Every member has a set of reasons for the time and safety they sacrifice to be a firefighter. It is safe to say that most firefighters would list “Helping and Protecting Children” high on that list. Knowing that, it is easy to see why the 5 House crew was eager to help out at the …
5 House and Smokey Bear Help Out at Westfield Library’s Summer Reading Program Read More »
We all have witnessed the troubling trend of increased gun violence in our country. We all struggle with understanding the mindset of the perpetrators and processing the feelings that these tragic events elicit. Discussions of root cause, prevention, and mitigation offer potential solutions that may exhibit both efficacy and unintended negative repercussions, but at the …
Local Responders Attend Rescue Task Force Training Read More »
Crary Hose Company, Elkland Volunteer Fire Department, and Tioga County Department of Emergency Services (TCDES) teamed up to provide three classes this spring on Farm and Agricultural Rescues. TCDES contracted the services of RescueTechs LLC, a training provider based out of Rehrersburg, PA that specializes in basic/advances vehicle rescue, agricultural rescue, and grain bin/silo rescue …
28 Local Firefighters Participate in Farm Rescue Training Series Read More »
Over the last week, a Hazmat Operations Level full course was held at Crary Hose. Three of our members (FF Brubaker, FF Streeter, and Chief 5-10 Skelton) and numerous other members from around Tioga County, were taught the necessary skills to operate at this level. The class was instructed by John Erich and Jim Sheppard, …
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 »
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 »
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 …
When you are fighting fire in hills of Northcentral Pennsylvania and the call summons you outside of our small towns into the rural townships, one of your highest priorities is planning, establishing, and maintaining an adequate water supply. Without water, our tools and tactics are pretty much useless. So how do you amass a water …
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 …
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 »
