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VHC Newsletter

July 24 - 31, 2010


 B-I-N-G-O

Friday 7/30 Crew 3 • Friday 8/6 Crew 4 • Friday 8/13 Crew 1 • Friday 8/20 Crew 2 •  • Friday 8/27 Crew 3

(see the Bingo schedule)

Bridge Closings / Road Work

 
Pre-Plan your detours around these Road/Bridge closings

  • Shippensburg University - Dauphin Drive between Adams Drive and York Drive is now closed.

  • Tanyard Hill Road, Rt. 433 - Scheduled bridge replacement. Calls in Orrstown Borough and Southampton Twp FC (15 boxes) access from Orrstown Road. Calls in Lurgan Township (11 boxes) access from Roxbury Road.

  • Roxbury Road –Starting June 7, Roxbury Rd from Lurgan Ave. to Thornwood Rd will be closed for the installation of the new water line. Emergency vehicles will have access to this area. Use caution through this construction area or consider an alternative route when possible.

  • Beginning Monday (July 19), the portion of Bucks Drive (SU) between the library access road and the loading dock at the CUB will be closed due to construction. The work is expected to last between three and five days. The street will reopen for traffic after 4 p.m. each day. Also, the library access road will remain open during the work.

 

University Lodge Property Demolition


 The Demolition Ceremony is scheduled for August 2nd at 5:00 pm. This is also the kick-off of our Capital Campaign. Newspapers and TV stations will be there. The Demolition Company should be moving in to start clearing the site this week or early next week. Uniform of the day… Class B. Blue or white short sleeve shirt, navy pants, black shoes. Need drivers for all apparatus. Make sure all apparatus is clean. Everyone is invited.

 

University Lodge Property

University Lodge property is private property. There have been recent break-ins and property damage on the property. If anyone sees anyone trespassing onto the property contact the Police.

Gear Washer

The gear washer is back up and running. Please only use a 1/2 cup of detergent to wash you gear. The detergent we are using is not energy efficient.

June 2010 Calls

Total calls for June - 40   Top responder -

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5.   5.   7.   8.  
8.   10.   10.   10.  


 

I AM Responding

The 'I Am Responding' is once again operational. As in the past, this program is dependent on member participation for success and to continue the subscription. Remember, to log in the agency is "CO52" and your username is your first initial and last name followed by 52 (no spaces), i.e. JDoe52. Your password is the same as your username unless you had changed it in the past. If you do not remember your password or have never been set up on the system, please see FF Oursler to get squared away (he is the program administrator).
There's a lot of benefits that we can take advantage of with this program if we use it to the fullest. We can maintain a driver sign-up on it that you can log into your account and see if someone has committed to drive or not. We can also send mass text messages with the program, if you have elected to receive them. I would recommend allowing them, as unnecessary texts will not be allowed to be sent on the system. An emergency need for a driver for maintenance, an emergency work detail, and important messages can be effectively sent out with this system (if you allow it to!) Lastly, we can better manage our officer's schedules with the program. One glance at the calendar or day's screen can show you the availability of line officers for response. But, only with everyone's participation!

University Lodge Property

University Lodge property is private property. There have been recent break-ins and property damage on the property. If anyone sees anyone trespassing onto the property contact the Police.

 

Training

CHECK THE TRAINING BOARD FOR DETAILS

  • Company Training – ***Every 2nd and 4th Thursday 7pm VHC***

  • The Training board is full of upcoming training make sure to look it over.

  • HACC Training Schedule for 2010 is now posted on the training board. Check out the classes.

  • Fire Police Weekend Academy - 9/17, 18 & 19/2010 - Somerset Sr. High School, Somerset Pa.

  • Haz-Mat Operations – 9/21, 9/23 1800 to 2200 hrs, 9/25, 9/26, 0800 to1700 hrs - S.F.A.C.

 

Meetings

Fire Police 8/2/10 – 7:30 pm SFAC

VHC 8/16/10 – 7 pm at SFAC

SFAC Ops 9/13/10 – 7 pm at SFAC

Trustees - 8/15/2010 - 6pm at VHC

Building Plans Committee – 8/31/2010 - 6pm at SFAC (No Aug. 3rd Meeting)

Borough Relief - T.B.A.

Upcoming Events

  • 83rd Annual Cumberland County Fireman’s Convention Parade Sept 11th sponsored by Carlisle Fire & Rescue Services.

  • Sept 11th Open House/Apparatus Display at Volvo. 2000 visitors expected. More to follow.

 

SFD Softball Schedule

5/16 3 pm Megabyters Field 2   6/27 4 pm Hard Drivers Field 2
5/23 3 pm Juv. Prob. Field 2   6/27 5 pm S.U.P.D. Field 1
5/23 5 pm S.U.P.D. Field 1   7/11 3 pm Juv. Prob. Field 1
6/6 3 pm Juv. Prob. Field 1   7/18 3 pm Hard Drivers Field 1
6/6 4 pm Megabyters Field 2   7/18 5 pm Adult Prob. Field 2
6/13 3 pm Hard Drivers Field 1   7/25 3 pm Adult Prob. Field 2
6/20 3 pm Megabyters Field 1   8/1 3 pm Adult Prob. Field 1
6/20 4 pm S.U.P.D. Field 2          

 

New Shirts are in and available for sale.

$13.00 M, L, XL Short Sleeve
$14.50 XXL Short Sleeve
$15.00 M, L, XL Long Sleeve
$16.50 XXL Long Sleeve
Please See President Byers or Lt. Karolenko to Buy One
** MUST Have Money In Hand to Get One**

New Shirt's

 

 

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