Crews worked on laddering
skills, forcible entry and search and rescue at Wednesday drill.
Thanks
to all Browndale Fire Company's
Gun Raffle and Pig Roast was held at the Browndale Sportsmen's Club
Grounds on Ravnikar Road. We'd like to thank everyone who supported the
event. We hope everyone had a great time and congratulaions to all the
raffle winners! A special thank you to all members who made
sacrifices to make this event a huge success!
Early
morning 41 box A 41 box for a house fire
was dispatched just after 00:30 hours on Tuesday, August 11, for 63 Depot
Street in Forest City. Ladder 43 and Engine double pulled on the box. With
smoke showing from 41 engine stretched a line to division 2. The fire was
quickly knocked down, limiting damage to one room. Crews operated for about
an hour before returning to service.
Red Cross
drill A flood that ravaged parts
of Upper Lackwanna County following several days of heavy rain was the
theme of a drill held in various locations in Lackawanna and Wayne Counties
on Saturday. The drill was coordinated by the American Red Cross.
Staff from Station 43 initially
reported to Station 59 ( William Walker/Mayfield) and eventually participated
in opening a shelter located at Station 58 ( Jermyn). Station
43 is designated as a ARC disaster center. The training prepared our staff
for the expections of operating a disaster center.
Shift system
implimented A new SOG entitled “Shift
Assignments” has been issued replacings the SOG entitled “Platoon
System” that has been in place since 2007.
The SOG involves
several operational changes that are being implemented to accomplish several
objectives are met: • Insuring that minimum
staffing is available to respond to emergencies.
• Built in “off duty” time
for volunteer members by requiring response only while on a duty shift.
• Non-emergent station
duties are completed on a scheduled basis on a rotating basis allowing
work a more equal distribution of the workload.
• Personnel will be afforded
more individualized training and hands on experiences within the shift.
The premise behind
the shift assignments is simple. • Everyone shares equally
in the workload
• Everyone shares equally
in training, station duties and apparatus checks
• Everyone share equally
in time off
• Everyone shares equally
in responses
• Everyone depends on each
other Review the
SOG
OHW a
wrap Photos: Staff from 43 cover stand at OHW. Thanks
to all who supported our stand at Forest City's Old Home Week festivities
on Thursday through Saturday. A special atta-boy (and girl) to all our
personnel who made sacrifices to provide stand cover and still tend to
all the other weekend's activities.
NWS confirms
tornado According to the National
Weather Service a tornado did cause the path of destruction in Wayne
County early Friday evening. Representatives from the National Weather
Service in Binghamton, NY, toured the area Saturday confirming that a tornado
did tear through the area on Friday. Crews from Station 43
spent the day throughout the Clinton Township meeting with homeowners and
lending a hand where needed. Utility companies, PennDot and the local chapter
of the American Red Cross were also busy restoring power, phones,
clearing roadways and insuring all local residents had shelter. Scranton
Times-TribunePhotosWBRE
Earlier Likely related to the storm,
a box assignment was dispatched to White Oak Drive in Clinton
Township just after 18:30 hours on Friday for possible structure
fire.
As companies and 43 responded
to the incident, they had to be replaced on the assignment as they were
unable to traverse a path of destruction on Routes 247 and 296. The assignment
was adjusted by Wayne County Communications. The fire was handled
by the revised box with Companies 43 and 41 trying to clear a path of downed
trees and wires. There were no reported injures from the storm, however,
there were several properties damaged and countless trees and utility wires
down in Clinton Township. Several roadways were closed. Numerous
companies from Wayne and Lackawanna County were kept busy with the storms
aftermath. WNEP
Ladder,
Engine get "work" at drill
On Tuesday, the annual
drill was held at the Forest City Nursing Center in Forest City.
43 double pulled with the engine and ladder both taking position
on Side C, division 2 of the facility.
A "fire" located in a patient's
room was quickly snuffed out with a quick deployment of the 400 foot preconnect
with engine covering the FD connection. The truck vented and completed
the primary search.
Good hands
on training Despite temps near 95 degrees,
a good training exercise was conducted on Wednesday evening, at 340
Main Street in Forest City (the former Station 41).
The old firehouse will be demolished
early next week and Station 43 seized the opportunity to use
the building for some hands on training. Crews drilled on rooftop
ventilation, trench cuts and worked with both portable and the aerial ladder
Thank you to Mr. Newak for giving us this opportunity prior to demolishing
the structure.
Revision
to uniform policy There has been a revision
the Class B and C portion of the uniform policy. Click
here to review.
