Station 43 runs another Pin and Ejection Job

Around 10 PM on 11/24/2006 Station 43 was dispatched to a reported MVA on Weir Lake Road in the area of Doney Road. The call was actually past Doney and in Ross Township. Station 23 was added to the box. Station 8 ALS and BLS were already enroute with Station 4. Units on scene found a one car MVA with the car on its roof and approx. 25 feet of the road in the woods. One vic. was Class 5 (DOA) with 3 others still in the car and one walking wounded. Station 28 was added to set up the LZ with Station 18 ALS sending two additional trucks. A total of 3 patients were flown via Medevac and Pennstar.
Good job to all of those involved int he extrication process.

43 Works MVA with ejection

On 11/22/06 units were dispatched to Route 115 in the area of Chestnuthill Motorsports for a reported MVA with ejection. Units arrived on scene and found a total of three victims with one ejected. Medevac 2 was requested and the LZ set up at Heckman's Orchard.

Station 43 Second due into Tunk

Station 43 was dispatched to assist Station 32 for a working dwelling fire on Whisperhills Court. Units on scene found a single family home with heavy smoke showing. A quick stop was made and the home was saved. There were initial reports of possible entrapment as the homeowner was reentering the house to try and save pets. The house was actually split between the Chestnuthill Township and Tunkhannock Township borders.
41-6-1 and 43-2-5 and 43-4-6 responded.

Station 43 Responds to Pin Job

KEITH R. STEVENSON/Pocono Record
Jackson crash injures driver
November 18, 2006


Christina Moran, 18, of Blakeslee was injured when her car struck a stone bridge on Miller Road in Jackson Township on Friday morning.

Firefighters from Jackson Township, Pocono Township and West End fire companies responded and pried open Moran’s 1999 Mercury Mystique to free her. She was treated by Central Pocono Ambulance before being flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital.

State police at Fern Ridge reported Moran was wearing a seat belt and sustained moderate injuries. About seven feet of the bridge was smashed in the crash. Repairs to the bridge had just been completed within the last few weeks following a similar accident.


FF/EMT Brad Mann Cuts while Dep Chief Eric Hoffman looks on

House Explosion

Station 43 was dispatched to a reported propane explosion with victims. Units on scene found a single family home which apeared to have a large explosion out of the basement area. The foundation on the A and C side was completly blown away from the house. i have never seen so much damage but no fire. The fact that the homeowners were able to walk to a neighbors house is amazing.

Picture taken from poconorecord.com

One-car crash in W. End kills Effort woman

from www.poconorecord.com

One-car crash in W. End kills Effort woman
November 11, 2006An Effort woman was killed in a one-car crash in the West End on Thursday night, the 28th person to die on Monroe County roads in 2006.Clara James-Hairston, 64, of Effort, died when her 1996 Nissan Altima left the roadway on Sugar Hollow Road near Pine Tree Road in Chestnuthill Township and hit a large tree head-on.It is not known if she was wearing a seat belt.Hairston was transported to Pocono Medical Center and then taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, where she died during emergency surgery.No other details were released.So far this year, there have been 24 fatal accidents in the county, with five of those, and seven deaths, occurring in the West End.In 2005 in Monroe County, 30 people died in 25 crashes. Of those crashes, 10 were in the West End, causing 13 deaths.What causes most of these accidents?Speed and alcohol, according to Sgt. Rob Castner, commander of the Fern Ridge barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police.In a 2005 interview, Castner said that "if we could just get people to slow down and not drink and drive, we could cut the number of crashes dramatically."Do seat belts really make a difference?Yes, says Nina Woodling, Monroe County Highway Safety Officer."All kinds of things can factor into an accident. And unfortunately, in spite of all the efforts to educate people about the benefits and proper use of seat belts, many people still don't — or won't — wear them," she said in 2005.She cited these statistics:There is an 85 percent chance of being involved in a life-threatening crash in a lifetime. Seventy-four percent of those people will be saved from serious injury or death simply by wearing a seat belt."How can you argue with those numbers?" she asked last December.-- Catherine Rodriguez

Some PIctures from the Carbon COunty Church Fire

These were found on the Carbon County Pro-Boards Site- Taken by "Nikon"

Bloomingdale, NJ- Glenwild Ave

11/4/2006- photos taken by my brother Chris of a working fire in NJ. This fire went multiple alarms.

Two More Dwelling Fire Calls

Statiosn 39 and 43 were dispatched to a reported dwelling fire in the Sun Valley community of Chestnuthill Township. Units on scene found a single wide mobile home with a large additiona built on to it. There was a light smoke condition in the house and the homeowner reported seing flames coming from the area of the hot water heater. Access was made to the hot water heater where it was found that a small fire had started was was out. All units cleared.

Station 43 was dispatched back to Crest Court for reported smoke in the building- this was the scene of a working fire over the weekend. Three thermal cameras were used and nothing was found. It appeared to be residual odor from the weekend fire.

Another Busy Saturday For Station 43

The mid-morning brought a report of a dwelling fire in Long Mountain Acres. Call reported active fire in the basement. 43-7 added Stations 35 and 39 aznd also requsted Station 34 for RIT. Units on scene found fire in a work area inside the home with heavy fire on the ceiling and adjoining garage area. The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported, however a dog did die in the fire.

Just after midnight, Station 43 was called for a RIT response to Penn Forrest Township in Carbon County on Churh Road off of Route 903. 43-6-1 and 43-4-6 responded. the Carbon Units had heavy fire in a large Church. It appeared the fire may have started toward the rear and worked its way forward in the attic area. Thankfully the RIT team did not have to go to work. I will have some pictures of this job posted in the near future.