We wish YOU a Merry Christmas! From all of us at WPFD, we hope you and your family have a safe holiday.

We had a fantastic time participating in the Annual Ferndale Christmas Parade. Each year this event grows to an even larger group of characters and vehicles to celebrate the season! Thanks to all that came out to participate. As always, we increase our candy for distribution but always run out as the crowds grow larger. We will get more candy and see you next year!

Press hard and fast in the center of the chest…… WPFD is teaching another CPR class today at our Station 2 on Kanis Road. Firefighters take this class and refresh their skills every 2 years as a part of regular training on CPR, Oxygen therapy, Automatic external defribillation AED, choking and more.

Cold days and nights are upon us as winter gets closer. Remember that if you use electric space heaters to supplement your home heating, using extension cords to connect them is NEVER a good idea. Only connect heaters to a wall outlet to keep the wiring from overheating and causing a fire that you surely don’t want.
Stay Safe!

We have some pics of our structure fire this evening near Hawk Valley involving a chimney fire that spread to the attic of the home. This fire goes in the WIN column for an effective save. Great work to our team for a fast fire attack! This is a good reminder, and an unfortunate tradition we’ve had over some last years, to have structure fires of this type around and on holidays while folks are being festive. This is not our first fire on Turkey Day. So here is a reminder to have your chimney or wood stove cleaned every year and inspected for proper operation before a chimney/flue fire occurs at your home. It can save your house and maybe the lives of someone you love….and yourself.Thanks for the quick help from Crystal Fire, Collegeville Fire, and Paron Fire for the assistance.