The Flame - 10-20-2010
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THE FLAME 5TH FIRE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER-FALL EDITION 2010
Al Novack-President P.O. Box 1543 North Wales, Pa. 19454 WATER BATTLE
Do to schedule conflicts , various fall activities, and fire prevention week the October 9th water battle scheduled for School Road Park by host department Hatfield Volunteer Fire Company has been cancelled by the vote of delegates attending the September 15th-third -quarter 5th fire district dinner-meeting that was held at North Penn Vol. Fire Company . The event will be re-scheduled in 2011 and hosted by Hatfield.
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MASCOT REQUESTS
Any 5th Fire District Department needing either Sparky or Smokey the Bear Mascots for use at fire prevention activities can contact:
Ben Shearer -Lt. 74-1 Perseverance Vol. Fire Co. of Souderton. Station 74 Email:Bshearer@cavtel.Net Phone: 215-285-8729 Don’t wait until the last minute. If you have an event and date in mind give Ben a call so he can lock into that date. ###
INJURED FIREFIGHTER MENDING WELL..
Former 5th District Firefighter Jeff Novack who was injured while performing a fire rescue while assigned to Truck 12 with the Baltimore City Fire Department earlier this year continues his miraculous recovery
Jeff is a graduate of North Penn High School, and the Montgomery County Fire Academy. He grew up in North Wales and was a former member of 2-montco 5th fire district department s including : Station 62 and Station 33. Since these pictures were taken Jeff has continued rehab, He now is walking , exercising, his casts are off, and his burns are healing very well. Many from the 5th fire district have taken time out to write or visit both Jeff and his brother Scott who is also a career firefighter in nthe City of Baltimore.
Jeff thanks everyone for their support,prayers, and well-wishes.
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STATION 33 FIRE EXPO
This years annual Center Square Fire Company fire expo will be held Friday -October 1st at Wentz Road Park in the Centre Square section of Whitpain Township. The park is located at Wentz road and Rt. 73 . The expo includes food, apparatus displays, static demonstrations and a lot more . All 5th district Departments are invited.
### FIREFIGHTERS FRATERNITY A PART OF US.... The Philly-Metro Fools firefighters fraternity now part of the Montco 5th Fire District. Have you joined the chapter yet? DELEGATE & OFFICERS LISTS All departments need to submit a 2011 list of their 5-delegates who will be representing their department for voting purposes at meetings and a complete 2011 list of all their officers with mailing addresses, email address, and phone numbers.
### 4th QUARTER DINNER MEETING The Fourth -Quarter 5th Fire District-Dinner meeting will be held the third Wednesday in November (Nov. 17th, 2010) at 7pm in Souderton at erseverance Vol. Fire Company.. ###
DUES.....DUES.....DUES
If you haven’t paid up your dues …make sure you get them in to treasurer George McKinney as soon as possible. ### THE FLAME WANTS YOUR HOT NEWS..... If you have news from your department let us know….that includes word of new equipment, meetings, and activities such as flea markets, dinners, and breakfasts.
Call or email us.. Al Novack Newsieal@aol.com 215-260-1421 ###
NEIGHBORING DELAWARE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT PLANS A BIG MUSTER ....CAMDEN CITY FIRE CAPTAIN
JOEL BAIN SENDS ALONG THIS INFORMATION AND INVITES 5TH FIRE DISTRICT AND ALL OTHER MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO ATTEND.....
HI EVERYONE....
here is the information for the Camden Fire Muster that is being held on the 2nd of October 2010 at the Camden waterfront to benefit the Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund.
If you could, please forward this information to anyone that maybe interested or to anyone else that may need a vender or apparatus muster form. We are trying to get as much word out to the public as we can and truly need your assistance to make this a successful event. On that note the same holds true for any fire, police, EMS, speciality units, military, etc.
If you should have any other means to help get the word out such as facebook, email, etc. Please do so. Maybe post it on your facebook page. If anyone should need any further info, please hit me back by email OR
phone:For any further information and how you can help donate. Please contact Captain Joel Bain at 609-509-8391 or by email at BAIN172@aol.com.
We are looking forward to your participation in helping to make this a great event. Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Captain Joel Bain Event Coordinator ###
2-5TH FIRE DISTRICT FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE AMONG THOSE DISPATCHED TO A DELAWARE COUNTY EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON SEPT 1ST....
Montco Fire Task Force 1 Deployed to Delaware County
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