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What's Not New (but still
interesting!) from 2007
Eastampton
receives SAFER Grant
2007
EFD Officers
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On
Saturday
September 22, our dedicated volunteer firefighters and EMTs participated
in the 2007 Eastampton Fun Day at Buttonwood Park. They
conducted kitchen safety and fire extinguisher demonstrations, held a
free raffle for fire extinguishers and talking smoke/CO detectors, and
provided fire engine rides to children of all
ages.
Firefighter Scott Mancini demonstrates kitchen fire safety techniques.
Firefighter Scott Mancini demonstrates use of fire extinguisher.
Some of
the department's
forty volunteer firefighters and EMTs.
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Captain Matt Geiger, firefighter/EMTs
Bill Tkacs and Mike Sanchez, and firefighters Lynn Benedict and Steve Koza
recently completed a cold water/ice rescue technician class hosted by the Delran
Fire Department. The crew, with Rescue 3419 providing support, spent two days in
February in the frigid waters of Lake Lonnie putting the department's dry suits
and other water rescue equipment through its paces. The department now has seven
certified cold water/ice rescue technicians.
Captain Matt Geiger and
Firefighter/EMT Mike Sanchez standing by in dry suits
More Cold Water/Ice Rescue Photos
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The Eastampton
Emergency Squad Thursday Night Duty Crew, under the direction of EMS
Chief Shelly Augustino, responded to a report of a stabbing on Friday
morning, January 26 at the Slumberland Motel. The all-volunteer crew
assisted the paramedics from Virtua Health System in treating, and then
transported the victim and a paramedic to Helene Fuld Medical center in
Trenton. The Eastampton Fire Company placed an Engine crew on standby in
the event a helicopter transport was required, but it was not needed.
The incident was under the command of Department Chief Phillip Polios.
Newspaper
accounts had indicated that ambulances from Mount Holly and Burlington
City had transported the victim, but they were incorrect. The ambulances
and paid crews from these two towns happened to be in the area at the
time of the incident and graciously offered their services in case they
were required. The Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department thanks them for
their offer of assistance and the professionalism they exhibited to our
volunteer professionals.
For more
information on the Emergency Squad's duty crew program, please contact
EMS Chief Shelly Augustino. If you are interested in general
membership information for the all-volunteer Eastampton Fire-Rescue
Department, as a firefighter, EMT, rescue technician, or fire police
officer, please contact
Department Chief Phillip Polios.
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U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton (NJ-3rd) announced that a federal grant worth a total
of $58,000 has been awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office
of Grants and Training to the Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department. "Volunteer fire
companies are on the front lines of emergency response," Saxton said. "In recent
years, these important community service organizations have seen drops in
membership. I applaud the initiative to attract new members to continue serving
the public."
Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department, an all-volunteer organization, which has
about 35 active firefighters and emergency medical technicians to serve the
town's growing population of nearly 7,000 residents, will receive $58,000 to
develop and implement a five-year plan to attract more members, according to
Chief Philip Polios.
The grants, made in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is
awarded under the Fiscal Year 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)
Program. This is round 11 of the AFG Program’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response (SAFER) announcements. Funds under the SAFER program are
intended to support the hiring of firefighters and the recruitment and retention
of volunteer firefighters.
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2007 Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department Officers
Top Row (left to right): Squad
Captain Russ Alan, Fire Captain Matt Geiger,
Fire Lieutenant Mike Czaja, Squad Engineer Mike Alan
Bottom Row: Deputy Fire Chief Wayne Dillon, Fire Chief Phil Polios,
Fire Engineer Gene Oberfrank
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Philip Polios
Department Chief
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Fire Station 341
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EMS Station 349
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Wayne Dillon
Deputy Chief - Fire Operations
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Michelle Augustino
Assistant Chief - EMS
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Matt Geiger
Captain |
Russell Allen
Captain |
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Mike
Czaja
Lieutenant
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Alan Cox
Lieutenant |
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Gene Oberfrank
Engineer
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Michael Allen
Engineer |
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Gene Oberfrank
Safety Officer
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Slow Down, Move Over, It's the Law
Volunteer Opportunities
Email the Chief
for information on Fire & EMS volunteer opportunities
Monthly Calendar
First Monday
Emergency Squad Meeting at
Station 349
at 1930 hours
Second Monday
Fire Company Meeting at
Station 341
at 1930 hours
Third Thursday
Fire Commissioner's Regular Meeting at
Station 341
at 1930 hours
Station 349
is the Fire & Emergency building at 1380 Woodlane Road, near Smithville Road
Station 341
is the Fire Station at
788 Smithville Road, at the Rancocas Creek
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