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.

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
 

	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.

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. 

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.
 

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.

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

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.

	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.
	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