At our December 2022 Meetings, the Crary Hose Company and Westfield Firemen’s Relief Association chose our 2023 Officers. We will be represented by the same group of leaders this year as last year. Thank you all for serving in 2022 and for stepping up to continue to lead our progress through the coming year. 2023 …
12/14/2022 @ 16:17, Crary Hose, Sabinsville Ambulance, Clymer Hose, Harrison Township, Knoxville-Deerfield, and Elkland-RIT were dispatched to 6204 Route 349, Westfield Township, to the scene of a reported structure fire. Engine 5-3 responded with a crew of 4 (FF Streeter – Operator, Chief 5-10 Skelton, FF Brubaker, FF Reed) at 16:22 to find a house …
08/16/2022 @ 11:36, Crary Hose, Clymer Hose, Knoxville-Deerfield and Sabinsville Ambulance were dispatched to 2152 California Rd, Brookfield Township, to the scene of a reported vehicle fire. Engine 5-3/Chief 5-20 Heyler responded with a crew of 4 at 11:43, followed closely by Tanker 5-5 with crew of 2. Knoxville’s Tanker 6-5 and Engine 6-2 responded, …
Incident T081622-45: Tractor/Trailer Fire in Brookfield Twp Read More »
In Fire and EMS world, there are three main categories of incidents: medical calls, motor vehicle accidents/rescue calls and fires/hazmat calls. If you listen to dispatch radio traffic, you will recognize these calls by the number of beeps that follow the plectron dispatch tones: one beep for medical, two beeps for MVA, three beeps for …
Drill Nights – Honing Skills and Prepping for the Big Game Read More »
On June 4th and 5th, 2022, firefighters from Crary Hose, Eynon Sturges (Scranton), Millerton, Morris, and Wellsboro took part in an Aerial Apparatus Practices course offered by Bucks County Community College, sponsored by Tioga County Department of Emergency Services, and hosted by Crary Hose Company. Aerial units from Wellsboro, Elkland, and Crary Hose, along with …
Continuing a very intensive training schedule for Spring 2022, 15 firefighters from Crary Hose, Knoxville/Deerfield, Clymer Hose, Osceola and Middlebury Township participated in a Vehicle Rescue Awareness and Operations Level course hosted by Crary Hose throughout the month of May 2022, conducted by Bucks County Community College instructors Dave Braun and Richard Scheesley. The course …
Vehicle Rescue Training – Awareness and Operations Level Read More »
Spring 2022 has been all about catching up on the lost time. Since training over the last two years has been, let’s just say complicated, our training committee and chief officers have been hard at work setting up training opportunities. In addition to the multiple training courses we are offering at Dept 5 this spring, …
5/13/2022 17:44 Dept 5 was dispatched to 931 Ladd Rd, Westfield Township to the scene of an ALS medical incident, reported as a garden tractor rollover, one patient self-extricated. Squad 5-18 and Chief 5 responded, with Chief requesting additional support from Engine 5-3 which responded shortly thereafter. Ambulance 26-7 arrived on-scene shortly thereafter, and crews …
Incident 2022-00014208 – Garden Tractor Rollover Read More »
Day 2 of the Rural Fireground Water Movement class was held at Crary Hose on 4/30/2022. Bucks County Community College Fire Instructor JR Erdley presided over the class. Firefighters from Dept 5 Crary Hose, Dept 3 Elkland, Dept 6 Knoxville-Deerfield, Dept 11 Middlebury Township, Dept 14 Osceola and Dept 48 Coudersport learned to apply the …
