The Conshohocken Fire Department recently completed the Pennsylvania Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition Program and earned the Swiftwater Type 1a Recognition. The Conshohocken Fire Department is one of only four departments in Pennsylvania to achieve this. This recognition is value through the end of 2026.
The Conshohocken Fire Department has sixteen certified water rescue technicians. Certification requires 72 hours of training, which covers areas such as ice rescue, helicopter safety, and swift water. The department’s equipment includes two swift water rescue boats with 30 horsepower and two larger swift water rescue boats with 50 horsepower, along with a 16-passenger highwater vehicle and is in the process of adding a double-transport boat trailer with emergency scene lighting and equipment.
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PHOTOS: There were no reported injuries Tuesday following a tractor-trailer fire that jammed up traffic for hours along Interstate 80 in Delaware Water Gap Borough, Monroe County, a fire official said.
Delaware Water Gap Assistant Fire Chief Lori Ike told lehighvalleylive.com crews from multiple agencies were called just before 4 a.m. for the reported fully-involved blaze. The incident was in the eastbound lanes between exit 310 and Route 611, near the New Jersey border.
Ike said the male driver was able to pull his truck away, leaving the ignited trailer behind. The trailer was hauling hundreds of pallets of oranges, which made it difficult for crews to get inside and knock down the flames, Ike said.
Another challenge was the trailer being fully insulated with a refer and fuel tank, as well as a metal exterior with a 4-inch foam center.
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As smoke poured out of the Pike County Training Center, high school students suited up, ready to put their skills to the test with a live burn.
"Everybody is kind of nervous going into this; no one is ever fully prepared there could be something that goes wrong," said Keith Wyman, Wallenpaupack Area High School Senior.
The training is part of the Wallenpaupack Area School District's Career Technical Education Protective Services Program. The goal is to recruit the next generation of first responders.
"There's not a greater need, I think, in our community than on the first responder front, whether it is law enforcement, EMS, or fire," said Superintendent Keith Gunuskuy, Wallenpaupack Area School District.
It's a big day for these students; they've made a three-year commitment to get to this point in their training. They're the first class to participate in a live burn.
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