted to the position of Financial Analyst.
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Help Wanted
In 2007 we want to add 6 additional Firefighters to
our rolls. If you are interested contact
Chief Newhall.
We will provide all the necessary training.
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This is one of a series of newsletters from the Fort
Washington Fire Company No.1 in an effort to keep
the citizens and taxpayers of Upper Dublin informed
about the many and varied activities carried on by
our organization. Anyone may opt out of receiving
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Don't
Forget the Spring Flea Market
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Each Year the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Fort Washington Fire Company holds an indoor Flea
Market
at 220 Summit Avenue on the first Saturday in April.
The spring Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday,
April 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
We have over 50+ vendors and we offer both tables
and spaces in a rain or shine indoor setting.
Tables are $23.00 and Spaces are $20.00. Our
kitchen is open and we offer a wide variety of
delicious home-made items including soup,
sandwiches; be sure to check out our fabulous bake
table!
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By
David Levy
The term “Special
Fire Police” is used to describe members of a Fire
Company that are confirmed by the Township
Commissioners and sworn to uphold the laws of Upper
Dublin, the State of Pennsylvania, and the United
States of America.
At a minimum they have received 32 hours of training
from the Montgomery County Fire Training Academy.
Additionally, they receive annual training or
re-certifications in topics such as hazardous
material awareness, first aid, and CPR that for many
Fire Police Officers total hundreds of training
hours.
The Fort Washington Fire Company has
two tiers of Special Fire Police Officers; first and second line.
First Line Fire Police are those people who function solely in the
Fire Police capacity. Second Line refers to those people who serve
both as Fire Fighters as well as Fire Police Officers.
The primary role of the Special Fire
Police is to regulate traffic and keep crowds under control at or in
the vicinity of any fire or emergency. They also serve in a similar
role at community events. The Special Fire Police are provided with
police powers by Pennsylvania statute to perform these duties.
We are always seeking volunteers to
assist us in these tasks. If you are interested you can contact
David Levy at
DFL@DDWIN.COM or call him at 215-843-2900.
David Levy joined
the Fort Washington Fire Company in 2000. He currently serves as a
Lieutenant for the Fire Police.
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By Howard Schmuckler
 If
while you are driving, you happen to see an
emergency vehicle (fire, police, ambulance)
approaching you, slowly move to the right as far as
you safely can go, and yield the right of way to the
emergency vehicle. If an emergency vehicle is
approaching from your left or right at an
intersection, wait until the emergency vehicle
passes through the intersection and it is safe for
you to continue on.
Always be alert for more than one emergency
vehicle. Often times, police, ambulance and/or
fire vehicles may be responding to the same
emergency call. And, you may encounter more than
one police or fire vehicles traveling together.
Make sure that all emergency vehicles have cleared
before you start to move again.
A
vehicle with a blue light on, that is a firefighter
or medical person responding to their station or to
an emergency scene to answer a call for help.
Please exercise courtesy and yield to these vehicles
as you would to any emergency vehicle.
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