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ENGINE, LADDER, & SQUAD RUN COMMERCIAL FIRE |
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Thursday June
3, 2010 2:00 am
Engine 51 and
Ladder 51 responded to a report of an
oil fire at Dyvex Industies on
Enterprise Dr in the
city, while in route they found a
heavy black smoke condition in the
area. Additional Units were then
requested from our surrounding
mutual aid communities. Engine and
Ladder 51 handled the initial fire
attack and were assisted by Jermyn's
Ladder and Greenfield's Engine, and
Squad 51 was brought over for water
supply duties and was later assisted
by Mayfield Engine. Firefighters
operated on scene for over 5 hours
Update -
Dyvex Fire Ruled Accidental -
Scranton Times Story
WNEP-16 News - Accidental Fire
Destroys Carbondale Plant
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ENGINE, LADDER, & SQUAD RUN 2 ALARM BLAZE |
Thursday
April 22, 2010 10:53 pm
Engine 51 and
Ladder 51 responded to a report of a
working fire at 22 River St in the
city, while in route the Ladder
requested the second alarm which
brought Squad 51 and mutual aid
companies from surrounding
communities. The Ladder initially
handled the exposure problem while
police helped evacuate the
neighboring occupied home.
WNEP News Story
Scranton Times Story
Update
Photo by
Mike McHale |
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ENGINE AND SQUAD RUN
KITCHEN FIRE ON BIRKETT ST. |
Thursday
April 22, 2010 10:53 pm
Engine 51 and
Squad 51 responded to a report of a smoke
alarm going off on the second floor of a
structure on Birkett St. Engine 51 arrived
to find a heavy smoke condition on the
second floor and FF Arthur and FF Aston of
the Mitchell Hose located an unconscious
person inside the residence. They passed the
person to FF Scotchlas of Cottage Hose and
the three of them removed the person to the
hands of Cottage EMS. The Fire was contained
to the stove and the building was
ventilated.
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ENGINE 51 ASSISTS SIMPSON WITH A CAR INTO
THE BANK |
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Thursday April 8th
2010 12:00 pm
Engine 51 was called to assist Station 61
(Gratthen-Singer Hose Co) with a vehicle
which had struck the
bank. The crew from
Engine 51 pulled a hoseline for scene safety
due to the light smoke condition inside the
bank. Once the power was shut off the
condition dicipated and Engine 51 began the
shoring operation with the crew from Rescue
51 (Cottage Ambulance) and Engine 61-4
utilizing cribbing and long timbers from the
rescue, so that the car could be removed
from the bank.
The entire operation focused on teamwork
between all of the personnel involved
including some who were very resourcefull in
acquiring the supplies that were needed to
perform the shoring operation.
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courtesy of Cottage Ambulance) |
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| CARBONDALE
FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANT TO UPGRADE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT |
February 19th, 2010
The City
of Carbondale was notified today that their
Assistance to Firefighter’s Grant Program
Application for New Turnout Gear for all of its
career firefighters had been approved. The City
Received $24,915 to replace eleven sets of outdated
Turnout gear which did not meet current standards.
The Carbondale Firefighters would like to thank
Mayor Justin Taylor and Community Development
Director Christine Tocki-Mulvey for their assistance
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| DOG RESCUE
ON BELMONT STREET |
February 15th, 2010
The New
Ladder 51 was utilized for its first rescue today,
to rescue a Dog from the roof the of a house on
Belmont St. this morning. The animal crawled out the
window onto the roof and was afraid to re-enter the
house. The Aerial was set up on Belmont St. and the
dog was helped back into the window of the house. |
| CARBONDALE
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON FIRE |
January 24th, 2010
While the
Firefighters were mounting some of the equipment to
the "New" Ladder, they were dispatched to a working
fire on Maple Ave. Engine 51, Squad 51 and Ladder 51
responded and made a quick knock on the attic fire
which also injured a resident.
Engine 51
stretched attack lines to the second floor and
Attic, Ladder 51, on its first response in its new
home, set up the aerial and ventilated the attic
windows, while Squad 51 handled water supply duties
for both the Ladder and Engine |
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| NEW LADDER
COMES TO CARBONDALE |
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January
23rd, 2010
Saturday
morning, an excited group left Carbondale to head to
East Norriton Township
in Montgomery County, PA to meet with members of the
East Norriton Fire
Engine Co. to take delivery of the former Tower
61-16, a 1992 Simon LTI 100 foot Platform Ladder,
which will replace our aging 1979 Ward Lafrance,
which had served Carbondale for over 30 years. The
new ladder has a larger tank,
hosebed, pump and will reach
an additional 15 feet more than the old ladder.
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CARBONDALE FIREFIGHTERS TO
ASSIST ON ALS CALLS
November 2009
You may have notices something
different around town over the last few weeks. You may have
seen the Fire Engines responding a little more. Well, things
are a little different. As of November 2009, through a
partnership between the City of Carbondale, IAFF Local 1095,
and Cottage Ambulance, one of the City's Fire Engines will
respond to Advanced Life Support Calls within the City when
there is a unit available. This project started back in
January and took time to develop a plan, policies and
procedures, and also acquire some needed equipment. The Fire
Department helping on these emergencies will help ensure
that the citizens of Carbondale receive the best care
possible. |
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