Published December 01. 2022 06:45AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
South Whitehall Township sponsored a “Get Prep’d Parkland,” Sept. 10 at Springhouse West Park.
The program is designed to educate residents of the need to be prepared for natural or man-made disasters.
These include storms, floods, fire or a civil event calling for residents to stay safe by sheltering in place or evacuating their residents.
South Whitehall fire, EMS, police and township personnel were on hand to offer advice and information regarding these possibilities.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND Melissa Erney, 5, chats with Cetronia Ambulance Corps' “Andy the Ambulance” during South Whitehall Township's Get Prep'd Parkland Sept. 10 at Springhouse West Park.
“Blossom the Clown” creates balloons for Brin Lowery, 6, Drew Lowrey, 8, and Azon Malik, 9, at Get Prep'd Parkland.
Jordan Torres, Jacob DeLeon, 7, Aaron DeLeon, 4, Mom Gemisen DeLeon, and Matthew Torres, 9 months, visited the American Red Cross table at Get Prep'd Parkland, American Red Cross volunteer Conor Terry was on hand to answer questions.
Firefighter Val Strock, Tri-Clover Fire Department, showed sisters Adlen, 4, and Arya Eschbach, 7, the crew compartment of Engine 2611 at Get Prep'd Parkland, Sept. 10 at Springhouse West Park.
Firefighter Chris Reinhardt, of the Greenawalds Fire Department, helps Valentina Blauvelt, 7, extinguish a “fire” at Get Prep'd Parkland.
Greenawalds firefighters answered questions from residents regarding the services they provide. Robert Wessner, Shawn Peischl, Fire Chief Andrew Garger and Chris Reinhardt were part of the crew at Get Prep'd Parkland.
No South Whitehall event is complete without face painting. Drew Lowrey, 6, has his turn as Celeste Yunez-Cosme paints his face at Get Prep'd Parkland.
South Whitehall Township K-9 Officer Kevin Smith with Drax instructs a criminal “suspect,” played by Police Chief Glen Dorney, to surrender or he will release his K-9 to apprehend him at Get Prep'd Parkland.
Unwilling to surrender, the “suspect” is quickly brought under control by K-9 Drax. Dorney was not injured during the demonstration as Drax attacked the bite device protecting his arm.
Peter Minotti, Randy Williams, John Johnston and Michael Haron, visited Get Prep'd Parkland, Sept. 10 at Springhouse West Park. Minotti and Johnston are residents of SPIN Lehigh Valley, a Philadelphia-based program providing services to adults and children with intellectual disabilities and autism. They visited with Cetronia Ambulance Corps' “Andy the Ambulance.”
