| Another MVA on the I |
| Tue. Aug 24th 2010 |
At 1031 hrs., units dispatched to I-80 West at milemarker 274.8 for the motor vehicle accident with injuries. Units arrived to find a single car MVA into the woods with the vehicle sustaining heavy damage, all 3 occupants self extricated. Squad 18 crew assisted with patient care and controlled hazar...
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| Early morning vehicle fire on the I |
| Fri. Aug 13th 2010 |
At 0400 hrs., Dist. 18 along with Dists. 16, 17 and Lake Harmony EMS were dispatched to I-80 Westbound at mile 282 for a reported tractor trailor fire. While responding, units were advised by EMS on scene that its the trailor portion of the truck thats fully involved and the cab had been disconnecte...
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| Dist. 18 handles 3 runs early in the day |
| Wed. Aug 11th 2010 |
At 0300 hrs., Dist. 18 along with Dists. 16, 17 Lake Harmony EMS and Lehighton ALS were dispatched to I-80 West in the area of milemarker 274 for a motor vehicle accident with rollover. Due to that area being close to the Twp. line, another call was received by Luzerne County for the same incident. ...
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| Tanker runs mutual aid structure fire |
| Sun. Aug 8th 2010 |
Around 1545 hrs., Tanker 1831 was dispatched as part of a 1st alarm tanker assignment to the Middleburg section of Dennison Twp., Luzerne County for a structure fire. The Tanker arrived on scene and was not needed for water supply so the crew provided manpower and assisted in overhaul until be...
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| Mutual Aid to Wright Twp. for Brush Fire |
| Wed. Apr 7th 2010 |
At 1625 hrs., District 18 was dispatched to assist Wright Twp., Luzerne County on a large brush fire. The Engine, Tanker and Brush responded and assisted in tanker shuttles, extinguishing some of the fire and containment of back fires. Companies from all over Luzerne and Carbon Counties&nb...
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| Westwood Structure Fire |
| Wed. Mar 10th 2010 |
Early Wednesday morning, crews were dispatched to 1048 Westwood Villas, in Lake Harmony for a structure fire, reported to be fully involved. Upon arrival of EMS crew a working fire was confirmed. Chief 1701 and Ladder 1721 were the first fire units on scene and multiple alarms were then struck...
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| I-80 Fatal MVA |
| Tue. Feb 23rd 2010 |
At 1615 hrs., units dispatched to I-80 Eastbound at mile 279 for the motor vehicle accident, county stating possible entrapment. Engine 1811 with Chief 1801 arrived to find a single car into the woods with 5 passengers, 2 were killed during the impact, 2 others seriously injured and the driver entra...
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| I-80 Accident |
| Sun. Feb 14th 2010 |
At 1704 hrs., units dispatched to I-80 Westbound at mile 275 for the MVA with rollover. Units arrived to find a vehicle with a trailer carrying oxygen bottles rolled over, blocking the roadway. Once injuries were transported, crews began removing bottles from roadway and remained on scene ...
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| First snow keeps Dist. 18 busy |
| Sat. Dec 5th 2009 |
The first snowfall of the year today kept the station and township busy throughout the afternoon and into the evening. Poor road conditions and weekend traffic volume were to blame for a countless number of accidents. Station 18 was on 7 runs through the day, including accidents and requests fo...
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| I-80 Fatal MVA |
| Fri. Sep 25th 2009 |
At 2200 hrs., units dispatched to I-80 West at Mile 275.6 for the MVA rollover with reports of one person trapped. While en-route, units were advised by State Police on the scene that there was one person trapped and another one Class 5. Engine 1811 arrived on scene to find a single vehicle on its s...
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New t-shirts, sweatshirts
and hoodies are in and
available for purchase.
Please sign up on the
order form in the social
hall ...
Today we took delivery of
our new Squad from E-ONE.
Members were on hand as
the final paperwork was
signed and to go go over
...
First off, Engine 1811
has been sold to a
company out of Missouri.
1811 served the township
for over 20 years and
hopefully w...
