| Rescue 55 wins trophy at 2 parades |
| Sat. Jun 26th 2010 |
Rescue 55 participated parades at Elmhurst-Roaring Brook on June 24th and Pocono Summit on June 26th for their annual firemen's picnics. Trophies are awarded in different areas and Rescue 55 won th Best Appearing Rescue trophy at both parades. We are proud that after 7 years, o...
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| Ventilation Practices Training |
| Mon. May 3rd 2010 |
Firefighters met Monday evening for training on ventilation practices using a roof simulator prop that was borrowed from Hamlin Fire & Rescue Company. The prop was used to demonstrate the proper way to cut holes in a roof for ventilation during a fire. Members were able to try differ...
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| GVFC Receives VFC Grant from State |
| Fri. Apr 23rd 2010 |
The Gouldsboro Fire Company has received just over $11,000 from the Volunteer Fire Company Grant Program through the State of Pennsylvania and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner. The money received from this grant will be used to reduce the debt on our 2008 KME pumper. The pumper ...
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| Tanker & Engine called to drill in Area 14 |
| Tue. Apr 20th 2010 |
Tanker 55 & Engine 55 were called to a drill in Area 14 at the Covington Industrial Park on Tuesday evening. Crews came together from Covington, Spring Brook, Madisonville, Moscow, Elmhurst, Jefferson & Gouldsboro for the drill. Madisonville & Moscow set up at the fill site a...
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| Members meet for training |
| Sat. Apr 10th 2010 |
On Saturday morning, members met for some training on Fourth Street at Southgate Distributors. Engine 55, Engine 55-3, Tanker 55 and Rescue 55 were involved in the drill. Members performed engine company training for a few hours to strengthen skills and prepare for real incidents....
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| GVFC is recognized as a Participating Department by the OSFC |
| Fri. Dec 11th 2009 |
Gouldsboro Volunteer Fire Company is now recognized by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner as a Participating Department of the Pennsylvania Fire Service Certification Program. The program recognizes departments who encourage their members to become certified to the National Professional...
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| GVFC is awarded grant from DCNR |
| Tue. Jul 7th 2009 |
Gouldsboro Fire Company has been awarded grant funds from the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program through DCNR. With these funds, we will purchase wildland firefighting gear for our firefighters so that they can safely work on brush & wildland incidents. We expect to have the new equip...
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| Vehicle Exhaust Removal System Installed Thanks to Federal Grant |
| Fri. Jun 19th 2009 |
This week, Station 55 got a new addition to the apparatus bays. Thanks to the 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, we were able to purchase and install a vehicle exhaust removal system. The system provides 100% capture of harnful exhaust products from our vehicles. We now have a ...
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| Firefighters Complete Vehicle Rescue Refesher Training |
| Sun. Jun 14th 2009 |
Firefighters from Gouldsboro Fire Company, Moscow Fire Company and Jefferson Ambulance completed 16 hours of Vehicle Rescue Refresher training this weekend. The students were able to get hands on training to keep their skills sharp and learn new techniques by practicing on cars donated by...
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| Nine firefighters complete rope rescue training |
| Sun. May 31st 2009 |
Nine of Gouldsboro's firefighters completed 16 hours of rope rescue training today at Blakely Ambulance & Rescue. The class is just the first in a series of classes that work toward a Rope Rescue Certification. The students plan to pursue further rope training as it becomes available...
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