2018 calls

This weekend, UAFD had our factory training on our new truck, which was very beneficial as we learned a lot about its operation. We were able to play around with setting up the truck different ways with the aerial technician there to ask questions to. This was the next step in being able to get our truck put into service. Tomorrow, the truck goes to Glick to have tools mounted.

Thank you to Brian Verhagen from Pierce Mfg. for providing this training to us! Also, thank you to the UAFD Support Force for providing us with breakfast and lunch.

Last night, heroes emerged in Upper Allen! Members of the Upper Allen Fire Department, Upper Allen Police, and a local citizen were awarded for their life-saving actions.

Congratulations to these brave individuals – our community is safer and stronger because of you!

The last Thursday’s of the month are for Duty Nights at the station!

Whether we’re honing our skills with extra training, tackling station chores, or just relaxing and catching up, it’s a night to strengthen our team.

Last night, our members focused on handline deployment and pumping skills during Engine Company run-ins.

UAFD again apologizes for having to cancel our Santa run this year. Unfortunately, our new ladder truck is not yet in service. Our factory training (where the manufacturer comes to train us) is scheduled for the weekend of 12/16-12/17. Our active firefighters must spend the weekend, a week before Christmas, learning how to operate our new truck. It also still needs to have tools mounted, radios installed, etc. before it will be ready for operation and we are at the mercy of the companies’ schedules that provide those services.

Please also remember, we are all VOLUNTEERS that spend countless dedicated hours to ensure we are trained to respond in emergency situations. That is and always will be our main focus. We do as much as we can for the community in addition to that, but we all have careers, families, and other obligations just like all of you. It is disheartening for our members to have to read comments of people accusing us of lying and not caring. That is simply not true, and that is what will make our volunteers not want to do things like this anymore.

We wish everyone a safe, healthy, joyous holiday season.