Published June 18. 2015 12:00AM
Ten area volunteer fire departments added 22 new firefighters to their ranks June 10 when they completed a rigorous six-month training course and received certificates of completion during a ceremony at the Lower Macungie Township Community Center.
The fifth annual Bucks County Fire Academy course was presented twice a week at the Allentown Fire Academy, behind Allentown's Mack Station, 1902 Lehigh St., near Queen City Airport.
Rather than have volunteers travel to Bucks County Fire Academy in Doylestown twice each week, Lower Macungie Fire Department Chief Dave Nosal and instructor Justin Delong arranged five years ago for Bucks County Community County to come to Allentown.
The course was sponsored by the Lower Macungie Fire Department, and conducted by the college's training unit.
Delong is a state-certified contract fire educator, as well as a former deputy chief of the Emmaus Fire Department.
Doug Stein, captain with the Woodlawn Fire Department, was also a certified instructor for the course.
Justin Delong, lead instructor of the Firefighter 1 training course conducted by Bucks County Community College, presents the 110 percent award to Oscar Pongo, of Upper Macungie Township's Good Will Fire Company, Trexlertown. Pongo was honored during graduation ceremonies of 22 area firefighters June 10.
