Carbon County Communications received multiple calls for a single vehicle crash on South Lake Drive in Lake Harmony. Fire Districts 17 & 16, Lake Harmony Ambulance, and Lehighton ALS were dispatched. Rescue 17 arrived to find a passenger vehicle with heavy damage resting on … [Read more...]

Members of the Lake Harmony Fire Company attended structural collapse awareness and operations classes over the past two weeks. Hosted by Tunkhannock Fire Company, students were instructed in the creation of wooden structural support systems and how to mitigate structural … [Read more...]

Fire Districts 17, 16, Lake Harmony Ambulance, and Lehighton ALS were dispatched to a reported MVA on Interstate 80 at the 281.1 West mile marker. The vehicle was down the embankment perched on top of a large rock. At the direction of EMS Command, crews from rescue 17 and … [Read more...]

An EF1 tornado touched down in Lake Harmony at 6:37 PM today. The tornado touched down at the Big Boulder Ski Area, and traveled south towards Route 903 for approx. 1 mile. The path of the tornado was 40 yards. The ski slope reported over 1000 trees were toppled, causing over 1 … [Read more...]

Around 4:30 AM Penn Forest Fire Company was dispatched to a reported dwelling fire in Towamensing Trails. Once the fire was confirmed, Lake Harmony and Albrightsville Fire Companies were added to the call. Lake Harmony responded with Ladder 17, Tanker 17, and Engine 17. Upon … [Read more...]

Parade of Boats 2018 Flyer Parade of Boats - Sunday, August 12 from 1-6 at Nick's Lake House. See attached flyer for details. … [Read more...]

Fire Districts 16 & 17 along with Lake Harmony Ambulance were dispatched to assist park rangers with a high angle rope rescue in a remote part of Hawk Falls along Mud Run. Fire District 12 was then added to the response. Rescue 17 along with the ATV arrived behind Engine 1651 … [Read more...]

Companies were dispatched to a reported dwelling fire on Meckes Lane off of Route 940 early this morning. Engine 17 arrived to find smoke showing and heavy fire in the basement of the dwelling. Two hand lines were placed in service and the fire was contained to the area of origin … [Read more...]

Penn Forrest Township Fire Company was dispatched to a dwelling fire on Old Stage Road. Within several minutes, there were reports of heavy fire showing and stations 16 and 17 were added to the response. Ladder 17 and Tanker 17 responded to the call from Lake Harmony. Engine 1210 … [Read more...]

A single vehicle left the roadway on Moseywood Road and hit a tree head on, then wedged itself between a second tree. Upon arrival of a Lake Harmony Fire Company EMT and the Ambulance, they discovered that the patient was unresponsive, and began CPR. Unfortunately, the patient … [Read more...]

Tunkannock Twp. Fire Company, Monroe Co. Station 42, requested Ladder 17 and Tanker 17 to respond on a restaurant fire on Route 115 just north of Route 903. The ladder was instructed to set up the main to the rear of the structure and prepare for ladder pipe operations. Tanker 17 … [Read more...]

Stations 16 & 17 were dispatched to the PA Turnpike for a reported rollover crash in the northbound lanes. While enroute to the call, the county said they were now receiving reports that the vehicle was on fire. Engine 16 arrived to find the vehicle well involved in fire, … [Read more...]

A single vehicle traveling on Moseywood Road lost control and struck a utility pole, shearing it in two. The driver was self extricated and refused medical treatment. Rescue 17's crew assisted the tow truck operator by removing the remnants of the pole to allow him to remove the … [Read more...]

Lake Harmony Fire Company practiced using the aerial device to lift a patient off of a roof of a commercial building using the stokes basket. The basket was rigged several different ways, one utilizing our MPD and a 3-1 "Z" rig. Patient tie-in and use of the spider rig were also … [Read more...]

Lake Harmony's Tanker was requested by Penn Forest #2 to assist at a working dwelling fire around 2 AM. The tanker ended up standing by at the scene, while the crew assisted with fire suppression. The Tanker was on scene for just over an hour. … [Read more...]