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Date-4-04-09

Time-22:54

Type-MVA

Box-49

Address-305 Tresckow Rd

McAdoo Fire and Ems dispatched to 305 Tresckow Rd, Kline Twp for a MVA. Engine 49-15 and BLS 920 arrived on scene found 1 single passenger vehicle into an embankment. Driver was walking around when crews arrived. McAdoo BLS transported 1 to Lehigh Valley Hospital along with medic 40. No aero medical was available due to weather conditions. Engine crew disconnected battery and did traffic control. On scene for 40 minutes.

Units Involved with Call EMS 920,Engine 49-15,Medic 40,Kline PD 92

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Date-4-11-09

Time-12:54

Type-MVA

Box-49-15

Address-I-81 MM 138.8  South bound

McAdoo Engine 49-15 and McAdoo BLS 920 dispatched for a MVC/2 Vehicles  I-81 South at MM 138.8, arrived on scene found 1 passenger car and 1 Tractor Trailer. The passenger car was traveling in the North bound lane when it crossed the median into the south bound lane and collided with a tractor trailer.No injuries at the scene traffic control and spill control provided. All units on scene 45 minutes.

Units Involved with Call Engine-49-15,Medic 11,McAdoo EMS 920,PSP.   Hazle Twp dispatched to same location recalled by 49-08.

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Date-4-27-09

Time-13:54

Type-Wildland Fire

Box-10

Address-Humbolt Industrial Park / North

Engine called to assist Hazle Twp with multiple large brush fires in the Humbolt region of the township. Engine 49-15 was assigned to MM 143 on the southbound lane of I-81 due to fire crossing over the roadway. Engine used tank water to control this flank of the fire. Crews completed mop up and were released multiple hours later. Countless number of crews on the scene due to size of fire and extreme temps in the 90's.

Luzerne County: Hazle Twp. Harwood Forestry Ground and Air Units Sugarloaf Twp. Valley Regional Freeland Foster Twp. West Hazleton (Covering other calls) Dennison Twp. Nescopeck Twp. Hazleton City (Assist at the Airport) PSP Hazleton Penndot Schuylkill County: Sheppton-Oneida Nuremberg-Weston Brandonville (Covering) Shenandoah Heights Delano Quakake Ryan Twp. McAdoo Engine 49-15 Keystone of McAdoo Ringtown Valley Carbon County: Beaver Meadows Tresckow Weatherly

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Date-4-29-09

Time-05:40

Type-Truck Fire

Box-49-15

Address-I-81 MM 139 South

Hazle Twp Fire dispatched to I-81 MM 139 for a truck fire. While in route to call ,dispatcher advised its a truck hauling a dumpster and the dumpster contents on fire. Hazle twp requested McAdoo Fire to be dispatched due to it possibly being in District 49 coverage area. McAdoo Engine 49-15 and McAdoo BLS responded. McAdoo crews arrived on scene found Hazle Twp crews had started fire suppression. 1- 1 3/4" with smoothbore nozzle used from Engine 102, Engine 49-15  1-2 1/2" used.Call was located in Kline Twp.On scene for 1 hour.

Units Involved with Call Engine-49-15, Hazle Twp Engine 102, Harwood Tanker 191,McAdoo EMS 920,PSP

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Date-4-30-09

Time-04:01

Type-Wild Land Fire

Box-49

Address-80 Haddock Road, Kline Twp

McAdoo Fire And EMS  dispatched to 80 Haddock Road, Kline Twp for a Brush Fire. Upon arrival found  approx 100x25 brush fire mostly burned out except for a few area's. Engine 49-15 used its booster line to extinguish. Used approx 250 gallons of water and all units then returned.

Units Involved with Call Engine-49-15, ,McAdoo EMS 920,

 

Date-5-01-09

Time-04:39

Type-Working Structure Fire/ Stand by

Box-Freeland

Address-1133 Centre St, Freeland Borough

McAdoo Fire requested by Freeland Fire for the Quint to respond to 1133 Centre St, Freeland Borough for a working structure fire. While in route fire was knocked down and overhaul operations were started and Quint 49-22 was redirected to Freeland's station for stand by. No further responses required by our units and were released after 1.5 hrs. The fire was located at 1133 Centre St fire origin, there was exposure into 1135, 1137 Centre. Mahanoy City Tower stood by in McAdoo station for any calls in the borough.

Units Involved with Call Freeland Fire - E53, E-54, L57, U-52 Foster Twp Fire - E1, E2, T1 Hazle Twp Fire - R101, E102 White Haven Fire - Engine 61 Valley Regional Fire - R2, T/L 1 West Hazleton Fire - Ladder 244 - RIT Weatherly Fire - Rescue - RIT McAdoo Fire - Quint - SB Freeland Station Sugarloaf Twp Fire - SB at Station Mahanoy City Fire - T/L 456 Move up to McAdoo Freeland EMS Lake Harmony EMS - Rehab White Haven EMS Medic 11 Medic 22 Medic 26 Freeland PD PSP Fire Marshallre Marshall

Links to Video and Photos,And Artice of this Fire http://nepafireems.smugmug.com/gallery/8070790_fQQAs#525756743_7bLeX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi-vaAe3fi8 http://www.wbarr.smugmug.com/gallery/8066462_aV7UH#525510132_WMBNo   http://www.standardspeaker.com/articles/2009/05/02/news/hz_standspeak.20090502.a.pg1.hz02_freelandfire_s1.2491644_top3.txt

 

Date-5-09-09

Time-19:14

Type-MVA/Rollover/Ejection/Fatal

Box-29

Address-1100 Tresckow Rd

Dispatched to assist Station 29 ( Tresckow) for an MVA with reported entrapment and ejection. Engine 49-15 was returning from a parade and went responding right after dispatch. Units arrived on scene to find a Jeep rolled over with a male lying under the vehicle and one sitting in a car near the scene. Male under the vehicle was a Class 5 and the other treated on scene by McAdoo BLS and Medic 11J. Pt taken to McAdoo LZ Lincoln and Washington Streets where care transferred to Med Evac 4 and pt was taken to a Trauma Center. Engine 49-15 stood by on scene at the request of Tresckow Fire to assist with lighting and with extrication after PSP was done processing the scene. Vehicle was a Jeep Wranger with fiberglass top that was torn from the vehicle.

Units Involved with Call Engine-49-15,Rescue 101,Tresckow Engine 29-11,McAdoo EMS 920,PSP.

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Date-5-21-09

Time-23:18

Type-Motorcycle accident

Box-49

Address-I-81 MM 139.5 North

McAdoo Fire And EMS  dispatched to I-81 MM 139.5 for a MVA. Chief 49-07 arrived on scene along with BLS 920 found one motorcycle accident in the median with 1 patient unresponsive. Patient transported to Hazleton General Hospital were crew was met by Pen Star 5. McAdoo Engine 49-15 was cancelled and crews were on scene for 10 minutes.

Units Involved with Call Engine-49-15, ,McAdoo EMS 920,Rescue 101,Medic 11,PSP

 

Date-6-01-09

Time-19:50

Type-Structure Fire

Box-49

Address-146 W Blaine Street, McAdoo Borough

McAdoo Fire And EMS  Initially dispatched to 141 East Blaine when a person came to the station saying a lady ran out of her house frantic stating her house was on fire and needed someone to call the fire department. Chief 49-08 arrived in the area to find nothing evident and no address of 141. A lady then came out to the street asking if we were the police department and was told no we are the fire department did you call. She said yes there was a fire in a pan which she placed in the sink and turned on the water and ran out of the house. Upon investigation found fire to be out light smoke condition in apartment. Resident advised not to do what she did, but to immediately call 911. On Scene for 1/2 hr.

Units Involved with Call Engine-49-15,Quint 49-22,Engine 49-11,McAdoo EMS 920, All Structure Box units were Cancelled while in route.

 

Date-6-11-09

Time-11:12

Type-Working Structure Fire

Box-65

Address-314 n Railroad Street, Tamaqua Borough

McAdoo Fire Dispatched for Engine 49-15 to assist Tamaqua Fire Dept with a working Structure fire at 314 N Railroad Street. Engine 49-15 arrived on scene and assisted with personnel with overhaul. Heavy fire load C-side of the 2nd Division. There was 2-1 3/4" hand lines used for the fire attack. Dispatched at 11:12 and returned to station at 12:30.

Units Involved with Call Tamaqua-C-771, C-772, C-774, E-782, E-775, E-776, E-778, E-784, S-779 Tamaqua Rescue 992-2 Tower 4024, E-4017 Engine 49-15 Fire District 14 and 15 for RIT assignment Fire Districts 25 and 37 handled stand by for Tamaqua Borough Tamaqua EMS, Tamaqua Pd.

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Date-6-24-09

Time-17:27

Type-ATV Accident

Box-49

Address-Dispatched to 350 Lofty Rd, Kline Twp

McAdoo Fire And EMS dispatched to lofty road for a ATV accident with 2 patients that crashed. Units arrived in lofty area could not find victims, county trying to ascertain where victims location is. Mutable crews searching for ATV riders. Two guys checked rock cut north and south side of the east side of rock cut came up negative. Pen star 5 located victims 1 mile north of the 136 mm I-81. Command post moved from lofty road to I-81 at mm 136. State police aircraft located victims on north side of lofty dam on pipe line #2. Command post located to Mile hill road. State police aircraft picked pen star 5 flight nurse up at LZ at Washington street. State police aircraft landed near victims. Hazle Twp chief walked from lofty area to victims to assist. One victim carried down from area loaded in aircraft and taken to LZ at Washington street where pen star 5 transported victim to Trauma center. Meanwhile McAdoo Fire and EMS dispatched to centre Street in Kline Twp for blasting caps found in shed. EMA notified thru sch cty comm center. Psp bomb squad to the scene to remove explosive devices.

Units Involved with Call Engine-49-15,Quint 49-22,Engine 49-11,McAdoo EMS 920, Rescue 101,Delano Fire, PSP Car, PSP Helicopter, Pen Star 5

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