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2010
Fire Totals |
|
Month |
Fire |
EMS |
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Jan: |
- |
- |
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Feb: |
- |
- |
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Mar: |
- |
- |
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Apr: |
- |
- |
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May: |
- |
- |
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Jun: |
- |
- |
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Jul: |
- |
- |
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Aug: |
- |
- |
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Sep: |
- |
- |
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Oct: |
- |
- |
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Nov: |
- |
- |
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Dec: |
- |
- |
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Total: |
- |
- |
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2009
Fire Totals |
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Month |
Fire |
EMS |
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Jan: |
13 |
46 |
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Feb: |
10 |
65 |
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Mar: |
16 |
70 |
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Apr: |
15 |
- |
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May: |
14 |
- |
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Jun: |
13 |
- |
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Jul: |
12 |
- |
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Aug: |
12 |
- |
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Sep: |
11 |
- |
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Oct: |
- |
- |
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Nov: |
- |
- |
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Dec: |
- |
- |
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Total: |
116 |
181 |
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2008
Fire Totals |
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Month |
Fire |
EMS |
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Jan: |
15 |
58 |
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Feb: |
18 |
50 |
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Mar: |
11 |
48 |
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Apr: |
17 |
52 |
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May: |
10 |
52 |
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Jun: |
13 |
40 |
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Jul: |
3 |
54 |
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Aug: |
11 |
64 |
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Sep: |
10 |
80 |
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Oct: |
16 |
69 |
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Nov: |
16 |
60 |
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Dec: |
23 |
51 |
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Total: |
175 |
639 |
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RECENT NEWS & INCIDENTS
MOBILE HOME FIRE -
WHEATFIELD TWP.
January 30 -
County alerted Engine
and Tanker 8, Engine and
Tanker 2 and ambulance
89 for a mobile home
fire on Mowery Lane.
Tanker and Truck 2
arrived on scene with
smoke showing and fire
under the trailer.
Don Walker, Photographer
MUTUAL AID STRUCTURE
FIRE -
CARROLL TWP.
November 6 -
County alerted Engine
and Tanker 8 to assist
at a structure fire in
Carroll Twp, box 12-02.
Chief 12-5 was in the
area from a previous
call and requested
mutual aid and advising
of a heavy smoke column.
Arriving Shermansdale
units found a working
fire. Units on the
scene were Engines 12-1,
8, 4, Cumberland 2-39,
Tankers 8, 4, 4-1,
Cumberland Air 45.
Thanks to Engine 2 for
the transfer to NBFD.
Steve Kidd, Photographer
AUTO ACCIDENT -
CENTRE TWP.
October 28 - Rescue 8 and
Ambulance 89 were dispatched to the intersection of
Spring and Jericho Road
for an auto accident
with entrapment.
Units arrived to find a
vehicle overturned, off
the road, with negative
entrapment. Crews
assisted EMS and provided traffic control.
Don Walker, Photographer
DEDICATION AND
BLESSING
October 25 - Members from
the New Bloomfield Fire Co. and New Bloomfield EMS
attended the New Bloomfield United Methodist Church
for a service to dedicate and bless the local emergency
personnel. The church made 93 Pocket Prayer Quilts
for our personnel.
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"My friends in Christ, for as
much as God has put it into the hearts of these men and
women to provide fire protection and emergency medical
services for New Bloomfield and the surrounding areas,
it is fitting that we dedicate them to God's service and
ask God to bless them." |
AUTO ACCIDENT -
WHEATFIELD TWP.
October 18 - Rescue 8 and
Ambulance 89 were dispatched to Paradise Rd. for an auto
accident. Units arrived on scene and found a
vehicle off the road into the trees. Crews
assisted EMS and provided traffic control.
Don Walker, Photographer
AUTO ACCIDENT -
CARROLL TWP.
October 15 - Rescue 8,
Ambulance 89 and P/M 81 were dispatched to the area the
7600 block of Spring Rd. for a vehicle accident with
possible confinement. Units arrived on scene to
find a truck, into a ditch with the occupant confined.
The rescue crew popped a door to gain access and
assisted EMS with pt. exercitation and packaging.
Don Walker, Photographer
EMS TAKES DELIVERY
OF "NEW TO US" AMBULANCE
October 15 - The NBEMS
Board of Directors took delivery of a 2001 Ford E450
Lifeline ambulance. This unit will be replacing
the 1997 Ford E350 Tramahawk. It soon will be
getting radios installed, equipment mounted and licensed
by the Federation.
Jason Hoffman, Photographer
AUTO ACCIDENT -
CARROLL TWP.
September 26 - Rescue 8,
Ambulance 89 and P/M 81 were dispatched for a vehicle
overturned.
Don Walker, Photographer
AUTO ACCIDENT -
CENTRE TWP.
September 24 - County
alerted Rescue 8 and Ambulances 89, again, for another
accident at Keystone Way
and Pine Grove Rd. Units arrived on scene to find
1 patient. Rescue 8 crew stabilized the vehicle
and assisted EMS.
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Don Walker, Photographer
AUTO ACCIDENT -
CENTRE TWP.
September 20 - County
alerted Rescue 8, Ambulances 89 & 109 and P/M 81 for an
auto accident with possible confinement at Keystone Way
and Pine Grove Rd. Units arrived on scene to find
2 patients, 1 confined to the vehicle. Rescue 8
crew stabilized the vehicle and removed the passenger
side doors, roof and windshield to extricate the
patient. Life Lion was called and Engine 8 handled
the landing zone at the borough building.
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Don Walker, Photographer
2009 ANNUAL STREET
FAIR
September 12 - The weather
for the NBFD8 annual Street Fair brought showers off and
on throughout the day, but that didn't stop the
community from coming out and supporting us. The
days events included: running, biking and big
wheel races, bucket brigade, pet and craft show, the Ironman competition at the
Firefighter's Combat Challenge, and the first Cash Bash.
Click here for a
list of Cash Bash Winners.
The standings of the Iron Man
Competition are as follows:
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Name |
Time |
Company |
| 1.
Mike Sheaffer |
2:58 |
New
Bloomfield |
| 2.
John Flemming |
3:09 |
Dauphin
Co. 38 |
| 3.
Mike Manning |
3:22 |
New
Bloomfield |
| 4.
Jason Hoffman |
3:46 |
New
Bloomfield |
| 5.
Theodore Arndt |
----- |
Lewisberry |
| 6.
Sammy Kein |
----- |
Dauphin
Co. 38 |
The New
Bloomfield Junior Team consisted of: Eric
Strawser, David Shrawder, Kendra Hoover, Matt
Hoover, Tony Peck and Steve Gallagher.
The members
would like to thank Jim Turnbaugh for the use of the
Cub Cadet UTV.
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Jason Hoffman, Photographer
MUTUAL AID
STRUCTURE FIRE - MILLER TWP.
September 11 - County
alerted Newport Fire Co. for a residential structure at
35 Pine Grove Rd around 0050 hrs. County advised
Chief 10 that the house was fully-involved. NFC
units arrived on scene and Chief 10 requested Engine and
Tanker 8. Engine 8 setup a fill-site at a pond on
Pine Grove Rd. and Tanker 8 shuttled water.
CAR FIRE TRAINING
AT HACC
September 9 - Members from
New Bloomfield, Ickesburg, Landisburg and Newport Fire
Companies took a Car Fire Training through HACC.
The first evening was spent going over a lecture
presentation and the second evening was spent burning at
HACC. While senior members ran car fire evolutions
the juniors were busy going through the maze at HACC.
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The members who participated
would like to thank Floyd Wise (HFD) for the coming to
instruct.
Extrication and Air
Bag Training with Newport Fire Co.
August 30 - Rescue 8 and
EMS were dispatched to the 800 block of Paradise Road
for an auto accident. Enroute, County advised EMS
that they had 1 patient with abdominal pains and going
in and out of consciousness. EMS placed Life Lion
on standby, but they were unavailable due to weather.
Units arrived on scene and assisted EMS and provided
traffic control.
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Don Walker, Photographer
Extrication and Air
Bag Training with Newport Fire Co.
August 26 - Members from
NBFD8 took Rescue 8 to Newport Fire Co. to train with
them on our extrication tools, high pressure air bags,
low pressure air bags and other rescue equipment.
Fire and Rescue Products was also on hand to show some
new tools to the companies.
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Jason Hoffman, Photographer
AUTO ACCIDENT -
CENTRE TWP.
August 21 - County alert
Rescue 8 and Ambulance 89-1 for a vehicle accident on
Keystone Way. Units arrived to find a vehicle into
a telephone pole. The crew assisted EMS and
provided traffic control until the roadway was cleared
mouse over to pause
Don Walker,
Photographer
AIR BAG, CRIBBING
AND SHORING TRAINING
August 21 - A third group
of members are being certified in Water Rescue Phase 1.
AIR BAG, CRIBBING
AND SHORING TRAINING
August 12 - The weekly
Wednesday night training consisted of air bags, high and
low pressure and cribbing and shoring a vehicle.
Members used retired Brush 8 for the exercise.
MUTUAL AID
STRUCTURE FIRE - SPRING TWP.
August 10 - Engine and
Tanker 8 were dispatched with Landisburg Fire Co. for a
kitchen fire at 38 Dum Road. Chief 4-3 arrived on
scene to find to find a small fire in the kitchen.
Company 8 crews assisted Co. 4 with ventilation and
overhaul.
PREPARING THE NEXT
YEAR'S SWEET CORN SUPPLY
August 2 - Members voted to
do our own sweet corn this year, rather than buying for
all of our events. The New Bloomfield Fire Co.
members would like to thank Dave McGlaughlin for
donating and planting our sweet corn supply.
Members picked, husked, cooked and cut off over 600 lbs.
of corn. Thank you to everyone.
AUTO ACCIDENT -
CENTRE TWP.
August 1 - County alerted
Rescue 8, Ambulance 89-1 and P/M 81 for an auto accident
at 530 Shermans Valley Rd. Units arrived on scene
to find a vehicle with multiple roll-over and no one
around. Fire personnel used a T.I.C. to search the
fields and yards in the area of the vehicle. The
Rescue crew controlled traffic until the roadway was
opened.
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Don Walker,
Photographer
RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURE FIRE - CENTRE TWP.
July 28 - County alerted
NBFD8 and fire companies from Landisburg, Ickesburg,
Newport and Shermansdale for a residential structure
fire in the 200 block of Mannsville Road. Units
arrived on scene of a fully-involved, two story
structure fire. Tanker 4 did a reverse lay from
the residence to a swimming pool at the neighboring farm
and a second fill site was established at the
intersections of Church and Mannsville Road. The
house was a total loss and for safety concerns was razed
so over-haul could be performed.
Thank you Duncannon (Engine 2) for
standing by in Station 8.
AUTO ACCIDENT -
BLOOMFIELD BORO
July 19 - County alerted
Rescue 8 and Ambulance 89-1 for an auto accident at the
intersection of South Carlisle Street and McClure
Street. Units arrived scene to find the vehicles
off the roadway with no injuries.
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