At Monday night's fire company monthly meeting the following members were presented certificates of training for their efforts to be ready for the next alarm:

Arson Detection for the First Responder: Dale Tyczka

Autism Awareness for Emergency Services: Keith Grierson and Michael Risell

Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue: Leigh Kelly and Michaeleen Pacholski

Basic Life Support CPR & AED: Barry Evans

Bomb-Making Materials Awareness: Keith Grierson

Carbon Monoxide Detector Response: Jack Gross and Jacob Rowland

Fire Dynamics, Fundamentals: Ethan Crovetti, Matthew Dougherty, Kyle Merkel, Michaeleen Pacholski, and Matt Rotenbury

Fire Dynamics, Strategy and Tactics: Ethan Crovetti, Matthew Dougherty, Kyle Merkel, and Matt Rotenbury.

Fire Ground Support: Justin Coates, James Neusch, and Benjamin Reiner

Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher: Joshua Taylor

Health Sector Emergency Preparedness: Keith Grierson

Hoarding - Emergency Response Perspective: Sean Dusza, Joe Fennell, Keith Grierson, Haydn Marriott, Kyle Merkel, James Neusch, Michaeleen Pacholski, Jordan Perla, Michael Risell, Joshua Taylor, Dale Tyczka

Home Made Explosives and Precursor Awareness for Public Safety: Keith Grierson

IED Awareness and Safety Procedures: Keith Grierson

Initial Response: Residential Strategy and Tactics: Keith Grierson

Ladder Safety: Keith Grierson

Mass Fatalities Response: Michael Risell

PPE Evaluations: From Risk Assessment to Selection: Keith Grierson

Rescue Technician - General Requirments: Michaeleen Pacholski

Response to Chemical Suicide: Matthew Dougherty and Matt Rotenbury

Rig Checks: Preventing Downtime and Reducing Liability: Keith Grierson

The Residential Structure Fire: Sean Dusza, Barry Evans, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Grierson, Jack Gross, Jade Hale, John Kelly, Leigh Kelly, Kyle Merkel, Colin Neusch, James Neusch, Michaeleen Pacholski, Andrew Parkins, Jordan Perla, Josh Phillips-Shaw, Benjamin Reiner, Michael Risell, Matt Risell, Matt Rotenbury, Jacob Rowland, Joshua Taylor, Dale Tyczka and Ron Wilkie

Trench Rescue Awareness: Matthew Dougherty, Michaeleen Pacholski, and Matt Rotenbury

Vehicle Rescue Awareness: Matthew Dougherty and Jake Rowland

In total...Skippack Firefighters trained for over 490 hours in March 2021.

We are thankful for all our members who contribute to the fire company, both on the fire and administrative portions of our 100% volunteer organization. New members are always needed and welcomed! Check out the JOIN SFC link on our website home page. www.skippackfire.com