HI MY NAME IS JASON H. RICE AKA "STEER" IN THE 70 HOUSE. I STARTED AS A JR FF IN UNION COUNTY WEST END. AFTER I TURNED 18 I STARTED RUNNING WITH MY HOME TOWN MIFFLINBURG FIRE CO. #1. THEN I MOVED DOWN TO HUMMELS WHARF AFTER I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN WITH HWFD FOR ABOUT 11 YRS AND LEARNED SO MUCH. I WAS ASKED TO TAKE A ASS. TRUCK FORMAN BUT DECLINED DUE TO MY JOB. I AM A OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER W\ TRACTOR SUPPLY co. WELL I CANT REALLY SAY OTR DUE TO ME BEING HOME EVERY DAY BUT THE MILEAGE I PUT IN SAYS I AM. I AM HAPPILY MARRIED TO STEPHANIE FOR 3 YRS, AND HAVE TWO STEPKIDS DAVID AND HALI. WE HAVE TREE DOGS BOSKO, YO-YO AND LIBBY. I REALLY GOT INTO THE FIRE SERVICE WHEN MY PAP PASSED AWAY. THE AMB. HAD GOOD DIRECTIONS BUT THEY GOT LOST AND MY PAP PASSED AWAY IN HIS HOUSE. AT THAT POINT IN TIME I SAID I WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEEPS. AFTER I WAS WITH THE WARF MY BUDDY ERIC AND I TALKED ABOUT GOING FOR OUR EMT. WELL THAT SUMMER OF 2000 WE TOOK THE CLASS AND PASSED. I ALWAYS SIAD TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THEN ONE. WITH HIS HELP AND MY HELP WE PASSED. I DID WORK IN THE CITY OF HARRISBURG PA AS A EMT ON LIFE TEAM MEDIC ONE, BUT IT WAS NOT WORTH IT TO ME ON THE FINACIAL SIDE.

WELL BACK TO OUR STATION. IT IS A BRAND NEW STATION BUILT ON THE SAME GROUNDS THAT OUR OLD STATION WAS. IT IS A SIX BAY AND CAN FIT 8 PEICES. WE HAVE A PAYED AMB SERVICE THAT KEEPS TWO BUSES IN OUR HOUSE ONE FOR EMREGENCY CALLS AND ONE FOR ROUTINE TRANSPORTS. WE HAVE A 2007 MACK GRANIT TANKER ELIPTICAL TANK W/ TRI DUMPS. F350 SQUAD FOUR DOOR WITH A READING BOX THAT CARRIES QRS, AMKUS TOOL, REHAB, AND MANY OTHER ITEMS. 1951 MACK THAT IS REFURBED AND NOT IN SERVICE. ENGINE 7-2 IS A 2007 CRIMSON SIX MAN CAB WITH A SPARTON GLADIATOR FRAME. IT IS A ENGINE/ RESCUE, 2000 GPM PUMP WITH A HALE PUMP ALSO CAFS PRO SYS. 6 BOTTLE CASCADE SYS. AMCUS TOOLS IN THE FRONT AND BACK. LITE TOWER , SEE PICS ON THE THE PEICES IN MY SLIDE SHOW. ENGINE 7-1 IS THE SAME BUT MOSTLY A ATTACK ENGINE. 2000 GPM WITH CAFS PRO SYS. THIS TRUCK IS NOT IN SERVICE AT THIS TIME BUT WILL BE SOON.