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| Mermelstein's
Marketplace, Sept 21, 2007 - Carbondale Twp. |
A two
alarm fire in Carbondale Township at the Mermelstein building. located
on Business Route 6, housed several businesses under one roof. The fire
drew apparatus from three counties as water woes forced firefighters to
shuttle water and draft from the Lackawanna River besides using the overtaxed
hydrant system. Chief 62 (MacDonald) had command while Chief 60 (Wahy)
had operations. EMS Lt.51 (Bifano) ran the EMS sector.
The
engine was assigned a water supply assignment drafting out of the Lackawanna
River after laying out 1400' of 5" hose. Meanwhile, the ladder was
assigned as the FAST Truck. The engine and the ladder returned to service
at 01:30 hours on Saturday. While on the job, Squad 22 transferred to Station
43.
On
the assignment: R51, R51-2, 51-9, 51-8, 51-7: ENGINES 60, 43, 51, 24, 20,
59, 58-3 LADDERS: 51, 58, 20, 43 RESCUES: 59, 36, 25 SQUAD: 62 REHAB: 59
EMS: 59-9
TANKERS:
60, 15, 36, 24, 18, 28, 2, 14, 63 EMA: 35 COMPANIES MOVED: 61, 26, 75,
22, 5, EMS 21, Forest City EMS
Photos
courtesy of WWHC and Cotttage Ambulance
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