MUTUAL
AID FOR A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FIRE IN CARROLL TOWNSHIP
August 15
- Tanker 8 was dispatched to 507 Sleepy Hollow Road to
assist
Shermansdale Fire Co.
for an auto body shop on fire. Command 12 arrived
on scene to find fire through the roof. The
structure was a 6 bay concrete building. Engine 8
was later dispatched to establish a fill site.
Liverpool Fire Co.
was dispatched to transfer an engine. Engine 5
transferred to station 8.
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Steve Kidd, Photographer
Thanks to the transfer crews that day.
ATV RESPONSE TO
PENN TOWNSHIP
August 20
- Chief 11,
Perdix Fire Co,
contacted Chief 8 for assistance at a mountain fire
for ATVs. Three members from Station 8 went to
assist with ATVs.
Steve Kidd, Photographer
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MUTUAL AID FOR A
TRAILER FIRE IN CARROLL TOWNSHIP
September 2
- Tanker 8 was dispatched to assist
Shermansdale Fire Co.
for a trailer fire with a burn victim.
Approximately 45 minutes into the call, Engine 8 was
dispatched to the scene. While enroute,
Duncannon Fire Co.
was dispatched to transfer an engine to Station 8.
Engine 2 transferred and was later summoned to the
scene to assist with overhaul. Engine 5 from
Liverpool Fire Co.
was then requested to standby in Station 8.
Thanks to the transfer crews that day.
AED RESPONSE IN
CENTRE TOWNSHIP
September 2
- Utility 8 was dispatched to Clouser's Hollow Road
for an AED response to assist EMS. The Utility
crew arrived on scene and assisted BLS with patient
care.
AUTO ACCIDENT IN
CENTRE TOWNSHIP
September 2
- Rescue 8 and Ambulances 89-1 and 89-2 were
dispatched for a two vehicle accident at Wayne's
Transmission on Spring Road near Roth Road.
Steve Kidd, Photographer
AED RESPONSE IN
CENTRE TOWNSHIP
September 4
- Utility 8 and Ambulance 89-1 were dispatched to
Shermansvalley Road for an AED response to assist
EMS. The utility crew arrived on scene and
assisted BLS with patient care.
AED RESPONSE IN
CENTRE TOWNSHIP
September 22
- Utility 8 and Ambulance 89-1 were dispatched for
breathing problems. Shortly after the arrival of
EMS, patient went into cardiac arrest. The
crew from Utility 8 assisted EMS with CPR.
Congratulations to the Fire & EMS crews for a
successful save.
WATER
RESCUE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING
September 27
- Members from New Bloomfield and Ickesburg received
certification in water rescue. Training involved
classroom and an evening in the water at Little Buffalo
State Park and Saturday in the Susquehanna River.
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Photos courtesy of Shane Wolf
AUTO
ACCIDENT IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP
September 27
- At the conclusion of a Water Rescue Phase 1 training,
Rescue 8 and EMS were dispatched for an overturned
vehicle with entrapment at 292 Huckleberry Road.
Rescue 8, Utility 8, Utility 3 and Ambulance 89
responded. Chief 8-2 arrived on scene to find a
truck overturned with negative entrapment. Crews
from Rescue 8 and Utility 3 stabilized the vehicle while
the Utility 8 crew began PT care and assisted EMS crew
on their arrival.
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Steve Kidd, Photographer
STRUCTURE FIRE TYRONE TOWNSHIP
September 30
- Engine, Tanker and Rescue 8 were dispatched for mutual
aid for a residential structure fire on Mahoney Road.
Engine 8 established water supply from a pond at
Tuscarora Hardwoods and supplied 5-inch to Tanker 4,
which continued the relay to the scene. Engine 2
from Duncannon Fire Co. transferred to Station 8 and
later handled a landing zone for EMS.
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Steve Kidd, Photographer
LANDING
ZONE IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP
September 30
- Ambulance 89 was alerted for an electrocution at the
PPL substation on Keystone Way. Ambulance 89
requested Life Lion to the Borough Building in New
Bloomfield. Engine 2 responded from Station 8 to
establish the landing zone.
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AUTO
ACCIDENT IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP
October 18
- Rescue 8 was alerted for an auto accident at the
intersection of Mannsville and Church Roads.
Rescue 8 arrived on scene to find a truck on its side.
Steve Kidd, Photographer
FUNERAL
SERVICES
October 23
- Members participated in the funeral for active member
Troy Allen Hoover. Troy was struck by a car while
walking home from New Bloomfield, October 18.
Thank you to the crews from
Duncannon Fire Co. and Duncannon EMS for standing by in Station 8.
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Steve Kidd, Photographer
NFPA
FIREFIGHTER 1 CERTIFICATIONS
October 25
- Eight members completed the NFPA Firefighter 1
Practical Examination. Members completing the test
were: Tony Bentley, Dana Franklin Jr, Jason
Hoffman, Justin Kretzing, Eddie Orris, Mitch Robb, Mike
Sheaffer and Keith Waltz.
