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Chicken B-B-Q
at the
fire station
Saturday, June 15 -
noon till sold out |
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Blue Mass Honors
Emergency Services |
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| May 19 - Members
from Eagle Hose Company, Dickson City Community
Ambulance, Volunteer Hose Company # 3 of Throop, Wilson
Fire Company of Peckville as well as the Eagle Hose
Company Ladies Auxiliary and State Corrections Officers once again participated in the
annual Blue Mass held at the Visitation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary Church in Dickson City. |
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Basic
Vehicle Rescue (Operations) |
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Sponsored
by the Mid Valley Emergency Service Association (MVESA) |
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Location:
Dickson City Fire Department |
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Tuesday,
June 18 ~ Thursday, June 20 ~
Monday, June 24 ~ Thursday, June 27 ~
all classes start at 6:30pm. |
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Prerequisite is BVR Awareness. For more info,
contact dcfd23webmaster@gmail.com |
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Fire
displaces Throop residents |
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May 6
- (03:10) Dickson City Firefighters assisted the Throop
Fire Dept and other mutual aid dept's at a working fire
on Sanderson St. All residents had escaped the flames
prior to the FD's arrival. Ladder 23 assisted with truck
work throughout the structure. The Ladder was on scene
till 04:45. The cause of the fire is under investigation
by the PA State Police Fire Marshal.
photo is
from
scrantontimes.com |
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Vehicle fire
with exposures & a vehicle over a ledge |
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(17:00) Rescue 23 and DCEMS were sent to Grier St at
the Lackawanna county housing complex for a vehicle that
drove over a barrier, and a male patient was laying on
the ground outside the vehicle. Crews arrived to find
the driver self-extricated and non-injured. The car was
unoccupied during the time of the accident. The Rescue
company was on scene for approximately 30 minutes.
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| May 3 -
(13:00) Engine 23 was requested to assist Throop
Fire Department with a multiple vehicle/brush fire.
Chief 27 arrived on scene and reported two vehicles on
fire, with exposure problems to a trailer and also
barrels with unknown contents. Ladder & Rescue 27
arrived on scene and handled fire suppression. Engine 23
arrived on scene and supplied tank water to Rescue 27
and also completed overhaul operations. Crews were on
scene for approximately 1 hour. |
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Ladder works
dwelling fire in S. Abington Twp. |
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May 1 - (11:20)
Ladder 23 was dispatched on the S.R.N assignment to
assist Chinchilla Hose Company (Station 2) at 620 Layton
Road with a working structure fire. While responding,
ladder 23 was assigned to conduct a primary search and
ventilation on division 2. The ladder arrived on scene,
and was reassigned. The crew was split and overhaul was
completed in the attic as well as the garage area by the
two teams. There were no injuries on scene. Chief 2 (J.
Waters) had command. The ladder operated on scene for
approximately 2 hours. |
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Vehicle fire at Perkins |
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April
26 - (16:02) Dickson City Firefighters were
called to the Perkins Family Restaurant on Ravine St for
a reported vehicle fire. Prior to calling enroute,
Engine 23 crews were advised that DCPD was on scene
reporting a working fire in the engine compartment.
Crews arrived on scene and extinguished the fire using
tank water. Crews were on scene for approximately 30
minutes. |
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April 23 -
Dickson City Fire Department would like to congratulate
member Charles (CJ) Jaskulski on his appointment at
Kingston Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic. CJ
has been a member of DCFD for 9 years, starting as a
junior member, and working his way up to earning his
FFI, EMT, and NREMT-P. CJ has worked at Community Life
Support as well as Geisinger CMC as a paramedic. We wish
CJ all the best in his new career. |
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2013 Fund Drive is underway |
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April 10
- Our 2013 Fund Drive is now
underway. Fund drive packets were
mailed to Dickson City residents and
business' this week. If you did not
receive one in the mail, contact the
fire station at 383-0923.
Please support your Volunteers! |
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Ladder
assists Throop |
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April 4 - (02:35) Ladder 23
was dispatched along with the Throop fire
department and Dunmore Rescue 6 to 7E
Memorial Dr in Throop for a reported house
fire with entrapment. While the ladder was
responding, first arriving companies
conducted a primary search and were able to
locate and rescue the victim. The victim was
transferred to EMS and transported to a
local hospital. Ladder 23 arrived on scene
and performed the truck company duties of
ventilation and overhaul. DCFD was on the
scene for approximately one hour. PSP Fire
Marshall ruled the fire arson and the
victim is in critical condition at Leigh
Valley Hospital. |
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Working
Structure Fire - 626 Laybourne St |
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March 25
- (14:47) Dickson City Firefighters, Throop
Rescue 27, and Blakely Engine 22 were sent to 626 Laybourne St. for
a possible structure fire. Lt Homenchak
marked enroute with Car 23 and was advised
that the 911 Center was receiving multiple calls about smoke
coming from the home. The SRN was
activated, bringing Olyphant Rescue
26 as RIT and Peckville Ladder 20
to the scene. Lt Homenchak arrived on scene
and reported a working fire in a 2-1/2 story
residence with all occupants out of the
structure. Justus,
Scott Twp, and Archbald Tankers were put on
stand-by due to the location of the home.
Ladder 23 arrived on scene and established
its own water supply and went to work
performing truck and engine company duties.
Crews were faced with a fire in the walls
surrounding the fireplace and chimney on divisions 1, 2 and
in the attic area. Engine 23 supplied manpower to the ladder crew
which was short-staffed. Rescue 26 stretched a back-up 1-3/4" handline to assist with fire suppression
and Engine 22 was assigned
to RIT. Rescue 23 personnel were
put in staging and later completed overhaul
operations with the assistance of Ladder 20.
Crews were on scene for approximately 3-1/2
hours. Chief Chowanec and Lt Homenchak had
command.
Companies on
scene: DCFD, DCEMS, DCPD, R-26, E-22, L-20,
Ambulance 2-8
~Photos
courtesy of DCPD Chief Bilinski, and DCEMS member Britney Haefele~
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Vehicle rollover |
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March 23
- (10:00) Rescue and EMS were dispatched to
Community Bank & Trust for a vehicle on its
roof leaking fuel. The original dispatch
sent crews to the 1600 block of Main Street
but it was quickly determined that the
incident was located behind the First
National Community Bank in the 900 block of
Main. Emergency personnel arrived on scene
to find a pick up truck overturned near a
creek bed with the sole occupant still
inside. The Rescue 23 crew stabilized the
vehicle and removed the driver through the
passenger side door. The driver was
transported to a local hospital with minor
injuries. 23-9, LA-ALS and Ladder 23 were
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Car fire on
2nd Ave. |
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March 5 -
Dickson City Firefighters
were sent to 102 Second Ave. for a reported car
fire that was next to the residence. Due to
the exposure problems, the full structure
box was dispatched. Chief 23 arrived on
scene assuming command, reporting a fully
involved car fire with no exposure problems
and returned the out-of-town companies.
Engine 23 arrived on scene and
extinguished the fire. Crews were on scene
for approx. 30 minutes.
~Photos by Erin Lukasik~
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Ladder
heads to Throop |
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February 11 -
Ladder 23 was
dispatched on a first alarm assignment with
the Throop Fire Department to the 700 blk of
Dunmore Street for a reported structure
fire. Chief 27 arrived on scene and
confirmed a working structure fire in the
attached garage and requested the S.R.N. be
dispatched. Ladder 23 arrived on scene and
went to work performing truck company
duties. Crews from DCFD vented the roof of
the garage and assisted in overhaul
operations. Ladder 23 remained on scene for
approx. 2 hrs.
Photos by FF Lenny Chesnaky
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Engine Co
runs another car fire |
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February 4 -
Dickson City Fire Department was sent to the
800 block of Main Street for a reported
vehicle on fire that was on a rollback.
Engine 23 arrived on scene to find a sole
vehicle with a fully involved engine
compartment fire. Crews extinguished the
fire with the "trash line" and returned to
service. |
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3 car
crash, 2 cars on fire......same incident |
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February 2 - Dickson City
Firefighters were sent to the Scr/Carb Hwy
in front of Denny's for a reported vehicle
fire. After dispatch, communications advised
that it was now a reported three car crash
with one vehicle on fire. While Engine 23
was enroute, they were given additional
information that they was now two vehicle on
fire with one rolling down the highway. The
vehicle that decided to add additional
excitement to the call was successfully
secured by the Dickson City Police
Department. The Engine arrived on scene and
extinguished both vehicles with tank water
and a dry chem extinguisher. Ladder 23 was
placed on stand-by, but was later returned
to service.
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2012 year
in review |
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Click on the
YouTube logo above to see DCFD's 2012 Year
In Review Video |
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