| Busy Start to the Year |
| Thu. Jan 5th 2012 |
Station 18 has responded to 7 alarms already in 5 days this year including 2 reported dwelling fires the past 2 days.
Last night the 1st alarm structure box in the first due was dispatched to 28 Kresge Lane for a reported dwellinf fire, said to be electrical in nature. The Squad, Tanker and ...
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| Squad and Tanker take in 2 runs back to back |
| Fri. Dec 30th 2011 |
At 1842 hrs., District 18 was dispatched along with Districts 16(Albrightsville), 17(Lake Harmony) and 12(Penn Forest Twp.) to 21 Fawn Court in Lake Harmony for a reported dwelling fire. Squad 18 crewed and was placed on stand-by while Chief 17 investigated, finding only a smoke condition. While on ...
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| Squad and Tanker run possible dwelling fire in Lake Harmony |
| Tue. Dec 20th 2011 |
Just after 1500 hours, District 18 was toned out, along with the rest of the first alarm structure box, to 1 Azalea Lane in Lake Harmony for a dwelling fire, caller reporting a possible electrical fire in the basement with a smoke condition. Lake Harmony Ladder 1721 arrived first reporting a malfunc...
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| Squad takes in 3 runs |
| Thu. Dec 8th 2011 |
Run #1: At 12:00 hrs., Chief 1801 was notified by Carbon County to contact the homeowner at 197 Mountain Dr., in the Pocono Mountain Lakes Development, for a possible CO problem. Attempts to contact homeowner were unsuccessful so the Chief requested the Squad and an EMS unit from Lake Harmony to res...
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| Station 18 has 6 runs during early season snowstorm |
| Sat. Oct 29th 2011 |
Nearly a foot of snow fell today making it an unusual sight, even here in NEPA, for late October. Even with the advanced warning ahead of the storm, many motorists were still caught off guard driving in the weather making it a busy day for the crew who manned the Squad for the day. Squad 18 handled ...
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| Split Rock Dwelling Fire |
| Thu. Oct 6th 2011 |
At 2042 hrs., Units dispatched to 43 Crest Dr. in Split Rock for a reported dwelling fire. Squad 18 went en-route immediately after dispatch with a crew of 5. While en-route, Dist. 17 units reported fire visible from their station. Ladder 1721 arrived on scene reporting a 1 story home with heavy fir...
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| Route 903 MVA with Entrapment |
| Sat. Sep 10th 2011 |
At 1237 hrs., units dispatched, at the request of Kidder Police, to Route 903 near the Penn-Kidder Elementary School for an MVA with confirmed entrapment. Albrightsville Squad 1651 crew performed the extrication of 2 patents from an SUV that had struck several trees and had also rolled over. Squad 1...
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| Route 940 MVA |
| Fri. Sep 2nd 2011 |
At 16:54 hrs., Units dispatched to Route 940 in the area of the White Haven Vet Hospital for a 2-car MVA, no injuries with fluids down. Due to call origionally dispatched as at the intersection of Routes 534 & 940 in East Side Boro, White Haven Fire was dispatched and on scene and requested Carb...
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| Station 18 crew handles 4 incidents during Hurricane Irene |
| Mon. Aug 29th 2011 |
Station 18 was one of many inpacted by Hurricane Irene as it swept up the East Coast. Crews handled 3 storm related calls and a shed fire during the storm. Our area was lucky and did not receive the bad conditions that were forcasted, although 24+ hours of rain and 40+ MPH wind gusts did occur betwe...
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| I-80 TT Accident |
| Sat. Jul 2nd 2011 |
At 0436 hrs., units were dispatched to I-80 Eastbound right before the Exit 277 off-ramp for a motor vehicle accident, reported to be a tractor trailer jack knived into a ditch. Squad 1852 arrived first to find a tractor trailer jack knived blocking the exit and right lanes with fuel and debris scat...
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The Ford F-550 Cab and
Chassis was shipped, in
early December,
from Milham Ford in
Allentown, PA to Reading
Utility Bod...
News came by mail today
(in the form of a
certificate and apparatus
decals) that our
application to become one
of PA's certif...
