On Sunday July 5th, beginning at 10am, the 52 House will be selling Pit Beef, Ham and Turkey before, during and after the Independence Day Parade.  Come grab a sandwich and hang out with the 52 crew.  All proceeds benefit House 2 and we hope to see you there!

At this time Quint 535 is at Singer Associates getting all the equipment mounted. The Hose company hopes the Quint will be finished up at Singer in the next couple of weeks. The Quint is in town on weekends so the drivers can get their drive time in.
 
Look for Q535 to be in the 4th of July parade in Havre de Grace July 5th.

Susquehanna Hose Company would like to announce the completion of the House 5 expansion. The Hose company would like to thank Harford County Executive David Craig and Havre de Grace Mayor Wayne Dougherty for all their help with the project. The Hose Comapny would also like to thank Clark Design Group and Grubb contractors. Please mark September 19th on your calendars. We will have the house dedication and housing of Quint 535 that day.

The SHCO/Bill Batemans Softball Team improved its record to 6-0 in the Hero's League Softball League at Thomas Run Park.  SHCO defeated Fallston 15-5 and 21-6 in the first week of games.   SHCO then defeated Jarrettsville 10-3 and 12-2 in the second week.  This past week SHCO played its rivalry Joppa Magnolia in two tough games.  SHCO led most of the first game till the top of the 7th when Joppa scored 3 runs to take a one run lead.  Josh Hurst led off the bottom of the 7th with a line drive single to left field.  That was then followed by two straight line drive outs to shortstop.  Tom Brochu then came up with a single to left field with two outs.  Tim Hoskins came through with a double that cleared the bases and gave SHCO a 8-7 victory.  Brochu led SHCO with 3 hits, while Tim Hoskins and Nick Webber each had two.  The second game was one run game till the top of the 6th when SHCO scored 5 runs on 6 hits.  SHCO took the second game 8-3.  Tim Hoskins hit his 4th home run of the year in the 1st inning.  Scott Hurst led SHCO with 3 hits, while Tim Hoskins, Shawn Forton, and Bryan Spies each had 2 hits.  SHCO plays Level this week at 1pm and 2pm. 

On Saturday evening, Quint 535 arrived House 5.  Members were able to go over the apparatus before it departed for the Convention in Ocean City, where it was on display for the week.

On Thursday at 1944 hours, the Hose Company was alerted for the auto fire in the 700 block of Erie Street, in the 501 box area.  Chief 5, Chief 5-2, Engine 511 (w/4) and Engine 512 (w/6, Bannon) marked up shortly after alert.  Engine 512 was first to arrive at 1946 hours with an auto well off.  Engine 512's crew quickly placed an inch and three quarter hand line in service and began knocking the fire.  Shortly after arrival, command held the assignment to Engine 512.  Engine 512 was in service within 10 minutes of arrival and then cleared.  Chief 5 (Hurst) held the "Erie Street" command.

Susquehanna Hose Company awarded three firefighters of the Month for May.  Lt. Melana Carroll and Jim Simpers received the award for Division 4 for all their extra duties performed in the month.  Melana and Jim spent two days at the firehouse doing fire prevention and tours for the local schools.  Jim and Melana also spent numerous hours around town selling extra raffle tickets for the SHCO fundraiser at Bill Batemans on May 30.  Lt. Scott Pentz also received the award for projects he has been working on for the Chief and President the last three months.  Scott updated our Firefighters on the Year plaques that is displayed at our House 4.   He then updated our Past Presidents and Past Chiefs plaques also displayed at our House 4.  The Presidents Plaque was a new purchase that displays the names and years of all SHCO Presidents since SHCO's inception.  This was a very tedious job that required alot of research.  Congratulations to Jim, Melana and Scott for a job well done. 

Check the Videos tab on the left hand side to see the 2008-2009 Banquet Video.  The off duty portion of the video had to be cut out since the file was too large to upload.  Hope you enjoy!

On Tuesday evening, Harford County had a strong line of storms move through the area, bringing a large call volume.  Due to the large call volume & the Bel Air area being depleted of Truck Companies, dispatch alerted Tower 5 to relocate to Company 3.  Tower 5 remained at Company 3 for approximately 2 hours and then returned to the Havre de Grace area.

Picture courtesy of Company 3.

This week your apparatus was in an offline area to finish content installation and graphics. In the next few days your apparatus should be released to final
product evaluation which is part of the quality process.  This is your last scheduled report.

Final inspection will be conducted Monday and Tuesday before leaving for Maryland on Wednesday.  The Quint will stop in Havre de Grace on Friday before heading to the MSFA Convention in Ocean City.

On Wednesday at 1619 hours, the Hose Company was alerted for the transformer fire at the intersection of War Admiral Way and Bulle Rock Parkway in the 551 box area.  Shortly after the initial alert, dispatch struck the 551 box for the intersection.  Chief 5-1, Chief 5-2, Engine 512, Engine 513, Engine 514, Engine 515 and Tower 5 marked up shortly after alert.  Dispatch advised all units that they were now receiving reports of a transformer fire with exposure to a construction trailer.  Chief 5-2 was first to arrive at 1624 hours and confirmed the same.  Engine 515 was next to arrive at 1629 hours and quickly deployed a 1 and 3/4 inch handline.  Crews protected the exposure until the arrival of BGE, which cut power to the transformer.  Command then scaled back to Engine 512 & Engine 515 at 1633 hours and placed the remainder of the box ready.  Crews remained on scene until 1746 hours and then cleared.  Chief 5-1 (Carroll) held the "War Admiral Way" command.

On Tuesday 1642 hours, the Hose Company was alerted for an Engine to relocate to Cecil County Station 72, while their units were working on a trailer fire in the 402 box.  Engine 515 (Minutoli) marked up at 1644 hours and arrived Station 72 at 1700 hours.  At 1705 hours, the Hose Company was alerted for a second Engine to relocate to Cecil County Station 5, which was handled by Engine 512 (Goll).  While enroute to Station 5, Engine 512 was requested to the scene by command.  Engine 512 arrived the scene at 1729 hours and went to work opening up and hitting hot spots.  Engine 515 remained at Station 72 until 1813 and Engine 512 remained on scene until 1837 hours.

*Pictures to be added later*

On Friday, May 29th, Division 4 conducted a tour of the Fire House, Engine & Rescue for the Havre de Grace Elementary Kindergarten and Pre-K classes. Many thanks goes out to Lieutenant Carroll and Firefighter Jim Simpers for volunteering to host the tour.

Last week, the Hose Company held a recruitment detail at Havre de Grace High School during the lunch hour.  Members met with Senior students and discussed the benefits of joining a volunteer organization and answered any questions they had.

On Saturday night, the Hose Company held their 2nd Annual Battle of the Bartenders at Bill Bateman's.  There was a great turnout and it was a great night for everyone.  The Hose Company Officers and Members would like to thank all those for attending and a special thanks to Bill Bateman's for hosting the event.  We hope to see everyone at future fundraisers.  Thanks again!