Ladder 17 attended the funeral for EMA Director Wayne Gower on Saturday, October 5 in White Haven. Ladder 17 along with Wright Township's Tower Ladder displayed the American Flag for the funeral procession. … [Read more...]

Tonights fire training concentrated on the use of the new air chisel and exothermic cutting torch. Members were trained in the safe operation of both new tools. … [Read more...]

Our new rescue truck that is being built by Rescue 1 in Manasquan, NJ is moving along on schedule. The body was secured to the chassis this week, and most of the compartment shelving and dividers are complete. The light tower and message board have been installed on the roof of … [Read more...]

Station 17, 16, Lake Harmony Ambulance, and Lehighton Ambulance were dispatched to a reported single vehicle crash on Interstate 80 East Bound near the 277 ramp. A PennDOT crew was driving on the shoulder of the highway when they discovered the overturned pickup truck down the … [Read more...]

Monday night's training focused on getting familiar with the new Holmatro Hydraulic Tools that were purchased   for the new rescue truck, which should be delivered in early November. A new battery powered combi tool and inclined cutter were purchased, as well as a core inclined … [Read more...]

A Tractor with no trailer was traveling north on state route 903 when it apparently lost its breaks and vered into the oncoming traffic where it struck a pick up truck head on. Both occupants of the pick up were entrapped in the vehicle. Chief 17 quickly popped the first door … [Read more...]

Around 03:50 AM Sunday morning, a tree fell into wires on South Lake Drive in Lake Harmony. The tree severed the high tension wire and the wires landed on the roadway and were arcing violently. This arcing lasted for over 40 minutes until PPL Electric arrived on scene to … [Read more...]

Crews trained with the boat and water rescue equipment tonight. Several scenarios were presented and the crews were then sent into the water to perform the rescues. … [Read more...]

Fire company members were instructed on the proper use of the new exothermic cutting torch. The torch is capable of cutting through all types of metal and other materials. The new torch will be carried on the new rescue truck which is set to arrive in late fall. Pictured using … [Read more...]

Tanker operations training allowed several of our driver trainees to set up Engine 17 to draft from a porta tank and set up to move water using a jet siphon. Tunkhannock Fire Company assisted with one of their tankers. … [Read more...]

Standpipe drill at the Mountain Laurel Resort was very productive and educational. Maintenance personnel monitored the fire pumps while Lake Harmony crew members tested the standpipe connections throughout the hotel. The system worked perfectly, firing up the fire pump as soon as … [Read more...]

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...]