Rescue 9 was added as the Rapid Intervention Team on a working dwelling fire with Station 6 at the Eastern Dawn Trailer Park. As Rescue 9 arrived, command put it's crew to work with pulling a han...
in the early hours of the morning, Rescue Box 84-40 was transmitted for the southbound lanes of Route 1 near Rockhill Drive for a reported MVA with entrapment and fire. Rescues 4, 8 and 9 arrived wit...
Engine 9 on scene in the 2000 block of West Lincoln Highway with a well involved truck fire. Crews from both Engine and Rescue 9 worked to put down the fire quickly and performed extensive overhaul. ...
At around 0345hrs, Rescue Box 84-40 was transmitted for the southbound lanes of Route 1 at the site of the new bridge over the Neshaminy Creek for a report of a worker who fell off of the bridge. FM2...
Congratulations to Firefighter Alex Ierardi and his fellow classmates for graduating their Firefighter 1 program. FF Ierardi and his classmates completed around 200 hours of training to complete this...
The Parkland Fire Company took delivery of a new inventory of extrication tools. We recently purchased Hurst eDraulic battery operated rescue tools from MES Fire. This line of tools will be placed i...
Members from all five fire companies participated in our annual Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher Course hosted by the Langhorne Middletown Fire Company. Instructor Dave Harris observed as cre...
Members from the PFC attended the annual Neshaminy STEAM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Art, Math) Expo at the Neshaminy High School. The annual event allows students to show off hands-on activit...
In an awesome demonstration of brotherhood, the Middletown Township Police Benevolant Association has announced that this year's proceeds from their annual Beef N Beer will benefit Lincoln Kontz, the infant son of a longtime volunteer and our Lieutenant, Josh Kontz.
Josh and Nicole welcomed Lincoln Kontz in to the world on January 22, 2017. Lincoln was quickly transferred to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with respiratory, cardiac, and renal issues where he remains today in the NICU.
Tonight members practiced their forcible entry skills. Led by Deputy 9 TJ Stressman, Assistant 9 Mike Fox, and Captain Thomas Prociuk, members learned multiple techniques to use while trying to force a door.
The Parkland Fire Company teamed up with the Middletown Township Fire Marshal's Office and volunteers from the Red Cross and went door to door in the Parkland area to check smoke detectors and install replacements.
Members of PFC attended the Stress First Aid for Emergency Responders event presented by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The event was hosted by the Edgely Fire Company and the Bucks County Rescue Squad and featured some local guest speakers who shared some heartfelt experiences in dea...
Please help keep us safe out on the highways. It's the law! § 3327. Duty of driver in emergency response areas.(a) General rule.--When approaching or passing an emergency response area, a person, unless otherwise directed by an emergency service responder, shall:(1) pass in a lane not a...
Tonight for drill a crew took Rescue 9 down to the Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center to practice pulling attack lines and advancing hose up a ladder and into a building. Great work guys keep it up!
Chief Barnes and Captain Prociuk paid a visit to the kids in the Child Development program at the Neshaminy High School and talked about fire safety. The kids were really excited to get an up close and personal tour of Engine 9.
Battalion TJ Stressman, FF AJ Mottola, and FF Mike Janga joined William Penn Fire Company members with live burn training at the Lower Bucks Public Safety Training Center. They spent hours going through multiple scenarios.
FF Tyler Plunkett completed his practical exercises for the IFSTA Driver/Operator Course that was hosted by the Newtown Fire Association. FF Plunkett had to demonstrate skills that included charging multiple handlines at specified pressures, taking on a water supply and drafting.
Chief Barnes, Deputy Davis along with Firefighters Angjelo, Plunkett and McTigue attended the first annual Barkann Foundation "Day We Remember Walk and Run" at the Neshaminy High School. The event was dedicated to those who serve our country and our communities.
We held our annual Fire Prevention Open House in conjunction with the Uptown String Band's block party this year. There was a very large turnout to see the trucks, do some vendor shopping and grab a bite to eat from Jay's Joint, Best Darn Kettlecorn and the Tot Cart.
On this smokin' hot day, Jay's Joint set up shop in our parking lot to serve up some lunch out of the food truck. This was one of Jay's stops along his Champions Fund tour. After each stop, Jay would donate a percentage of the day's earnings to a local cause.
Members from the Parkland and Langhorne Middletown Fire Companies participated in a joint training scenario that was set up for the Bucks County HazMat team. The scenario was assessed by several outside agencies and critiqued after completion.