New Ambulance  in Service The Factoryville Fire Company took delivery of their brand new 2008 F-450 4x4 Horton Ambulance at the end of April, and after getting it lettered, adding the equipment, and getting it licensed it was put into service around the end of May.

Congratulations!
The members of the Factoryville Fire Co. would like to congratulate Jamie Wassell and Thomas Reimann on successfully completing their IFSAC/Pro Board Firefighter I Certifications at the Bucks County Public Safety Training Center.  With these two new additions it brings Station 9's total of FF I's & II's to 15. Also,  congratulations to Adrian Bianchi on successfully completing the Pennsylvania Department of Health Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician.

Rescue Runs Crash with Confinement

At approx. 01:00 on June 22 Rescue and Ambulance 9 were dispatched for a 1 car mva on SR 6 between the split and Bardwell Rd. with unknown injuries or entrapment.  Chief 9 travelled the stretch of SR 6 and found no accident and advised Wyoming County.  Wyoming County then came back and said there was a PSP Tunkhannock unit on scene advising the crash will be on SR 11 across from the Zick residence.

Lieutenant 9A (Stanton) marked on scene assuming the command and advising Rescue 9 that there was 1 patient with minor injuries, and his leg caught under the dash confined to the inside of the vehicle.  Due to a power pole guide wire blocking the passenger door the drivers door would have to be removed.  Rescue 9 arrived on scene staging in the south bound lanes deploying the Amkus Hydraulic system.  The crew from the rescue cribbed the vehicle and opened up a cutting point with the Irons so that the cutters could cut the hinges on the driver door.  After removing the door the patients leg was freed from under the dash and refuesed any treatment from EMS.  Units operated for approx. 60 minutes.

Units on the Crash
Rescue 9, Ambulance 9, Tyler 601, PSP Tunkhannock

Tanker stands by at Harford
On Tuesday June 17 Tanker 9 relocated to Harfords fire station to stand by as first due tanker in Harfords coverage area while they attended Ted Batzel's Funeral.  The members of the Factoryville Fire Co. would like to express their sympathy to the Harford Fire Co., and to the Family of Ted Batzel.  He will be missed.

Assist on Working Structure
At approximately  09:30 on May 26 Station 9 was dispatched to assist Station 63 on a working structure fire at CJ's Deli.  Chief 63 A (R. Walton) was already on scene with fire self venting on the B side of the structure.  Engine 9 responded within minutes with a crew of 7 and the Tanker following with a crew of 3.  Upon arrival Engine 63 had a good knock on the fire with Engine 9's crew entering the A side checking for extension.  Ladder 5 arrived and performed the vertical ventilation. The fire was contained to the apartment half of the building and extinguished. Units operated for approx. 3 hours.

Units on the Box
Engine 63, Tanker 63, Engine 9, Tanker 9, Ambulance 9, Ladder 5, Engine 5, Tanker 5, Ambulance 5-9, Rescue 36, Tanker 36.  Nicholson Fire was on stand by at thier station, and Station 5 had Engine 12 relocate to their station. 
 

Congratulations! The members  of the Factoryville Fire Company would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs Kyle Stanton. Kyle is a lieutenant with the Fire Company. We would like to send our good will and wishes to Kyle and Cat, and welcome her to the fire company family. They were married on Saturday May 17 at the Methodist Church in Factoryville.

Busy Tuesday Keeps Station 9 Running
After clearing the first call of the day at 05:30 the day was quiet until 10:40 a.m. when Wyoming County dispatched Station 9 for the 2 car mva on SR 6 & 11 across the street from Edwards Auto Repair. 

Chief 9B (Howard) arrived on scene assuming command and advising all units no entrapment, fluids down, possibly one patient , the rest sign offs.  Rescue 9 handled the hazards, while Ambulance 9 and Ambulance 5-9 transported one patient each to the area hospital.  Engine 5 was cancelled.  Units operated for about one hour.

Units on the Crash
Rescue 9, Ambulance 9, Engine 5, Ambulance 5-9

After clearing the second crash little did Station 9 know there was another call to come.  At approx. 14:20 Wyoming County dispatched Station 9 to SR 6 & 11 near the Intersection of SR 438 for wires down and fire in the woods.  Chief 9 (R. Gow) arrived on scene assuming command advising units of a small brush fire.  Fire was extinguished by units from Tanker 9 and Brush 5.  Units operated on scene for about one hour.

Units on the Brush Fire
Tanker 9, Ambulance 9, Brush 5, Engine 5

Early Morning Crash  Draws Response

On April 22 at approx. 04:00 a.m. Wyoming County dispatched Station 9 and Station 5 out of Lackawanna County for the 1 car mva rollover on routes 6 & 11 east of Keystone College.  Lieutenant 9B (Wasilewski) arrived on scene advising three patients all walking wounded.

Rescue 9 handled the hazards while Engine 5 handled traffic.  Ambulance 9 and Ambulance 5-9 transported the patients to the area hospital.  Units operated on the scene for approx. 90 minutes.

Units on the Crash
Rescue 9, Ambulance 9, Engine 5, Ambulance 5-9, CLS 6, CLS 8, and PSP Dunmore

One Car MVA with Entrapment
On April 19 at approx. 2:18 a.m. Wyoming County dispatched Station 9 for a 1 car mva with entrapment and the vehicle on fire.  Lieutenant 9A (Stanton) arrived on scene advising all units that the car was fully involved.  Prior to the arrival of Lieutenant 9A a passerby did a rapid extrication of the patient from the vehicle before the passenger compartment was engulfed in flames.  Once the passerby had the patient extricated two unknown actors arrived and fled the scene with the patient. Engine 9 then arrived extinguishing the fire.  Units operated on scene for approx. 90 minutes.  Photos

Units on the Crash
Engine 9, Tanker 9, Ambulance 9, TYler 601, Tunkhannock Borough Police

Back to Back Calls 
On April 8, 2008 at around 15:30 Wyoming County dispatched Tanker 9 to assist Station 5 (Dalton) on a fire alarm on Lilly Lake Rd.  While enroute Tanker 9 monitered the Radio transmissions and heard that Ambulance 5-9 was unable to make the fire alarm due to they have drove upon a 2 car mva infront of Restore auto body on SR 6 & 11.  Command 5 knew that Tanker 9 was within close proximity of the wreck so he redirected Tanker 9 to the accident.  Command 5 then had Rescue 9, Rescue 2, Ambulance 4-9, and CLS 6 dispatched to the wreck also.  Tanker 9 blocked traffic while Rescue 9 assisted with patient removal and fluids down.  Rescue 2 was returned upon arrival of Rescue 9, Ambulance 5-9 transported 1 patient, and Ambulance 4-9 obtained a patient refusal.  Units operated for about 45 mins.

Units on the Crash
Rescue 9, Tanker 9, Tanker 5-3, Ambulance 5-9, Rescue 2, Ambulance 4-9, CLS 6, Dalton Police, South Abington Police

Tanker 9 relocated
At  23:45 hours  on March 26th Wyoming County dispatched Tanker 9 by request of Lackawanna County to relocate to Station 36 (Scott Township) to cover the area while multiple departments operated on a fully involved structure fire at Highway Auto Parts in Archbald.  Tanker 9 relocated and stood by at Station 36 along with Engine 26-1 (Excelsior Hose of Olyphant) for approx. 5 hours.

Early morning crash gets response

At approximaterly 1:45 a.m. on March 25, Rescue 9 and Ambulance 9 were dispatched for an unknown type crash on SR 107.  Lieutenant 9B (Wasilewski) arrived on scene confirming that there was a crash, and that is was a 1 car rollover with one patient walking wounded, and one utility pull snapped in half. Rescue 9 arrived controlling the fluids down, and directing traffic.

Ambulance 9 transported the patient to the local hospital. Units operated for about 1 hour. Units on the Crash: Rescue 9, Ambulance 9, Tyler 601, PSP Tunkhannock

Congratulations
The Factoryville Fire Co. would like to congratulate Shantel Franklin and Jody Nowalk for successfully completeing the PA EMT Certification.
 

LZ setup At approximately 17:00 Wyoming County dispatched Engine 9 to set up a landing zone at the Lackawanna Trail High School.  Wyoming County reported that this would be assisting Tunkhannock Ambulance as they were enroute to the hospital they decided to fly their trauma patient.  Engine 9 with a crew of 6 responded and set up the LZ for MedEvac 4.  Tunkhannock Ambulance 1-11 arrived with the Trauma patient, and with crews from both companies the patient was loaded and the chopper took off.  Units operated on scene for  30 minutes. Units on the Call Engine 9, Ambulance 1-11, Tyler 601, MedEvac 4

Wreck draws response At13:00 on March 10 Wyoming County dispatched Rescue 9 and Ambulance 9 for a two car MVA on Routes 6&11 at the entrance to Keystone College.  Chief 9A (Sherman) arrived on scene reporting two vehicles with 3 patients, two possible refusals one with a head injury.  Rescue 9 arrived on scene contolling traffic, assisting with patient removal, and cleaning up fluids.  A patient was transported by Ambulance 9 with ALS aboard. Units operated on scene for an hour.  Units assigned:  Rescue 9, Ambulance 9, Ambulance 5-9, Tyler 601  Photolink

2 alarm fire wrecks business

WNEP On Feb 22 around 9 a.m. Wyoming county dispatched Station 9 for a reported structure fire at Complete Auto on SR 6.  Lieutenant 9A (Stanton) arrived on scene confirming the fire, assumed command, and called for a second  alarm.  Upon arrival there was heavy fire on the AB corner with extension into the BC corner.

Engine 9's crew took an aggressive attack with 2 deck guns, but ran short on water. Tanker 9 and Triton tanker 5 arrived and  supplied a tanker nurse operation for E9 until supply lines could be established. Nicholson E2 arrived and established a 5" supply line from the creek feeding E9 giving an adequate amount of water.  E63 established another 5" supply line to feed Ladder 5.  Triton E2 established a tanker fill site down the road.  Due to heavy fire load, and repeated explosions the fire moved rapidly through the building, and the building was totally lost.

Units on the box: Engine 9, Tanker 9, Nicholson E2, Nicholson T4, Ladder 5, Ambulance 5-9, Engine 63, Tanker 63, Triton E2, Triton T5, Car 2, Rescue 2, Tanker 2, EMA 1&2, DEP, PSP Tunk., PSP Fire Marshal, and Tanker 36 relocated to Station 9 (Updated photo link)
 

Wreck: SUV vs. Tractor trailer On Feb 21 at 13:27 Wyoming county dispatched Station 9 and Nicholson fire for a two car MVA SUV vs. Tractor Trailer on SR 92.  Nicholson 2 (Herron) arrived on scene stating two vehicles tractor trailer blocking the highway, three patients.

 Rescue 9 arrived on scene assisting with fuel containment, while the patients were in the hands of EMS.  Moments after Rescue 9 was redirected to the Nicholson Carnival grounds to set up a landing zone by authority of Nicholson 1 (Roberts).  After setting up the LZ and assisting Life Flight 3 Rescue 9 was again redirected to the intersection of SR 92 and West Nicholson Rd. to shut down the highway.  Units operated on scene for about  5 hours.

Units on the Crash
Rescue 9, Ambulance 9, Nicholson E2, Ambulance 1-10, Life Flight 3  (Photos)