WVFC hosts
Structural Burn
Session....
As a part of the FF1
recruit class being
hosted by the
Waymart Volunteer
Fire Company, there
was a Structural
Burn Session held at
the Monroe Burn
Center on Sunday,
November 22, 2009.
The FF1 class is
coming to an ending
shortly. The burn
session was the last
part of the recruit
class. Shortly, the
participants will be
doing a written and
practical test.
Best of Luck to
All....
Turkey Party a
success!
Thank you to
everyone who made
our annual Turkey
Party a great
success. During the
night, 120 turkeys
and 75 capons were
raffled off. Again,
Thank you for all
who supported us!
Station 75 assists
on early morning
structure fire!
On the morning of
November 4, 2009,
Station 75 Rescue,
Engine, and Tanker
were dispatched to
assist Station 43 on
a working structure
fire on Burns Road
in Clinton Township.
First arriving units
on scene reported a
trailer that was
well involved with
fire. Rescue 75
responded with a
crew of 5 and 75
Tanker also
responded. Upon
arrival on scene,
Rescue 75 crews were
asked to make an
interior attack on
Side C (charlie) of
the building. Crews
worked on scene
until released by 43
command.
Story from Station
43:
The lone occupant of
a mobile home
located at 258 Burns
Road in Clinton
Township narrowly
escaped for a fire
just before 3 a.m.
on Wednesday,
November 4. The
fire resulted in
heavy fire damage to
the trailer.
Wayne County
Communications
Center dispatched
the box assignment
at 02:41 hours. The
occupant reportedly
was awakened by
alarming smoke
detectors and
escaped the fire
through a bedroom
window.
He successfully self
evacuated himself
out a bedroomm
window and was
outside the
structure when the
first due engine
company, Engine 94,
arrived. The
injured man was
treated on scene and
was transported to
Marion Community
Hospital by Waymart
EMS.
The fire was brought
under control in
about fifteen
minutes. The fire
was declared out at
05:05 hours with
command (Chief 43)
releasing all
companies.
The fire is under
investigation by the
PSP Fire Marshal.
On the box: Engines
94, 12, 43, and 41,
Rescues 75 and 59,
Ladder 43 and 13-4,
Tankers 94, 12 and
75, Car 43 and
Waymart EMS.
