The annual car cruise will be held on the grounds of Case New Holland (CNH) again this year at 500 Diller Ave. The car cruise runs from 4pm - 8pm on August 1st. Rain date for the event will be Sunday August 2nd.

Plenty of Food including: Cheeseburgers, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Lickity Split Ice Cream, French Fries, Annie Anne Soft Pretzles and drinks.

-First 200 entries will recieve a dash plaque 

-Trophy for Peoples Choice

-Trophy for Firefighter's Choice

-Muffler Rapping Contest

-BURNOUT Competition - Trophy by Sauder Tire

-Plaque for Car Club with the most vehicle entries

-and Door Prizes

NEW THIS YEAR to the Car Cruise will be Big Rig's, Motorcycles, Antique Tractors and a Plastic Model Contest!!

Any questions about the event call the firehouse at (717) 354-8311

Special thanks to Our Sponsors: John Sauder Chevrolet, New Holland Auto Group and Turner Pontiac-Buick-GMC

The Liberty Fire Company would like to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July. It is a day to celebrate the birth of our nation and the sacrifice our founding fathers made. On this holiday, Americans will be having cookouts, watching parades and lighting fireworks. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission offers these recommendations on fireworks safety:

-  Do not allow young children to play with fireworks under any circumstances. Sparklers considered by many ideal "safe" firework for the young, burn at very high temperatures and can easily ignite clothing. Children cannot understand the danger involved and cannot act appropriate in case of emergency.

-  Older children should only be permitted to use fireworks under close adult supervision. Do not allow any running or horseplay.

-  Light fireworks outdoors in a clear area away from houses, dry leaves or grass and flammable materials.

-  Keep a bucket of water nearby for emergencies and for pouring on fireworks that don't go off.

-  Do not try to relight of handle malfunctioning fireworks. Douse and soak them with water and throw them away.

-  Be sure other people are out of range before lighting fireworks.

-  Never ignite fireworks in a container, especially a glass or metal container.

-  Keep unused fireworks away from firing areas.

-  Store fireworks in a dry, cool place. Check instructions for special storage directions.

-  Observe local laws.

-  Never have any portion of your body directly over a firework while lighting.

-  Don't experiment with homemade fireworks.

Enjoy your 4TH.

With the amount of members the dept. has and the amout of  dept. owned pieces of equipment being issued. The Fire Chief and President have created a new position within the Dept. Chief Martin made the official appointment at the July Company meeting, Appointing FF Nick Smoker as the Depts. First QUARTERMSTER.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Quartermaster is responsible for the creation and maintaining of detailed files of all equipment including but not limited to: Turn out Gear, Bunker Boots, Fire & Rescue Gloves, Firefighting hoods, Safety glasses, Helmets, TOG harnesses, SCBA masks & bags, level tools, Class A Uniforms and ALL related hardware, Pagers and  Portable Radios.

This is a new transition for the Dept. and this will take some time until files are up and running. Overall this should streamline our operations but bare with us during the transition periord. Any Questions or concerns see Chief Martin, FF Smoker or President Kuenzli.

At 00:48 Truck and Air 3-9 were dispatched to assist Bowmansville Fire Company (Station 3-3) on a reported barn fire. Chief 3-3 arrived on the scene and reported a 20'x45' working barn fire. Engine 3-3-1 arrived and made a quick attack on the fire. Truck 3-9 was assigned to RIT and Air 3-9 to fill cylinder. 3-9 units were released by command at 02:08.

Over the past few months, several of our members have been attending wildland firefighting training through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The courses were "Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior" (S-190), "Basic Wildland Firefighting" (PA-130) and "Wildland Fire Investigation" (FI-110). They were instructed on topics such as safety, how fire acts, incident command, and firefighting tactics. This brings our total number of wildland firefighters to 17. The Liberty Fire Company would like to congratulate the following members for achieving there PADCNR certifications.

• Captain Mike Fryer
• LT Earl Witmer
• FF Tom Helmick
• FF Matt Rouss
• FF EJ Hillard
• FF Steve Witmer
• JR FF Brendon Harnish
• JR FF Christian Good

The Liberty Fire Company would like to congratulate the Garden Spot High school graduating class of 2009, especially LFC members FF Miranda McKillips, FF/EMT EJ Hillard, FF/EMT Nate Martin and FF Andy Kennel. The company would like to wish them best of luck in their future endeavors.

On Monday evening crews loaded up and headed back to our aquired structure on West Main St. for some more training. This weeks topics included: Rotory saw operations for both roof ventilation and steel/concrete cutting, Chain Saw Operations, and also care and maintenance of both types of saws.

The Volunteers were awaken just after 05:15am along Amb. 3-9-1 and Medic 9 for the MVC with Rollover and possible entrapment on North Railroad Ave. Deputy 3-9 (Martin)  was given the additional of multiple calls reporting one car in a field and no one was seen getting out. Units arrived and found one car approx. 100ft. in a field with one ejected patient about 50ft. from the vehicle. Crews de-energized the car and assisted EMS. All units cleared in 45 min.

Our annual chicken BBQ held on Saturday May 30th was another success. The Liberty Fire Co. would like to say thank you to the community for your continued support to our organization. Through donations to our Annual Fund Drive's and by coming out and supporting our many fundraisers we hold each year. Without the financial support from you, we would not be able to provide the high level of Equipment, training and personnel that we currently do.  Once again, Thank you for helping us help you!

The folks at EVI have been providing us with periodical update pictures of our new unit during production. Here is the latest round of pictures. The Box has been set on the chassis and the entire unit is painted. Projected delivery date is late June - early July.