Upper Allen Fire Department
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Jun
The members of the Upper Allen Fire Department would like to send out our thoughts and prayers to the members of the Washington Fire Company. The Washies lost a very important member of their organization this past Saturday, June 23, 2007. Robert Dietrich was a member of the Washies for well over 40 years and [...]
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Jun
June 23, 2007: Another beautiful day for a chicken BBQ. The day was a tremendous success thanks to all the patrons and especially Fulton Bank. The Cumberland Parkway branch of Fulton Bank was proud to support the Upper Allen Fire Department by purchasing 500 chicken halves for use in today’s sale. The first rack of [...]
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Jun
June 19, 2007: The Upper Allen Fire Department had an unusually busy night on Tuesday after severe weather struck the area. The department responded to 15 calls in a 5 hours time span. The calls included automatic alarms, water in basements, stranded motorists, smoke conditions, and homes struck by lightning. We were not spared the [...]
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Jun
June 17, 2007: A hot busy Sunday started for the volunteers at UAFD with a trip to Dillsburg Boro around 0955 hours. The Truck and Engine Company were alerted for smoke in a structure at 43 South Baltimore St. Engine 223 (Kremer) and Truck 23 (Kunkel) responded together, and arrived to find normal conditions from [...]
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Jun
June 5, 2007: For weekly training, firefighters took part in a modified version of the Firefighter Combat Challenge. The obstacle course consisted of simulated fire scene activities such as forcible entry, carrying hose and assembly of hose with appliances. In the individual time trials, Jimmy Grundon finished with the fastest time, followed closely by Jamie [...]