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Neffs Volunteer honored for 50 years of service

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Fire and Film

LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – David Hamm joined the Neffs Volunteer Fire Company in 1961. On Sunday, February 6, 2011, friends, family and fellow firefighters gathered to celebrate David’s 50 years of active service. David joined as a young firefighter and quickly moved up the ranks eventually becoming chief of the company from 1972 to 1983. Aside from serving as chief, David noticed something very early in his fire service career: the need to keep the apparatus in good running order. The first rigs were placed in service but no one ever maintained them and led to the trucks not starting … Continue reading →

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Tractor trailers collide, close I78 for hours

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Fire and Film

BERKS COUNTY, PA – During the early morning of February 5, a storm bringing a mix of precipitation moved across Berks County. Roads became wet and a coating of ice quickly followed. At 6:26 a.m. Berks 911 dispatched Companies 33 (Virginville), 44 (Kempton) and 46 (Kutztown), along with EMS 590 (Kutztown) to Interstate 78 Westbound toward mile marker 37.3 in Greenwich Township for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Medic 590-8 responded and was advised of an accident involving at least two trucks and a car with a female pinned beneath a truck. Berks 911 wasn’t sure how many vehicles … Continue reading →

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