Fire Prevention Week is coming up in September.  Please see the link below for information on this year's theme.

TVFC will be holding their annual Fire Prevention Week Open House on Thursday, September 30.  Schools and Teachers can contact Captain Erich Greiner at 215-362-2776 ext 305, cell @ 267-218-0914 or email x80532@aol.com if you'd like to schedule to have the fire company visit your school.

The Lansdale Historical Society is presenting a program titled "Towamencin - Gateway to the North Penn Area" on Sept 14th at 7:30 PM at the Lansdale Parks and Recreation Building.  Please see the link.

The popular Phillies Home Run Derby will be making its annual visit to Towamencin Township on June 12.  The Home Run Derby is being sponsored by the Philadelphia Phillies.  The starting time has been set for 10:00AM.  The contest is open for all boys and girls, ages 7-12.  The contest is being held at Fischer's Park.  Official entry forms will be available at the field the day of the contest.

Towamencin Volunteer Fire Company, organizers of the Home Run Derby in Towamencin Township for the 40th year will award a total of 50 prizes!!!  First, second and third place winners in each category will receive a Phillies engraved plaque.  These lucky winners will be invited to a Regional Final to be held later in the summer.  From the Regionals, winners will compete for the Championship, to be held at Citizens Bank Park on September 5th prior to the Phillies game.  The other prizes, Phillies tickets and a random drawing will award other baseball related items.  This way, every boy and girl entering the contest, is a potential winner, regardless of their score.

Lt.-76 Chris Dolan and Firefighter Vincent Dipaolo at an apartment fire in Upper Gwynedd.

On 8 April, the folks at Freddy Hill Farms provided 76 with a hands-on overview of farm machinery basics as part of our Rescue coursework.  Getting up close with the equipment and understanding the differences and complexity will be worthwhile in our overall training.

This years version of the Santa Run included a special gift from above: SNOW and as the day went on, lots of it. However, we had a great turnout from all the residents of Towamencin who were appreciative that Santa wouldn't let them down!

TVFC participated in a Mass Casualty Drill played out throughout Montgomery County on Sun, 18 Oct.  Our assignment was at the North Penn High School and here are some pics of the morning.

In addition to the annual TVFC Open House, the fire company participated in this years' fire prevention week activities by visiting a number of the elementary  and nursery schools in the area teaching the kids about fire safety.  This years theme was 'STAY FIRE SMART AND DON'T GET BURNED'. 

All of participants really enjoyed seeing the fire fighters and their equipment.  Here are some pics of the visit to General Nash Elementary School. 

 

On October 1, TVFC opened Fire Prevention Week with the annual Open House. Events this evening included a demonstration by the Montgomery County Bomb Disposal Unit, a landing of a PennStar helicopter, a vehicle rescue demonstration by Perseverance Fire Company, Station 74 and a live burn highlighting the effectiveness of sprinklers. Thanks to all the fire companies that came out and all the members of TVFC who supported this event as well as the Towamencin community for your continued support!

The TVFC Annual Chicken BBQ was held on Sat, 9/12 in overcast skies. However, any weather would've been better then the tropical storm a year ago. We prepared almost 1600 Dinners and had a great turnout of people and help! Things kicked off at 5:45AM getting prepared. BBQ Pits were lit around 10:45 and the first chickens were on the grills by 11:30. Here are some pics from the day.

TVFC was on hand to recieve a grant from Fireman's Fund Insurance and Johnson, Kendall & Johnson in the amount of $5913.00 for a new Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC).  The grant was made possible by Advanced Living Communities of Lansdale, PA.

See attached photos of the ceremony along with the press release and link to thereporteronline.com article.

The Reporter newspaper was on hand at our last weekly training, putting together a documentary on volunteers who serve their community. The video article featured our Battalion Chief, Dave Kriebel. He discusses becoming a firefighter, training and what it takes to maintain a fire company organization. Thanks to The Reporter for putting this together! Click on the Title to go to the link on thereporteronline.com.