Upper Leacock Fire Company 2003 News File

Below are some of the articles that have been posted on the Newsroom page during 2003.

House of Representatives Citation -- On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, the Upper Leacock Fire Company was presented with a citation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives.  The Citation, presented by 43rd District Representative Scott W. Boyd, recognized the Upper Leacock Fire Company for the service they provided at the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 on August 16, 2003.  On that date, a lightning strike caused a fire in the IU-13 building.  Station 3-11 provided an air assist to the East Petersburg Fire Company for this event. 

The Upper Leacock Fire Company appreciates that Representatives Katie True, Roy E. Baldwin, and Scott W. Boyd sponsored this Citation for the East Petersburg, Lancaster Township, Rohrerstown, Southern Manheim Township, and Upper Leacock Fire Companies.  (Posted 11-15-03)

Fund Drive Letter --   The 2003 ULFC fund drive letter should have arrived in the mailboxes of all the homes, apartments, and businesses in our first-due area within the past week.  In 2002, we mailed our 2495 letters and received a response of 32.3%.  This response rate was slightly lower than in previous years.  We are hopeful that the the response this year will be better.  We have a major investment coming up in 2004 / early 2005 in replacing our 1975 Seagrave engine.  This unit has served the township well for 28 years, but increasing maintenance costs, limited equipment space, and out-dated firefighter safety equipment necessitate the replacement of this unit.  The estimate cost of the replacement of this unit is $400,000.  We believe the citizens of our running area, along with the business leaders will recognize the value of the service we provide to the community and increase the response rate along with the average contribution over the funds received in 2002.  (Posted 9-30-03)

Independent Task Force on Emergency Responders -- Nearly two years after 9/11, the United States is drastically under-funding local emergency responders and remains dangerously unprepared to handle a catastrophic attack on American soil, particularly one involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-impact conventional weapons. If the nation does not take immediate steps to better identify and address the urgent needs of emergency responders, the next terrorist incident could be even more devastating than 9/11.

These are the central findings of the Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on Emergency Responders, a blue-ribbon panel of Nobel laureates, U.S. military leaders, former high-level government officials, and other senior experts.  (Posted 9-4-03)

Mutual Aid Drill -- On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, the ULFC hosted a mutual aid drill with the Bareville (3-1) and Liberty (New Holland)  Fire Company (3-9).  The drill was held behind the ULFC station at 50 West Main Street, Leola.  Organized by Deputy Chief Metzler, the scenario involved a simulated vehicle into a building with fire.  The drill consisted of Engine 3-11-1, Engine 3-11-2, Air 3-11, Engine 3-1-1,  Engine 3-1-2, and Rescue 3-9.  The drill involved simulated fire suppression for the vehicle fire, vehicle stabilization, vehicle extrication, building fire suppression, residential rescue, and injured fire fighter rescue from a hazardous environment  While the drill lasted about one hour, the debriefing lasted about 45 minutes.  During the debriefing, the operations of all companies were discussed.  Many observations were made by the evaluators that will improve many aspects of our operations.  Thanks to everyone who participated in this event.  (Posted 5-6-03)

Article of Interest  -- We have decided to post an article that we were forwarded concerning the threats from weapons of mass destruction.  This paper was written by SFC Red Thomas (Ret), Armor Master Gunner, Mesa, AZ.  This article has been posted on several websites; however, efforts to authenticate it's author were unsuccessful.  It was decided by the webmaster that this article was of value to the general public, and therefore should be posted on our website.  Click Here for article. (Posted 4-1-03)

Sale of 143 West Main Street Property -- The Upper Leacock Fire Company has sold the previous "west" station property at 143 West Main Street to the Leola Ambulance Association.  Click Here for additional information.  (Posted 3-27-03)

Web Site Launch - January 16, 2003 was the first day the Upper Leacock Fire Company made an official web presence. Since the site will never be "completed", we hope that you stop back often to see the changes we make. We are extremely proud of our history and the service we provide to the community. However, without your support, we would not be able to exist. If you have any comments or suggestions of information you would like to see on this web site or improvements we should make, please e-mail webmaster@upperleacockfire.com. (Posted 01/22/03)

FEMA Grant Receipt - The Upper Leacock Fire Company was informed on November 20, 2002, that a grant application for $100,337 had been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Association. The grant money will be used for firefighter safety equipment that can not be provided in the routine yearly budget.. (Posted 1-21-03)

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