Lehigh County Fire Chiefs Association

Last reminder regarding this weekend's excellent educational opportunity. EMS con-ed now available. No need to RSVP, just stop on by.

Friday night is primarily for emergency responders and Saturday morning is primarily for family members. Anybody in the "emergency responder community" is welcome to attend.

Please join us on Saturday February 25th at 7pm for a benefit concert for our fallen brothers of the Community Fire Department of New Tripoli. Doors will open at 6:15pm and the event is open to all first responders and the public. The entertainment will be provided by Highway Run - Journey Tribute Band with Stellar Construction and BELFOR Property Restoration sponsoring the food and drinks which is being provided by MISSION BBQ. A special thanks goes out to Kempton Community Center for allowing this event to take place at their great facility.

**Update** Each ticket will include Mission BBQ Dinner, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks.

Tickets are $40.00 each and can be purchased at the link below or by scanning the QR code on the flyer. No tickets will be sold at the door. Please note, due to the size of the facility, only 500 tickets will be sold.

https://cfcnt.betterworld.org/giveaways/highway-run-journey-cover-band

Please consider joining us for this great event to honor our fallen brothers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. All proceeds from this event will go to the New Tripoli Bank Fallen Firefighter Fund.

****Update**** Because we are using the Betterworld platform for ticket sales, on your emailed receipt it will say "chances to win" instead of saying "tickets purchased". This is ok and something we cannot change. Also when buying tickets it will give you the option if you would like to cover the credit card and fundraising fees. You can either cover these costs or uncheck that option box. The total amount of fees per ticket would come to $6.90. We hope this clears up any confusion.

Special Training Announcement

*** Important information below ***
Arrangements, Donation link & Media Contact

The Community Fire Company of New Tripoli has announced arrangements for fallen firefighters Zachary Paris and Marvin Gruber.

Assistant Chief Zachary Paris, 36, of New Tripoli, Pennsylvania joined The Community Fire Company of New Tripoli in 2010. He rose to the rank of Assistant Chief while serving on the Board of Directors. He handled all the fire reports and was an avid mentor to new and upcoming volunteer members. Zachary was a devoted father to his two daughters, who enjoyed farming, spending his free time on his motorcycle, and loved the outdoors.

He was also a career firefighter with The Division of Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services in Frederick, MD. He began with them on February 28, 2022 as part of Recruit Class 32. He graduated from the fire academy on September 10, 2022 and was assigned to the Green Valley Fire Station as a member of C Shift.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, sister, and parents.

Firefighter Marvin Gruber, 59, of New Tripoli, Pennsylvania joined The Community Fire Company of New Tripoli in 2020 and became an immediate asset to the organization. He also served as a director on the Board of Directors and was an inspiration to everyone he came in contact with.
Marvin adored spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, two children, and three grandchildren.

“There are never the right words when a community suffers such a profound loss”, said Fire Chief Gary K***z. “Our number one priority is the families of both fallen heroes. What this town has lost is vast, but what their families have lost is immeasurable. It is our duty to ensure their needs are met, today, tomorrow, and everyday after that, and we are committed to do so.”

He worked at Northampton Community College for 22 years, the last 15 in the
Department of Public Safety.

For those wishing to help the families, a direct donation can be made to The New Tripoli Bank in the name of “The Fallen Heroes of New Tripoli”

A public viewing will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022 from 8:00am – 11:00am at The Northwestern Lehigh Middle School, 6636 Northwest Rd, New Tripoli, PA 18066.

A private viewing will be held for all Lehigh County Public Service members and fellow Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescues Services members separately.

The private funeral service will begin at 2:00pm in the Northwestern Lehigh Middle School Auditorium. The public is invited to view the livestream throughout other areas within the Northwestern Lehigh Middle and High School. * Parking will be limited. Some of the viewing areas will be outdoors, we encourage attendees to carpool, dress appropriately, and come prepared.

For those that can not attend, the service will be livestreamed through an established website link that will be provided at a later date.

Paris, age 36, and Gruber, age 59, died on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, while responding to a 3-alarm house fire at 1121 Clamtown Road, West Penn Township, Schuylkill County.

For all media inquiries and for all media outlets wanting to attend the funeral service please contact Sarah Campbell at [email protected] no later than Friday, December 16, 2022

We continue to ask that everyone please respect the privacy of the Paris, Gruber, and New Tripoli Fire Company families during this difficult time. More information will be forthcoming later this week.

There are no words that can express the emotions of the last two days and the incredible impact the death of these two heroes will have on their families, departments and the community.

Please keep those affected by this trajedy in your thoughts and prayers.

INTERESTED IN JOINING LEHIGH COUNTY SPEC OPS?

Please see the attached information and see if you qualify! If you meet the requirements for either operations or technician level positions, please send a resume and letter from your agencies chief, expressing their support of you joining LCSO, and why you would be a good fit for the organization. All documentation should be emailed to [email protected] no later than March 6th 2020. No one will be considered for LCSO 2020 recruitment after this date. Thank you!