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Recent Calls and Activities for Greenfield Township Volunteer Firefighters, EMS, GTVFC Members, and Residents


June 1 - 30, 2010

  • June 3 approx. 2am: Greenfield was requested to assist Carbondale Fire on a possible structure fire on Enterprise Drive. Units arrived and found heavy fire venting from the roof of the structure and requested additional units to the scene. Units worked approximately four hours before returning to service.
  • At 11:30am: the ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Willow Avenue in the township. The ambulance transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • June 4 at 7am: the engine and ambulance was dispatched to Finch Hill Corners for a motorcycle accident. 24-9 and Cottage Medics transported a patient to the local trauma center. All units cleared within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • June 6 at 10:50am: the ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency in the northbound rest area. 24-9 and CLS Medics arrived and found the patient left the scene in a private vehicle. All units were back in service within 40 minutes.
  • June 7 approx. 4am: the ambulance was dispatched to Lee Road for a medical emergency. The ambulance transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • At 7:30 am: the ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Creamery Road in the township. 24-9 transported a patient to a city hospital. All units were cleared within one and a half hours.
  • June 8 at 12:30pm: the ambulance was dispatched to Sandy Banks Road for a medical emergency. 24-9 and Cottage Medics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared the call within one hour and 40 minutes.
  • Just after parking the ambulance, another medical emergency was dispatched at approximately 2:21pm to Lee Road. 24-9 and Cottage Medics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units were back in service within one hour.
  • June 10 at 10:24am: On Route 247 in the township units called for a medical emergency. 24-9 and Cottage Medics transported patient to a city hospital. All units were back in service within one hour and 20 minutes.
  • June 10 at 8:40pm: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Lee Road for a medical emergency. 24-9 transported a patient to a local hospital. All units were back in service within one hour.
  • June 11 at 11:22am: Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Medics were dispatched for a medical emergency on Petrilak Road in the township. 24-9 and Cottage Medics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units were placed back in service within one and a half hours.
  • June 11 at 2:24pm: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to assist Clifford EMS with a medical call on Third Avenue in Clifford. 24-9 transported a patient to a city hospital. All units were back in service within one and a half hours.
  • June 12 at 5:25pm: Greenfield units were dispatched to the area of Heart Lake Road and Matechak Road for a car fire. Incoming units were advised of a fully involved car fire. Greenfield units were on scene suppressing the fire when it was concluded that the fire was in fact in Scott Twp, Scott Twp units were notified. All units were cleared from the scene within one hour.
  • June 13 at 7:43pm: the engine was requested to Pierce Road for a tree blocking the roadway. Chief 24B arrived on scene to find a small branch in the roadway which was removed and all units were placed back in service within 20 minutes.
  • June 14 at 10:30am: the engine and ambulance was dispatched to Sickler Pond Road for an ATV accident. 24-9 and Cottage Medics transported a patient to the local trauma center. All units cleared the scene within two hours.
  • June 15 approx. 2am: Station 24 was requested to assist Clifford Fire on a possible structure fire on Airport Road in Clifford. First arriving units from Clifford reported a false alarm and placed all Greenfield units back in service within 50 minutes.
  • Approx. 9pm: the ambulance was dispatched to Hickory Ridge Road for a medical emergency. The ambulance arrived and obtained a patient refusal. All units were back in service within 20 minutes.
  • June 17 at 4:45pm: the ambulance was dispatched to assist Clifford EMS on Birchtown Road for a medical emergency. 24-9 and Cottage medics transported a patient to the local trauma center. All units were bavk in service within one hour and 40 minutes.
  • June 18 at 4:24pm: the ambulance was dispatched to mile marker 203 South for a medical emergency. The ambulance checked the interstate and found no patient and was placed back in service within 30 minutes.
  • June 19 at 10:21am: the ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Lakeview Avenue in the township. 24-9 and Cottage Medics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • June 22 approx. 9am: the ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Hickory Ridge Road. The ambulance transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • At 5:45pm: the engine and ambulance were dispatched to Interstate 81 South near mile marker 203 for an accident with possible injuries. Chief 24 arrived on scene and advised the county of a one vehicle rollover with four patients self extricated, and requested additional BLS units. Rescue 18 from Susquehanna County, Rescue 36 and 36-8 and CLSS assisted with obtaining the refusals. All units cleared the interstate within one hour.
  • June 24 at 4:10 pm: the box alarm assignment was transmitted for a tree down on wires on Decker Road in the township. First arriving units supplied the county communications center with the next nearest utility pole number for a reference for PPL Utilities. Units cleared within 45 minutes.
  • Approx. 5pm: the engine and ambulance were dispatched to Washington Street in the township for a tree down on wires. Chief 24B arrived on scene and notified Comm Center with a pole number for PPL to take care of the job. Units cleared the scene within 30 minutes.
  • June 26 at 11pm: the engine and ambulance were requested by Susquehanna County to assist Clifford fire for a possible Structure fire on Route 374 in Lennox Twp. First arriving Clifford units found no fire and placed all units back in service within 20 minutes.
  • June 28 approx. 11pm: the engine and ambulance were dispatched to assist Clifford for a medical emergency on Interstate 81 South near the rest stop. The engine arrived and assisted with patient packaging and the ambulance stood by. All units cleared the interstate within one hour and 15 minutes.
  • June 29 at 3:40pm: the ambulance was dispatched to Route 247 for a medical emergency. Community Life Support ALS assisted and a patient was transported to a local hospital. Units were back in service within one hour.

May 17 - 30, 2010
  • May 17 at 2:05 am: 24-9 was dispatched to Pierce Road for a medical emergency. Clifford EMS was requested for an assist, transporting a patient to a city hospital. Units cleared within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • May 18 at 4:50 pm: 24 EMS was dispatched to Poor Farm Road for a medical emergency. The ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 15 minutes.
  • May 20 at 10:16 am: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Lee Road for a medical emergency. The ambulance transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 15 minutes.
  • At 3:48 pm that afternoon the engine and ambulance were dispatched to Pierce Road for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The ambulance transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 40 minutes.
  • May 21 at 6:43 am: Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics were dispatched to Sickler Pond Road for a medical emergency. The Ambulance and Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • Approximately 10:35 am, May 22, the engine was requested by Wayne County to assist Waymart fire on a working structure fire on Robinson Road in Waymart. Units from Greenfield, Mayfield, Meredith, Fell Township and Jefferson Township assisted Waymart on scene for approximately four hours before returning to service.
  • At 9:13 pm the same evening the ambulance was requested by Susquehanna County to assist Clifford Rescue and EMS for a motorcycle crash at Routes 106 and 374 in Lennox. Greenfield Ambulance arrived and loaded their patient and met Lackawanna Ambulance Paramedics enroute to the trauma center. Units cleared within one hour and 45 minutes.
  • May 24 at just after 6 am Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched for a public assist on Arnold Road in the township. All units cleared the assist within one hour.
  • A little while later at 8:12 am Greenfield Ambulance was requested by Susquehanna County to assist Clifford ambulance for a medical emergency on Creamery Road in Clifford Township. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a hospital in Wayne County. All units were cleared from the emergency in two and a half hours.
  • May 28 at 4:48 am: the engine and ambulance were dispatched to mile marker 203.5 northbound for an overturned tractor trailer leaking fuel oil. Engine 24 controlled the traffic hazards and contained the fuel until DATOM arrived to clean the spill. 24-9 transported a patient to a city hospital. Units worked on scene approximately two and a half hours before clearing the interstate.
  • May 30 at 5:15 am: the ambulance was dispatched to Hickory Ridge Road for a medical emergency. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 30 minutes.

May 1 - 22, 2010

  • May 8 started out with a violent storm ripping through Greenfield and several surrounding townships downing trees and wires throughout the county. Greenfield started out at the intersection of Bell Mountain and Wells Roads at 7:51 pm with a large tree blocking the entire roadway. Units cleared that tree and returned to service within 30 minutes.
  • 9:06 pm: the Engine was requested once again to respond for a large tree branch blocking the roadway on Sickler Pond Rd. per the 24 PD. The engine arrived and made short work of the tree branch with a chainsaw and went back in service within 20 minutes.
  • Just before 11 pm: volunteers were dispatched again for another tree down on Hickory Ridge Road near Telep Road. The tree was removed from the roadway and the volunteers returned to service for the remainder of the night.
  • May 10 at 5:37 am: the engine was requested by Wayne County to assist Waymart Fire on a working structure fire near the intersection of North Baker Road and Eastern Turnpike Road. Units assisting Waymart included Engine 24, rescue 59, Tanker 29, Rescue 51, Engine 61-3 and 4, Brush 61 and Squad 62. All units worked for approximately five and a half hours before returning to service.
  • May 11 at 5:31 pm: Engine 24 was dispatched to assist Area 61, Fell Twp on a possible propane gas leak. Chief 61 arrived on scene, established the Dundaff St Command and found a passenger car into a gas meter. No gas leak was found and all units were placed back in service within 30 minutes.
  • May 11 at 10:32 pm: Engine 24 was requested for the second alarm assignment in Carbondale for a fully involved structure fire on River Street in Carbondale. First arriving units requested the alarm upgrade due to the fact that two structures were on fire. Units from Carbondale, Greenfield, Jermyn, Mayfield and Cottage EMS worked for approximately three hours before returning to service.
  • May 15 at just before 6 pm: 24-9 was dispatched to Telep road for a medical emergency. Greenfield EMS and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units were back in service within 90 minutes,
  • May 16 just before 4 pm: the Ambulance was dispatched to Krestin Lane for a medical emergency. 24 EMS and Cottage paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. Units cleared within one hour.
  • Later that evening, around 11:20 pm the Ambulance was dispatched for another medical emergency this time to the area of Finch Hill Corners. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. Units cleared within one hour.
  • May 18 at 4:52 pm: 24 EMS was dispatched to Poor Farm Road for a medical emergency. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. Units cleared within one hour.
  • May 21 at 6:40 am: 24-9 was dispatched to Sickler Pond Road for a medical emergency. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • May 22 just about 10:00 am: Engine 24 was dispatched to assist Wayne County Waymart Fire for a structure fire on Robinson Road. Units worked for approximately five hours before returning to service.
  • That same afternoon 24-9 was requested to stand by at Hurricane Hills while Cottage transported a patient to a local hospital. The ambulance cleared within one hour.
  • About 9:10 the same evening, 24-9 was requested to assist Clifford fire and EMS with a motor vehicle accident involving several patients in Royal. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to the local trauma center. Units cleared within one hour and 30 minutes.

Weeks of April 11 - 24, 2010

  • April 11 just before 10:00 pm: Station 24 crews traveled to Susquehanna County to assist Clifford, Harford and several other companies for a fully involved three alarm structure fire at Bingham’s Restaurant on Route 92 in Lennox. When crews arrived they were met with heavy fire venting through the roof and windows of the structure. The building also housed a gun shop and real estate office. Crews operated with extreme caution due to bullets from the gun shop exploding from the extreme heat. Crews took a defensive stand and poured water on the structure for approximately six hours before clearing the scene.
  • April 12 at 6:23 am: Ambulance 24-9 was dispatched to assist Clifford EMS for a medical emergency on Wells Road in Clifford Township. Clifford EMS crewed and Ambulance 24-9 cleared within 30 minutes.
  • At approximately 10:38 am: during crew clean up from Bingham’s, the structure fire box was activated for Mountain Road in Gibson Township. Upon arrival, crews found a residential dwelling and a trailer on fire. Several vehicles and a section of wooded area were also burning. Crews operated for several hours before returning to service. Station 24 crews returned to service in approximately four and a half hours.
  • At 2:1 pm: just as crews were parking the apparatus in their stations, the structure box was transmitted for Creamery Road in Clifford Township. Clifford crews arrived on scene and found a possible electrical problem in a refrigerator. Crews cleared the residence of smoke and went back in service within 30 minutes.
  • April 13 just after 4:30 am: Susquehanna County requested Engine 24 and Ambulance 24 to assist Clifford for a motor vehicle accident -- vehicle into a bridge on Interstate 81. Clifford units arrived on scene, preformed a search of the area but found no patient. Engine and Ambulance 24 were cleared from the scene within 60 minutes.
  • April 14 just before 11 am: Greenfield Units were dispatched for a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 81 near mile marker 204 Northbound. Units operated on scene for approximately three hours before returning to service.
  • April 14 just before 6:30 pm: later in the evening Ambulance 24-9 was dispatched to Route 247 for a medical emergency. Crews arrived on scene and the patient had already left in a personal vehicle. All units cleared within 40 minutes.
  • April 15 at 1:20 pm: Greenfield volunteers were dispatched for a medical emergency on Crestmont Avenue in the township. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one and a half hours.
  • April 23 at 6:43 am: Greenfield ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Pleasant View Drive in the township. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within 45 minutes.
  • April 23 approximately 7:43 am: 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics were dispatched to another medical emergency on Wagner Boulevard. The Ambulance along with Cottage Medics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 15 minutes.
  • April 23 approximately 1 pm: Greenfield volunteers assisted Clifford on a motorcycle accident on Route 106 near their station. 24-9 along with Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to the local trauma center. All units cleared within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • April 26 at 1:18 pm: Greenfield Engine and Ambulance were dispatched to the intersection of Bell Mountain Road and Wells Road for power lines and a transformer on fire. Chief 24 arrived on scene along with PPL units, PPL units took control of the scene and all Greenfield units were placed back in service within 30 minutes.
  • April 27 at 5:44 pm: Ambulance 24-9 was dispatched for a medical emergency on Creamery Road in the township. The ambulance transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • April 29 at 12:48 am: Greenfield was dispatched for a possible medical emergency on Allesandra Drive in the township. The ambulance arrived on scene and found no emergency; all units were placed back in service within 20 minutes.
  • April 29 at 5:30 am: the ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Bell Mtn Road in the township. The ambulance along with Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units were back in service within one and a half hours.
  • April 29: The ambulance was dispatched a third time this morning for an assist to Clifford EMS. 24-9 transported a patient to a local hospital for treatment. All units were back in service within one hour.
  • April 29: Volunteers were on the job once again responding to a crash on Rt 247 near the intersection of Hickory Ridge Road. Chief 24 marked on scene advising Communications that the vehicle sheared a utility pole. The Engine and Ambulance arrived on scene along with Rescue 18 out of Susquehanna County and went to work stabilizing the vehicle and treating the patient. As units were operating on the crash, the Lackawanna County Communications Center notified Command of a possible structure fire at the intersection of Willard Avenue and Ruthland Avenue. The 247 Command sent some units to the second call. Once on scene, the upgraded structure fire box was transmitted for a working fire bringing units from Carbondale, Scott twp, Forest City, Mayfield, Uniondale and Justus to assist. Units operated on scene for approximately three hours before clearing both calls.

Weeks of March 25 - April 10, 2010

  • March 25 at 6:15 pm: Engine 24 was requested by Wayne County to assist Waymart fire for a possible structure fire on the Roosevelt Highway in Waymart. Waymart units arrived on scene and found a false activation and placed the Engine back in service within 10 minutes.
  • March 26 at 8:38 am: 24 EMS was requested to assist Scott EMS with a medical emergency in Scott Township. Ambulance 36-9 formed a crew and 24-9 was placed back in service within 15 minutes.
  • March 28 at 3:45 am: the Ambulance was dispatched to a medical emergency on Wells Road in the Township. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 15 minutes.
  • March 29 at 9:24 am: the Ambulance responded to a medical emergency on Sickler Pond Road in the Township. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 15 minutes.
  • April 2 at 3:32 pm: Ambulance 24-9 was dispatched to Shust Road in the Township for a medical emergency. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units were back in service within one hour.
  • April 3 at 11:20 pm: the Engine and Ambulance were dispatched to a two-car crash reported by ONSTAR to be on Petrilak Road in the Township. Chief 24 checked Petrilak Road and found no crash. Other incoming units investigated and found the remnants of what appeared to be a vehicle striking a utility pole on Route 247 near Petrilak Road. The Engine deployed the light tower to investigate and fire personnel found skid marks, some vehicle parts and splinters from the utility pole on the ground near by but no vehicle was found. All the hazards were removed from the road and all units were placed back in service within 30 minutes.
  • April 5 at 5:13 pm: Greenfield Engine, Tanker and Ambulance were requested by Susquehanna County to assist Clifford for a possible structure fire at Weidas Trailer Park. Chief 24A arrived on scene and updated incoming units to a working structure fire with smoke blowing out the windows and eaves of the trailer. Clifford, Greenfield and Nicholson units worked together to make a quick knock of the fire. Greenfield units were placed back in service within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • April 6 at 5:40 am: Ambulance 24-9 was dispatched to a medical emergency on Route 106 in the Township. Ambulance 24 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units were placed back in service within one hour.
  • April 8 at 8:46 pm: The Engine was requested by Susquehanna County to assist Clifford for wires down and arching on Crystal Lake Blvd in Clifford Township. Engine 24 arrived to find several wires in a tree and on the ground. The Engine controlled the hazards while awaiting the arrival of the electric company. Crews cleared within one hour.
  • April 9 at 4:20 pm: Ambulance 24-9 responded to the rest stop on Interstate 81 for a medical emergency. Units arrived on scene and obtained a patient refusal and all units cleared within 45 minutes.
  • April 10 at 11:06 pm: Ambulance 24-9 responded to a medical emergency on Wells Road in the Township. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one and a half hours.
  • Later the same evening, 24-9 personnel responded to Decker Road in the Township for a medical emergency. 24-9 and Cottage Medics transported a patient to a local hospital. Units cleared within 90 minutes.

Week of March 7 - 21, 2010

  • March 12 at 3:51 pm: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Lake Avenue in the township. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within 90 minutes.
  • March 15 at 9:29 am: 24-9 responded to Country Club Road for a medical emergency. 24-9 transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • March 15 at 4:16 pm: 24-9 responded to Pierce Road for a medical emergency. 24-9 and Cottage paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within 90 minutes.
  • March 16 at 10:03 pm: 24-9 was dispatched for a medical emergency on Third Street in the township. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • March 17 at 2:55 pm: 24-9 responded to assist Clifford EMS with a medical emergency on State Route 2010 in Clifford Township. 24-9 transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • March 19 at 3:22 pm: Responded to a medical emergency on State Route 106 in the township. 24-9 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within 90 minutes.
  • March 20 at 9:09 pm: 24-9 went on stand-by for a possible assist to the police on Greenfield Road. Greenfield PD arrived and cancelled EMS. All units cleared within 30 minutes.
  • At 11:45 pm: 24-9 responded to Hickory Ridge Road for a medical emergency. Lt 24A arrived on scene and obtained a patient refusal. All units cleared within 30 minutes.
  • March 21 at 6:49 pm: Greenfield units were requested by Susquehanna County to assist Clifford Fire for a structure fire on Snyder Park Road in Lennoxville. Clifford units arrived and made a quick douse of the fire, all Greenfield units were cleared within one hour.

Week of February 14 - 27, 2010

  • Feb 21 at 11:19 am: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Arnold Road in the township. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a female patient to a local hospital. All units were back in service within one hour.
  • Feb 17 at 5:26 pm: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Healey Hill Road in the township for a medical emergency. Greenfield Ambulance transported a patient to a city hospital. All units were back in service within one and a half hours.
  • Feb 23 at 11:40 am: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Route 247 in the township for a medical emergency. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a male patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • Feb 23 at 7:30 pm: Greenfield units were dispatched for a possible structure fire on Old Maple Lane in the township. Chief 24B arrived on scene and found a controlled burn. All units were back in service within 30 minutes.
  • Feb 26 at 11:43 am:Greenfield Ambulance went on stand-by for a possible assist to Scott for a one car rollover on the interstate with multiple patients. Units stood by for approximately one hour and were placed back in service by Command 36.
  • Feb 26 at 12:26 pm: Greenfield Ambulance was placed on stand-by once again for a possible assist to Harford EMS. Harford handled the call and Greenfield Ambulance was placed back in service within one hour.
  • Feb 26 at 1043 pm: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Healey Hill Road in the township. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units were ready for service within one hour and 30 minutes.

Week of January 31 - February 13, 2010

  • Jan 31 at 2:19 am: Greenfield units were dispatched to a report of wires down on Route 247 in the township. Chief 24 arrived on scene and secured the scene until the arrival of the utility company. All units were back in service within one hour.
  • 11:40 pm: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Ridge Road in the township. The ambulance along with Cottage paramedics transported a male patient to a city hospital. All units were back in service within one and a half hours.
  • Feb 2 at 5:16 pm: the ambulance was dispatched for a fall victim on Greenfield Road. Greenfield Ambulance transported a female patient to a local hospital. All units were back in service within one hour.
  • 9:30 pm: Greenfield units were dispatched to a single vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 247 and Arnold Road. While enroute to the crash, the Lackawanna County Communications Center updated the location of the crash to an address on Arnold Road. Units rerouted and found one vehicle into a tree with no patient found. Greenfield Police arrived and took control of the scene and all units were placed back in service within 45 minutes.
  • Feb 3 at 12:23 pm: Greenfield Ambulance was requested by Susquehanna County to assist Clifford EMS with a medical emergency on State Route 2021 in Lennox Township. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • 6:34 pm: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency on Telep Road. Clifford Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics assisted Greenfield Ambulance. A patient was transported to a city hospital. All units were placed back in service within one hour.
  • Feb 5 at 11:30 am: 24-9 was dispatched to assist 18-9. 24-9 had an EMT and 18-9 had a driver. We combined crews and responded 18-9. Lt 24-B put 24-9 back in service. 24-9 was dispatched to assist 18-9 for a medical emergency. Both crews combined and transported a patient to a city hospital. All units were placed back in service within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • Feb 7 at 12:24 pm: Superbowl Sunday started with a bang for Greenfield Firefighters with a two-car crash at Finch Hill Corners. Lieutenant 24 A arrived on scene and found all occupants out of both vehicles with minor injuries with one vehicle on its roof. Engine 24 arrived on scene and controlled the hazards while Lieutenant 24 A and 24 B triaged patients. Rescue 18 assisted with hazards and traffic control while 24-9, 18-9 and 36-9 transported all patients to a local hospital, all having minor injuries. Leo's Towing arrived, righted the vehicle and the intersection was cleared. All units were placed back in service within 45 minutes (See photos below).
  • Feb 8 at 3:44 am: Greenfield ambulance and Cottage paramedics were dispatched for a medical emergency on Decker Road. Greenfield ambulance and Cottage paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units were placed back in service within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • Feb 9 at 11:15 am: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Petrilak Lane for a medical emergency. The ambulance and Cottage paramedics transported a female to a city hospital. All units were placed back in service within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • Feb 10 at 8:26 pm: was dispatched to Pleasant View Drive for a medical emergency. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units were back in service within one hour.
  • Feb 11 at 8:08 pm: Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Petrilak Lane for a medical emergency. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one and a half hours.

Week of January 17 - 30, 2010

  • Jan 17: at 6:28 pm Station 24 was dispatched to a residential fire alarm on Route 247 in the township. Chief 24 arrived on scene and found a false activation and placed all units back in service. All units cleared within 30 minutes.
  • Jan 17: 8:06 pm Engine and Ambulance 24 were requested by Susquehanna County to assist Clifford Fire and EMS with two multiple vehicle crashes on the Interstate, one at mile marker 205 SOUTH and another on the Twin Bridges NORTH. Engine 24 controlled traffic going NORTH while 24-9 obtained three patient refusals. Crews operated for one hour and 15 minutes.
  • Jan 19: at 12:08 pm Engine 24 was requested by Wayne County to assist Waymart Fire on a working structure fire. Engine 24 stood by as the RIT team while Waymart and several other companies worked on fire suppression. Crews went back in service within four hours.
  • Jan 21: at 8:24 pm Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Pierce Road for a medical emergency. The ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 15 minutes.
  • Jan 22: at 10:26 am The engine and ambulance were dispatched for a two car crash at Finch Hill Corners. Rescue 18 and 18-9 were requested from Susquehanna County and Scott ambulance and Cottage Paramedics from Lackawanna to assist. 24-9 and one medic from Cottage transported a patient to a local hospital while 36-9 and another medic from Cottage transported a second patient to the local trauma center. All units cleared within one and a half hours.
  • Jan 24: at 10:37 pm Engine 24 was requested to move up and stand by at Station 28, Justus while they and Station 36 Scott worked on a fully involved garage fire with multiple explosions. The engine just arrived at Station 28 when they were requested to setup a water supply at the intersection of Johnson Road and Route 632, while Engine 63 setup another water supply at the Scott Tech Park. A tanker shuttle ran continuously for the next five and a half hours shuttling more than 100,000 gallons of water to the fire. Just as crews were setting up the water supply, Station 4, who were enroute to assist at the structure fire, were sent to a one car crash into a tree on the other end of Johnson Road. Station 4 crews cleared up the crash and continued in to the fire. All units operated for approximately six and a half hours.
  • Jan 25: at 12:28 am Engine and Tanker 24 were requested to assist Station 36 with a chimney fire on Tompkinsville Road in Scott Township. Crews operated for approximately one and a half hours.
  • Jan 25: at 12:18 pm Engine and Ambulance 24 were dispatched for a one car rollover with entrapment near the intersection of Telep Road and Hickory Ridge Road in the township. Ambulance 24 and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 15 minutes.
  • Jan 30: just after midnight Engine and Ambulance 24 were dispatched for a one car accident on Route 247. The ambulance transported a patient to a local hospital. All units went back in service within one hour.
January 19, 2010: at approximately noon, Engine 24 was requested by Wayne County to assist Waymart Fire and EMS on a working structure fire on Tuthill Road. Crews arrived and found heavy fire from Side "B" of the structure endangering another structure a few feet away. Engine 24 arrived and stood fast as the RIT team. As the fire was brought under control, Engine 24 supplied foam to Rescue 75 for overhaul. Greenfield Crews were placed back in service within two and a half hours. Click here to view photos.

Week of January 1 - 16, 2010

  • Jan 1: at 5:57 pm Greenfield units were dispatched for a one car accident at Finch Hill Corners. Greenfield Ambulance obtained one patient refusal and went back in service within 20 minutes. While units operated on the crash, the structure box was transmitted to assist Clifford Fire on Airport Road. Clifford Units arrived on scene and placed Greenfield Engine back in service while requesting the Tanker to continue in to the scene. All units cleared both calls within one hour.
  • Jan 2: at 8:00 am Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Wagner Boulevard in the township for a medical emergency. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within two and a half hours.
  • At 8:47 pm Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Wagner Boulevard for a medical emergency. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • Jan 3: at 7:45 pm Greenfield Engine was requested by Carbondale Fire to stand by at Fire Headquarters while they worked on a structure fire on 7th Avenue in Carbondale. Greenfield Units were placed back in service within two hours.
  • Jan 4: at 1:34 pm Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to assist Clifford EMS with a medical emergency at Endless mountain Medical Clinic in Clifford. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage Paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units went back in service within 45 minutes.
  • Jan 5: at 5:45 pm Greenfield Units were dispatched to Hickory Ridge Road for an ATV leaking gas in a garage. Greenfield Engine arrived on scene and removed the hazards from the garage. All units were placed back in service within 45 minutes.
  • Jan. 8: at 6:21 pm Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to assist Clifford Ambulance with a fall victim on Route 247 in Clifford. Lieutenant 24A arrived and upgraded the call to ALS and requested Cottage Paramedics. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage paramedics transported a patient to a local hospital. All units cleared within one hour.
  • Jan. 10: at 11:51 am Greenfield Ambulance was dispatched to Crestmont Ave for a medical emergency. Greenfield Ambulance and Cottage paramedics transported a patient to a city hospital. All units cleared within one hour and 30 minutes.
  • Jan 14: at 7:19 pm Greenfield Engine, Tanker and Ambulance was dispatched for an unknown type of fire at the intersection of Route 106 and Lee Road. Chief 24 arrived on scene and found a small rubbish fire in the area to be a controlled burn. All units were placed back in service within thirty minutes.
January, 12, 2010: Greenfield Volunteers held the annual CPR refresher course at the firehall. American Safety and Health Institute instructors Rich Whitelavich, Tom Drennan and John Kurilla instructed members, new cadets and a few guests the proper lifesaving techniques of Cardio Pulmonary Resusciation and how to use other lifesaving devices such as an Automated External Defibrilator, more commonly known as an AED. Students learned proper hand positioning, compression to breath ratios, proper pad placement for AED use and how and where to check for pulses. Students also learned the correct procedures for performing CPR on children and infants. Click here to view photos.

 

   

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