The Lake Harmony Fire Company is proud to announce the purchase of a new rescue truck. The new truck will replace our 1994 Mack/Swab Walk In rescue. The truck will be built by Rescue One and will be mounted on a Spartan Gladiator chassis. The new truck is scheduled for delivery … [Read more...]

Members were instructed on proper ladder placement and deployment tonight. 10 buckets were set up around the old firehouse, and each member needed to position the aerial ladder so that they could drop the tethered softball into each bucket. The class was designed to improve … [Read more...]

Lake Harmony Fire Company conducted a low angle mass casualty training class at Jack Frost Ski Area Monday night. Crews from Lake Harmony, Albrightsville, Tunkhannock and Lake Harmony Ambulance simulated a mass casualty incident where multiple victims would need to be evacuated … [Read more...]

Lake Harmony conducted an in house confined space rescue class on Monday night taught by Deputy Chief Joe Lennon. Crews from Lake Harmony and Tunkhannock worked together to practice patient packaging using the SKED stretcher and how to rig the tripod for vertical lifting from a … [Read more...]

A tractor trailer lost control and jumped the guide rail near mile marker 74 west bound early this morning. The driver self extricated and refused medical treatment. The crass ripped the rear wheels off of the trailer as it crashed through the guide rail and down the embankment. … [Read more...]

Members from Lake Harmony and Tunkhannock Fire Companies participated in a two day ice rescue class. Members earned ice rescue technician certifications. … [Read more...]

A single vehicle crash on Lake Harmony Road sent a vehicle airborne through a utility pole, snapping it in two and bringing down high tension power lines. The top portion of the pole landed across the roadway, closing it for over 6 hours. Two occupants of the vehicle were treated … [Read more...]

Units were alerted by Carbon County Communications Friday evening for a reported house engulfed in flames from a passer by on Mosey Wood Road in the Split Rock section of Lake Harmony. Ladder 17 (Lake Harmony) arrived on scene first and navigated a tight driveway to set up on the … [Read more...]

A single vehicle crash on PA State 534 in the Tannery section of the township killed one. The vehicle which seemed to be traveling at a high rate of speed struck a stone wall near the Mountain Laurel Country Club. The victim was found outside of the vehicle, and medics called for … [Read more...]

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...]

Members from Lake Harmony Fire Company were at the Monroe County Fire Training Center Tuesday night for a live burn training session. Firefighters were able to fight several different interior fires throughout the evening. Members also practiced using the ladder truck as a … [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...]