09/14/2026
Over the past three days, four of our officers put in the time and effort to complete their FEMA ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents training.
Three days of learning, working through scenarios, making decisions, and putting their incident command skills to the test. ICS-300 is not an easy class, but our officers stepped up and got it done.
Training like this makes our department stronger. It gives our officers the knowledge and experience to better manage larger, more complicated incidents and, when the time comes, help lead our members through some of the toughest calls we may face.
We are proud of these officers for continuing to learn, continuing to train, and continuing to invest in themselves and our department.
đź‘Ź Let's congratulate our officers on completing ICS-300: đź‘Ź
Assistant Chief Nick Kipfer
EMS Captain Hank Fuller
Lieutenant Dalton Kipfer
Lieutenant Matthew Mills
The classroom may be over, but the training comes back with them to the firehouse — and ultimately, it makes all of us better prepared to serve our community.
A special thank you goes out to our ICS-300 instructors for sharing their knowledge, experience, and time with our officers:
Instructor: Michael Brady
Additional Instructor: Daryl Rausch
We would also like to thank Adams County Emergency Management Director Jane Lentz-Gervais for her support and assistance in making this training opportunity available.
And a huge thank you to the New Chester Fire Department members who took the time to provide lunch for the class all three days of the class. It may seem like a small thing, but having members step up and take care of the class while they were focused on training means a lot. That is what being part of the fire service is all about — supporting each other on and off the fireground. ❤️🚒
We truly appreciate everyone who helped make the past three days of training possible. Your time and dedication to helping our officers become better leaders and incident commanders does not go unnoticed.
Congratulations to all the Fire Department Leadership in Adams County who continue to show their dedication by investing in professional grown & development!
Keep training. Keep learning. Keep leading.
