JANUARY ARCHIVED 2007
Slippery Road Leads to Accident
01-31-2007- Crews were dispatched to reported vehicle into a tree on Iroquois Trail in Conashaugh Lakes shortly after 11:30 this morning. 26 Engine and Ambulance 269 with six volunteers arrived to find a SUV had slid on the partially snow covered road and struck a tree. The driver was self extricated from the vehicle and was assessed on scene by EMS personnel for minor injuries. Fire crews controlled traffic and checked for hazards. Units cleared within an hour.
Structure Fire Assist to Milford FD
01-28-2007- Just before 17:30 hours this evening Milford FD was dispatched to a structure fire on Winding Brook Drive. Milford’s Assistant Chief Kyle Innella while enroute requested Stations 26 & 41 to stand by at their stations and Station 29 to start to the scene with a FAST team. Upon A/C Innella’s arrival on scene he requested 26 Ladder and 26 Tanker to the scene. 26 Ladder arrived on scene and was tasked with truck company operations while the Tanker stood by in case additional water was needed. Crews operated for an hour on scene. A total of nine Dingman Township volunteers operated on the scene. An additional crew of four stood by at Station 26 with the engine in case it was needed.
Chimney Fire is First Fire of the Year
01-28-2007- After nearly of month of fire alarms and auto accidents the volunteers finally were dispatched to an actual fire. At 08:59 hours units were alerted to a chimney fire on Kiel Rd. in Gold Key Lake. Crews arrived to find an active fire burning within the flue of a wood stove. Crews were split into interior and exterior division and assigned various tasks. The fire was confined to the flue and quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported. 26 Ladder, 26 Rescue, and Ambulance 268 made the response with sixteen volunteers.
Smokey Takes a Night Off
01-27-2007- After being stuck up at Station 26 for the last few months Smokey was telling a few of the guys that he was getting a little cabin fever. The guys took some pity on him and invited Smokey out for a night around the county. After a bit of tidying up and picking out what to wear, Smokey and boys were on their way. There first stop was to grab some chow at McDonalds. After that is was on to Station 39 for a quick moment before heading back over Milford. Unfortunately Milford had bingo so they couldn’t hang out so we moved on up to Blooming Grove to see what was going on up there. They knocked on the door a few times but no one answered. The group then headed south to Delaware but at that point Smokey thought it was too late and sure enough he was right, nobody was home there either. Feeling a little defeated that nobody wanted to hang out they headed back to Station 26. The boys promised Smokey another night out to see other stations when everybody isn’t so busy. So if anybody sees Smokey and his band of misfits please invite them in.
Bingo and 3 Runs for the Evening
01-25-2007- Just as the volunteers started to get our weekly Bingo game going the department was dispatched for a stove fire on Washington Ct. in Sunrise Lake. Crews arrived to find a fire confined to a cooking stove which was quickly handled without incident. A little later in the evening Ambulance 269 was alerted for a medical emergency on George Rd. in Blooming Grove Township. At 23:50 hours Fire and EMS crews were once again on the road to the 2nd motor vehicle accident of the day. This time 26 Rescue and Ambulance 269 made their way to Raymondskill Rd. and Nelson Rd. to find a full sized van had rolled over and suffered significant damage. A search of the area found no subjects associated with the accident. While waiting for the Pa. State Police to arrive the driver of the vehicle returned to the scene and was denying any injuries. The EMS crew checked the driver over while the crew from 26 Rescue secured the hazards. All Station 26 units cleared the scene at 00:52 hours.
1st Accident of the Day
01-25-2007- Just after noon the Station and Squad were dispatched to a two vehicle accident on Log Tavern Rd. near Dwarfskill Falls Lane. Crews arrived to find an SUV and a sedan involved with both vehicles suffering moderate damage. Crews controlled hazards, checked for injuries, and controlled traffic. Pa. State Police at Blooming Grove investigated the accident. Crews were in service for an hour.
Accident with Entrapment…No injury
01-24-2007- Shortly after finishing up a check in the ice rescue equipment, the fire and EMS crews were alerted to a reported vehicle rolled over with the subject trapped inside on Log Tavern Rd. near Genesis Drive. 26 Rescue, 26 Engine, and Ambulance 269 responded to the call. Units arrived to find a sedan on it’s roof and the driver sitting inside the vehicle denying any injury. Crews went to work stabilizing the vehicle and removing the driver’s side door with the extrication tools. Once the door was removed the driver crawled out of the vehicle. A quick assessment by the medical staff found no injury to the subject. Pa. State Police at Blooming Grove handled the investigation. Crews were in service for a nearly 90 minutes.
26 Ladder responds to Delaware Twp.
01-24-2007- Around 08:30 hours things in Delaware Township began to pick up. The Delaware Township Fire Co. was alerted for a fire alarm sounding on Center Rd. in the Lake Forest development. Shortly after that call another call was placed out for both Delaware Township Fire and Ambulance for a motor vehicle accident on Route 209 south of Route 739. With manpower always being tight during the day, 28-4 (Jeff Graber) requested Dingman Township to handle the fire alarm. 26 Ladder made the response and arrived to find the fire alarms sounding within a residence that was empty. After walking around the structure and finding no signs of a fire crew made entry into the residence and found an odor of vehicle exhaust. The crew performed air sampling and found a carbon monoxide level nearing the dangerous level. Crews ventilated the structure until the levels returned to normal. The carbon monoxide was caused by the owner leaving the vehicle running in the closed garage before he left for the day. With the situation corrected crews returned at 09:53 hours.
Assist to Hemlock Farms
01-23-2007-Just after 08:30 in the morning EMS crews were requested to assist the Hemlock Farms Fire and Rescue Co. with a motor vehicle accident with as many as five injuries on Rt. 739 near the Laurel Ridge Restaurant. Ambulances 268 & 269 both responded to the call. Ambulance 269 arrived on the scene and assisted the crews from Hemlock Farms with patient care. Ambulance 268 was cancelled just prior to arriving on scene due to there being enough medical staff on scene to handle the call. Hemlock Farms Ambulance 298 transported two patients to a local hospital. As Ambulance 269 cleared the accident scene they were diverted to the Hitching Post development for a medical emergency. The crew from 269 was in service for just over three hours this morning.
A lesson in cooking…
01-22-2007- Fire crews were alerted to an alarm activation at the Dingman Delaware Primary School. 26 Ladder made the response and arrived on scene with no signs of fire from the exterior. The crew gathered their tool and made entry into the school where school staff directed them to the classroom where the alarm activated. Crews found that the class inside the room was attempting to make microwave popcorn and cooked it just a bit too long. The crews confirmed no additional services were needed and quickly cleared the scene.
3 Fire Alarms & a Lock Out for the Week
01-15 through 21-2007- Fire crews responded to three fire alarm activations of the last week. The first alarm was received at 11:14 hours on the 15th. While the crews were responding to Hart Rd. the call communications center called and advised that the homeowners reported a false alarm. Crews were quickly returned to the station. The second alarm was received on the 17th at 07:27 hours for general fire alarm in a residence on Privet Lane. Crews arrived on location to find an accidental activation and no signs of fire. Also on the 17th at 22:49 hours Chief Mikulak and Assistant Chief O’Brien responded to assist a residence on Aspen Dr. that accidentally locked herself out of her home. The two chiefs were able to make entry into the residence without incident. The third fire alarm was received at 06:29 hours on the 20th. Crews arrived at Pike Physical Therapy to find no obvious signs of fire from the exterior. Crews were able to quickly gain entry due to the business have a Knox Box available to find a faulty detector as the cause of the activation. The building was turned over to the owner for the necessary repairs. EMS crews handled a total of ten calls for the week.
Carbon Monoxide Emergency
01-14-2007- Ambulance 269 was dispatched just after 09:30 a.m. to a reported semi conscious person on Cabin Rd. in Sunrise Lake. While enroute the 9-1-1 center received a call reporting another person at the same address now unconscious and upgraded the response to a possible carbon monoxide problem inside the residence. EMS and fire crews arrived on scene and removed the two semi conscious patients from the residence and began medical aid. An additional fire crew started air sampling within the house and found carbon monoxide readings of nearly 300 parts per million. A carbon monoxide reading of 30 parts per million is considered dangerous. Crews attributed the problem to a vehicle in the garage left running accidentally. The residence was ventilated and the patients transported to a local hospital for further treatment. Crews were in service for 45 minutes.
Pair of MVA’s on Sunday
01-07-2007- About halfway through the monthly fundraising breakfast, Dingman Township volunteers were alerted for the first of two accidents for the day. At 10:02 hours crews responded to Route 739 north of Conashaugh Lakes for a vehicle into a tree. Ambulance 269, 26 Rescue, and 26 Engine made the response and arrived on scene to find a mid sized sedan head on into a tree. Crews provided patient care, controlled hazards, and directed traffic. Units were returned to service within the hour. At 14:10 hours personnel were alerted for another accident this time on Gold Key Rd. in the area of Ridge Dr. Crews arrived on scene to find another mid sized sedan off into the woods with several occupants out of the vehicle. Crews checked the occupants for injuries and the vehicle for hazards. Crews cleared the 2nd accident also within an hour.