This past Monday night, our firefighters went to a local playground for drill. Members were blindfolded and tasked with navigating through the playground while following a hoseline. Air management, confined space operations, and communication all played a huge part in this drill.

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A big shout out to Cub Pack 173 for stopping by the firehouse last night to learn a little more about what we do! We hope everyone had a blast!

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Good Morning. Have a safe day!

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Congratulations to Firefighter Austin Smith for completing his Firefighter 1 class. Austin has completed over 180 hours to receive his certificate. Keep up the good work Austin!

Congratulations to the members of Montgomery County Fire Academy Class 1901 on their successful completion of the Pennsylvania Entry Level Firefighter Training program.

Graduation will take place at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Campus (1175 Conshohocken Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428) at 7:00 PM tonight (Wednesday, May 29th).

Firefighter Ethan Crovetti – Skippack
Firefighter Ezequiel Delcarmen – Telford
Firefighter Francis Delvecchio – New Hanover
Firefighter Nathaniel DiDonato – Worcester
Firefighter Michael Donovan – Spring Mill
Firefighter John Dougherty – Goshen
Firefighter Jack Gross – Skippack
Firefighter Jade Hale – Skippack
Firefighter Kenneth Hamilton – Oakmont
Firefighter Tyler Hamilton – Oakmont
Firefighter IIona Henderson – Goodwill
Firefighter Khalil Holmes-Hodge – Telford
Firefighter Nicholas Jennings – Spring Mill
Firefighter Zachary Jurkovski – Telford
Firefighter Allen King III – Spring Mill
Firefighter Benjamin Leister – Royersford
Firefighter Alexis Rozecki – Swedesburg
Firefighter Austin Smith – Flourtown
Firefighter Michael Stockbridge – Harmonville
Firefighter Michael Talag – Oakmont
Firefighter Dale Tyczka – Skippack
Firefighter Stephen Vecchio – Oakmont
Firefighter Wayne Wilkie – Edgemont Township
Firefighter David Wilkie III – Edgemont Township


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A Tornado Watch is in effect for all of Montgomery County until 10pm Tuesday. The biggest threats with these storms are large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.

Here are three things you should do:

1) Bring in or secure all loose objects in your yard, like trash cans, potted plants, or kids toys

2) Make sure your mobile phones and devices are fully- charged

3) Stay on top of weather conditions from US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly (www.weather.gov/phi) and sign up for free, local alerts at www.ReadyMontco.org

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