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St.Patricks Day shirts
Orders are being taken.
Order form is on the chalkboard at the Borough station.
Shirts available are SS- short sleeve, LS- long sleeve, CS-
crew neck sweatshirt, Hoodie- hooded sweatshirt.
Orders Due by February 11
,2010
Prices:
SS
LS
CS
Hoodie
S-XL $17.50
$19.50
$22.00
$28.50
XXL
$19.50
$21.50
$24.00
$30.50
3XL+ $20.50
$22.50
$25.00
$31.50
For additional info email us @ duncannonfireco@aol.com |
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Newport Rd MVA
02/05 At 1659,
Rescue 2 was alerted for a motor vehicle accident on Route
849 in the area of the Duncannon Subway. Rescue 2
responded moments later with 10 and arrived to find two
vehicles that had hit head on. The crew checked for
injuries and found none. Traffic control was provided,
and crews cleared in a half hour. |
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SCBA
Certification
1/20 Company 2
members completed the annual SCBA requirements. |
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Beamer Lane worker
1/17 @2248 Squad and Tanker 2
dispatched to assist Co.38 (Dauphin) for a working mobile
home fire. Squad crew assisted with extensive overhaul
while Tanker 2 supplied 2 loads of water to the port a tank.
Cleared @0057. |
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Sulpher Springs Rd service call
1/12 @2026
Company 2 was requested by Keller's Towing to provide
lighting on Sulpher Springs Rd where a tractor trailer had
struck a bridge. Truck and Brush 2 responded and
assisted with the removal of the truck from the bridge.
Cleared @0030. |
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State Rd mva
1/10 @ 1708 Squad 2
dispatched to 1550 State Rd, Penn Twp., for an auto
accident. Chief 2 (Worner) arrived to find three
vehicles at the entrance to Sheetz. Squad crew blocked
the scene, checked for injuries, secured hazards and Fire
Police established traffic control. Cleared @1753.
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2009 Stats |
For the year 2009 the Duncannon Fire
Co. ran 261 calls. Apparatus responses totalled 417 :
Rescue 161, Engine 52, Utility 50, Tanker 45, Traffic 40,
Brush 27, Truck 19, Boat 1. The average turnout per
incident was 13. The busiest type of call was auto
accident 111. The top 10 responders were: Lt.
Ethan May 161, Lt. Kevin Bissonnette 159, FF Bryan Leonhard
145, Capt. Cody Weaver 143, FF Shannon Baker 136, FF Nathan
Hatcher 135, FF Robert "Rabbit" Douglas 131, Asst Chief Karl
Conrad 128, FP Scott Fuller 118, FF's Fred Nevius and Robert
Wright 114. |
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Rt. 274 mva
1/3 @1550 Squad 2
dispatched to Rt. 274 @Penn Manor LN for an auto accident.
Chief 2 (Worner) arrived to find a single vehicle into a
utility pole with low hanging wires. Squad crew
checked the patient. Utilities were notified.
Fire Police controlled traffic. FD cleared @1625.
Fire Police cleared @1656. |
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Hill
Rd
1/2 @1526 Squad 2
alerted to Saw Mill Rd for a vehicle over the embankment.
Chief 2 (Worner) traveled the length of Saw Mill Rd finding
nothing. County advised the call came from OnStar.
A callback put the accident on Hill Rd. Chief 2
arrived to find a vehicle over the bank with the uninjured
occupant inside. Squad crew stabilized the vehicle
with chains and removed the occupant. Cleared @ 1557 |
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1553 N River Rd.
1/1 @1506 Squad 2
dispatched to assist Co.29 (Halifax) for a house fire.
Squad crew reported to the manpower pool which no action was
required. A good knock by Co.s 20 (Millersburg) and
29. Cleared @ 1616. |
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Rt. 849 mva
12/30 @ 1142 Squad 2
dispatched to Rt. 849 and Market St. for an overturned
vehicle with injuries. Chief 2 (Worner) arrived to
find no injuries. Fire Police were requested to
control traffic. Squad crew removed debris from road
and controlled leaking fluids. Cleared @ 1229. |
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Adopt a Family
Once again the DFC
proudly participated in the Adopt a Family program for
Christmas. Funds for the gifts were from donations by
the public on a boot drive.
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Rts. 11&15 mva
12/23 @2132 Squad 2
alerted to southbound Rts 11&15 near the Duncannon Exit for
an overturned vehicle with injuries. Chief 2 (Worner)
arrived to find same. Squad crew established scene
safety with the apparatus, checked on the injured
patient which was turned over to EMS, and controlled leaking
fluids. Fire Police controlled traffic. Cleared
@2232.
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Market St. mva
12/22 @ 1502
Squad 2 dispatched for an auto accident with injuries.
Squad arrived to find a two vehicle accident involving Penn
Twp. PD. Crew accessed patients, controlled leaking
fluids and controlled traffic. Cleared @ 1544. |
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Rt.849 mva
12/21 @1727
Squad 2 dispatched for an accident with possible entrapment
and wires down at the intersection of Route 849 and
Butchershop Rd. EMS Capt. 29 (Nace) arrived to find a
single vehicle into a pole with no entrapment or wires down.
Squad crew notified utility co. and Fire Police controlled
traffic. Cleared @1748. |
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Operation Save a
Life

abc27 has once again
teamed up with Kidde and Duncannon firefighters for
Operation Save a Life.
Call 834-3234 or visit the
station for your free smoke detector.
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Icy Morning
12/13 @ 0848 Squad 2
alerted to Rts 11&15 Southbound in the area of the Duncannon
exit for an auto accident. Chief 2 (Worner) arrived to
find multiple accidents within a 1/2 mile of each other on
an icy highway. There were no injuries. Fire
Police controlled traffic around the area. Cleared
@0943. |
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Renovations
Continue |
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Christmas Tree
Lighting
DFC members
participated in the annual Duncannon Christmas Tree
lighting. |
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Renovations
Continue |
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Station
Renovations
Members are renovating
the gear room into the new lounge with donated materials. |
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Driver
Qualifications
November is Driver
Qualification month. All drivers are required to
complete the DFC course to operate apparatus. |
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Blast from the
Past
Former Engine 2-1 made an
appearance on it's way to it's new home. Purchased by
a private owner it steered them towards it's old home on the
way through the area. |
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Rts 11/15
7/20 @ 0636, Squad 2 was alerted along with
Company 9 (New Buffalo) for an accident with entrapment on
11/15 in the area of the New Buffalo Diner. The Squad
was out the door in minutes with 6, followed shortly by
Rescue 9. Command advised of heavy entrapment in one
of the two tractor trailers involved. Crews arrived
and pulled the full compliment of tools and cribbing from
the Squad and began to work on extricating the driver.
Engine 2 was also dispatched to assist. The cab of the
involved truck has sheared off the frame and was laying in
the roadway. That, along with heavy entrapment,
brought Rescue 11 (Perdix) on the box. Extrication was
marked just after the 1 hour mark, and the patient
transferred to Life Lion for transport.
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Route
849
7/1 @ 0131 Company 2 alerted to Route 849 @
railroad underpass for an accident with entrapment.
Chief 2 (Worner) arrived to find a vehicle up the embankment
overturned. Squad 2 crew checked the vehicle for
occupants and found none. With a report of an
individual fleeing the scene crews searched for victims.
Squad crew found an unconscious victim in the high brush
about 25 feet from the vehicle. Medic 81 (West Shore)
requested Life Lion to fly. Engine 11 (Perdix) was
requested to set up LZ at Penn Twp. Municipal building.
Engine 2 crew searched the area for the victim that fled.
Crews cleared the scene and searched south of the scene.
No victim found. Cleared @ 0250.
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Amity Hall Inn
5/19 At 0242 Box 9-02 was dispatched for a
working structure fire. Engines 9, 2, 5, CC20, DC29-1,
Rescues 9, 2, 8, 5, 11, Trucks DC32, DC34, Tankers 9, 5, 6,
10, DC29, DC38, DC216, Utility 2, Brush 2, Traffic 2, and DC
Canteen 29 were all called to the scene. Multiple
transfers were also completed. Units arrived to find
heavy fire showing from the main building, with extension
into the south wing. An initial interior attack on the
south wing was called off due to concerns about building
stability. A partial collapse of side A of the main
building occured shortly thereafter. Two water
supplies were secured, one at the Amity Hall Boat Launch for
LDH and one at the Lions Club Park for filling tankers.
Control was marked at 0537, with units remaining on scene
for another 5 hours for extensive overhaul. Following
overhaul, crews spent another two and a half hours putting
the rigs back in service. There were no injuries
reported, and ABC27 reports that state police have 5
suspects in custody for suspected arson. The Inn had
been abandoned for approximately 20 years due partially to
disrepair, but was still listed as a Historic Building.
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22/322 Pin Job
5/07 At 0125 while on standby at
Marysville firehouse, Company 2 was alerted for an accident
with unknown injuries on 22/322 in front of the Clarks Ferry
Truck Stop. The Rescue was on the street immediately
with 10, and the Engine was out the door shortly after with
3. Engine 2 arrived and advised they had a car vs
tractor trailer with heavy entrapment. Crews split up
and set up scene lighting while the second crew began
extrication. The roof was removed, the dash rolled and
the drivers seat cut in order to remove the patient.
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Hose Testing
5/7 Members tested some more of the
fire hose. |
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State
Participating Program
11/24 Co. 2 is now recognized as a
Participating Department of the Pennsylvania Fire Service
Certification Program according to the Office of the State
Fire Commissioner.
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