Station 38 is a busy place! |
By Fire Police Officer Sean Barron | |
October 18, 2012 | |
The past week for your Thorndale Volunteer Fire Company has been a busy one. On Wednesday October 10th we opened our engine room for the public's enjoyment during our FIRE PREVENTION open house. The weather, people and volunteers made it a great evening to be a part of. Almost 200 firefighter helmets were given away to children and many more people stopped by the station to see what was inside. The children had fun with the stop drop and roll, smoke tunnel, and dressing up like a firefighter while parents and children alike enjoyed the safety trailer and all the apparatus on display.
On Saturday October 13th, Thorndale Fire Company participated in Public Safety Day hosted by K-Mart of Thorndale. Public Safety Day included a nice variety of emergency apparatus from SEPTA Transit Police to Alert's Rescue 45. The highlight of the day was certainly the landing and taking off of Life Net 61. Life Net 61 is a MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 aircraft. The aircraft is 43 feet long, weighs 7,055 pounds and has an approximately 300-mile range and is based from Christiana Hospital and Georgetown Airport in Georgetown, Del. Christiana Care LifeNet, an affiliate of Air Methods' LifeNet Medical Transport System, provides round-the-clock critical-care intra-facility and on-scene emergency air transportation in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The LifeNet flight team includes a pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic. During rapid air transport, this highly skilled flight team provides patients with emergency critical care. Flight teams are equipped an array of critical-care equipment and technology.
Another Event?! YES! On Saturday October 20th, G.O. Carlson will be CLOSED from 7:00 am to 11:00 AM from Loomis Ave. to Bondsville Road. This event is in memory of Chris Ambrose and is the 2nd Annual Chris Ambrose Sea You at the Beach 5k Run and 1 Mile Walk.
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Units: | Station 38 |
Mutual Aid: | Caln Police Dept., Ambulance 41, Rescue 45, Chester County Sheriff's Office, Life Net 61, Brush 37, Medic 93-2. |