It is with heavy hearts that the members of Crary Hose Company announce the sudden and untimely passing of our brother Firefighter and EMT Travis Birdsall. Travis joined Crary Hose Company on September 10th, 2007 and gave 14 years of service to his community. During that time, Travis served as Fire Police Captain for 5 …
On Monday, 3/28/22 at 18:30, members of Dept 5 Crary Hose and Dept 20 Harrison Township participated in a Wildfire Refresher session at the Crary Hose Firehall. Brian Plume and Scott Miller from the PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry, Tioga Forest District, provided an in-depth refresher of the important aspects of fighting Wildfires. Topics included …
3/18/2022 @ 15:26, Dept 5 Crary Hose , Dept 6 Knoxville, Dept 16 Clymer, Dept 17 Chatham was dispatched to 1118 Broughton Rd, Westfield Township to the scene of a wild fire. Crary Hose Squad 5-18 hauling UTV Rescue 5-28, Patrol 5-4 and Tanker 5-5 responded, as did Clymer Partol 16-4 and their 6-Wheeler. First …
Crary Hose held our February Monthly Company Meeting on Monday, 2/7/2022. Prior to the meeting, the members of the company had the privilege of welcoming to the firehall Brian Edgcomb, Trustee of the Deerfield Charitable Trust. We invited Mr. Edgcomb to present him and the Deerfield Charitable Trust with a token of our appreciation for …
Deerfield Charitable Trust Recognized at Crary Hose Monthly Meeting Read More »
2/5/2022 @ 17:50, Dept 5 was dispatched mutual aid to 4 E Second Street, Coudersport Borough with Engine or Rescue and crew of interior firefighters to assist on the scene of a working structure fire in-progress. Squad 5-18 with crew of 3 responded initially, followed by Engine 5-3 with a crew of 3 shortly thereafter. …
Incident 2022-00003680: Mutual Aid to Structure Fire Read More »
In 2021, Crary Hose responded to 353 calls. Of these calls, 250 were medical calls and 28 were fire-related responses. Our volunteers invested 3,543 total hours in service of the company and the community, with 1510 of those hours being associated with emergency response and the remainder, 2033, being invested in training, meetings, work nights, …
Rural firefighters spend a lot of time at incidents with neighboring fire and EMS departments. So much so, we tend to build a strong and unique bonds. It’s not always amicable, as this is a highly impactful and stressful vocation, but at the end of the day we all know we are in this together …
The Brotherhood: Fighting Fires and Busting Chops Read More »
On 1/23/2022 @ 17:02, Dept 5 was dispatched to 790 Carr Hill Rd, Hector Township to an Automatic Alarm. Engine 5-3 and Squad 5-18 responded. Due to weather and road conditions, response time was extended. Dispatch was in communication with the property owner, who reported that there was nobody in the home at the time. …
Incident 2022-00002324: Automatic Fire Alarm with Smoke in Structure Read More »
On 1/22/2022 @ 08:57, Dept 5 Crary Hose, Dept 16 Clymer Hose and Dept 26 Sabinsville Ambulance were dispatched to 364 East Main Street, Apartment A, Westfield Borough to the scene of a structure fire, reported apartment fire. Due to the nature of the initial report, RIT was immediately requested from Dept 3 Elkland by …
Incident 2022-00002181: Apartment Fire, Westfield Borough Read More »
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