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New engine means safer township Penn Forest Fire Company #2 has purchased a muchneeded piece of equipment. A ladder truck was purchased with a 300-gallon water capacity. This 10-wheel truck is used for chimney fires, house fires and structure fires. Previously Penn Forest Fire Company had to borrow this type of truck from another fire company when needed. Five firefighters can ride in the truck. Special training is needed to drive and operate the truck. Eventually all firefighters will be trained to operate the truck and fire companies in other townships
will also be trained to use it. The fire company had their truck committee searching for a ladder truck that met guidelines such as length of the ladder and amount of water it can hold and spray. Fireman David Michael lll did a weekly internet search to find the right truck. Finally one was found with the right specs in Massachusetts. The truck had been used for training at a fire academy but never used in an actual fire. Three firemen drove to Massachusetts to test and inspect the truck. Two of them then drove the truck to its new home. The ladder truck has a 105-
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foot ladder. It has the capacity for 8 ground ladders. Two were purchased so far, and the other 6 are on backorder. The truck can put out 1,250 gallons of water per minute if every port is used. A new flashing and rotating light has been installed on the front of the truck. An updated dragon logo decal will be put on also. The new logo has a dragon holding 4 deuces playing cards to represent Penn Forest Fire Company #2. COMING NEXT MONTH — Firehouse Spotlight shines on Penn Forest Fire Company #2
Kidder Township supervisors heard complaints about the condition of the Split Rock roads as citizens came forward to speak at the April township meeting, held April 26. There was also an ask about getting a center line painted on Moseywood Road through Split Rock, for safety reasons — especially for night driving. Roads within Split Rock are private, so the township cannot help. Supervisors approved advertising for public hearings on May 12 about a zoning map change for 300 acres of Blue Ridge property along Route 940 west of Moseywood Road, and about a zoning amendment to accommodate solar power generation on a remote property located east of the Turnpike, west of Camp Mosey Wood, and south of Interstate 80. The hearings are at 6 p.m. for the 300 acres, and 6:30 for the solar, to be held at the township building. Also approved was the change on the Exeter warehouse project to nearly double the number parking spaces for employees. The new spaces would be on the north side of the building on the
existing tarmac, with the new parking area cutting down on the number of truck bays that could be accessed on that side of the building. The agreement includes a big increase in the amount of landscaping to be provided between Route 940 and the project. A Land Development Improvement Agreement (LDIA) is being worked out for the Richard Henry Partners property and its proposed warehouse. The LDIA and the continuing Maintenance Agreement were tabled until both are complete for review. Full-time patrolman Ryan Kennedy submitted his resignation, effective April 20. Police chief Matthew Kuzma reported that “coverage will stay the same,” also noting that a replacement is being arranged. Officer Mason Moran will also soon return from his National Guard assignment. Andrew Ray was approved to become the township’s second code officer, at a pay rate of $18 an hour. A uniform has been ordered. During public participation, supervisors were asked about the Opticon system that the fire companies want to see installed on each of the traffic signals, so that the See KIDDER TWP, page 3