MONTCO 5TH FIRE DISTRICT
P.O. 1543
NORTH WALES, PA.
19454
5th DISTRICT WATER BATTLE INFORMATION -
Please mark the date(7-23-2011) on your calender and begin preparing for all the fun, color, excitement, and challenges of the 2011 water battle hosted this year by Hatfield Vol. Fire Company at School Road Park in Hatfield Township,Pennsylvania.
Registration,parking, and assembly begins at 9-am. Events begin at 10-am with all Captains being briefed by the judges, a brief welcome and opening, and then the competition begins.
If it should rain, the rain date is the next day, Sunday -July 24th at
1-pm. The start time time is later so as to allow all members to spend
Sunday morning with their families, and to allow time for religious observances.
STATION 41 WILL SERVE FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS COURTESY OF WAWA, STROEHMANS, AND HATFIELD MEATS TO ALL FIRE PERSONNEL.
What you need to do is set the date asside, line-up your team members, do some practice and bring 1-engine, and a minimum
of 6-members to the school road park on Saturday - July 23, 2011.
Please bring your turn out gear and gloves. NO CLEATS FOR TUG OF WAR!
One note: since Hatfield DOES NOT have a barrel or rocket on the overhead wire, that event will be a ground event called the
barrel roll which is similar but played out on a ground course.
The judges will brief all team captains about rules. Those rules must be
adhered to, and all judges decisions are final.
WE EXPECT A GREAT 5TH FIRE DISTRICT TURNOUT SO PLAN AHEAD!
OFFICERS:
AL NOVACK-PRES.
BRYAN SELL-V-PRES.
GEO. MCKINNEY-TREASURER
VICTORIA MULALLY-SECRETARY
REV. THOMAS BYRON -DISTRICT CHAPLAIN
DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS & ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE:
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRE POLICE ASSN.
NORTH PENN GOODWILL CANTEEN OF SOUDERTON
SOUDERTON COMMUNITY AMBULANCE
HARLEYSVILLE AREA EMS,INC
VOLUNTEER MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS OF LANSDALE
TELFORD VOLUNTEER DIVING AND RESCUE
CENTRE SQUARE FIRE CO.
WORCESTER VOL. FIRE CO,
HARLEYSVILLE COMMUNITY FIRE CO.
TOWAMENCIN VOL. FIRE CO.
UPPER GWYNEDD VOL FIRE DEPT
NORTH PENN VOL. FIRE CO.
FIRE DEPARTMENT OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP
PERSEVERANCE VOL. FIRE CO, OF SOUDERTON
TELFORD VOL. FIRE CO.
HATFIELD VOL. FIRE CO. NO. 1
COLMAR VOL. FIRE CO.
FAIRMOUNT VOL. FIRE CO. OF LANSDALE
HONORARY GUEST DEPT: WISSAHICKON VOL. FIRE CO.-AMBLER, PA.*
*A shared territory 5th district good faith- non-voting-non paying dues dept in Lower Gwynedd Township which cooperates on certain issues and projects.
MEETING SCHEDULE 2011
WE MEET 4-TIMES A YEAR .--- EACH QUARTER- 3RD WEDS OF DESIGNATED MONTH
FEB. 16th, 2011- WEDS-7-PM NORTH PENN VOL, FIRE CO.-NORTH WALES, PA. - Awards Banquet
MAY 18th, 2011- WEDS-7PM PERSEVERANCE FIRE CO. SOUDERTON.PA.
SEPT. 21ST,2011-WEDS 7PM -NORTH PENN VOL FIRE CO.-NORTH WALES, PA.
NOV. 16TH,2011-WEDS-7PM-PERSEVERANCE FIRE CO,-SOUDERTON, PA.
MISSION OR PURPOSE
CREATE COMDERARY
MUTUAL AID AND COOPERATIVE TRAINING PROJECTS
ANNUAL AGILITY AND TRAINING COMPETITION AKA: "THE WATER BATTLE"
GUEST SPEAKERS: ON NEW PRODUCTS, TRAINING, GOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATION,
SAFETY GUIDELINES, COMMUNICATION, METHODOLOGY OF FIRE SERVICE, AND LOCAL PROBLEMS.
MULTI -DEPT PURCHASE PACKAGES
ANNUAL AWARDS RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING PERSONNEL
PUBLIC RELATIONS WITH MEDIA...TELLING THE VOLUNTEER STORY AND PLIGHT
FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION UTILIZING INDIVIDUAL MEMBER DEPTS ie: CENTRE SQUARE FIRE EXPO AND VARIOUS OPEN HOUSES ACROSS DISTRICT.
LIASON WITH COUNTY GOV'T , COUNTY FIRE ASSOCIATION, STATE GOV'T, AND STATE FIRE ASSN ON MAJOR ISSUES OR CONCERNS.
COSTS & FEES
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE AS OF 2008 -$60.00- DOLLARS PER DEPT
DINNER MEETING DONATION : $12.00 DOLLARS PER PERSON ATTENDING
HISTORY
THE MONTCO 5TH FIRE DISTRICT WAS FOUNDED IN HATFIELD , PENNSYLVANIA IN 1963 FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED MISSIONS BUT OF IMPORTANT NOTEWORTHINESS IS THE FACT THAT WE FOUNDED WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN OVER BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY ITSELF. HARRY SELL WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY TO BE A MEMBER.
. CLASSES AND MEETINGS WERE HELD AT THE LAUDENSLAGER SCHOOL IN HATFIELD, HANSON MILLS IN HATFIELD, HUNTER SPRING CO IN HATFIELD, STIERTS BROOM FACTORY IN HATFIELD, THE FLOSDORF BUILDING IN HATFIELD, AND HATFIELD FIRE CO.
ACTIVE FOUNDING MEMBERS AND OFFICERS INCLUDED:ROY ANGENEY, FRANCIS DEVLIN,DICK WEBER, TED GAERTHE, EARL MAYERS, ELMER HAGAN , ROY RITTENHOUSE, EDWIN GLOVER,WALT GILMER, ROBERT CASSEL, PETE WICKETE,
CLAIR CLEMENS, TONY RICCARDI, HENRY SUIDA, DR. RAY ALEXANDER, BUD ASHTON, DAN TARBUTTON, CARL SUST,JAMES GARGAN, SAM KARR, PHIL BOLTZ,EARL CLEMES,ED TYSON, PAUL JONES, TONY MALVOSO, AND WALT HUTT