Upcoming Events
05/27/2012 BBQ Chicken Dinner
We will be having our annual Memorial Day Chicken BBQ, except this time we will be going with a full dinner. We will be serving a half chicken, homemade potato salad, homemade baked beans, a dinner roll, and dessert. Ticket prices are $9.00 for the full dinner or $6.00 for just the halve. Serving time will be from Noon til 1:30 PM. Tickets can be purchased at CJ's Deli, Country Cuts, any fire company member, or by calling the station at 570-945-3139 and leaving a message.
Jam Sessions Every Wednesday Night
Every Wednesday night at 6:30 we host a jam session for all musicians in the area. Come on out and play some music or just hang out and listen. Free coffee on hand. Some equipment is supplied, if you have any questions feel free to send us an e-mail or call the station and someone will get back to you.Recent News
Two MVA Night For Station 63
At approximately 9:45 PM on 4/26/2012 Station 63, Rescue 9 and Ambulance 9 (Factoryville) were dispatched for a motor vehicle accident on Route 407 just before the Susquehanna County Line. Within two minutes Chief 63 (T. Saxton) arrived on scene reporting one car into the guiderail, no entrapment, and possibly two patients refusing treatment. The accident turned out to be in Lenox Township and Station 17 (Nicholson) was added to the response. Rescue 9 was canceled. The patients were evaluated and it was determined that they would be refusing treatment. Upon arrival of Chief 17 (G. Ball) command was turned over. Once patient refusals were signed Ambulance 9 was canceled. Units operated on scene for just over an hour.Units on Scene: Rescue 17, Squad 63, PSP Gibson
A second early morning (4/27/2012) accident was dispatched shortly before 4:30 AM. A one car accident, with car into the field in the area of Fleetville Corners was reported. Patient was reported to be on foot walking away from accident. No accident was found in the area of Fleetville Corners. Lieutenant 63 (R. Valvano) came across the victim while responding to the call. The location was updated to Farnham Road. Upon arrival a one car accident was found with the vehicle through a fence into a pasture. Command was established by Chief 63 (T. Saxton). Rescue 9 was canceled and Ambulance 9 was requested to the scene to transport the patient to a hospital. Units operated for approximately 40 minutes.
Units on Scene: Engine 63, Squad 63, Ambulance 9, and PSP Dunmore
Mountain Biker Injured at State Park
At approximately 10:45AM on 4/22/12 Squad 63 and Ambulance 9 (Factoryville) were dispatched for a mountain biker injured at the Lackawanna State Park. With Squad 63 clearing from another EMS call, the Squad responded within a minute. Upon arrival, one of the State Park Rangers updated the location. The injured biker was found to be in the North Abington Township section of the State Park. The biker was in a wooded area approximately 1/2 mile from the road way. Chief 63 (T. Saxton) assumed command. With limited resources on scene Command requested Engine 63, Engine 5 (Dalton) and ATV 36 (Scott) to the scene for manpower. A crew from Station 63 and Community Life Support started into the woods with equipment. After gaining access to the patient, the patient was prepared for the carry out. By this time crews from Dalton, Factoryville, Fleetville, and Scott had made access to the patient. The patient was carried out about half way to the point that ATV 36 and a rescue trailer had gained access. The patient was transported to a waiting ambulance. Units operated for approximately 1 hour.Units on Scene: Engines 63, Engine 5, Ambulance 9, Rescue 36, ATV 36, Ambulance 36-8, CLS, and State Park Rangers
Fatal Structure Fire In Scott Township
Around 11:30 AM Station 36, Station 28, and Station 63 were dispatched to Montdale Road, next to Station 36 for the working structure fire with confirmed entrapment. Engine 36 was on scene within seconds attempting to make entry into the rear of the residence. Minutes after the first dispatch Chief 36 requested the 2nd alarm assignment to the scene. Despite the valiant efforts of firefighters the one entrapped person was unable to make it out. One patient was also transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The PSP Fire Marshal was called into the scene to investigate. We would like to express our condolences to the Curnow Family, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Thank you to the community for your support through this hard time, and to all firefighters on scene today, we are proud to call you all family and stand next to you on this day.
Units on scene: Engines: 36, 28, 63, 60, 24, 20, 2 - Ladders: 5 - Rescues: 36, 18, 59, 26 - Tankers: 36, 28, 63, 24, 2, 60 - Ambulances: 36-8, 59-9, 23-9, Rehab 59 - American Red Cross, Scott Township Police, Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal
Great time at the Breakfast With The Easter Bunny
We have a great turnout this year for the Easter breakfast, we easily doubled the turnout of last year. The weather also helped out greatly this year compared to last. Everyone seemed to have a great time and the easter egg hunt was fun for all. Thank you all for making it out and we hope it was a good time for all. We would also like to thank the Lion's Club for their all their help. See you all next year.
04/02/2012 - Crash on Route 107
Around 3:00 PM, Station 63, Rescue 36, Ambulance 36-9, and Lackawanna County ALS were dispatched to Route 107 near Worth Church Road for a one car motor vehicle accident with injuries. Minutes after dispatch, Squad 63 was en route to the scene with Engine 63 assembling crew. Engine 63 responded with a crew of 5 and arrived on scene to find one vehicle off the road with positive air bag deployment. One patient out of the vehicle being treated by EMS. The crew from Engine 63 assisted EMS treating and packaging the patient for transport while Rescue 36 staged and assisted with traffic control and packaging the patient. Ambulance 36-9 was unable to crew, patient transported to a local hospital via CLS Ambulance.
Units on scene: E63, S63, R36, CLS Medics, Pennsylvania State Police
Picture courtesy of Scott Township Hose Company
Another successful pasta dinner
This past Saturday we held another all you can eat pasta dinner, and had a great turnout. Turned out even better than last time. We would like to thank everyone who was able to make it out for dinner and who was able to give a donation. We would also like to give a special thanks to the Harford Volunteer Fire Company, who was able to gather up 24 of their members to come down for dinner. It was nice being able to spend some time with fellow first responders and not be on an emergency. We hope everyone had a good time and hope to see you at the next dinner.
Structure Box 63-1 Transmitted
At 2:02 PM, Station 63, Station 9, Station 36, Ladder 5, and Rescue 2 were dispatched to Finn Road in Benton Township for a brush fire endangering a structure. Engine and Brush 63 went en route shortly after dispatch with Chief 63 on his way to the scene. Tanker 36 then followed Engine 63 into the scene preparing to set up for water supply. With the bulk of the fire knocked down, Chief 63 canceled most of the remaining units, having Rescue 36 and Utility 9 come into the scene, and Tanker 9 to relocate to Station 63. Units operated on scene for just over one hour.
Units on scene: E63, B63, U9, T36, R36, B5, Ambulance 5.9, Tanker 9 at Station 63
No Burn Ban In Effect For Lackawanna County - Just Some Tips
We would like to apologize for the information posted about the burn ban in Lackawanna County. This info was old and outdated, and at this time we are not under any burn bans in the county. We would like to ask everyone to please be cautious though. With the lack of snow this winter, and temperatures averaging in the 70s already, the ground is very dry. This can, will, and has proved to cause rapid fire spread, damaging acres of land through out the county. If you must have an open burn, please keep a close watch and have a garden hose or fire extinguisher nearby, just in case. If you see a brush fire or an unattended open burn, please dial 911 and report this, it could save someone's property.
Welcome Back Fleetville Fire Company Auxiliary
On Thursday evening March 15, 2012 a group of people met at Station 63 to reorganize an auxilairy for the fire company. There were 10 residents from the Benton Township community that attended the meeting. The membership of the fire company would like to welcome the auxiliary to our fire hall. Their topic of discussion was the election of officers (listed below) and their function during the upcoming Pasta Dinner, Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, and Election Day dinner. If you are interested in becoming a member of the auxilairy please call the fire hall at (570)945-3139 or send an email to fleetvilleauxiliary@frontier.com. Their meetings are schedule for the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. The next meeting will be April 19th and we look forward to seeing you there.
03/13/2012 - Station 63 crews staying busy
At approximately 5:00 PM, Brush 63 was dispatched to assist Station 28 (Justus), on Justus Boulevard, for a large brush fire. Within minutes, Brush 63 was on the road while Utility 63 assembled crew. Upon arrivel Brush 63 was placed at the tree line with many other units on foot, while Utility staged at the water fill site. Thanks to fast work by all the crews, the fire was able to be stopped at the tree line and crews were able to save a nearby Christmas Tree farm. Crews operated on scene for 2 hours.
Units on scene: B63. U63, B28, T28, B36, ATV36, E36, R36, T26, B26, B2
Immediately following the brush fire and clean up at the station, crews the took a ride to the Lackawanna State Park to review training with Chief 9A. Crews spent around 2 hours going over pump operations and hand line operations. It was a great chance to try out our newly learned ways of pump operations.
03/12/2012 - Brush and Utility Assist Area 28
At approximately 12:30 PM Station 63 along with multiple other units from Lackawanna and Susquehanna Counties were dispatched to assist Justus Fire on Quinton Road for a large brush fire. While 63 units were enroute Station 36 (Scott Township) was dispatched for a second large brush fire on Lakeland Drive in Scott Towship. Engine and Tanker 63 along with Chief 63 (T. Saxton) were dispatched for the second fire. The Lakeland Drive fire was knocked down quickly by the home owner with Engine 24 (Greenfield Township) wetting down the area to prevent a flare up. All units were reassigned to the Quinton Road job with Engine and Tanker 63 to standy by at station. Units operated for approximately 3 hours.
Fleetville Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary To Reorganize On March 15th
After many years of absence, a group of ladies and gentlemen from our community have expressed interest in re-organizing the Fire Company Auxiliary. At the regular monthly meeting of the Fleetville Fire Company, on March 6th, a motion was made to allow this group to begin the reorganization process. The motion was approved unanimously. The membership of the fire company is proud to make this announcement and look forward to working closely with the auxiliary. We wish them luck on all of their endeavors.The reorganizational meeting has been set for March 15th at 7:00 PM. Anyone is welcome to take part in the organization. If you are interested in joining the auxiliary, please contact the fire company via e-mail or phone, 570-945-3139, or please attend the meeting on March 15th at our fire hall.
Live Scanner Feed & Guestbook Now Available
Thanks to RadioReference.com we are able to provide you with a live scanner feed on our website. This feed is located at the bottom of the home page only, and automatically starts when the page loads, but you are able to stop the feed is you wish. The live feed will scan through Wyoming, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, and at times Luzerne County. Station 63 is dispatched through Wyoming County for those interested in hearing our dispatches as they happen. You might notice a 5 to 10 second delay, or even total moments of silence, this is normal. For the guestbook please click on the "Guestbook" tab on the left hand side. There will be a link there that will take you directly to the guestbook. We opted to go with a guestbook off of our website to keep load times down for you. If you experience any problems with either of this please contact tha webmaster.
02/21/2012 Station 63 crews train with Chief 9A
Tuesday evening, members from Station 63 spent a few hours reviewing pump operations on the engine and brush trcuk with Chief 9A. (R. Gow) Chief 9A explained pump operations in a simple manner so everyone was able to understand and gave everyone great tips and pointers on what to do if you were the pump operator. It was a good review for some members and a great chance to learn for others.
02/19/2012 - Engine and Squad respond to a rollover
At approximately 3 AM, Station 63, Rescue 9, Ambulance 9, and Lackawanna County ALS were dispatched to Route 407 near the cemetery, for a third party report of a motor vehicle accident, rollover, with injuries, patient out of the vehicle. Lieutenant 9-A (E. McElwee) arrived on scene confirming the report. Right after Squad 63 went en route, the patient left the scene stating he was uninjuried. Chief 63 (T. Saxton) then requested Rescue and Ambulance 9 return to service since the patient left the scene. Engine and Squad 63 waited on scene for the arrival of State Police and a wrecker. Units operated on scene for 45 minutes.
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01/26/2012 - 4th Structure Fire Of The Year
Around 12:30 AM, Station 63 was dispatched on the 2nd alarm assignment, to assist Station 9 (Factoryville), on a fully involved structure fire on Route 6, just past the Hoagie Hut. Tanker 63 responded within minutes while Engine 63 assembled crew. The tanker joined the shuttle for water supply while Engine 63 was requested to respond to Keystone College to set up a landing zone for LifeFlight 3 for a burn victim. Once patient care was transferred to LifeFlight 3 and the helicopter was en route to the hospital, Engine 63 responded back to the fire scene to assist with overhaul and cleanup. Station 63 was back in service at 3 AM.
Units on scene: E9, E63, E12-2, E17-2, E7-3, Hop Bottom E3, T9, T63, T17-1, T17-2, T12, T7-2, T7-3, T5, L5, R2, R9, Ambulance 9, Ambulance 1-9, CLS Medics, Wyoming County EMA
01/19/2012 - Crews Stay Busy On A Cold Afternoon
At approximately 2:30 PM, Engine 63 was dispatched to State Route 106 in Clifford Township for the working structure fire. The engine assembled a crew of 4 and went en route shortly after dispatch. Once the crew arrived on scene we were told to gain entry through a back door of the home while the interior crew worked on knocking down the fire. Once the bulk of the fire was knocked down crews spent quite some time opening up the attic area and eves of the home to gain access to the last of the fire. All units cleared the scene around 5:30 PM.