Gratz Area Fire Company #1

Sun. Jan 3rd 2010
GAFC Brings In The Year With A First-Due Box

Box 27-3 was transmitted at 2237 tonight as the box alarm for smoke in a structure at 543 Erdman Road in Lykens Tow...

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Mon. Dec 21st 2009
One Car MVA In The 4th District

Box 27-4 was transmitted at 2255 tonight for a motor vehicle accident with injuries at 235 North Crossroads Road in Lykens To...

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Gratz Area Fire Company #1
P.O. Box 8
Gratz, PA 17030

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717 365-3121

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	Master Stream Training With Lykens Companies 27 & 22 (Lykens) trained together to determine pre-plans for some locations in Gratz Borough, determine how much water could be pumped using Engine 27's and Truck 22's master streams, and familarize GAFC personnel with Truck 22's compartments and equipment. Units are seen here flowing around 3,000 GPM at the Schade Pond in Lykens Township.
	Tree On A House On Lubolds School Road Truck 22 assisted Company 27 with removing a tree that had fallen across Lubolds School Road and landed on top of a house. The tree also pulled two CTCO poles out of the ground.
	Working House Fire in Hebe Crews from multiple companies begin to advance attack lines into the 2nd and 3rd Divisions.
	Engine 27 Showing Off the New Train Horn Box 27-1 was transmitted for a CO alarm at 313 East Market Street in the borough. Engine 27 responded with 3 personnel and proudly displayed the newly installed train horn.
	Urban Hotel Fire Company 27 was requested as mutual aid on the 65-4 Box (Northumberland County, Klingerstown). The Cavalry responded with a total of 21 personnel and assisted in supression and overhaul ops.
	Engine 27 Arriving at the Urban Hotel Fire Engine 27 responded with a crew of 7 to the Urban Hotel Fire. The chauffeur (Chief H. Welker) is communicating with Chief 28 (R. Romberger).
	Reed's Inn Bar Fire Around 2210 hours on May 17th, 2008, Company 27 was dispatched with mutual aid for a commercial structure fire at Reed's Inn in the borough. Crews arrived on scene to find heavy smoke conditions. Engine 27's crew pushed two attack lines into the bar and contained the fire load to the bar room.
	King Sawmill Fire Company 27 was dispatched with mutual for the sawmill fire on Joss Lane in September 2007. Upon arrival, the building was fully involved and defensive operations were started immediately.
	Hegins 2 Alarm Working Structure Fire Engine & Tanker 27 responded to Hegins in early 2007 to a working structure fire. The GAFC crews helped in suppression and overhaul ops. The temperature was -1 when The Engine & Tanker returned.
	Engine & Tanker 27 Enroute to the Fire Prevention Night Car Fire Engine & Tanker 27 "responding" Class 1 to the car fire on Fire Prevention Night 2008. Thanks to FF/EMT Steve Schlegel for the video.

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Sun. Mar 21st 2010 8:00am
Firefighter I Prep Course (Part 3 @ SCFS)

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Firefighter I Prep Course (Part 4 @ SCFS)

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Firefighter I Exam (Written & Practical @ SCFS)

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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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Wed. Dec 23rd 2009
Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue Course Information

The Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue course, set to start on December 28th, has been FILLED. All that signed...

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Mon. Dec 21st 2009
2010 GAFC Officers Election

The following GAFC members have been selected as
The Line Officers of The Gratz Area Fire Company #1 for 2010:
Chief...

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