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Leo in the News Thursday, May 8, 2008 - Despite what people may think, Red Lion Fire Company does answer the call for cats stucks in trees and other odd calls. To learn more, click here to read a recent article in YDR. Saturday, April 5, 2008 - Red Lion Fire Company donated a Draeger Thermal Imaging Camera to Inlet Emergency Services, Inlet, NY. Deputy Chief Yahnke hand delivered this piece of equipment and provided a brief training. Click here to read more. Thursday, March 3, 2008 - Follow Captain Billy Holtzman as he continues through cadet training at HACC on his journey to becoming a paid firefighter for Harrisburg City. Watch the news clip from Channel 21. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - One of our own, Captain Billy Holtzman was recently accepted at Harrisburg City Fire Department to become a career firefighter. His firefighting class being held at HACC was recently featured on News 21. Click here to read the article and watch the video. Friday, February 8, 2008 - FF Julie Yahnke and son Aidan were recently featured in the February edition of SMART Magazine, a free magazine about York County. Click here to read the article online. Saturday, January 26, 2008 - Rescue 34 was dispatched for an overturned MVA in a creek. Duty Officer 34 arrived on scene to find 1 class 4 patient. York Area Regional Police handled the operations of the call. Rescue 34 extricated the patient once the car was pulled out of the water. Fox 43 had news cover and WGAL & YDR had a news story. Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Read the article from WGAL & watch raw video of the fire at Carnegie Road, Springettsbury Township. Truck 34 responded as RIT with a crew of 5. Once RIT operations were complete, Truck 34 returned to Station 16 for standby. Truck 34 was cleared in about 3 hours. Friday, January 18, 2008 - Truck 34 attended the funeral for Baltimore County FF Jarrett Dixon. To read the article from the Baltimore Sun click here, and to see pictures from that day, click here. December 5, 2007 - Fox 43 visited Station 34 for the day to do a news article about the life in the day of a volunteer. Click here to see photos from the day. Sunday, November 25, 2007 - Fire destroys Kingdom Hall in Red Lion, PA. Click here to view slideshow of pictures from WGAL and read about the fire. October 2007 - Baltimore County Firefighter Honored To Sing National Anthem @ Fallen Firefighters Service Emmitsburg, MD Red Lion Volunteer Firefighter Tim Mooney (Baltimore County Fire Department Station One) had a job to do, did it well, and proudly represented his brother and sister firefighters. On the same stage as President George W. Bush and a host of other dignitaries, Mooney sang the National Anthem during opening ceremonies for the 26th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in October 2007 One of my greatest joys is the expression on peoples faces, when they hear that silly guy from Station One sing for the first time. They never expect that to come out of me, says the fourth generation firefighter who also volunteers for the Red Lion Fire Company Leo #1 in York County, Pennsylvania. For the rest of the story and pictures, go to 1strespondernews! August 16, 2007 - Captain Billy Holtzman and girlfriend Abbey Wagman gave birth to their first child, Olivia Grace Holtzman. Click here to see picture from York Hospital. June 26, 2007 - Deputy Chief Joseph Yahnke & Firefighter/EMT Julie Yahnke gave birth to their first child, Aidan Jeffrey Yahnke. Click here to see picture from York Hospital. June 9, 2007 - Leo responded to a structure fire on S. Pleasant Ave. in Dallastown. Click here to read the article where Deputy Chief 34 was quoted as well as pictures from the scene. April 23, 2007 - Leo had a busy day on Sunday responding to 8 calls throughout the day. Click here to read the article about the gas leak on Linden Ave. April 18, 2007 - Leo Fire Co. partipcated in a Mock Vehicle Rescue at Red Lion High School. Red Lion Ambulance & Yoe Ambulance as well as stat Medevac participated in this worthwhile event to show students the dangers of alochol. Click here to read the article from ABC27 as well as see a video clip. The York Dispatch also assembled a great video clip of the event. March 11, 2007 - Leo Fire Co. participated in the Annual St. Baldrick's Shaving in which money is raised for kids with cancer. Click here to see the participating firefighters and the final totals in funds raised! Leo Fire Co. was awarded the 2005-2006 Volunteer Fire Company Grant from the PA OSFC. This grant was awarded in the amount of $7,465.00 and was to help reduce the expense of our new station as well as purchase a used Thermal Imaging Camera, a new set of gear, and cover the cost to have 11 Firefighters attend the Fire I/II Training Course. Leo Fire Co. was awarded to 2006 Fiscal Year AFG Grant in the amount of $56,449 through the Department of Homeland Security. We will be able to purchase 2 ward diesel exhaust systems, 2 MSA Thermal Imaging Cameras, 25 Personal Self Rescue Ropes, 4000' of hose, 3 straight bore nozzles, 1 portable deluge set, & 2 A/C Hot Stick Voltage Adapters. This is the first time that Leo has been approved for this grant. Click here to read the article in the YDR. Leo Fire Co. was awarded a grant from the EHSF in the amount of $325 toward the cost of the upgrades to 2 AED's to meet the new CPR guidelines as well as become compliant for use on children ages 1-8. Fall 2006 - CBS21 news came to Red Lion to tape a story on space heaters. Josh Young, Captain 34 at the time, was the speaker who showed everyone the safety and dangers of space heaters. Click here to read and watch the video!! March 17, 2006 - Leo Fire Co. becomes recognized by the State Fire Commissioner's office as being a 50% participant in the Fire Certification Program. This means that 50% of our active volunteers are now certified as Fire II and this is a National Recognition. The following members helped make our company receive this achievement: Brian Allison, Katie Allison, Bill Berger, Mark Claiborne, Paul Einsig, Mark Hillis, Billy Holtzman, Kevin Markel, James Pritchard, Cliff Smith, Joe Yahnke, Julie Yahnke, and Josh Young. On January 28, 2006 a banquet was held to honor all departments that participated in this training with special guest State Fire Commissioner, Ed Mann in attendance. Fire volunteers build skills, morale
Eight area fire
companies completed training and testing.
Jan 24, 2006 In
November, 34 men and women from eight area fire companies successfully completed
a 24-hour test that gave them national certification in Fire I and Fire II training.
Some also completed an additional class in hazardous-material operations for national
certification. Before the two-day test in November, the volunteers put in about 100 hours of pretraining by gathering together at one of their station houses and by working on their own at home. "I am very proud of all these individuals who made the sacrifices and who studied and practiced for weeks on end to earn this achievement to be nationally certified," said Ira Walker Jr., fire chief of Eureka Volunteer Fire Company in Stewartstown.
The Leo Independent
Fire Company in Red Lion coordinated the training under the direction of volunteer
firefighters Joe and Julie Yahnke. The pair organized a first meeting in July and
regular training sessions followed until early November.
"The pretraining
was very time-consuming. We gave 100 hours before we even took our tests," Leo Captain
Joe Yahnke said.
The group completed
their final exams and practical skills tests over a 24-hour period Nov. 12 and 13
at the
Although certification
in these training courses is not required, the achievement says a lot about those
who voluntarily put their lives on the line for their communities, the firefighters
said.
"It adds to your
education as a firefighter to help make (you) the best you can be on a fire scene,"
Yahnke said.
"This is a morale-booster,
in that the group of us who took this together became closer," Yahnke said.
The certification
also benefits a fire department as an entity because it makes companies eligible
for additional grant money from the federal and state governments.
And the training
is not over.
"In this business,
we have to continually train, train, train!"
The firefighters
THIRTY-FOUR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS FROM EIGHT AREA COMPANIES
recently completed 24 hours of testing for Fire I and Fire II certification. They
are:
Leo Independent
Fire Company No. 1, Red Lion - Joe Yahnke, Julie Yahnke, Josh Young, Brian Allison,
Katie Shumway, Paul Ensig, Kevin Markel, Billy Holtzman, Cliff Smith, Mark Hollis
and Bill Berger
Eureka Volunteer
Fire Company, Stewartstown - Ira Walker Jr., Justin Valentin, Alex Wilson, Brian
Spangenberger, Rebecca Breese, Andrew Mayer, Jordan McFatridge, Kent Grein, Robert
Street III and Josh Young
Yoe Fire Company
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Shrewsbury Volunteer
Fire Company - Dean Pearson
Dallastown Rescue
Fire Company No. 1 - Dan Deller, Bob Bracken and Ben Rackey
Goodwill Fire Company
No. 1, Jacobus - Ted Hake, Chris Kritchen, Joe Hildebrand, Shannon Blevins and Bill
Bartenfelder
Laurel Fire Company,
Windsor - Dan Orwig and Eric Myers
Grantley Fire Company,
Upcoming
RED LION'S LEO INDEPENDENT FIRE COMPANY will host an awards
banquet 5 p.m. Saturday at the Dallastown Fire Company.
The event is designed
to show appreciation for the hard work and dedication 34 area volunteer firefighters
displayed in order to obtain national certification in Fire I and Fire II and hazardous-material
operations.
Ed Mann, Pennsylvania
State Fire Commissioner, will present the awards. State Sen. Mike Waugh,
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