Often in life we get caught up in the day-to-day grind of things, worrying about this and fretting about that. We go through each day with our heads held sternly towards our goals, brows furrowed, sleeves rolled up. Far too often this is done at a break-neck pace as we rush from one thing to the next on our “to-do” list, which leaves us very little time for our selves and our loved ones. (more…)
On Tuesday, 1 May 2012, the County Commissioners voted to lift the burn ban on Lancaster County. The commissioners voted to place the ban into effect on 13 April 2012, because at that point, the county had gone more than ten days straight with no recordable rainfall and the high winds made conditions favorable for fires of any size to quickly grow out of control. The ban was planned to remain in effect until at least 12 May 2012, but after several days of steady rainfall, the ban was lifted early.
However, in Columbia Borough, it is illegal to burn all of the time; citations will be issued. During the month of April and during the period of the burn ban, CCFD answered a number of calls that were the direct result of residents illegally burning.
During the month of April, CCFD personnel have continued to put forth great effort and dedication in furthering their training. The notable highlights for the month include several new fire line officers completing an introductory officer training class and Firefighter Todd Lightcap Sr. completing the final installment of DelMar Module Series to become an interior firefighter. While everyone’s efforts are certainly noteworthy, however Firefighter Lightcap started from zero just a few short months ago. (more…)
After about two weeks of being out of service for repairs, CCFD’s Attack/Brush unit is back home and back in service. Her last run was on 29 March 2012 for a field fire in Rapho Township where intermittent water supply problems caused a serious water-hammer. The water-hammer, a potentially serious event that can cause severe damage to equipment and injure firefighters, hit “Mini” with sufficient force to jam the dump valve in the open position. The dump valve did its job of saving the crew and the pump, but with the valve stuck in the open position, a lot of pump pressure was lost as the water simply ran out on to the ground. (more…)
