| Mutual Aid to Wright Twp. for Brush Fire |
| Wed. Apr 7th 2010 |
At 1625 hrs., District 18 was dispatched to assist Wright Twp., Luzerne County on a large brush fire. The Engine, Tanker and Brush responded and assisted in tanker shuttles, extinguishing some of the fire and containment of back fires. Companies from all over Luzerne and Carbon Counties&nb...
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| Westwood Structure Fire |
| Wed. Mar 10th 2010 |
Early Wednesday morning, crews were dispatched to 1048 Westwood Villas, in Lake Harmony for a structure fire, reported to be fully involved. Upon arrival of EMS crew a working fire was confirmed. Chief 1701 and Ladder 1721 were the first fire units on scene and multiple alarms were then struck...
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| I-80 Fatal MVA |
| Tue. Feb 23rd 2010 |
At 1615 hrs., units dispatched to I-80 Eastbound at mile 279 for the motor vehicle accident, county stating possible entrapment. Engine 1811 with Chief 1801 arrived to find a single car into the woods with 5 passengers, 2 were killed during the impact, 2 others seriously injured and the driver entra...
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| I-80 Accident |
| Sun. Feb 14th 2010 |
At 1704 hrs., units dispatched to I-80 Westbound at mile 275 for the MVA with rollover. Units arrived to find a vehicle with a trailer carrying oxygen bottles rolled over, blocking the roadway. Once injuries were transported, crews began removing bottles from roadway and remained on scene ...
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| First snow keeps Dist. 18 busy |
| Sat. Dec 5th 2009 |
The first snowfall of the year today kept the station and township busy throughout the afternoon and into the evening. Poor road conditions and weekend traffic volume were to blame for a countless number of accidents. Station 18 was on 7 runs through the day, including accidents and requests fo...
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| I-80 Fatal MVA |
| Fri. Sep 25th 2009 |
At 2200 hrs., units dispatched to I-80 West at Mile 275.6 for the MVA rollover with reports of one person trapped. While en-route, units were advised by State Police on the scene that there was one person trapped and another one Class 5. Engine 1811 arrived on scene to find a single vehicle on its s...
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| I-80 Vehicle Fire |
| Thu. Sep 10th 2009 |
At 2044 hrs., units dispatched to I-80 West at mile marker 276 for a tractor trailer fire. Tanker 1831 arrived to find the cab of the truck fully involved and made initial hit with the deck gun until addidtional personnel from Dists. 16 and 17 arrived to pull 2 handlines from Engine 1811. Fire ...
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| I-80 Fatal MVA |
| Mon. Aug 3rd 2009 |
At 0832 hrs., Units dispatched to I-80 Eastbound at mile marker 274.7 for a vehicle into the woods, additional info. stating a person trapped inside the vehicle. White Haven EMS Medic 22 arrived reporting 1 patient self extricated and 1 patient Class 5. Fire units arrived and assisted the coroner in...
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| Route 534 Vehicle Fire |
| Tue. Jul 14th 2009 |
At. 1345hrs., units dispatched to Route 534 between Hickory Run State Park and the golf course for the vehicle fire. Engine 1811 responded to check the area from station 18 to the golf course and vehicle was found approx. 1/2 mile from station 18, with the engine compartment fully involved. (1) 1 3/...
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| Lehigh River Rescue |
| Sun. Jul 5th 2009 |
At 2008 hrs., units dispatched to assist L&L and Weatherly Fire on a rescue along the Lehigh River. Units from L&L and Weatherly were rescueing victims from overturned kayaks near the Rockport river access when it was made to their attention that the rest of the group involved were lost near...
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Today we took delivery of
our new Squad from E-ONE.
Members were on hand as
the final paperwork was
signed and to go go over
...
First off, Engine 1811
has been sold to a
company out of Missouri.
1811 served the township
for over 20 years and
hopefully w...
On May 3-4, Chief Troell
and FF Stallone along
with E-ONE representative
Wes Saltz traveled to the
E-ONE factory in Ocala,
Fl...
