Upcoming Events
02/25/2012 All You Can Eat Pasta Dinner
We will be hosting an all you can eat pasta dinner on Saturday, February 25th, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM in our dining hall. Presale tickets are $7.50, tickets at the door are $8.00. You can get presale tickets by calling the fire house at (570)945-3139, or they can be purchased at CJ's Deli on Route 407 near the fire station.
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
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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New Standards for EMTs/Paramedics in Pennsylvania
Emergency medical personnel training techniques get updated
State emergency medical personnel education aligns with national standards
JESSICA COHEN
Pocono Record
1/30/12
Emergency medical personnel training and education will undergo a makeover to meet new national standards.
Training to use new medical technology and cope with automobile innovations will be elements of an additional 50 hours of training for First Responder, EMT and paramedic certification, according to Tom Stephenson, a Dingman Township Fire Department representative.
The changes come as the Pennsylvania Department of Health aligns its emergency provider standards with new national ones.
The new standards also create another level of provider — an advanced EMT — and add "physician extenders," physician assistants with emergency medical training for pre-hospital aid.
Ambulance services will become agencies with medical directors and a peer review system that can impose fines for violations.
"The new regulations will expand what can be done by ambulance personnel," says John Campos, executive vice president of Emergency Medical Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania. "This is important for rural areas. It's a result of a combination of new technology and greater expectations. The advanced EMT will be able to do what is now restricted to paramedics."
Paramedics are not required to be in attendance on ambulances.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration adopted new standards in 2009, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health has been working since then, with the adoption of EMS Act 37, to develop curriculum and regulations to follow suit.
Training standards and certifications have been steadily evolving, as Campos' own history demonstrates.
As an "ambulance attendant" in the mid-1960s, filling what would now be a paramedic's role, he had 50 hours of training.
"Pennsylvania was then one of only three states with specific ambulance attendant training," Campos said.
Now an EMT has 130 training hours, and paramedics have 1,500.
Stephenson said vehicle extrication has developed new challenges over the last five years.
"Hybrids have strong electrical currents, and the new bumpers are compressed air loaded. If they're retracted, you don't walk in front of the car."
Campos says new regulations may be adopted mid-year. They will take effect 180 days after adoption.
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.
01/10/2012 -Two Structure Fires in 24 hours
Around 12:10 AM the tones dropped for the 2nd alarm assignment assisting Greenfield Township on the working structure fire on Route 106. Both engine and tanker responded and prepared for work. Tanker 63 joined the tanker shuttle along with many other tankers from the surrounding areas, while the Engine 63 crew staged in front of the home Chief 63 (T. Saxton) requested Station 9 (Factoryville) to stand-by at their station to cover the area due to most of the surrounding area being on scene at the fire. Close to 100 firefighters, from 4 counties operated on scene for just over 5 hours trying to get the stubborn fire under control.
Later that same night, around 10:30 PM, Station 63 was dispatched as part of the 2nd alarm assignment in Factoryville, on the fully involved structure fire on Savage Road. Tanker 63 responded with 1, followed by Engine 63 with 6. Once on scene the tanker staged and prepared to feed Engine 9 (Factoryville), while the engine crew went to work assiting on extinguishing the fire. Once the fire was knocked down, crews spent 2 hours performing overhaul and clean up operations. Units operated on scene for almost 5 hours.
Units on scene: E9, E63, E17-2, T9, T63, T17, T5, T7-2, R2, R9, L5
Website Undergoing Some New Renovations
We would like to apologize for the lack of updates this past year, but that is in the past. We will have our website updated weekly, or more depending on upcoming events/fundraisers or call activity. There might be times where the website will be down entirely, but it is all for the better. Please check back often to see the changes to our website. Thank you.
Yearly Envelope Drive Kicked Off
Earlier this month the Fleetville Volunteer Fire Company kicked of our yearly appeal. .
The fire company is 100% volunteer and we depend on you. For over 55 years, Fleetville Fire Company has stood ready to respond to emergencies at a moment’s notice. We stand ready 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Over those years the services provided and the equipment needed for those services have increased. Last year our department responded to 200 calls for service.
In these trying economic times it may not seem appropriate to appeal for your donation. Despite the current economic situation, we still have obligations to meet, obligations that allow us to continue to provide the high level of service that we do.
You should have recieved a letter in the mail and a return envelope for your donation. Please make any name or address corrections and send back with your donation. This way we can correct our database of addresses. If you have received multiple envelopes to the same address please let us know that as well.
If you have not received a letter in the mail and you would like to make a contribution, please contact the firehall at (570) 945-3138 and we will get a letter out to you.