Richland Township Fire Department is getting pumped for this year’s Thunder in the Valley, starting Wednesday.

Some of the events we are looking forward to:

• Celebrity Sports Charity Benefit
• 4th Annual Jeffrey J. Keyser Memorial Gob Run
• Whiskey River Panhandlers
• Jimbo and the Soupbones
• The fireworks display

… and that’s just naming a few.

RTFD will be serving food and cold beer during Thunder. Our bar and kitchen will be open Wed – Thurs 6pm to 12am and Fri – Sat 11am to 2am.

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On Monday, June 7th at 20:03hrs, Engine 1 (B/C Ellsworth), Engine 3 (Lt. Kapelewski), and Squad 3 (FF Ream) went on the air for a vehicle fire at 1229 Maken Drive, Richland Township. Shortly after all units responded, Communications advised that it was going to be a conversion van, fully involved. Engine 1 arrived on scene first, stretching a 200’, 1 ¾ “ handline. Upon opening the handline on the engine compartment and dashboard of the van, Engine 1’s crew were surprised with the fact that a lot of the dashboard was made from Magnesium. The handline from Engine 1, then began dowsing the flames on the backside of the van, while the front of the van was taken care of with Class D Extinguisher’s off of Engine’s 1 and 3. The van was briefly overhauled and checked over for hot spots, before all unit’s were placed available at 20:46 hrs.