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

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911

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"Battalion 16" Attends PA Weekend at NFA

Sun. Aug 23rd 2009

Members of Rheems Fire Department and Fire Department Mount Joy spent the weekend of 21, 22 and 23 August attending National Fire Academy Training Classes as part of PA Weekend. Rheems sent 8 participants, while FDMJ sent 7. Various classes were attended, including Leadership, Incident Safety Office...

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New Engines are In Service!

Sat. Jul 25th 2009

RFD is proud to announce, after months of hard work and planning, the 2009 KME Engines are now in service! Members spent friday evening and most of the day saturday stripping the old Pierce Engines of their equipment and transferring it over to the KME Engines. Both Engines have some new features t...

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Basement Fires at LCPSTC

Mon. Jun 29th 2009

Tonight, RFD traveled to the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center with FDMJ for Basement Fire Scenerios. We had a great opportunity to train with Retired FDNY and Harrisburg Internation Airport Firefighter Jim Johnson. Firefighter Johnson has over 40 years of experience in the fire se...

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Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Templin

Sat. Jun 27th 2009

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Randy Templin and Stacy Minnich exchanged vows on the grounds of the Rheems Fire Department. The union was witnessed by members of both families, and the Fire Department members. Reception was held at the 88 House in Middletown. We look forward to having the Templi...

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Rain Dampens Chicken Barbeque

Sat. Jun 20th 2009

The Annual Chicken Barbeque was set to be a huge success, but mother nature had different plans. Torrential rains hit the area around 0600 and continued throughout the morning. We were able to get th first round of racks off the pits shortly before the tents collapsed and the pits were drenched,&nbs...

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RFD Graduates Two!!!

Tue. Jun 9th 2009

We would like to recognize Firefighters Aaron Bowersox and Justin Hoover for their recent Scholastic Achievement. Both Firefighters graduated from the Elizabethtown Area High School on Tuesday, June 9th. We are very proud of you both!!...

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Birthday Party Visit!

Sat. Apr 11th 2009

Today, Engine 7-11-2 made a suprise visit to some lucky children in Elizabethtown during a birthday party! Firefighters showed the youngsters the different tools and equipment that we carry to an emergency and told the children briefly how we use them. Then they got an honorary ride in the Fire Engi...

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27 Attend MSA Level One Training

Mon. Mar 30th 2009

The training room was packed again on Monday evening when 27 members attended a MSA Level One training provided by Mike Fink. of The Fire Store. the class was a basic level class of SCBA maintenance and cleaning. The procedures are geared towards what the members can do to ensure that the SCBA is fu...

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Holmatro Orientation

Sat. Mar 21st 2009

The week began with orientation training with the new Holmatro Rescue tools. Crews viewed a video program Monday night that depicted the tools in operation and stressed Rescuer Safety, as well as extrication techniques. As the business of extrication continues to change, new techniques are always be...

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27th Annual Awards Banquet!

Sun. Mar 8th 2009

RFD Members gathered together again this year for a night of great food and fun at the Eden Resort Hotel in Lancaster. It has yet again been a successful year and our members had the night off. We thank everyone for their contributions and hard work in 2008 and we look for even more in 2009. Award ...

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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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