FREELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT

FREELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
P.O. BOX 28
FREELAND,PA.18224

Non-Emergency:
570-636-3244

Emergency:
911

Fax:
570-636-0221

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The 2012 Officers of the Freeland Fire Department and Freeland Firemens Relief Association

Continuing the legacy of the

Citizens Hose Co.

and

Fourth Ward Fire co.

News Headlines

FFD Converting to Voice Dispatch

Sun. Feb 5th 2012

FFD is in the process of converting from the alpha paging system to voice dispatch. The department was one of the first to go to Luzerne County Dispatch as early as 1996. At that time the county was going in the direction of the alpha system and FFD made a sizable investment in this equipment. Howev...

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A PICTURE OF E-53 AT A 6 COUNTY PARADE A FEW YEARS AGO

Sun. Jan 29th 2012

This was 6 County in Plymouth in 1981. Engineer Joe L. Stepansky was driving and 53 took home its first of many Best Appearing 1000 GPM Awards. A great time was had by all. Our chief at the time was Jeff Teliho he wore his famous red uniform jacket that day....

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Engine (wagon) Highlighted In Fire House Magazine

Sun. Jan 8th 2012

Ton Shand included a section on our new engine in his "Apparatus Architect" article in the 1/12 edition of Fire House Magazine. Tom has been a friend of this department for many years and his input has always been appreciated. He is one of the foremost authorities on apparatus design in th...

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Chief Joseph J. Stepansky Announces 2012 Officer Appointments

Sun. Jan 8th 2012

At the monthly meeting Chief of the Department Joseph J. Stepansky announced the following appointed officers per the by laws: Safety officer - Daniel P. Bobby, William Youmans, assisted by Rev. Gary Mensinger; Chief Enigineer Cal Herring; Assistant Chief Engineer Larry Stepansky...

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FFD Receives PA Fire Grant

Sun. Jan 8th 2012

FFD was notified by the PA Office of Fire Commissioner it was awarded a $10,339.50 PA Fire Grant. These funds are earmarked for debt reduction and will be directly returned to the Commonwealth as a principal only payment of our loan on the new engine. These funds will assist the department as it con...

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Recent Calls

Leaf Fire at Garland Parking Lot
Sun. Feb 5th 2012
During the Secretary's Report at the monthly meeting the tones hit for a brush fire in the 100 block of South St. With 30 members at the meeting some firefighters got to go and some got to stay. The engine and utility hit the street along with Freeland Northside EMS and discovered a pile of leaves b...

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VEHICLE LEAKING FLUID IN 500 BLOCK JOHNSON ST
Sat. Feb 4th 2012
Late this morning FFD was dispatched for a vehicle leaking fluid in the 500 block of Johnson Street. The Utility responded with a full crew and mediated the spill Freeland PD assisted at the scene....

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EMS ASSIST WITH PATIENT EXTRICATION FROM A VEHICLE
Sat. Feb 4th 2012
Early this morning E-2 and the Utility responded to the 500 block of Washington Street to assist Freeland EMS the patient became logged in his vehicle. The front seat and dashboard needed to be removed and the rescue air bags, cribbing and hand tools were utilized.&nb...

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SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATION ON MAPLE STREET
Thu. Feb 2nd 2012
Late this evening FFD was dispatched to a report of a smoke alarm activation at a residence in the 200 block of Maple Street. E-1, E-2 and L-57 responded with full crews. No smoke or fire was detected when crews arrived but they discovered a problem with a propane heater. The heater was disconn...

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Truck, Engine, and Utility on the Box in Butler
Tue. Jan 31st 2012
During the pre dawn hours the box was dropped for a structure fire at the Keystone Job Corps Center in Butler Twp. Valley Chief Rich Bodner arrived on scene and reported a working fire in a building utilized for clothing sales and storage. The truck arrived on scene and set up on the north side of t...

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Local weather

PA State Certification

Training

Preplanning Training, 2/1/12

Preplanning Site Tour, Freeland Elderly Housing, 2/7/12

Station Training, 2/15/12, 2/22/12, 2/29/12

Essentials of Firefighting, IFS, 2/7/12, LCCC/PSTI

Upcoming Events

Wed. Feb 8th 2012 6:30pm
Truck Company Work Session

Thu. Feb 16th 2012 6:00pm
Review Committee Meeting

Sun. Feb 26th 2012 1:00pm
Hoagie/Soup sale

Picture Gallery

News Headlines

Sun. Feb 5th 2012
FFD Converting to Voice Dispatch

FFD is in the process of converting from the alpha paging system to voice dispatch. The department was one of the first to go...

Read more »

Sun. Jan 29th 2012
A PICTURE OF E-53 AT A 6 COUNTY PARADE A FEW YEARS AGO

This was 6 County in Plymouth in 1981. Engineer Joe L. Stepansky was driving and 53 took home its first of many Best Ap...

Read more »

Sun. Jan 8th 2012
Engine (wagon) Highlighted In Fire House Magazine

Ton Shand included a section on our new engine in his "Apparatus Architect" article in the 1/12 edition of Fire Hou...

Read more »

Apparatus Gallery

2012 Call Volume

January	17
February	4
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total	21

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Links

PA Firefighters

Emergency Vehicle Response

Freeland Northside Community Ambulance