Volunteer Fire Company Reports

Penn Forest Township

VFD #1

5-7 sent to Behrens Road to douse a brush fire.

5-6 sent to a residence on Route 903 for an odor investigation.

5-1 assisted Kilmer Trail homeowner to pump out water in basement.

4-30 sent to Mansi Dr. due to a tree on electric wires/ fire.

4-23 sent to a home on Wintergreen Court due to a CO alarm.

4-23 response to fire alarm at a home on Bear Creek Drive.

4-22 sent to Route 903 and Turnpike intersection for traffic control due to a problem with the traffic signal.

4-22 sent to Rhododendron Trail due to a tree down on electric wires.

Also sent to Unionville Road due to a tree across the road, and to cut another tree that had fallen across Route 903 near the Lehighton Ambulance station.

4-21 dispatched with PFT#2 to a vehicle crash on Stony Mtn. Road.

4-18 dispatched with PFT#2 to a vehicle crash on Route 534 at Jonas Mtn. Drive.

PFTVFD#1 hosts an annual fundraising golf tournament on July 9 The next all-you-can-eat breakfasts at Whispering Pines are May 14 and June 11.

Drill nights are Mondays starting at 6:30 p.m.

Penn Forest Twp.

VFD #2

5-8 Brush 2244, Tanker 2233, and Engine 2210, with thirteen volunteers, responded to a brush fire on Bear Creek Road. PFTVFD#1 also responded. Also Rescue 2255 and Engine 2210 responded to a crash on Route 534. Fire Police assisted with the temporary road closure.

5-7 Brush 2244, Tanker 2233, and Engine 2210, with twenty-three volunteers, responded to an unattended burn on Behrens Road with PFTVFD#1.

Units also handled an unauthorized burn on Arrow Lane, Mt. Pocahontas.

5-6 Congratulations to Firefighter Mark Philipps Jr. and Junior Firefighter Monica Rizzo for successfully completing the Essentials of Firefighting program a 168-hour course that teaches the basics of firefighting.

4-23 Ladder 2222, Tanker 2233, Engine 2210, and Rescue 2255, with twenty-three volunteers, were requested for an odor See FIRE CO. REPORTS, page 7