Easton’s new fire chief brings decades of know-how, dating to Air Force days in the 1980s
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
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Easton’s new choice for fire chief brings nearly 40 years of firefighting experience to the job, as well as an eye toward moving the department forward.
Henry Hennings has been acting fire chief since last July, when he took on the role to succeed former Chief Mike Krill upon Krill’s retirement. Mayor Sal Panto Jr. and city Administrator Luis Campos announced Hennings’ appointment Tuesday, subject to city council confirmation Jan. 27.
“I am looking forward to working with the administration and the firefighters’ union to better the department,” Hennings said in a news release on his promotion.
Lehigh Valley weather: When a snowstorm turns wicked, how do the firetrucks get to the fire?
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
The Palmer Municipal Fire Department has its heavy-duty plow pickup ready for the severe snowstorm expected Dec. 16-17, 2020.Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Because firetrucks need to get to fires and ambulances need to get to the sick and injured.
The National Weather Service as of Tuesday night characterized the storm as “major,” even though it cut its prediction for the Lehigh Valley to 15 inches, with higher amounts to the north in the Pocono Mountains and extreme northern New Jersey. Forecasts earlier in the day had called for as much as 2 feet of snow in parts of the region.