

Total Calls 2012 - 5
Jobs - 0
Pins - 0
January - 4
February - 1
Engine - 3
Squad - 0
Tanker - 3
Utility - 0
2011 - 75
Jobs - 5
Pins - 2
January - 2
February - 6
March - 4
April - 10
May - 3
June - 4
July - 4
August - 11
September - 13
October - 5
November - 6
December - 5
Engine - 28
Squad - 46
Tanker - 15
Utility - 14
2010 - 71
2009 - 76
2008 - 71
2007 - 72
2006 - 67
2005 - 62 |
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Members List:
 Webmaster: Jesse Shutt President: Robin Urich Vice President: Katina Schoffstall Secretary: Jesse Shutt Treasurer: David Faust Trustees: LeeAnn Bechtel Lonny Lenker Donald Shutt, Jr. Chief 216: Raymond Urich, Jr. (FFI) Chief 216-1: Robert Stoneroad (FFI) Chief 216-2: David Faust Captain 216: Troy Hoffman (FFI) Lt. 216: Andrew Snyder Photographer: William Bailey Firefighters: LeeAnn Bechtel Victoria Bunger Keith Casey Michelle Casey Carlton Chandler Matthew Danner Paul Enders, III (FFI) Jason Faust Matthew Faust (FFI) Travis Gladitsch Bruce Harman Kevin Johnston, Jr. John Koppenhaver (FFI) Mark Koppenhaver (FFI) Holly Landvater (First Responder) Lyle Lenker Lonny Lenker (FFI) Adam Maiden Jason Schoffstall Raymond Schreiber Tadd Shoop (FFI) Gary Stoneroad Mathew Stoneroad Kevin Urich Firefighter/EMT's: Jessica Enders (FFI) Jesse Shutt (FFI) Donald Shutt, Jr. Junior Firefighters: Kyle Bower Aren Faust Sean Kaufman Austin Kissinger Tyler Stoneroad Fire Police Captain: Robert Browning Fire Police 1st Lt.: Robin Urich Members: Vacant  Fire Police: Jean Bower Lavonne Browning Michelle Casey Martha Gruver Jessica Johnston Holly Landvater Jessica Maiden Michelle Myers Jason Schoffstall Katina Schoffstall Social Members: Carol Bunger Jeffrey Bunger, Sr. Alysha Danner Tandee Hoffman Brian Ranck Rodney Seiler Barbara Snyder Kimberly WeigandLinks Section
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 Recent Trainings
 IN HOUSE PUMP TRAINING
On Sunday, November 13th, 2011 members loaded up all 4 pieces and headed to the Halifax Boat Landing for in house pump training. Training today consisted of drafting with both the Engine and the Tanker as well as filling tankers and running the pumps on both the Engine and the Tanker. Thank you to all the members who came to training.
IN HOUSE LADDER TRAINING
On Monday, May 23rd, 2011 members loaded up the Engine, Tanker and Squad and went to a house on Mountain House Road to go over ladders. Members were showed how to properly throw a 14' roof ladder, how to climb ladders and how to transfer from the ladder to a structure. After the ladder portion was done, members went back to the fire station where they went over fire extinguishers.
.jpg) Chief Raymond Urich, Jr., talked about the different parts of the ladder
.jpg) Junior Firefighter Austin Kissinger raises the 14' Roof Ladder
.jpg) Junior Firefighter Aren Faust checks to see if the ladder is at the correct angle
.jpg) Junior Firefighter Sean Kaufman uses a water extinguisher
START TRIAGE TRAINING
On Sunday, May 15th, 2011 members from Fisherville, Carsonville and Medex took part in a Start Triage Class taught by Donald Smith. This class is designed to educate first responders in a rapid style of triage at MCI incidents. Special thanks to Donald Smith for teaching the class.
.jpg) Our instructor Donald Smith
.jpg) Firefighter/EMT Jesse Shutt looks in a Smart Triage Bag
.jpg) Instructor Donald Smith talks to the students of the class
IN HOUSE TRAINING WITH ELIZABETHVILLE
On Thursday, May 12th, 2011 members loaded up in the Engine, Squad and Tanker and headed to Elizabethville Station 21 for some in house training with them. The training consisted of going over each companies SCBA's and their RIT Packs. Members then went across the street to Elizabethvilles training house and practiced search and rescue. A great time was had by all and everyone came away learning something new.
.jpg) Members listen as Chief 21-2 Joe Werner goes over Elizabethville's SCBA
.jpg) Members preparing to done SCBA's to enter the training house
.jpg) Firefighter Tadd Shoop (on right) tells Junior Firefighter Sean Kaufman (on left) what they are going to do when they enter the house
.jpg) Chief 216 Raymond Urich, Jr., explains what is going to happen in the house to Junior Firefighter Austin Kissinger
SPECIAL VEHICLE RESCUE CLASS, DAY 2
On Sunday, March 27th, 2011 students returned to the station to complete the practical part of the class. Students worked with lifting a front end loader, utilizing air bags and cribbing. Students were then faced with a scenario if working with a tractor trailer cab being op top of a van and then a car. Different techniques demonstrated to the students like reforming the roof of a car. In the end one big scenario was put together utilizing all three vehicles. Special thanks to Halifax, Elizabethville and Wiconisco for allowing the class to use their rescues, Kiner's Towing for allowing us to use their heavy wrecker and Jackson Township for the use of the front end loader.
 Students utilize a heavy wrecker to help lift the tractor trailer cab
 Students use struts to stabilize the tractor trailer cab
 Students work on gaining access to the tractor trailer cab through the roof
 Students work on lifting the front end loader
 Students work on removing the door on the car
 Students carry the roof away from the car
 Students work on cutting the "A" post on the tractor trailer cab
 Students go over performing a third door on a car
SPECIAL VEHICLE RESCUE CLASS, DAY 1
On Sunday, March 6th, 2011 members from Fisherville, Elizabethville, Halifax, Millersburg, Carsonville, Londonderry Township and New Buffalo met at the social hall for Day 1 of Special Vehicle Rescue training. Today consisted of classroom work with lecture's on tractor trailers, straight trucks, and buses. The second day of class will be next Sunday, March 13th, 2011 which will consist of the practical portion of the class.
BASIC ROPES AND RIGGING, DAY 3
On Saturday, February 19th, 2011 students returned for the last day of the Basic Ropes and Rigging Class. Today students went over all the knots that they learned. The students then went to the fire station and broke down into 4 groups and practiced setting up lowering systems and haul systems. After lunch students got signed off on knots and then headed into the Halifax High School. Once at the high school students set up a lowering and a haul system and practiced lowering and raising a patient in a stokes basket.
 Firefighter Tadd Shoop shows Junior Firefighter Austin Kissinger a knot
 Students prepare to attach the stokes basket to the lowering system
 Chief 216 Raymond Urich, Jr., heads down to the stokes team
 The stokes team at the bottom of the hill
 The stokes basket hooked up to the haul system
BASIC ROPES AND RIGGING, NIGHT 2
On Thursday, February 17th, 2011 students returned for the second night of Basic Ropes and Rigging. Tonight students learned more knots such as the Water Knot, Double Fisherman's Knot, Butterfly Knot, Clove Hitch, and a 3 Wrap Prussik. Students then split up into two teams and went over setting up haul systems, how to secure a patient into a stokes basket and a Wrap 3 Pull 2 with webbing.
 Our instructor sets up a haul system
 Our instructor sets up a haul system
 Chief Raymond Urich, Jr., ties a Barrel Knot
 Junior Firefighter Austin Kissinger prepares to try and raise 20 lbs. of foam
 20 lbs. of foam connected to the haul system
BASIC ROPES AND RIGGING, NIGHT 1
On Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 the members from Fisherville along with members from Carsonville, Halifax, and Millersburg started the first night of a Basic Ropes and Rigging Class. Tonight students learned a few knots such as the Overhand Knot, Double Overhand Knot, Barrel Knot, Figure Eight Knot, Figure Eight on a Bite, and Figure Eight Follow Through.
IN-HOUSE TRAINING, FEBRUARY
On Sunday, February 6th, 2011 in-house training was held at the social hall. Members sat down and went over the new AED the Lifepak 1000. After that members went over different scenario's and how to place apparatus and different techniques we could use to attack structure fires. |