2021 Fire Calls
2021, April 28: Mt ZIon Brush Truck 1 and Tanker 1 assist with a brush fire
Mt Zion Brush Truck 1 and Tanker 1 responded to assist with a brush fire on Cummings Road in Franklin Township. Initial call came in as fire endangering a structure. Mt Zion Tanker delivered 3000 gallons of water. Mt Zion Brush Truck 1 supplied Lima 52 of DCNR Forestry with water. The fire was quickly extinguished with some help from a farm tractor with a unit with a water tank and pump. Units that responded (We may have missed some):
Northmoreland Command (had fire command), Engine, Tanker, and Ladder
Back Mountain Regional Tanker
Kunkle Engine, Tanker, Brush Truck, Brush Tanker, Kunke Medic 33
Lake Winola Tanker
Newton-Ransom Brush Truck
Shavertown Ladder
Triton Brush Truck
Northmoreland Command (had fire command), Engine, Tanker, and Ladder
Back Mountain Regional Tanker
Kunkle Engine, Tanker, Brush Truck, Brush Tanker, Kunke Medic 33
Lake Winola Tanker
Newton-Ransom Brush Truck
Shavertown Ladder
Triton Brush Truck
2021, April 24: Mt Zion Tanker 1 assists with grill fire
Mt Zion Tanker 1 was requested to assist on a residential structure alarm in Franklin Township on Eighth Street Road. A gas grill had caught on fire on the porch. The fire was extinguished after being pushed off the porch.
2021, March 23: Rubbish/Vehicle/Brush fire on Oberdorfer Road
At 2:44 PM on Tuesday, March, 23, 2021, Mt Zion Fire was dispatched along with Harding Fire, for a rubbish fire on Oberdorfer Road. Shortly after Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper went en route, Luzerne County notified fire units of vehicles involved in the fire and fire spreading to brush. Within minutes of Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper arriving, we soon realized we would need more water. Franklin Tanker was requested for water supply. Also requested were brush units from Lake Winola and Franklin as the winds picked up and spread fire into the woods. Northmoreland Tanker and Engine were also requested to assist along with DCNR Forestry. Fortunately, the winds did not sustain, allowing the brush fire to be extinguished. A large, dead oak tree in the center of the fire had flames high up in the branches. A DCNR Forestry Sawyer assisted with safely cutting down the tree which got hung up with several times in nearby trees.
We want to thank all those who assisted us with this fire, including some nearby neighbors.
Fire Units involved:
Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper
Mt Zion Brush Truck 1
Mt Zion Tanker 1
Mt Zion Fire Police
Harding Rescue
Harding Engine
Exeter Township Police
Franklin Tanker
Franklin Brush
Lake Winola Brush
DCNR Forestry
Northmoreland Engine
Northmoreland Tanker 1
Northmoreland Tanker 2
We want to thank all those who assisted us with this fire, including some nearby neighbors.
Fire Units involved:
Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper
Mt Zion Brush Truck 1
Mt Zion Tanker 1
Mt Zion Fire Police
Harding Rescue
Harding Engine
Exeter Township Police
Franklin Tanker
Franklin Brush
Lake Winola Brush
DCNR Forestry
Northmoreland Engine
Northmoreland Tanker 1
Northmoreland Tanker 2
2021, February 25: Carb0n Monoxide Call on Pecks Road
On a beautiful February day, Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper and Special Operations responded along with Harding Rescue and Medic 29 for a carbon monoxide call on Pecks Road.
2021, February 18: Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC), Rt 92, Harding
During the snow and sub-freezing temperatures, Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper responded along with Harding Fire, Harding-Mt Zion Ambulance, Medic 29, and Exeter Township Police, for an one-car MVC on a slushy Rt 92.
2021, January 23: Motor Vehicle Crash, Rt 92 and Oberdorfer Rd
Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper and Fire Police responded for a pickup truck that went through the guiderail at Rt 92 and Oberdorfer Road. Recovery crews from Bovani's and Red's had to work to get this one out.
2021, January 15: House fire, Sutton Creek Road, Harding
Late Friday evening, Mt Zion Rescue Pumper, Tanker 1, and Special Operations responded along with along with Harding Engine and Rescue, Harding Mt Zion Ambulance, Franklin Engine and Tanker, Jackson Tanker, Kunkle Tanker, Lake Winola Engine and Tanker, Northmoreland Tanker, Trucksville Tanker, West Pittston Ladder and Squad, and West Wyoming Squad, for a fully engulfed vacant house fire. We are so grateful for our automatic aid and mutual aid companies. They provide invaluable assistance. A big thank you to all those who pray for us as well. We need God's protection.
2021, January 10: House Fire, Kitchen Lane, Harding
This morning, Mt Zion Rescue/Pumper, Tanker 1, Special Operations, and Fire Police responded along with Harding Engine and Rescue, Harding Mt Zion Ambulance, Franklin Tanker, Lake Winola Engine and Ambulance, West Pittston Ladder, and West Wyoming Squad, as well as assistance from Exeter Township Road Department and PPL, for a house fire on Kitchen Lane.
