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Taylor Fire & Rescue
Headquarters
117 Union Street
Taylor, PA 18517
Phone: 570.562.6279
Fax: 570.562.1280
taylorfire@comcast.net
Substation
1137 Reynolds Ave
Taylor, PA 18504
Phone: 570.969.6184
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| TAYLOR FIRE RESCUE ANNUAL PICNIC The time of year has come again for the annual Taylor Fire Rescue picnic. The picnic will be held on Friday, August 20th and Saturday, August 21st starting at 3PM each day and will go till 11PM each night. Live entertainment will be provided each night, DOUBLE BARREL will take the stage Friday starting at 6pm, then on Saturday night at 6pm the crowd will be entertained by DOUBLE CROSS. As usual there will be food, drinks and fun for all ages. The famous Bitty Bills of Moosic will be there selling his scrumptious ice cream treats. Everyone please mark your calenders to come out and support your local fire department. We would also like to thank everyone who has supported us in the past.  |
 | RESCUE & ENGINE RUN VEHICLE FIRE July 22nd, Station 95 along with Old Forge EMS were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire on 100 blk of Chambers St. Chief 95 arrived on scene and reported a fully involved engine compartment fire. Crews from the Rescue and Engine had the fire under control within a few minutes. Crews took up and were released by Command in twenty five minutes.  |
| 476 ROLLOVER July 7, Rescue 95 and the Chief were sent with Rescue 2, Chinchilla EMS, Old Forge EMS, and Community Life Support ALS to milemarker 123.1 southbound on Interstate 476 for the reported one car motor vehicle rollover. Rescue 95 and the Chief were first to arrive, finding one vehicle on its side with the sole occupant self extricated and uninjured. The Rescue 95 crew stabilized the vehicle and controlled the hazards while Old Forge EMS obtained a patient refusal. The EMS units were released while the Rescue Companies remained on scene assisting PSP with lighting. Rescue 95 operated for approximately 45 minutes before returning to service. |
| MULTIPLE FLOODED BASEMENTS AND ROAD CLOSURES Sunday, May 13th proved to be a busy day for the fire department due to a freak rain storm that ravished the area. Crews were dispatched to El Circle and everything escalated from there. The storm left 4 inches of rain in less then an hour and flooded numerous basements throughout the Borough and left all major roadways flooded and closed. Rescue 95 also performed a water rescue from a vehicle that an occupant became trapped in due to the rising water in the roadway and the Taylor Police also did a separate water rescue of their own, then while responding to the Prince St. area it was observed that a railway suspended about 15 feet above the roadway had washed out and CP Rail was notified to stop all train traffic out of the Taylor Yards. As crews became overwhelmed by the call volume, Chief 95 had Greenwood, Old Forge, and Chinchilla Fire Departments dispatched to assist with manpower and pumps. The crews worked for approx. 5 hours and were finally able to catch up. A big THANK YOU goes out to all departments that assisted.  |
| BUSY MORNING FOR THE CAR AND RESCUE While crews were instructing the children at fun day they had to split up and handle three incidents dispatched in the morning hours. The first was a CO alarm activation that proved to be a faulty alarm. The second came in just after returning to the school, crews responded to Keyser Ave. for a gas line that was struck by a contractor and was blowing. Crews arrived and Engine 95 took the hydrant while the Rescue 95 investigated, UGI also arrived and squeezed of the gas line. Personel from rescue 95 then checked the residence and cleared the home. Once again right after returning to the school the dispatch came in for two pedestrians struck by a motor vehicle in the parking lot of Maty's restaurant. Rescue 95 would be the first to arrive on scene and secured the vehicle and provided patient care until EMS arrived. Both patients were transported by Old Forge EMS along with Lackawanna Ambulance. |
| FUN DAY HELD AT RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY WEST May 28th, members of Taylor Fire Rescue participated in FUN DAY held at Riverside Elementary West. Firefighters instructed several children, grades 1st through 4th in the fundamentals of fire safety in a smoke house that was provided for use by the Tobyhanna Army Depot through the burn prevention foundation. Throughout the day, approx. 250 students were instructed. The members would like to thank the PTA and teachers for letting us be part of this day. We all had a great time once again.
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| HEAVY FIRE SHOWING IN A DUPLEX April 27th, 1808 hours, a structure box was dispatched to 416-418 W. Taylor St. in the Borough for a reported structure fire. While crews were enroute they were advised by Comm Center that they were receiving multiple calls and that there was possible entrapment in the second floor which prompted Chief Jones to start the SRN bringing Rescue 98 as the Fast Truck. Rescue 95 grabbed a hydrant on the corner of S. Washington & W. Taylor St. The Rescue crew advanced the 250' 1 3/4 handline to the attic of the 418 side of the structure knocking down the bulk of the fire, while the second rescue crew advanced another 1 3/4 line to the 416 side of the structure. The Ladder 952 crew arrived and begin inside truck company operations while the Ladder 95 crew controlled the utilities and vented the roof of the 416 side. A 3rd attack line was also placed in service on the B side to extinguish some exterior fire. The 2nd alarm box was transmitted, bringing Rescue 2, Engine 112, and Ladder 93. The Engine 112 crew assisted with overhaul of the B/C corner, and Rescue 2 went to work providing salvage operations. The Ladder 93 crew was sent to the roof of the 418 side to provide a 2nd vent hole. Crews operated on scene for approx. 3 hours. The blaze was ruled accidental by the Pa State Police Fire Marshall, starting on the 416 side.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A SHORT VIDEO FROM THE FIRE  |
| RESCUE ON CONFINED SPACE/ROPE DRILL April 11th- Companies from the Lower Valley which included Taylor, Greenwood, Old Forge, Avoca and Duryea converged upon the Cinemark Parking Lot early Sunday morning for a few hours of drill. The simulation involved a trapped worker at the bottom of a 28\' drainage box. Crews entered the Confined Space from two locations, one being the 28\' entry, while the second entry location was some 250 feet away over the side of a 150\' embankment. The evolution utilized a vast amount of specialized equipment and training resources from the companies that participated.  
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| NEW COMMAND VEHICLE PLACED IN SERVICE The new 2010 Ford Expedition SSV has been placed into service. The vehicle was delivered approx. 2 weeks ago and since that time it has went to Lighting Services Incorporated for the emergency lighting and siren package and the radio install, from there it went to Thornton Graphix for the lettering and striping package. The vehicle is expected to provide many years of service to the fire service.
Video of New Command Car
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ASSIST TO STATION 8 ON SNAKE ROAD MVA\'S
March 30th, the Chief and Rescue assisted station 8 on an MVA on Snake Road, initial reports given were that one car had rolled over into the wooded area and the driver was entrapped. Taylor police arrived on the scene reporting one vehicle rolled over into the woods and that driver self extricated by kicking the back window out and only had minor injuries. Road conditions were found to be ice covered. Rescue 95 and Rescue 8 arrived along with EMS units and secured the scene and EMS treated the driver.
April 1st, the rescue responded and assisted with another MVA on Snake road, vehicle into the wooded area. Units arrived to find the driver still inside. the patient was then packaged and removed transported to a local hospital.
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