| 56th Annual Schuylkill County Convention |
| Sat. Aug 21st 2010 |
On Saturday August 21st Station 2 attended the 56th Annual Schuylkill County Firefighters Covention in Frackville. Both the Marching unit and Squad were awarded First Place in County and the Engine was awarded second place in county. ...
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| 2010 Bazaar Comes to an end! |
| Mon. Jul 12th 2010 |
Another successful Bazaar is in the record books. The officer's and member's of the Citizens Fire Co. would like to thank everyone who supported us and made this year a great success. We would also like to thank everyone that helped with the Bazaar!...
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| Welcome to the Web! |
| Wed. Jun 30th 2010 |
Today the South Ward Fire Company, also known as Tamaqua Station 4 has joined the growing world of fire companies and departments and established its own website. The members and officers of the company have been working hard for the past few weeks to get the site ready for the public. You can check...
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| Engine and Squad Bring Home Trophies! |
| Mon. May 31st 2010 |
On Friday Night both E-782 and S-783 participated in the Annual Englewood Block Party Parade. Every year members spend countless hours training and keeping the apparatus and gear in top shape. The Englewood parade has become a tradition for the members of the Citizens. This particular parade ki...
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| Become our Fan on Facebook |
| Thu. Jan 14th 2010 |
You can now become our fan on the ever growing and popular social site facebook. Search for Citizens Fire Company #1-Tamaqua and Join our growing list of friends. We will have updates of activitis going on at the station, information on calls, fundraisers, pictures, and much more....
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| Power Outage in the Borough |
| Thu. Dec 3rd 2009 |
This morning around 05:00 sections of the borough lost power. According to PP&L Electrics website there were approximately 4,000 customers in the Tamaqua Area including Rush Township that lost power until 09:15. Here are a few things you should remember when using or planing on using a portable ...
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| Members Teach Fire Safety |
| Wed. Oct 7th 2009 |
Today members of our public education team along with members of the boroughs three other companies were at St. Jerome's School Regional Catholic School in the borough teaching students and teachers alike the proper way to use a fire extinguisher. After the students tried there h...
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| National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10 |
| Wed. Sep 16th 2009 |
This years National Fire Prevention Week Campaign is "Stay Fire Smart, Don't Get Burned." More information can be found at www.firepreventionweek.org and on our public education page. We will be hosting an open house Monday Oct. 5th from 6pm-9pm this will include tours of the station, appa...
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| Firefighter Betz Passes Structure Burn |
| Thu. Sep 10th 2009 |
Firefighter Francis "Bipper" Betz has successfully completed all 166 hours of the Essentials of Firefighting including a live burn held at the Schuylkill County Fire School in Frackville. Bipper is now in the process of completing a rigorous in house training program to get SCBA qualified ...
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| Training with Station 4 |
| Thu. Jul 16th 2009 |
Tonight Stations 2 & 4 met at the Tamaqua Elem School Complex for a joint training drill. The training consisted of pump operations, master stream operations and ladder training. About 30 members from both companies were on hand for the training along with members of the Tamaqua Fire Police. We ...
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