Our station is a volunteer department, it is manned 24 hours a day by drivers who work 8 hour shifts. Monday though Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. we have a day crew for the ambulance consisting of a drvier and an EMT at the station. We have also added a night crew from midnight to 6 A.M. We have two American LaFrance Engines. Engine 11 is a 1981, Engine 12 is a 1969, and one 1971 American LaFrance Ladder (Ladder 113) "The Albitross". We also have at our station Ambulance 14, Ambulance 15, and Rescue 15 "The Triple Nickle". We have three Captains in the fire department, Captain 11, Captain 12, and Captain 113. We have three Lieutenants, also 11, 12, and 113. The Chief is Chief 16, Chief 17 is the Assistant Chief, and we have two Deputy Chiefs (Chief 18, and Chief 19). Even though the department is one fire department it is made up of three hose companies, they are: Franklin Hose Company #2, Columbia Hose Company #3, Woodward Hill Hose Company #4. Also at one time there was a Goodwill Hose Company #1 which is no longer in existence today.
Updates: Live dispatch of Luzerne County is being worked on and not running full time. Click HERE to listen. Please note the recorded audio section will also still be able to be heard on our page (Due to a glitch in upgrading equipment there is a problem with the dispatch staying connected resulting in the feed going down, the problem is still being worked on and will be fixed as soon as possible). Engine 12 has been sold and will be replaced soon, also Ladder 113 has been sold and has been replaced with a new Ladder. Check back soon for more details.
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If you need the Fire Department , the Police Department , or the Ambulance in Edwardsville please dial 911 . If you need to reach the Fire Department, Police Department, or the Ambulance and it's NOT an emergency, or if you are 18 or older and interested in joining the Fire Department or Ambulance please call our non-emergency number: (570) 288-8463.
* at this time we do not have any patches or any other items of clothing available to send out or to trade!!!
Time of our last fire run
2000 Fire and EMS report and totals from past years
Click here to hear Ladder 113 Dispatched to Plymouth Boro for a structure fire.
Last updated at 23:27 hours. Friday, February 3rd, 2006.
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