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Thank You To All Who
Visited Our Open House
October 6, 2009 6:30PM
On behalf of all of us here at
Sassamansville Fire Company, Thank You to eveyone who took time out of their
busy lives to join us at our Open House. Special Thanks goes out to
Caesars Pocono Resorts, Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection, Liberty Fire Company of
New Berlinville, and all of our brethren firefighters from the visiting stations
whom came out to support us in our inaugural Fire Prevention Awareness
event.
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If You Thought Inter-Agency
Cooperation Was Bad...Then This Headline Is Absurdly Unbelievable!
Mayor
fires Arkansas fire chief whom was shot by a law enforcement officer in court...
As
a result all fire department personnel resign effective 09/21/09...
By Lacey Crisp
MyEyewitnessNews.com
JERICHO, Arkansas — The small town of
Jericho, Arkansas no longer has a fire department. Its fire chief blames the
mayor. The town of 184 has seen its problems in the past month. A city police
officer shot the fire chief, Don Payne, in court last month.
Payne says it all stems from the shooting.
He says the mayor fired him because he acted inappropriately. Now, all of the
town's firefighters are hanging up their helmets.
"Dear Mr. Don Payne, please be
advised that this letter serves as a letter of termination. It has come to my
attention of the improper behavior that you have displayed," Don Payne
read the termination letter from Mayor Helen Adams.
Payne is out of the hospital, but is still
recovering from a gunshot wound.
"Help me, hold me up a little
bit," as he tried to walk around in his crutches.
He says he feels the mayor has fired him
because of the shooting.
"We are turning our uniforms in
because she wants us to, not because we want to quit the town. We want to help
the town, we always want to help the town," Payne said.
As a sign of solidarity, the other
volunteer firefighters are also calling it quits.
"I'm following my chief. We feel like
our services are no longer need out here. I'm going with my chief," said
Jennifer Dorin.
Assistant fire chief Dorin was a police
officer for the city in 2005 when an elderly man was trapped inside his
burning home. The doors to the fire department were locked, and no one had a
key.
"The gentleman lost his life because
the firefighters couldn't get to their equipment," Dorin said.
She's afraid the town might see more
tragedy without a fire department.
"This city really needs a fire
department. Several years ago a gentleman lost his life and that was proven
that this city really needs a fire department," Dorin said.
The firefighters are still walking out.
They say they hope something in the troubled town changes.
"Yeah, lock it up," said one of
the firefighters as they walked out of the building for the last time.
Payne would not talk about the shooting
because of pending litigation. MyEyeWitnessnews.com tried to contact the
mayor, but she was not at home, and did not return phone calls.
The Marion, Arkansas fire department will
now cover Jericho if there is a fire.
Prosecutors say they intend to charge
Payne with battery on a police officer. The officer faces no charges. The
Crittenden County Sheriff's Department, the investigative agency in this
shooting, still has not returned our phone calls.
The Pottstown Mercury staff joining us
in the early morning "Getting The
Scoop"
Apr 9th, at 8:49am
NEW HANOVER — A late-night fire at Fellowship Farm off
Sanatoga Road Tuesday destroyed a 32-bed dormitory built in 1967 and valued
at $250,000.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Chief Ray Strickland
Boyertown Area Firefighter/E.M.S. Person of
the Year 2008
Boyertown's Best Announced
By Courtney McEachern; Boyertown Times Editor
Every year the Boyertown Citizen of the Year Selection Committee recognizes
Boyertown's best and brightest. This year is no exception. The annual awards
honor individuals for their accomplishments in 2008.
Four individuals (Kevin Zimmers, Dr. Harry Morgan, Ray Strickland, and
Alexandria Hrasok) will be recognized this spring for their contributions to the
community.
2009 Recipients
Citizen of the Year: Kevin Zimmers, Zimmers Pets
Educator of the Year: Dr. Harry Morgan, Boyertown Area School
District Superintendent
Firefighter/E.M.S. Person of the Year: Chief Ray Strickland,
Sassamansville Fire Company
High School Senior of the Year: Alexandria Hrasok, Boyertown
Area High School
"Members of the Boyertown Citizen of the Year Selection Committee
include Berks-Mont people, Jaycees and former Jaycees and community folks,"
said Jim Davidheiser, a member of the selection committee.
"The committee looked thoroughly at every nomination letter and
narrative and votes via a secret ballot to decide final award recipients. The
final decisions for the awards were made on February 17," added Davidheiser.
The ceremony will be held at Friendship Hook & Ladder Fire Co. No. 1 on
Saturday, April 25. The ticket deadline is April 10.
NEW Field 68
A new Field truck has been approved and ordered, it will be
built on a 2008 Ford F-550 Quad-Cab chassis. Reading Works will mount a
custom utility body to the chassis, and then the skid unit (pump & tank)
will be installed. Reading will then do the LED lighting package & electrical wiring, before
the final paint job. The paint scheme selected for this truck will match
our Special Service 68. Delivery is now estimated to be in either June or
July 2009 from
Faulkner Ford in Quakertown, PA.
LOCAL
FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES $200,000 THROUGH FEMA’S
FY
2008 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM
On
January 16, 2009 the
U.S.
Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) awarded a $200,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to the
Sassamansville Volunteer Fire Co.
Nationally,
the AFG awards, which will be distributed in phases, will ultimately provide
approximately $560 million to fire
departments and nonaffiliated emergency
medical service organizations throughout the country.
AFG
awards aim to enhance response capabilities and to more effectively protect
the health and safety of the public with respect to fire and other hazards. The
grants enable local fire departments and emergency
medical services organizations to purchase or receive training, conduct
first responder health and safety programs, and buy equipment and response
vehicles.
“The
Assistance to Firefighters Grants program has been instrumental in building
capacity and providing needed resources for our nation’s firefighters,”
said FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison. “From the
purchase of equipment to First
Responder training, the AFG program has helped improve response
capabilities and saved lives and property in communities throughout the United
States.”
Since
2002, AFG has provided over $3.6 billion in grants to fire departments and
first responder organizations to purchase response equipment, personal
protective equipment, vehicles and fire prevention activities. AFG
is administered cooperatively by two FEMA components: the Grants
Program Directorate and the United
States Fire Administration.
According
to Sassamansville Fire
Chief Ray Strickland the money will be used to replace the company’s
aging 1983 Tanker which as been in need of repairs and lacks modern safety
features. By having a new Tanker we can better do our job in the
community and be more firefighter safety oriented. The Tanker will be able to
carry approximately 2300 gallons of water. We are presently in discussions
with several manufacturers, and are optimistic that we can have it in station
by the end of the year.
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