OCTOBER 2006 ARCHIVE

Members Build Trainer & Answer Alarm

 10-31-2006-  Firefighters Anthony Neale and Joe DeMaio took time out of their schedules to build the station a roof mock-up on our storage trailer.  This prop will allow the department to practice the use of ground ladders, roof ladders, aerial positioning, and ventilation cuts.  Their work took the better part of the day with a small interruption to answer an automatic fire alarm on Sandy Pine Trail in Conashaugh Lakes.  26 Ladder made the 12:13 hours response with Firefighters Neale, DeMaio, Luciano, and A/C O’Brien.  The crew arrived on scene to find a carpet installer had activated the alarm while he was working and no fire dept. services were needed.  Crews cleared the scene quickly and the “day crew” went back to finishing up their project at the station.  Thank you, Anthony and Joe, for building this valuable training resource.

Busy Day at the Station

 10-29-2006-  Crew got an early start this Sunday when they were dispatched at 00:06 hours for a reported motor accident on Rt. 739 near the 5 Mile Meadow Road.  Crews manning 26 Rescue & Ambulance 268 made the response.  Crews checked the area as well as several miles in either direction and were unable to locate the accident.  Units returned at 00:35 hours.  At 08:00 members began to filter into the station to begin our fall clean up of the station.  Nearly a dozen members worked several hours cleaning and rearranging the truck bays.  As crews were just putting the finishing touches on the station, they were alerted for an ATV vs. car accident on Wild Meadow Dr. in Sunrise Lakes.  Crews responded with Ambulance 268 & 26 Rescue, while 26 Engine stood-by for a possible landing zone for MedEvac if it was needed.  Units arrived to find a juvenile on the ATV with minor injuries.  Fire crews secured quickly and Ambulance 268 transported the patient to a local hospital.  Ambulance 268 took in one more EMS call in the evening.  Thank you to all the members who came out to spruce up the station.

Early Morning Crash Wakes Volunteers

 10-27-2006-  Crews were roused from their sleep at 02:20 hours for a report of a motor vehicle accident on Log Tavern Rd. near Crescent Lake.  As the line officers went responding, the communications center updated personnel that there was a person walking away from the scene.  Assistant Chief O’Brien arrived on scene of an abandoned pick up truck that had struck a large rock.  Assistant Chief LaPadula found the male walking along the roadway and confirmed that he was the driver of the truck and he was not injured.  Assisant LaPadula provided a ride back to the scene for the driver to await the Pa. State Police.  Ambulance 268 responded to double check the driver.  The assistant chiefs awaited police arrival and secured at 02:51 hours.

Suspicious Fire in Gold Key

 10-26-2006-  Personnel were alerted for a now all to familiar alarm of a structure fire in a new construction in Gold Key Lake.  The original alarm was sounded at 00:52 hours bringing 26 Ladder, 26 Engine, 26 Tanker, 26 Rescue, and Ambulance 268 manned by 18 volunteers to the scene.  While responding to the scene Chief Mikulak requested the 2^nd alarm for Box #26-04 which brought additional units from Delaware, Hemlock Farms, Milford, and Westfall Fire Departments.  Assistant Chief O’Brien arrived on scene to find a well involved two story residence in the construction phase.  The fire was also threatening the residence next door.  Due to the exposure problem an additional tanker each was requested from Blooming Grove and Shohola Fire Departments.  Crews deployed a handline to protect the exposure.  Additional personnel placed the ladder pipe and an additional handline in service on the fully involved structure and quickly knocked down the remaining fire.  Shortly after knocking down the bulk of the fire the OIC began returning incoming units.  No injuries were reported on scene.  The fire has been labeled suspicious and is under investigation by the Pa. State Police Fire Marshal Unit at Dunmore.  Anyone with information concerning this or any other fire in Gold Key is requested to contact the Fire Marshal’s Office at (570)-963-3156.

Deer vs. Motorcyclist results in a Draw

 10-22-2006- Fire Station and Squad 26 were dispatched to a reported motorcyclist that struck a deer on Sunrise Dr. in Sunrise Lake this evening.  Crews manning Ambulance 268 and 26 Rescue responded into the scene while 26 Engine stood by at the possible landing zone at the firehouse.  Units arrived to find both the deer and the motorcyclist both lying down on the ground and incoherent.  After a short assessment of both patients, they both decided they were well enough to stand on their own (basically at the same time).  The motorcyclist was able to ambulate to Ambulance 268 and was transported to a local hospital for further assessment while the deer returned to the woods to mend it’s wounds.

Busy Thursday for Dingman Township

 10-19-2006-  Dingman Township crews were kept busy today with four EMS runs including the accident pictured above on Rt. 2001 which resulted in one patient transported to a local hospital.  The fire side of the house also answered an automatic fire alarm on Apple Dr. in the Pocono Woodlands.  Crews on board 26 Ladder and Ambulance 268 arrived on the scene to find an alarm that was activated by steam from the shower.  Crews returned to service quickly to finish the weekly bingo night.

Early Start to Tuesday

10-17-2006-  Fire crews got an early start to the day when at 01:04 hours they were alerted to assist the Delaware Fire Co. with a structure fire on Orchard Dr. in Highland Acres.  Crews responded to the scene 26 Ladder, 26 Rescue, and 26 Tanker while 26 Engine manned the fill site off of Rt. 2001.  Crews assisted with fire extinguishment and overhaul before being released at 03:35 hours.  Just before 10:30 a.m. 26 Ladder was on the road again to assist in getting a three month old kitten out of a tree in Pocono Woodlands.  Firefighter Joe Demaio successfully rescued the stranded feline without incident.  The ambulance crews also took in two medical emergencies during the day.

Mutual Aid Work Makes For a Busy Morning

10-03-2006-  Shortly before 9 a.m. the Dingman Township volunteers were alerted for their heavy rescue truck along with an ambulance to assist the Delaware Fire Company with a motor vehicle accident involving a bus and tractor trailer on Silver Lake Road.  Assistant Chief Chris Kenlan from the Delaware Fire Co. arrived on scene to find a three vehicle crash with no entrapment but with three persons complaining of injuries.   Ambulance 268 and 26 Rescue made the response and assisted on scene with patient packaging.  Ambulance 269 was also requested but cancelled just prior to leaving the station.  Within an hour of returning from the bus accident 26 Rescue was for the FAST team to assist with a structure fire in Port Jervis NY.  26 Rescue along with Ambulance 268 (due to the ambulance being in Port Jervis at the time) made the response.  Port Jervis FD along with several other companies made a quick stop to the fire and cancelled 26 Rescue prior to reaching the scene.  Ambulance 268 continued to another three medical calls, all before noon.

Dingman Township sees work on the “3 Lane” twice

 10-02-2006-  Ambulance 268 was sent to Brewster Rd. in Porter Township for a medical emergency.  While returning from Bon Secour Hospital from the run, the ambulance was diverted to a motor vehicle collision on Rt. 6&209 and Roberts La. in Westfall Township.  Ambulance 268 arrived to find a minor two vehicle accident with the parties’ involved refusing medical treatment.  The ambulance stood by for the arrival of the Westfall PD.  At 20:00 hours 26 Engine and 26 Tanker were dispatched to assist the Milford FD with a commercial structure fire at Action Outfitters on Rt. 6&209.  Dingman Township personnel assisted with multiple fire ground activities.  An additional crew stood by at station with 26 Ladder while personnel worked the fire.  Station 26’s units were back in station at 22:43 hours.