Lower Southampton Fire Department

Marine 6

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 This boat is designed for moderately shallow water and is used in both dive and swift water operations. It can carry up to 5 personnel with gear when it is called into service. One of the operations that is used is to tow the departments side scan sonar when looking for objects under water instead of sending divers into the water and into possible danger. It uses an outboard motor for propulsion.  



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Ropes and Knots Drill

Friday, February 8, 2013  Members of the LSFD had a drill on ropes and knots. Lieutenant Dan Walsh taught the firefighters all about knots tonight. Dan has taken all 5 knot classes that the County offers. Dan has taken over 96 hours in fire school all about ropes and knots. Thank you Dan Walsh.

     



 

Congrats Bill and Steph

Tuesday, February 5, 2013  The Officers and Members of the LSFD would like to congratulate Firefighter Bill James on his engagement to Stephanie Prinz. Firefighter James had it all planned out to have the fire tones dropped to fake a fire call to propose to Stephanie. Of course being a volunteer firefighter and being on call 24 hours a day you will never know when a real fire comes in. 10 minutes before the fake fire was going to go down the members of the LSFD were dispatched for a real house fire. This fire brought o... [ more ]

   


 

Operation 6abc Save a Life

Friday, February 1, 2013  Members of the LSFD were on hand to pick up smoke detectors to hand out or install to the residents of Lower Southampton Township. If your home needs a smoke detector please contact us and we will set a time up to visit you and make your home safe.

The Operation 6abc Save a Life campaign kicked off its 20th year Wednesday. To date, nearly a million smoke detectors have been distributed to communities throughout the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys.

6abc President and Ge... [ more ]

   


 

LSFD Firefighters go to New Mexico and Nevada for training

 
LSFD Firefighter Brian Therien was in New Mexico last week from January 7th to the 11th for Incident Response to Terrorist Bombing Train the Trainer. They covered different types of explosives (commercial, military, improvised, and homemade), response to threats and suspicious items, chemistry of energetic materials, and preplanning.

LSFD Firefighter Ashley Kerekes and Brian Therien were at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) from Jan... [ more ]

   


 

Members Needed

The LSFD is looking for New Members to join today. We are looking for anyone who is 14 years old or older. Guys, Girls, Moms, or Dads. We are a growing fire department that is looking for some more members. We are looking for people who want to learn how to fight fire and direct traffic.  We will send you to school, give you all the gear you need, and give you transportation to school. Call today to set up an appointment to see what we are all about. Walk around the station, me... [ more ]

   


 

Fire on Summit Avenue

Thursday, December 13, 2012   At 13:44 the alarm went off and members of the Lower Southampton Fire Department responded to the scene with R-6, SS-6, Chief-6, Battalion-6, Utility-6, Field-6. Chief 6 went on scene with a single story dwelling with smoke showing. Fire Fighters from Sta. 1 Feasterville, Sta. 4 Trevose, Sta. 9 Parkland, Sta.44/88 Newport, and Sta. 21 Langhorne-Middletown companies also responded. Sta. 73 Northampton stood by at station 6.   The Fire Marshal determined that a dr... [ more ]

     



 

Live Burn Training

Monday, November 26, 2012   One of the most important factors behind a firehouse is training. Another characteristic of it would be the camaraderie and family affiliation among members and those close to each member. Training is a daily event for everyone as we are always learning new techniques and mastering other skills. The Lower Southampton Fire Dept took an opportunity to help a member’s family out with an art project and developed a training night around it. In the photos below, you see a small 6’x6’ ... [ more ]

     



 

Dog rescue

Thursday, November 22, 2012  At 12:28 on Thanksgiving afternoon the Lower Southampton Fire Department received a call for help to assist in the rescue of a family member in distress. Riley (a Sheltie) went missing at around 430 AM and the worried family notified the Police Department of their missing family member. Three men walking along the trails happened to look over the 40 foot cliff and saw Riley stuck in the marshy area at the bottom of the cliff. Riley was not making any noise and the men could not say what made ... [ more ]

     



 

Year end Closeout

Thursday, November 1, 2012  Happy New Year!

Well new fire year. The Lower Southampton Fire Department follows a Fire Year Calendar that starts on 1 November and runs through 31 October each year. This past year was another busy one for the Members of the Fire Department. We responded to a total of 391 calls for emergency assistance. There were a few actual house fires, many fire alarms, and a number of medical assistance calls. Throughout the year the Fire Fighters responded at all hours of the day and night... [ more ]

   


 

Hurricane Close out

Tuesday, October 30, 2012   Well the storm is past us, and the damage is here. Now is the time for cleanup an repair of not just our homes, but our lives. The members of the Lower Southampton Fire Department would like to wish everyone a speedy recovery. The Members of the Department responded to 41 emergency calls during the Hurricane. These calls range from numerous wires calls to medical assistance calls. After the storms the Fire Department took stock in what had happened, and overall everything was fine and t... [ more ]

   


 
 
 

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