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The members of the Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company (SVVFC) have been helping the residents of Ross Twp. and the surrounding communities since 1947.
What's New?
Vehicle Rescue Classes scheduled
DCNR HOSTS PA ACT 130 AT STATION 143
On Sunday, March 21st, and Saturday, March 27th, the Bureau of Forestry will be conducting combined classes, Wildland Fire Fighter’s Class (PA-130) and Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190) at Station 143. These are state certified courses conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Certificates will be issued to the successful participants by the DCNR.
These courses will be held at the Hughestown Hose Company starting promptly at 0800 hrs. The first day will consist of 8 hours of classroom theory and the second day will include S-190 instruction with outdoor fieldwork. There is no charge for these classes, but you must be 18 years of age to attend.
To reserve a spot in these classes or if you have any questions, please contact Dr. Peter Loiacono at (570)457-2945. Also, you can click on the document icon below for a set of printable directions.
New squad and trailer placed into service
The Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company placed into
service a 2008 Chevrolet 3500 4WD. This new squad will serve many purposes for
our department ranging from pulling the air/rehab trailer, to plowing snow with
it’s 8 ½ foot snow plow. The 16ft trailer features an upgrade of our mobile
cascade system increasing our mobile air supply to 8 – 6000psi cylinders. This
is an upgrade from 4 – 4500psi cylinders. The trailer is available for mutual
aid as well as our own incidents.
New to us brush truck
The Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company has purchased another brush fire unit to compliment it’s fleet of wild land apparatus. This unit was purchased from the West Grove Fire Company in Chester County Pennsylvania. This unit is a 1984 Ford F350 with a 250 gpm skid mount pump with a 200 gallon water tank. Thank you to The West Grove Fire Company for their hospitality! We hope if we leave it out in the sun for a little while it will ripen up and turn red
Fire Company Receives Recognition
On Thursday, January 3, The Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner and the Fire Advisory Committee of the office of the State Fire Commissioner recognized the Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company as a bronze level participating department of the Pennsylvania Fire Service Certification Program.
The Department reached this milestone by certifying fifty percent of its active members to the National Professional Qualifications Standards, at the Firefighter 1 level. The active membership of the fire company includes eleven members certified at the Firefighter 1 level and Hazardous Materials Operations Level, two at the Firefighter 2 level, one at the Fire Instructor 1 level, three at the Fire Instructor 2 level, one at the Fire Officer 1 level, and five at the Hazardous Materials Awareness Level.
By reaching this level of certification, the officers and firefighters of the company hope to reassure the people they serve, as well as those in the surrounding communities, that their calls for assistance will be answered by a highly trained group of fire and rescue professionals.