Published June 03. 2024 02:45PM
by PATRICIA INGLES TNEDITOr@tnonline.com
On Saturday, The Lehigh County Forest Fire Task Force, #99 held a training practice near the Emerald Fire Company.
The training consisted of using a saw which is used to cut down trees that are on fire during a forest fire. They also trained on a progressive hose pack which contains a firehose that is arranged in a way that can be deployed fast and easily and structure training with a sprinkler kit system to protect structures when danger of fire is near.
Task Force #99 has about 20 firefighters for their hand crew. They are all volunteers from Emerald, Slatedale, Germansville, Whitehall, Western Salisbury, Lower Saucon, Alburtis, Lehigh Township, Lynnport, and Allen Township. They respond to a set rendezvous near the fire scene.
Randy Metzger, chief of the Lehigh County Forest Fire Task Force, and Randy Smoyer, assistant chief, at the forest fire training Saturday near the Emerald Fire Company. PATRICIA INGLES/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS.
Firefighters that attended the training: left to right, Dawson Genovese, Zach Bath, John Swarta, Lydia Emswiler, Mike Rehrig, David Bleam, Cole Wendling, Michael Jamicky, John Fritz, Bruce Dalrymple and Robbie Schramel. PATRICIA INGLES/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS.
The Lehigh County Task Force Trailer has everything portable to fight forest fires.