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Fifth Annual Golf Tournament
Fri. Jul 30th 2021
Fifth Annual Golf Tournament
Mountain Laurel Golf CourseJuly 30th, 2021
Breakfast & Registration - 8:00 AM
Shotgun Start - 9:00 AM$75 per Player Includes:
Breakfast, 18 Holes with Golf Cart, Lunch...
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Working Fire at Jack Frost
Mon. Jun 7th 2021
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Engine 2210, Tanker 2233, Command 2277, and Utility 2279 with twenty volunteers responded to a working structure fire on Jack Frost Road, Lake Harmony. Districts 16, 17, Lake Harmony EMS, and Tanker 1...
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Fire Alarm Leads to Incident #100
Sat. Jun 5th 2021
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Engine 2210 and Tanker 2233 with nineteen volunteers recently responded to a fire alarm on Stony Mountain Road. District 12 also responded. This was incident #100 for 2021.
MVA with Flight on Route 903
Tue. Jun 1st 2021
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Rescue 2255, Engine 2210, Command 2277, and Engine 2216 with twenty-two volunteers recently responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 903. Rescue 2255 and Rescue 1251 assisted with patient care a...
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Tanker 2233 Takes First Run
Mon. May 31st 2021
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Tanker 2233, Engine 2210, and Command 2277 with twenty volunteers assisted District 12 and Lehighton ALS with a landing zone for LifeFlight 6 on Route 903.
Fire Glossary

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4 entries in the Fire Glossary beginning with "J"

J-bar

A stiff, j-shaped tool for reaching an inside door handle.

Jack-knifing

Jargon for position of articulated aerial ladder such that tractor is at an angle to the trailer; provides improved stability when ladder is hoisted, rotated and extended.

Jaws of Life

A Hurst tool. See hydraulic spreader.

Jet siphon

A venturi appliance used for moving large amounts of water from one reservoir tank to another by pumping a small amount of pressurized water into the jet to create a vacuum to move larger amounts of water.

4 entries in the Fire Glossary beginning with "J"

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