AT 1000 hours this date we officially went live. After several months of meetings, the dream has become a reality. As it was a tough pill to swallow for each company to give up their rights, it began to grow on the memberships, our staffing increased and the moral of the members … [Read more...]
GOING LIVE COUNTDOWN
With all the work taking place and everything shaping up with the radios, it appears that we are able to move the GO LIVE date up a week. We are now planning to hopefully go live as station 66 Friday May 8th @ 1000 hours. … [Read more...]
The official launch date for the new Muhlenberg Township Fire & Rescue has been set to go LIVE May 15th, 2020. It has been a long anticipated venture that the staff has been getting very excited for. After several months of plannings and meetings it's deemed good to go. … [Read more...]
For the 2nd time this weekend, we were dispatched to an illegal controlled burn in Muhlenberg Twp. Both times, the residents were unaware of the Codes within our Twp. Please copy the link below to learn more about the code enforcement for outdoor fires and prevent not only … [Read more...]
We would like to welcome two new probationary members Scotty Levan & Gavin Murray. Both are sons of current member / firefighters Scott Levan & Chris Murray. It's great to keep family traditions within this fire department. … [Read more...]
The Temple Fire Company welcomes back former Captain Paul LaFaver back to the TFC. He retired a few years back, ended up going to Leesport Fire Co where he was the Fire Chief for a few years. After a short break from the fire service, Paul decided it was time to go back to where … [Read more...]
February Run Stats
February 2020 was the slowest month for us in two years with only 44 responses. It was a much needed break for our membership going into March. Our top responders were: 1. Scott Levan 26 1. Robert Gauker 26 2. Craig Reinhart 22 3. Eric Reinhart 18 4. Andy LaFaver 16 5. Antonio … [Read more...]
Congrats to Junior firefighter Alex Krick for successfully passing his first Fire Department class. Mod 1 of the Essentials of Firefighting. This will be the first of many for him!! Way to go brother. Keep working hard and make us proud. … [Read more...]
The members of the Temple Fire Company want to congratulate Firefighter Zach Reinhart on his employment with the Manheim Twp Fire / Rescue in Lancaster, PA. Zach is the son of our Fire Chief Craig and Nephew of the Deputy Chief Eric. Zach joined our station in his teenage years … [Read more...]
As we keep working towards the target date to go live as ONE department, we continue to work together and train. Tonight the members from the Goodwill & Temple Fire Companies got together with staff from the Muhlenberg Area Ambulance Association and were trained on Bloodbourne … [Read more...]
January 2020 Stats
The month of January was another very busy month for the members of the TFC. We ran 78 total calls with 46 calls the 1st half of the month and 32 calls the 2nd half of the month. The top responder's were as follow: 1. Robert Gauker 44 2. Andy LaFaver 36 3. Craig Reinhart 33 4. … [Read more...]
Tonight, the Muhlenberg Township Board of Commissioners acknowledged Retried Firefighter Larry LaFaver for his 47 years of service and presented him a resolution signed by all five of the Commissioners. Also several members from the Temple, Goodwill and Central Fire Companies … [Read more...]
Tonight, members of the soon to be Muhlenberg Township Fire & Rescue got familiarized with Station #1 (Hyde Park) including the facilities and equipment. It was a great night working together and building a stronger relationship. We look forward to more nights like this. … [Read more...]
2019 a Record Breaking Year
We ended 2019 with a record number of dispatches answered. We had a total of 914 dispatches with a previous record of 857 in 2014. What a great way to end what will be the final year as the Temple Fire Company. The top year end responder's were: 1. Robert Gauker 498 2. Larry … [Read more...]
