Rheems Fire Department

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2010 Call Volume

January	35
February	33
March	28
April	20
May	37
June	27
July	34
August	33
September	12
October
November
December
Total	259

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Rheems Fire Department
P.O. Box 103
Rheems, PA 17570-0103

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717-367-1569

Emergency:
911

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Engine Company Training at LCPSTC

Mon. Mar 29th 2010

Tonight, RFD traveled to LCPSTC for monday night training. Tonight's topic was initial company operations at a structure fire. 19 members rotated into 4-man crews. Engine 7-11-1 worked as the first-in Engine Company. The crew would establish a water supply and stretch the initial handline int...

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Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Sat. Mar 27th 2010

Today, RFD held our annual Easter Egg Hunt! At 10:00 AM the air horns blew and over 300 children between ages 2 and 10 scrambled for eggs. Within 15 minutes, the mayhem was over and the lawn was cleared. After the hunt, many of the children had their picture taken with the Easter Bunny and had snack...

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Wenger Feeds Tour

Mon. Mar 15th 2010

Tonight, RFD members had the opportunity to take a plant tour of the Wenger Feeds Rheems Feed Mills. Feed Mill Fires are some of the most dangerous fires to fight because of all the hazards in one location and often tight areas and many confined spaces. LT Shawn Brenner led groups through the facili...

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28th Annual Awards Banquet!

Sat. Mar 6th 2010

For the third year in a row, the RFD Membership traveled to the Eden Resort in Lancaster for our Annual Awards Banquet. We enjoyed a great meal that was followed by the banquet ceremony. President Jon Brandt and Chief Chuck Stanford recognized the 2010 Officers and gave speeches to the membersh...

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Firefighter Rhyder Deployed to Haiti

Sat. Jan 30th 2010

As of this past week, Firefighter Kevin Rhyder was deployed to Haiti as part of the ongoing rescue and aid process. He returned early Friday Evening. Thank you Kevin for your service....

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Fire Prevention at Mount Joy Mennonite Church

Wed. Jan 20th 2010

Tonight, members from RFD had the pleasure of traveling to the Mount Joy Mennonite Church to talk Fire Prevention with some very inquisitive grade school students. Members from FDMJ assisted with the detail and brought Engine 7-5-1 to give the students a look at the tools we use. Also, Firefighter N...

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Department Received Holmatro Rescue Award

Tue. Jan 12th 2010

Twenty members of the Department were recently recognized by Holmatro for their exceptional efforts at the scene of an August 2009 vehicle accident. Each member received a Certificate of Achievement and a "Gold Pin" from Holmatro. This is the third time the Department has been r...

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2010 Officers Installed

Mon. Jan 11th 2010

Tonight, at our monthly General Business Meeting, the 2010 Fire Division Officers were announced and sworn into office by Chief Charles Stanford. This year, like times years ago, the Fire Division Officers were requested to swear an oath of office to perform their duty to the best of their ability. ...

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Fire Prevention Teams with Christmas Tree Sale

Sat. Dec 12th 2009

Members of the Department staffed the Elizabethtown Rotary Christmas Tree Sale from 9AM to 9PM at the Giant Grocery Store. During the annual event, we added some new features to promote fire prevention in the process. Every customer received a tree tag which explained proper tree care and fire preve...

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Holiday Family Fun Fest a Huge Success

Fri. Dec 11th 2009

Record numbers of residents turned out for the annual Holiday Family Fun Fest. While a total count was not obtained for the adults, a record number 211 children participated in the crafts and games, and had their pictures taken with Santa Claus. We would like to thank the community for their c...

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Upcoming Events

Sat. Sep 11th 2010 11:00am
Department Picnic

Mon. Sep 13th 2010 6:30pm
In-House Training

Sat. Sep 18th 2010 10:00am
Annual Chicken BBQ

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Mon. Aug 23rd 2010
Elizabethtown Fair Demonstration and Fireworks

Monay night, Rheems, Elizabethtown and Bainbridge fire companies participated in a joint demonstration at the Elizabethtown F...

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Sun. Aug 22nd 2010
PA Weekend at NFA

This weekend, RFD sent 10 members to the National Fire Academy in Emmittsburg Maryland. Chief Stanford, Deputy Kretzing, Capt...

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Mon. Aug 16th 2010
Roof Operations Training with FDMJ

Tonight, members from FDMJ and RFD went down to the roof simulator for ventilation training. Members practices cutting holds ...

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