Crew News & Updates
Training: Saws, Engine ops & hose lays
October 30th, 2022
On October 30th, NBWFC held a training covering multiple topics: Saw/felling ops, engine operations, & hose lays were all touched on during a long Sunday of training near the Richland Township Building in Bucks County. The first in a series of fall/winter training sessions, the crew will brush up on a lot of key topics in preparation for spring fire season in 2023.
NBWFC attends Fort Washington Fire Expo
October 10th, 2022
In October, NBWFC attended and set up the crew fire prevention display at the Fort Washington Fire expo. One of the biggest fire expos in the area, the Fort Washington expo in Montgomery County, attracts fire companies - and the public - far and wide. It was a great opportunity for the crew to spread the word on fire prevention while also educating the public on what the crew does, and wildland firefighting in general.
NBWFC members head west to fight wildfires
August, 2022
Spring fire season 2023
April, 2023
Spring fire season for 2023 picked up steam in April, with the crew responding to 3 separate fires in the state, which burned a total of over 5,000 acres. The crew responded with a total of over 20 crew members across the fires and engaged in holding, mop up, line construction and reinforcement, felling, and pump operations. Additional details and images can be found in the media section.
This summer, 5 members of NBWFC deployed with Pennsylvania state to fight wildfires across the western United States. Chris Mast, Tom Ludka, Jason Mirandi and Erik Stefferud found themselves in Montana on various fires, from the Moose fire to the Cornish Gulch fire. Mirandi and Stefferud were on the same crew for their deployment, PA3, pictured here. Greg Reese also spent multiple weeks out west in California on deployment. All crew members returned to PA safely by mid-September.
Training: Medical 8-line procedures
January 15th, 2023
NBWFC members gathered on January 15th for their first training of the new calendar year. The crew first held a business meeting to review basic crew business such as updates SOPs & grants for 2023, and then transitioning into the training of the day: a medical review centered on the 8-line procedures. Members practiced multiple simulated medical emergencies and were required to report over radio key information such as incident and IC names, location, patient conditions, treatment plan, evac plan an resource requests. It was a great way to kick of 2023 training.