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Calls and Activities for Greenfield Township Volunteer Firefighters,
EMS, GTVFC Members, and Residents
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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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).
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- 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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Week
of January 1 - 16, 2010
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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
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