Milford Township Fire Department is hosting its 2nd Annual Motorcycle Poker Run on Saturday May 19th, 2012. All proceeds benefit the Milford Township Fire Department and we are a 100% volunteer nonprofit organization! 

Location: 2185 Milford Square Pike
 Quakertown, PA 18951
 
Registration:  8:00am-10:00am
Ticket Prices: $20 rider and $5 passenger
 
Refreshments, door prizes, 50/50 and cash prize for the top three (3) hands!!
 
Rain date: Sunday, May 20th 2012

 
Its pool filling season! This is just another service we provide. If you need your pool filled or just topped off please give us a call 215.536.1765
3500 gallons per load
In the township $125.00
out of the township $135.00
 

MTFD, Station 57, is hosting Firefighter 2 through Bucks County Community College August 14- December 19th. Sign up today to reserve your spot!!

Bucks County Community College – Department of Public Safety Training and Certification 2012 Resident Catalog Bucks County Community College – Department of Public Safety Training and Certification Phone: 215-340-8417 Fax: 215-343-6794 Web: www.bucks.edu/publicsafety 33 Advanced Fire Academy: Fall Tu/Thu/Sat Milford Fire Co. ( Sta. 57) Topics (4 hour modules)

MTFD, along with Montgomery County Squad (Rescue) 65, was dispatched to Geryville Pike for a vehicle on its roof with entrapment. Deputy 57 arrived on scene to find that no rescue was needed and held the assignment to MTFD units. Crews went available after 60 min of service.

At 17:30 hrs Station 56 (Richland Township Fire &Rescue) was dispatched to the area of Allentown Rd and Rosedale Rd for a brush fire. Chief 56 arrived on scene and found a large mulch fire at 2150 Rosedale Rd and added MTFD to the assignment. Multiple Tankers and Engine companies from Bucks, Lehigh, and Montgomery County was on scene to extinguish the blaze until 19:30 hrs. Thank you to all of the mutual aid companies that supported us!

Tanker 75 was dispatched with Lower Milford Fire Company station 13 for a 2nd alarm dwelling fire. Tanker 75 supplied Engine 13-11 during mop-up.

The Bucks County Task Force was requested to respond to French Creek State Park. Tanker's 75, 40 & 71 Engines 17, 76, 31, 4, 78 Squrt 18 and along with Chief's 26,29,35,87 as command for protection of dwellings from the brush fires

M.T.F.D would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family & friends of the 2 Philadelphia Firefighters that passed in the line of duty today. We also want to keep the other two firefighters that are still in the hospital in our thoughts & hope for a full quick recovery.

Auto extrication required after two vehicle accident. Stations 57 & 75 dispatched to a vehicle accident with entrapment & one vehicle on fire at Rt. 663 & Spinnerstown rd. Members from both stations along with Montgomery County station 65 (Pennsburg) worked together to remove roof & complete patient extrication. Crews in service for over 1-1/2 hour.

MTFD was dispatched to Rt 663 and Portzer Rd for a 2 car MVA Friday night.  Battalion 75 arrived on location and advised Engine 57 and Engine 75 to control the hazards while EMS assisted with patient care. The department went available approximately 40 minutes later.

Milford Township Fire department urge families to set your clocks ahead one hour and change batteries in your smoke detector so you don’t become a statistic. Other suggestions for households include replacing alarm batteries when they “chirp” (signaling a low battery), test smoke detectors monthly, develop a fire evacuation plan including at least two escape routes, have charged fire extinguishers installed in or near the kitchen, and perform a fire prevention “house cleaning” to eliminate fire hazards.

As a reminder, do these things every six (6) months when you reset your clocks:

Check and replace the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.

Replace any smoke alarms older than ten years. Replace any CO alarms older than five years.

Prepare a disaster supply kit for your house (water, food, flashlights, batteries, blankets).

Once you’ve created your home disaster kit, use the semi-annual time change to check its contents (including testing/replacing flashlight batteries).

It’s a good idea to carry a car-emergency kit in your car year-round, but be sure to add cold weather gear to your general car-emergency kit each fall. (Having a separate duffle/gear bag clearly marked “Cold Gear” specifically for your cold weather emergency gear makes it easy to add or take out of the car, seasonally.)

Check home and outbuilding storage areas for hazardous materials. Discard, properly, any which are outdated, no longer used, or in poor condition. Move any which are within reach of kids or pets.

Check and discard expired medications - those dates really DO have meaning some very common over-the-counter medications can cause serious problems due to change through aging.

MTFD was dispatched to the Hampton Inn for an Automatic Alarm at 20:38. Command sent the crew from Engine 57 to the 3rd floor vending area and found a leaking hot water heater above the smoke detector. While on scene a guest stated they smelled gas near the pool area.  The crew from Engine 75 checked the pool area with a gas meter and came back with negative readings. MTFD cleared the scene within an hour.

Ladder 57 was dispatched to cover Sellersville Fire Department, Station 27, while they were working on a 2nd alarm in Telford. Ladder 57 was in “The Ville” for approximately 3.5 hours.

Members spend time drilling and learning rescue methods used with ropes and rigging. This rescue procedure would be used to remove victims from areas either inaccessible as in a high angle rescue or a structure that would be compromised and interior escape is not permitted due to fire damage or collapse.

Milford Twp FD had the honor of hosting a tour for Cub Scouts Pack 13 on January 22, 2012. After learning about fire prevention in the class room Joe Biagioli and Mike Brienza gave them a tour around the station. Pack 13 was able to see and touch some of the everyday tools the firefighters use to help protect the community.