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Ladders, Oh Ladders!
Wednesday proved for a good training day. With warm temps., the day crew went out and trained with multiple set ups, and operation with the portable deck gun. The night crew went out with both units to practice on ground ladders, Focusing on one person set up. The crew of 12 worked hard and used the time to try new tactics. Next week will continue with truck work, and hoping for another good turn out. While wrapping up on the final evolution the wagon (Strohecker) got hit for a call at 7th & Market, E2 loaded up and responded in seconds along with Chief2 (Williams). 2Truck also AOL to assist while being on the street. Units cleared within 10 minutes.
  Fire, Fire Out, Theres Fire Again ... WT
Today the boro units got hit out to respond to the 200 block of s. oak st., for a structure fire. Before responding county advised PD reporting Fire out. The Truck (Mekailek) responded with 7 men and Chief2 AOL reporting smoke still coming from the structure. Truck being the second special service O/L, set up on side alpha. 2 Engines O/L w/ water sources. Crews from R5 checking a control box on the front of the 3 story, middle of the row apartment building. Chief 2 assigned truck crew a to gain access to the bravo exposure. Using the rabbit tool, crews gained access, finding a light smoke condition on the 2nd floor. Crew A with the TIC, irons, and can, breeched a hole in the wall to check for extension. While the Roof and OV crew waited outside. No extension was found. Ch2 placed all units with the exception of T2 available. The truck was back in service within 1 hour.
 .... Burnt Sausage
MCFD dispatched for possible structure fire at 4th & Oak. Chief 2 first to arrive followed by Chief 1, Rescue 5 and Truck 2. Engines 1 and 2 secured water supplies, 3 and 4 at level 1 staging. Capt 5 found burnt sausage on a stove. Units back in station shortly after.
Princes Birthday Photos
Sorry for the delay, but the Photos from Princes Birthday have been posted.
Congratulations to Barbara Wagner for receiving the George Hancock Memorial Award, and special thank you to Past Chief of the Wallington (NJ) Fire Department for being our Guest Speaker. We hope everyone had a good time, and see you next year! Photo Album -- Reason for the delay was the members had to go through every photo and do an inventory to see 'what else' is missing from our company  OVERLOADED
On April 10th at approximately 23:30 MCFD was dispatched to an electrical fire on North Hickory Street. Chief 2 arrivaed on scene first taking command, followed by Rescue 5 and Truck 2. A crew from R5 investigated and found an overloaded receptacle in an upstairs bedroom. TIC's were used to check for extension by R5 and T2 crews. Chiefs 1 & 2 eliminated the problem receptacle and advised homeowner about overloading receptacle circuits and to have an electrician check the homes wiring. Engine 1 established a water supply at 2nd & Hickory and advanced an attack line to the front of the structure as a precaution. Other units were at Level 1 staging. Box placed back at 00:01.
Day to Train
Earlier in the week, the chief was contacted by Chief Herr from Overlook Fire about 2Truck showing up at the practical for PumpsII to use the water tower for an evolution. A crew of 9 showed up Sunday morning to participate, which also put the engine on the street. Once the evolution was complete (and the water police left), having a crew and nice weather the guys went to the MCAHS parking lot to do stokes basket training. Crews tried new tactics and also came up with complete standardization for future operations. Members who did not attend the training, should see an officer for details on the operations.
M.C.F.D. Burn Session
The Mount Carmel Fire Department "Structural Burn Session", will be on May 27, May 29, and the burn on June 8
First night is at Station 3. The second class is a smoke maze at the Schuylkill County Fire School. The Burn is at the same location. Class members must attend the first two night classes to attend the burn. This class is limited to Mount Carmel Borough firefighters, unless we don't have enough enrolled from the borough. Any questions contact Chief 2, or Captain 3. The Instructor will be Greg Fabrizio. Goto Below Website to enroll. http://www.lccc.edu/default.aspx?pageID=246&num=428&subj=FIR&term=200815 The dates are wrong on the website. You must do this to be able to participate in the burn session! A few rooms off in town
Around 2100 hrs. NCCC dispatched the MCFD to the area of Cherry and Beech for a possible structure fire. With having members on station, 2 Truck/ Engine 2 left within seconds of dispatch. Chief 2 and 2 Truck were first on scene with smoke showing. Truck crew gained entry to find heavy fire. Eninge 2 was second on scene and advanced line into structure and had a quick knockdown of the fire. Extensive overhaul was done by the truck crew and Station 5. While cleaning up on scene NCCC dispatched 2 Truck to Boyers Food Mart for an AFA. 2 Truck responded only to find it was from a water main break earlier in the day. Units were placed ready short time later. Engine 2 remained at the fire scene till 0000hrs.
  New Addition to the Anthracite Family
Congratulations to Firefighter Robert "Bushy" Bush and his wife Kristi on the new addition to their family! Ryan Joseph was born Thursday morning. Mom, and the baby are doing well!
 Residential Fire Alarm
This morning around 088hrs. 2 Truck was dispatched to OakRidge Estates for a residential fire alarm. The truck responded with 3 only to be placed in service before leaving the boro.
Fire at State Representatives Office
At 01:02 the Mt. Carmel Fire Department was dispatched for a working building fire at State Represtative Bob Belfanti's office at 15 W. Avenue.
On routine patrol, borough police officers noticed smoke coming from the building and made the call. At 01:06 Rescue 5, Truck 2, along with Chiefs 1 (Reed) & 2 (Williams) rolled in, with Chief 2 taking command. They were followed by Engine 2 shortly thereafter. Rescue 5 personnel did a good job knocking down the fire with a watercan while E2 secured a water supply at Ave. & Oak and stretched an attack line. Stations 2 & 5 made the interior attack, led by Captain 2 (Jim Williams), quickly getting the fire extinguished. They contained fire damage to the first floor of the 2 story building. A crew from Station 3 performed horizontal ventilation in tandem with the interior attack. Engine 3 secured a backup water supply, as did Engine 1. A State Police Fire Marshall investigated with Chiefs 1 & 2 and borough police, determining that the fire was intentionally set. If anyone saw anything out of the ordinary around 12:00 - 01:00 in that area, please contact Mt. Carmel police dept. A thank you goes out to mutual aid companies for their support. Atlas Engine 21 & Unit 28 on scene. Rescue 62 for R.I.T.. Shamokin Engine 21 and Truck 34 on stand-by in their stations. Another Thank You to Clover Hose Ladies Auxillary and Station 6 for providing beverages and traffic control.  Content Management Powered by CuteNews
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