117 Union Street Taylor, PA 18517 Phone: 570.562.0210 Fax: 570.562.1176 TFANDR@MSN.COM
Substation
1137 Reynolds Ave Taylor, PA 18504 Phone: 570.969.6184
CAR VS. TREE
March 7, The Rescue, Engine and Chief responded to 145 S. Keyser Ave. for a car vs. tree with reported entrapment. The Rescue and Chief arrived to find the only occupant out of the vehicle with a tree down on the vehicle and also a parked vehicle. The Engine continued non-emergent and the crews then removed the tree. Crews operated until the vehicle was removed by the towing company.
EARLY MORNING WORK FOR THE RESCUE
March 2nd, 0332 hrs, Rescue 95 was dispatched on the SRN along with the 1st alarm companies to 615 Boise St, Moosic Borough for a working structure fire with entrapment. Old Forge Police were first to arrive and were able to rescue the occupant from the roof. Rescue 95 arrived and split crews going to work. A crew went to division 2 of the structure to open up and start pulling ceilings. The remainder of the crew advanced a 2" line off of Engine 98 into the basement on the B side. The crews then rehabbed and went back to work overhauling Divison 1 and the front porch of the residence. The Rescue crew operated on scene for 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Units on the box: Engines 98,93,933,112 Rescues 95,98,23,112 and Ladder 96.
ASSIST ON MVA WITH ENTRAPMENT
February 26th, on the request of Chief 98, Rescue 95 and Chief 95 responded to Interstate 81 N.B. near the 182 MP to assist Rescue 98 with a motor vehicle accident, rollover with entrapment. Chief 98 reported one occupant entrapped. We arrived and found Rescue 98 had the vehicle stabilized and working on the extrication pathway, our crew than assisted with operations. The patient was extricated and transported by Lackawanna EMS.
RESCUE RUNS RAIL ACCIDENT
February 20, 0530hrs, Rescue 95 was dispatched to assist Rescue 98 and Lackawanna Ambulance at a rail accident near the 4000 block of Birney Ave. Rescue 95 was requested to the intersection of Third St. & River St. to provide additional scene lighting. The Rescue operated for approximately an hour and 45 minutes.
The members of Taylor Fire and Rescue would like to take this opportunity to thank the Pennsylvania American Water Company for the $500.00 grant they awarded to our company. This grant money will be put towards the purchase of our new command vehicle that will be delivered in the next three weeks.
SMOKE CONDITION ON CHURCH ST.
January 18, 1614 hrs, Station 95 was dispatched to 201-203 Church St. for a reported smell of gas in the residence. Taylor Police arrived and updated the units of a heavy smoke condition in the residence. Rescue 95 arrived and found a smoke condition from the chimney and heavy smoke in the basement. The Rescue crew investigated while Engine 95 established a water supply. Rescue 95 found the source of the smoke to be a malfunctioning oil furnace in the 201 side of the structure. The furnace was shut down and crews ventilated the structure along with Ladder 95. Crews cleared the box at 1652 hrs.
THE NEW VIDEO - TAYLOR FIRE & RESCUE - A GLANCE AT 2009
Firefighters battled a house fire in the bitter cold Tuesday evening. The blaze forced two people from their home.
Flames broke at the home located on Layton Road in South Abington Township. Dozens of firefighters responded to the call.
The owners of the home, a woman and her adult son, were not at home. They’re staying with relatives now.
Chinchilla Hose Company Assistant Chief Keith Grierson said, “The incoming units first arrived on scene and some fire was coming out of the roof and in the eaves. We were able to knock down the fire pretty quickly."
The chief says the fire started in an upstairs bedroom. A state police fire marshal will look for the cause Wednesday morning. There were no injuries.
NEW 2010 FORD EXPEDITION SSV COMMAND VEHICLE ORDERED.
Through the Pa. State assistance to firefighters grant program funds have been approved for a new 2010 Ford Expedition SSV command vehicle to be placed in service sometime in January or February. Additional funding that is needed will come from the sale of our current command vehicle. Once again we would like to thank everyone that is involved with making this State Grant available to us. Lighting Services Incorporated ( Dave Wolfe ) will be doing the emergency lighting package and communication re-install of our Kenwood radios. Thornton Graphics will be doing the lettering and striping.
RESCUE AND CHIEF ASSIST STATION 98
December 5th, Rescue 95 and Chief 95-2 were dispatched to assist Station 98 and Lackawanna Ambulance at milemarker 182 Northbound on Interstate 81 for a vehicle 75 feet over an embankment. The Rescue and Chief arrived to find Station 98 and Scranton Rescue 1 crews at work creating an extrication pathway on the vehicle. Rescue 95 was assigned to assist with the 3 to 1 hauling system which was being built to extricate the patients up the embankment. Upon all patients being extricated, Rescue 95 and Chief 95-2 were released from the scene by Command 98.
