Come one, come all to New Danville Fire Companies Second Annual Family Fun Days. This is on SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 from 3PM to 9PM!  There will be food, games, fire apparatus, and fire prevention activities.  We will have activities for all ages!  We have Sky care, the medical helicopter landing at 3:30pm and the smoke trailor to help kids and parents alike learn fire safety in their home.  We will also be having fire extinguisher demonstrations through out the afternoon and evening plus car seat checks upon request.  If you have any questions, comments, or concerned feel free to stop by the Fire house any Monday or Thursday night.  Also, you may call the event coordinator, Victoria Surkin, at 717-413-7467!

Thanks so much and we hope to see you there!

F.F. Surkin

Secretary and event coordinator

5-5 and 5-11 (West Willow) volunteers were alerted for the class 2 crash on Marticville Rd.  The incident was found to be just south of our station.  RE 5-5-1 and Engine 5-11-1 made the response, finding a two car rear end collision with one injury.  Crews worked together to stabilize the vehicles, control hazards, and assisted EMS in removing one patient from a vehicle.  Traffic was restricted to one lane by fire police. 

Earlier in the afternoon (1712) , Engine 2 and the Tanker rolled out on the reported brush fire on New Danville Pike, in the area of Second Lock Rd. Units found that a very small fire along the roadway had been extinguished by a nearby resident prior to our arrival.  Capt 5-5 took care of final extinguishment with a water can.  Units were available in short order

      

Tanker 5-5 was dispatched on the second alarm barn assignment in the 6-2 (Highville) first due.  Tanker rolled with three, with volunteers remaining at the station to staff the engine.  The tanker dumped several loads of water at the incident, on Chestnut Grove Rd. at Star Rock Farms.  Fire Police assisted with traffic control at the primary fill site, at Safe Harbor.  Tanker was released shortly after 0300 hrs.   

At 2019 on Sunday evening, RE 5-5-1 was dispatched on the 5-11 (West Willow) assignment for a crash with reported entrapment, Rt 272 southbound in the area of W. Penn Grant Rd. Rescue 5-12 (Willow Street) was also on the assignment.  RE 5-5-1, with a crew of 6, arrived behind the 5-11 and 5-12 units, 5-5 crew was assigned to control hazards on the black vehicle.  While 5-5 was working on the black vehicle, 5-12 removed a door from the other vehicle to allow for patient access, while the 5-11 crew stood by with suppression line and assisted with extrication. 

Shortly after returning to quarters, RE 5-5-1 was dispatched on the 5-3 (Conestoga) water rescue assignment, on the Susquehanna River, below the Safe Harbor Dam.  RE 5-5-1, staffed with 8, was followed by the Squad, staffed with 4.  Victims were removed from the river by boat crews from 5-8 (Rawlinsville) and 5-6 (Pequea).

On Monday, August 30, thirteen members trained on rope systems at the Silver Mine Park. 

Other activity for August included two calls for service on August 26, the first being a class 2 crash at 0946, at Rt. 324 at W. Penn Grant Rd.  RE 5-5-1 arrived and controlled hazards at a two vehicle crash.  At 1232 hrs., Engine 2 responded to a residential alarm in the Doe Run Hills area, in the first due.  Alarm was found to have been activated by smoke from an outdoor grill, which drifted into the house.  On August 3, several 5-5 volunteers worked for several hours at a woods fire, in the area of the Pinnacle, Martic Township.   Fire Police were requested on Aug 19 for traffic control on Radcliff Rd. for  a police incident, and on Aug 30 for a vehicle accident in Lancaster Twp.    

    

Congratulations to Tye Weaver, who recently received his certification as a PA EMT, after many hours of class (and many hours of studying in the firehouse lounge).  

As severe thunderstorms rolled into the area on Sunday afternoon, several volunteers staffed the station, expecting a storm related run. At 1435 hrs., Engine 5-5-2 was dispatched to assist on a dwelling fire in the 6-8 (West Lancaster) first due, in the Wood's Edge development.  Engine 2 hit the street quickly with a full crew, leaving volunteers behind to staff the other units.  Upon arrival, the crew was sent to manpower staging, with Deputy 5-5 being assigned as the staging officer. The crew assisted with overhaul, ventilation, and removal of equipment from five townhouse units.  Engine 2 was still on scene of the 6-8 incident at 1559 hrs., when RE 5-5-1 and the tanker were dispatched on a dwelling assignment on W. Penn  Grant Rd., Pequea Twp., in the 5-11 fire district.  RE 1 and tanker arrived shortly and staged, and were released shortly. 

Photos are from the Wood's Edge incident.  

RE 5-5-1 was dispatched with Company 5-11 (West Willow) on a vehicle accident, on Rt. 272 in the area of Ship Rock Rd.  RE 5-5-1 arrived to find a single vehicle accident, where a northbound vehicle struck the end of a guard rail, with the vehicle coming to rest in the southbound lane.  E 5-11-1 arrived shortly after RE 5-5-1, crews found one patient already in care of EMS, with other occupants of the vehicle reporting they were not injured.  5-5 volunteers assisted with fluid control, depowering the vehicle, and debris cleanup.  5-5 and 5-11 fire police worked together to keep traffic flowing slowly on one lane.

Calls handled earlier in the week:

Friday, July 23, 1935 hrs. - Vehicle Accident Standby, 200 bl. Brenneman Rd. Deputy 5-5 arrived to find a single vehicle accident, with no injuries. Vehicle struck a pole, causing severe damage to the pole. Fortunately, there were no wires on this pole, as it had recently been replaced and was slated for removal.  The vehicle sustained moderate front end damage.  Response was held to the squad, for fluid control.  Fire Police handled traffic control. 

Thursday, July 22, 1459 hrs., assist to 5-11 on a possible cardiac arrest, squad made the run in place of the engine and crew provided assistance to SVEMS on scene.

Wednesday, July 21, 1301 hrs., Alarm Bells call at a farm on W. Penn Grant Rd., in the 5-5 local, called for Engine 2.  Southern Regional Police arrived to report no need for fire company, engine went back in service. 

Engine 5-5-2, with a crew of five, and Tanker 5-5, with a crew of three, were dispatched as part of the first alarm assignment on a rural water supply drill (simulated barn fire with exposures) , on Byerland Church Road in the southern part of the township (5-11 first due area).  The drill was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a nurse tanker operation.  The engine crew assisted the 5-11 (West Willow) attack crew, while the tanker pumped off five loads of water.  Numerous engine and tanker companies participated, including Conestoga, Willow Street, Refton, Rawlinsville, Millersville, Witmer, Quarryville, Strasburg, Pequea, and Robert Fulton.   

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The volunteers from company 5-5 handled four calls for service and worked a fund raiser over the Independence Day weekend.  The first call was around 0700 hrs. on Friday morning, when RE 5-5-1, assisted by E 5-11-1 (West Willow), handled a vehicle accident a block from the station, at Rt. 324 and Long Lane.  Units arrived to find a two vehicle crash, involving a small sedan and a full size pickup truck.  Volunteers assisted the EMS crew from SVEMS by stabilizing the sedan, and removing a door from the vehicle.  Volunteers from both township companies worked to control a rather large spill of fluids from the vehicles.  Fire police from the Pequea Township companies, and stations 5-3 (Conestoga) and 5-12 (Willow Street) controlled traffic.  

At 1441 hrs. on Saturday, RE 5-5-1 was requested to transfer to station 5-8 (Rawlinsville), as their units were committed on a building fire in the 5-7 (Quarryville) first due.  RE 5-5-1, with a crew of five, stood by at 5-8, with Engine 5-6-1 (Pequea) and York Co. Tanker 55 (Airville).  The rescue engine returned home around 1800.   The rescue engine hit the road again, at 2137, for a water rescue call in the area of the Slackwater bridge.  6-5 (Millersville) handled the incident, which was on the Manor Township side of the river.  

At 1447 hrs on Sunday, the Tanker was requested to 5-8, to cover Martic Twp. while units were on a woods fire in the 5-6 first due.  Tanker stood by at 5-8 with an engine from Whiteford MD, for several hours.

Several members spent Friday and Saturday evening working a festival stand in Marietta, as a fund raiser for NDFC.  This was a successful event,  thanks to the volunteers who spent time on this, and thanks to 7-10 (Marietta) for the opportunity to  participate in the event.           

Several 5-5 volunteers staffed Company 5-8 (Rawlinsville) on Sunday, while most of the 5-8 members attended a training session, out of the area.  Our members assisted on two vehicle accidents in Martic Township.  The first crash involved a single vehicle which had struck a pole, on Drytown Road.  The second call came in just as the 5-8 / 5-5 crew members were ready to go out to lunch, this incident being a motorcycle accident on Rt. 372.  The 5-5 crew returned to the first due at around 1730.