Monday, January 7, 2013
Coopersburg Fire Company starts the new year under new leadership.
2013 started off dramatically for the Coopersburg Fire Company with a fire on Jan. 5. For the first time this year, the company responded under new leadership. In December, the fire company voted a new fire chief, Daniel Baer, into office. Baer takes over the position from Kevin Farnish. "I can't say I'm not disappointed," said Farnish. "I had plans for the company." Farnish also works with the Emmaus Fire Company. Coopersburg Borough is set to begin an audit of the fire company in 2013. Currently, the borough contributes approximately 30 percent of the fire company's budget. Farnish went in front of the Coopersbug Borough Council in April 2012 to try to require fire inspections and permits issued for commercial businesses using …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Coopersburg Fire Chief Kevin Farnish will put together a proposal for a ladder training ground at the Borough's municipal site.
Coopersburg Fire Chief Kevin Farnish discussed plans this week for a training ground on the borough municipal site between Charles and Cherry streets to allow firefighters to practice laying ladders on buildings. The site, consisting of utility poles with multiple levels and a roof, would allow firefighters to practice throwing ladders onto buildings. “It’s really important for our guys to be able to throw ladders and be efficient at it,” Farnish said at Monday's council workshop. Coopersburg firefighters can currently practice ladder training only at sites in Emmaus and Allentown. A borough site would keep firefighters close. “It’s beneficial to firefighters, and again, keeps us local to do training,” Farnish said during follow-up phone …
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
A joint-effort could take the place of current borough run program, and could include fire inspection and permitting for commericial buildings
Coopersburg Fire Chief Kevin Farnish wants fire inspections and permits issued for commercial businesses using hazardous materials. The Coopersburg Public Safety committee, which includes Tim Passhaus and Jon Walters discussed the issue at the April 2 meeting. Passage could include possible fire inspections and permitting, as well as oversight of the inspections and citations, for commercial buildings in the Borough on Monday night. Farnish, a Bucks County Community College-certified Fire Inspector, conducts inspections for Emmaus. “Because I'm involved in Emmaus, I thought a program [would be a huge asset for Coopersburg],” Farnish said. An international fire code, adopted by Coopersburg in 2009, sets parameters on inspecting and permits…
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9:36 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
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