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YEAR
TO DATE RESPONSES
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EMS
180
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Rescue
60
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Rehab
4
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Thurs.
May 16th
In House Training
Scott Air
Packs
7:00 pm
WWHC Softball
2-1
May 18th
Taylor @ WWHC
Russell Park
6:00 pm
Class A
Uniform Fitting
5/28/2008
WWHC Headquarters
19:00 Hours
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CORN
and CLAM SLAM 2008
It’s that time again… Time
for food, fun, music and of course, the counties largest beer tent! The
reputation of the Corn and Clam Slam has spread like a grass fire during
a drought, and 2008 may prove to be the largest Slam to date. This
year’s festivities will be held from July 17th - 19th. The annual
firemen’s parade will be held Saturday the 19th; all companies near and
far are welcomed to attend! Bands for 2008 include: July
17th – Fuzzy Park Band ~ July 18th – Vibe Line ~ July 19th – Jeffry
James Band Just a reminder…Unpack your lederhosens and beer steins
in preparation of William Walker’s first annual OctoberFest set for the
first week of October 2008.
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2 Alarm Fire Main St. Clifford
At 02:30 hours on Wednesday
May 14th, Rescue 59 was dispatched by Lackawanna Communications to assist
Station 18 out of Susquehanna County for a 2 alarm residential structure
fire on Main Street in Clifford. Crews arrived on scene to find a fully
involved structure fire. Four residents of the home escaped without
any injuries. Rescue 59 was initially assigned suppression duties
with the deck gun. Crews were later reassigned as the RIT Team. Rescue
59 operated on scene for approximately 4 hours.
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Early morning response
A wood burner at a residence
on Lackawanna Ave. in the Borough of Mayfield drew an early morning response
from Rescue 59 and 59 EMS. At approximately 04:20 hours on May 13,
Lackawanna County Communications Center dispatched stations 59, 58 and
25 for a reported structure fire. Mayfield Police arrived on scene
quickly and reported a heavy smoke condition in the area. Chief 59-3
(Hallowich) arrived on scene to assume command and quickly discovered a
wood burner at a residence was the source of the smoke. All units
were returned to service. Units on the box: Rescue 59, Amb. 59-9,
Amb. 59-8, Rehab 59, Engine 59 Rescue 59-1, Ladder 58, Rescue 25
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RESCUE – EMS at Canoe – A – Thon
On Saturday May 10th, WWHC
Rescue and EMS assisted Jessup Station 25 at the Lackawanna River Corridor
Association's annual Canoe-A-Thon. Crews from Station 59 and 25 staged
at the Winton Bridge monitoring boaters as they passed through class II
rapids during the 12 mile run. Billy Filbert made the save of the
day. Dick Yuengling would be proud! |
WWHC Attends
Sausage Fest
After clearing from the
Canoe-A-Thon, crews from Rescue 59 attended the annual Suprasata Contest
held by Meredith Hose Company (Station 60). Crews sampled 17 different
suprasatas and voted which was the best. Festivities for the day
were cut short by a medical call in the Heights section of Mayfield. |
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Rescue on Wayne Co. Box
At 20:18 hours on May 7th,
2008 Rescue 59 was dispatched to Belmont Pike in Area 43 of Wayne County
for a structure fire. Rescue 59 arrived on scene to find no structure
fire and crews were returned to service by Wayne County.
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Rescue 59 license plates are in
New Rescue 59 license plates
have arrived. Show your small town…BIG PRIDE by getting one. The plates
feature the company’s new class B patch and new mascot, the axe yielding
indian chief. Any members who are interested in new plates are asked to
contact Joe or Debbie Palermo. |
Rehab draws a response
On Saturday afternoon, Rehab
59 was requested by Command 25 to respond to Mid Valley Dr. in Jessup to
set up and operate Rehab along with EMS 25 and EMS 21 while crews from
Jessup, Peckville, Archbald and Olyphant operated on a large amount of
55 gallon plastic drums filled with unknown substances on fire. Rehab was
provided for approximately 35 to 40 firefighters. Rehab 59 would like to
Thank all of the Mutual Aid departments for their help.
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Busy Friday
On Friday morning, as crews
were getting ready to pay their last respects to Jermyn Fire Police Captain
"Uncle" Eddie Albert, Station 59 along with with Ladder 20 and Rescue 25
as RIT were dispatched to 710 Delaware st. for a possible structure fire.
Upon arrival of Engine 59 they reported a smoke condition throughout the
residence. Upon arrival of Rescue 59, Chief 59-3B (Kuzmak) assumed the
command. Upon investigating, the source of the smoke was traced back to
a malfunction in the oil furnace. After all utilities were controlled to
the furnace, Engine 59 crews ventilated the home while the crew from Rescue
59 checked the chimney for extension. All units cleared the scene in just
under 40 minutes. While clearing the scene Ambulance 59-9 was alerted to
a ALS emergency call at Raqueteers in Mayfield. Just after clearing that
call the ambulance was at it again assisting Area 21 EMS with an ALS call
in there borough. |
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Members pay final respects
The members of the William
Walker Hose Company would like to express our condolences to the family
of Eddie Albert who passed away on April 21st, 2008. Eddie was a
dedicated volunteer of the Crystal Fire Company and served as Fire Police
Captain for the Borough of Jermyn. Eddie worked directly with members
of our Department on numerous occasions. On April 20th, 2008 Eddie
was awarded the Honor of Fire Police Officer of the Year by the Lackawanna
County Fire Police Association. Funeral
services are as follows: Read
the obituary |
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THE BIG 50
WWHC would like to congratulate
Assistant Chief James (Jess) Yesalavage on celebrating his 50th birthday.
Note the fire extinguisher
needed for all of the candles and the oxygen needed to help Jess recover
from blowing out 50 candles. |
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Rescue on 2nd alarm in the city
At 04:30 hours on Wednesday,
April 2, 2008 Rescue 59 along with Ambulance 59-9 were dispatched to a
working structure fire on Lincoln Ave. in the City of Carbondale.
Rescue 59 was initially advised
to standby at the City Headquarters.
Rescue 59 was then assigned
to RIT. Crews finished on the morning overhauling the residence.
Crews remained on scene for three hours. |
Rescue on 20 Box
On Monday, March 31st Rescue
59 was dispatched at 0200 Hours on a second alarm assist to area 20 in
Peckville. The Rescue arrived on scene to find a fully involved structure
fire at Fiorelli’s Catering. Rescue crews were assigned to RIT initially.
Command 20 split 59 crews to assist in overhaul of the large structure.
Units remained on scene for approximately 3 hours before returning to service.
This was the second large fire Rescue 59 assisted on at this facility in
4 years. |
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Rehab on C'dale Twp. brush
fire
On Sunday, March 30th Rehab
59 was dispatched to assist Carbondale Township with a 2 acre brush fire.
Crews rehabbed 25 firefighters, providing EMS, water, Gatorade and shelter
to protect firefighters from the cold elements. |
House cleared on 21 box
At 10:45 hours on Wednesday
night Station 59 Rescue, EMS, and Rehab were dispatched to assist stations
21 and 33 for a reported structure fire at Highway Auto on the Eynon-Jermyn
Road in area 21. Chief 59-3 (Hallowich) was first to arrive confirming
a working commercial structure fire.
The Rescue laid 500’ of 5 inch
LDH completing a 4300 ft. lay by 59 and 60 units, and yes the Rescue even
took part in drafting a sight not normally seen feeding L-58 and E-33.
Ambulance 58-8 provided EMS coverage to the Jermyn side of the fire grounds.
Ambulance 59-9 along with Rehab 59 assisted EMS command 21 with EMS coverage
and firefighter rehab on the Eynon side of the fire ground.
The isolated area of the
structure posed water issues. Tankers from through out Lackawanna
County, along with Tankers from Susquehanna County assisted in a massive
Tanker Shuttle. Units remained on scene for approximately 5 hours before
returning to service:
Units on scene:
Engines: E21-1, E21-2, E33 E60, E59, E36-4, E26-1, E26-2, E25, E24, E22,
E20. Rescues: Rescue 59, Rescue 59-1, Rescue 21, Rescue 25, Rescue
36. Ladders: L-58. L-20. Tankers: T21,T36, T60, T15, T9, T53,
T5, T29, T28, T24, T2, T14, T12, T63, T18, T8-1, EMS: 59-9, 59-8,
REHAB 59, 21-9, 21-8. More
on the incident |