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Mon. Jul 12th 2010
Much Needed Rain Storm Brings Two Mutual Aid Runs

Box 26-1 was transmitted at 1634 this afternoon as the local alarm for a commerical fire alarm at 112 West Market Street, Sch...

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Fri. Jul 9th 2010
Engine For The Orwin Job

At 1153 this morning, Engine 27 was dispatched on the transfer assignment to Station 22 (Lykens) while they were working at a...

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Sat. Jun 12th 2010
Rescue Gets The Convention Stand-By Assignment

Rescue 27 and Engine 38 (Dauphin-Middle Paxton) provided stand-by for Company 23 (Wiconisco) today as they hosted the 92nd An...

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Gratz, PA  17030

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Sad Day For Central PA Fire Service
Fri. Jul 9th 2010
Firefighter Douglas L. Smith, 50, of the Liberty Hose Company #2 of Williamstown, passed away this morning of an apparent heart attack. Firefighter Smith passed away at Station 24 while preparing to respond to a fire in Orwin, Schuylkill County. The officers and members of The Gratz Area Fire Compa...

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New Certifications For The 27 House
Mon. Jun 14th 2010
Four members of The 27 House have recently passed either their Firefighter I or Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician. FF Schreffler and FF R. King both passed their Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician, which was held in Herndon. Asst. Lt. Conrad, FF Schreffler, and FF Welker all passed their Firefighter I, w...

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New Digital Radio System Goes Online
Wed. Mar 3rd 2010
Today at 0700, Dauphin County's new Motorola Astro 25 UHF Digital Trunked radio system went online for all Fire & EMS organizations north of Peter's Mountain. The new system includes all new mobile and portable radios for all three GAFC rigs and portable radios for the GAFC line officers. E...

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Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue Course Information
Wed. Dec 23rd 2009
The Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue course, set to start on December 28th, has been FILLED. All that signed up are expected to be present at the class, as we had to turn some people that were interested away. Below is the list of those registered to take the class and student ...

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2010 GAFC Officers Election
Mon. Dec 21st 2009
The following GAFC members have been selected as The Line Officers of The Gratz Area Fire Company #1 for 2010: Chief 27 - Harry Welker Chief 27-1 - Rick Welker Chief 27-2 - Larry Schlegel, Jr. Captain 27 - Tim Lesher Lieutenant 27 - Leonard Sitlinger Lieutenant 27-1 - Mike Conrad Engineer 2...

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6 GAFC Members Participate In Haz-Mat Operations Course
Sun. Nov 29th 2009
Today, 6 GAFC members took part in the final class of a Haz-Mat Operations course that was hosted by The GAFC. Safety Officer Boyer, FF Conrad, FF R. Kauffman, FF R. King, and FF Schreffler are now certified at the Haz-Mat Operations level. FF Welker used the course as an annual refresher. Fire...

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Happy Thanksgiving From The 27 House
Thu. Nov 26th 2009
The officers and members of The Gratz Area Fire Company #1 would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving as we give thanks for everything we have been blessed with....

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New Rescue Struts Finally Completed
Thu. Jul 16th 2009
The new rescue struts have finally been completed and placed on Rescue 27. The struts recevied their reflective lettering and striping tonight by FFs Welker, Petersheim, and R. King. There are a total of 8 new struts: 4 measure 30" long and can be extended up to 54" long, while the other 4...

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Companies 27 & 22 Hold A Joint-Training Night
Tue. Jun 2nd 2009
Companies 27 & 22 (Lykens) held a joint-training on Monday, June 1st. Truck 22 and The Cavalry loaded up and first went to the alley behind Assistant Chief Schlegel's home. The scenario was posed that Company 27 had a job on Market Street and had laid LDH, so placement of Truck 22 would be impos...

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Happy Memorial Day From The 27 House
Mon. May 25th 2009
The officers and members of The Gratz Area Fire Company #1 would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day and would like to thank those who are currently risking their lives and those who already have given their lives to protect our country....

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Sat. Sep 25th 2010 8:00am
EVOC Course (Part 1 @ Station 26)


Sun. Sep 26th 2010 TBA
EVOC Course (Part 2 @ MI Gratz)


Sat. Nov 6th 2010 8:00am
Special Vehicle Rescue Course (Part 1 @ The 27 House)


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GAFC Training


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GAFC Training


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Fri. Jul 9th 2010
Sad Day For Central PA Fire Service

Firefighter Douglas L. Smith, 50, of the Liberty Hose Company #2 of Williamstown, passed away this morning of an apparent hea...

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Mon. Jun 14th 2010
New Certifications For The 27 House

Four members of The 27 House have recently passed either their Firefighter I or Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician. FF Schreffle...

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Wed. Mar 3rd 2010
New Digital Radio System Goes Online

Today at 0700, Dauphin County's new Motorola Astro 25 UHF Digital Trunked radio system went online for all Fire & EMS org...

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