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D17 Support Crew Meeting
On Oct 17 at 10:30 am at my shop (Binky Lee Preserve) in Kimberton we will be holding a meeting to disscuss policy and procedures for the Support Crew SOG Manual and welcome anyone to come with comments / help.It is our goal to have a finalized draft for presentation at the November 7 Wardens Association meeting. A working copy of the SOGs can be found in TexCom section of the website.
Any questions or concerns comments please contact me or any of the Support Crew Committee
Darin
Last Updated (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 16:28)
Fire TowersFire Towers of District 17 Forest Fire Lookout towers in Pennsylvania have a long history as in other states across the nation. The first known lookout was in Luzerne County in 1894. Most of Pennsylvania’s forest fire lookouts though were constructed during the era of the 3 C's, the Civilian Conservation Corps, a project of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "National Recovery Act" of the 1930's. Thousands of young men were put to work doing projects across the country. Another division of this was the WPA or "Works Project Administration". Last Updated (Thursday, 26 August 2010 16:45) A Message from the PresidentIt is great pleasure that I reach out to all Wardens, Special Assistant Wardens, and Wildland Firefighters in District 17, over the past year and half many exciting events has transpired in the Association. First off the Association is in the final steps of forming a District Wide Support Crew. Secondly the Association is in the process of erecting a memorial at the Hopewell Fire Tower honoring all the Wardens that serve the Commonwealth. Lastly, the main reason for writing this Last Updated (Wednesday, 18 August 2010 09:59) |






















