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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 »

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

Wildfire Training with DCNR Read More »