On Monday, at Nesquehoning Hose Company No. 1, the borough's fire police were sworn in for the upcoming year by borough Mayor Sam Kitchko.

Fire police include William Fauzio Sr., Captain Denny Creitz, Joe Kovatch Jr. and Lt. Grace Whildin.Fire police in Pennsylvania are volunteer fire company members. They come under direct control of the local police or Pennsylvania State Police.These people control the flow of traffic during incidents to ensure emergency vehicles have a quick, safe entrance and egress to the incident. They may halt traffic, block a road or detour vehicles in another direction, because of the situation and the dangers involved.