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34TH ANNUAL DELAWARE COUNTY HERO BOWL

Delaware County Fallen Firefighter & EMS Memorial The 34th Annual Delaware County Hero Bowl is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 at 7:30PM, at the Leslie C. Quick Stadium, Widener University, Chester, PA. Pre-game festivities start at 7:00PM. All proceeds benefit the Hero Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships for the Children of Police Officers, Firefighters and EMS Workers who have given their lives in the Line of Duty.  Tickets are $5.00 per person. For tickets or additional information, please contact the Special Events Department at 610-565-7410 or contact Detective Robert T. Lythgoe Jr. from Delware County CID at 610-891-4243 or email at LythgoeR@co.delaware.pa.us

1ST ANNUAL HERO SCHOLARSHIP BASKETBALL GAME

The 1st Annual Delaware County Hero Scholarship All-Star Senior's Basketball Game will take place on Friday, April 9th 2010 at the Cardinal O'Hara High School located at 1701 Sproul Road in Marple Township. The Girls game tips off at 6:30PM with the boys game tipping off at 8:30PM. It will be the East Squad (Academy Park, Archbishop Carroll, Cardinal O'Hara, Chester, Chichester, Glen Mills, Archbishop Prendergast, Interboro, Penn Wood, Sun Valley, Monsignor Bonner, Delco Christian, Agnes Irwin, Westtown) vs. the West Squad (Garnet Valley, Haverford School, Haverford High School, Marple-Newtown, Penncrest, Episcopal Academy, Radnor, Ridley, Springfield, Strath Haven, Upper Darby, Sacred Heart, Christian Academy, Notre Dame). Tickets are $5.00 per person. All proceeds from this event will provide Scholarship Aid for the Children of Police Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service Personnel who have gien their lives in the Line of Duty. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Chief Bob Adams at 610-586-0502, Officer Rich Censulla at 610-583-3245, Officer John Scanlan at 610-237-6201.

EASTER FLOWER SALE COMING SOON

Saturday, February 13, 2010  Collingdale Fire Company #1 & Collingdale Fire Company #2 will once again hold our annual "Easter Flower Sale" beginning on Friday Morning, April 2nd running until Sunday, April 4th out front of the Collingdale Community Center.  As in previous years, the Flower Sale will be open 24 hours until in the early afternoon hours on Easter Sunday so stop on our and pick up some beautiful Easter flowers for your loved ones. Collingdale Fire Companies would like to thank you for your continued support in making our Easter Flower Sale a huge success year after year and look forward to seeing you all again this year!

JOE'S HOUSE AT THE ESTC

Thursday, March 4, 2010  Collingdale Fire Company #1 went to “Joe’s House” at Delaware County Emergency Services Training Center in Darby Township tonight as a continuation from last week’s topic of search and rescue techniques. Joe’s house is a two-story mock-up of a residential property with different kinds of obstacles inside that firefighters could encounter in a real life situation. Inside of Joe’s house, all lights are turned off and the whole two-story structure is filled with simulated smoke from a smoke machine to make the training as real as possible. Member’s in attendance broke down in two-man teams and performed either a right-handed search or left-handed search to conduct primary and/or secondary searches of the house to locate and rescue any trapped victims there may be. All members in attendance did an excellent job and came out of our two-week training session of search and rescue more knowledgeable and prepared for the proper techniques and tools to be used during search and rescue in a real life scenario. Next week, training will be brought to a halt for the Company will break and have a Memorial Service in Floral Hall that was postponed in February due to a snowstorm to honor our five (5) departed members from 2009.

SEARCH & RESCUE TRAINING

Thursday, February 25, 2010  Due to the expected snowstorm, the Memorial Service that was scheduled for this evening was postponed until Thursday, March 11th, 2010. Instead, members stayed inside due to the frigid temperatures and wintry weather conditions and continued training on the basics. Crew night started off with a lecture from Lieutenants Dave Seifert and Mike Boyle on the proper techniques of search and rescue including right-handed searches vs. left-handed searches as well as the tools and equipment that would be needed or used during search and rescue. After the lecture ended, the game room of the fire house was used as an area where the members could practice what they just learned. Members broke down into two-man teams and performed either a left-handed or right-handed search while searching for and rescuing several mock victims using different scenarios. Next week members will take what they learned and put it to test when they go to Joes House at the Delaware County Emergency Services Training Center in Darby Township.

DAISY'S GIRL SCOUTS VISIT STATION 06

Monday, February 22, 2010  This evening the Daisy's Girl Scout Troop from Aldan came to the firehouse for a tour and fire prevention demonstration. Girl Scout Daisies meet in groups of five to ten with two or more adult leaders in a nurturing, inclusive environment. They go on trips, learn about nature and science, and explore the arts and their communities. Girl Scout Daisies usually range in grades K-1. The group of ten Daisies were shown all the trucks, ambulances and equipment by members of the Fire Prevention Committee. After getting the tour and excitement of getting to sit inside a fire truck and ambulance, each group was taken into the Fire Prevention Trailer for a demonstration on what to do in case of a fire. Each daisy were taught to stay as low to the ground as possible in a fire, two-ways out, how to call for help and other fire prevention safety tips. The adults/parents who were attendance also received tips about practicing fire drills at home, making sure they have working smoke detectors and other important fire prevention tips. We would like to thank the Daisy's and their leaders for the delicious tray of girl scouts cookies they donated to the company. Attached are a few pictures and video from the tour. Any leader/parent of the troop requesting more pictures, please send an email to webmaster@collingdale1.com and we will forward them on.

A few of the Daisy's in the Ambulance	More Daisy's in the Quint

ENGINE COMPARTMENT WELL OFF

Monday, February 22, 2010  At approximately 0814 hours, Collingdale Fire Company #1 and Collingdale Fire Company #2 were dispatched to 819 Bedford Avenue for a Vehicle Fire. Engine 06-1 arrived on location and found the vehicle in the driveway with the engine compartment well off with possible exposure to two houses. The crew from Engine 06-1 under the command of Chief Colin McCann (06-9) quickly put a line in service and extinguished the blaze while a crew from Engine 42 secured the battery. Fire was contained to the engine compartment but the vehicle appears to be a total loss. Fire companies were on scene for approximately an hour. There were no injuries to any firefighters nor to the owner of the vehicle.  The only picture of this fire was taken from a cell phone since there was not a camera on scene so we apologize for the quality of the photo.

COLLINGDALE FIRE COMPANY #1 WINS BIG

Friday, February 19, 2010  This morning, Round 4 of the AFG (Assistance to Firefighter Grants) were announced and Collingdale Fire Company #1 received notification that we received a grant in the amount of $62,529.00. This grant is going to be used to purchase twenty-five (25) sets of brand new firefighting gear and a gear washer for our Company.   A special congratulations and thank you goes out to Life Member, current Vice-President and Collingdale #1’s grant writer John Cleary for a job well done.

AIRPACK TRAINING

Thursday, February 18, 2010  Even during a time of mourning, training must go on. Members in attendance tonight stayed inside for drill and went over the ins and outs of our MSA Air packs. This was a great opportunity for the newer members to learn the different parts of an air pack, how to properly change a bottle and how to properly done an air pack. Even our more senior members refreshed their skills on the newest feature on our air packs, the bail out system as well as checked the batteries in the PASS alarms to be sure they would activate in case of an emergency. Other members in attendance took Utility 6 around the borough to be sure all hydrants were dug out from the recent snowstorms and be accessible in case of a fire emergency. Officers in charge of tonight’s drill were Captain Fran Pascal & Lieutenants Dave Seifert and Mike Boyle. Next week, the company will take a break from crew night and hold a Memorial Service in memory of our five (5) departed members from 2009.