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REHAB 62 OPERATES CRESSONA FIRE

Squad 6204 responded with 4 EMT's and set up the Rehab sector in a church parking lot half a block down from the fire.  Local EMS unit's assisted on the scene, Rehab saw approximately 29 firefighters with only two having to be "flagged" for greater than an hour.

No major injuries were reported on scene.

SCVMA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

We would also like to welcome Todd and Megan Dailey who are both EMT's, Mindy Zimmerman (EMT Student) and the return of the infamous Bob "Soupy" Suprock, who with a lot of hard work managed to salvage his EMT and is continuing the quest for the "Holy Grail" at SCVMA. 

MVA W/ENTRAPMENT ON BURMA

8:03a.m. units from St. Clair Fire, Rescue and Ambulance and Medic's from Pottsville were once again dispatched to the Burma Road for a Motor Vehicle Accident with reported entrapment.

Additional information from the Schuylkill County Communications Center is reporting one vehicle on it's side into a ditch.  Additional radio reports stating that patient does not appear to be seriously injured, however is confined in the vehicle with no reported entrapment.

Pottsville ALS (Medic 6802) arrived on the scene reporting the patient out of the vehicle with minor injuries.  Ambulance 6202 arrived on the scene and handled patient care and transported the patient to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries.  Medic 6802 was released by Medical Command, unit's operated the scene for 15 minutes.

SNOW STORM CLOSES 61

A brief two hour long snow storm dumped about 4 inches of snow in the Schuylkill County area causing two tractor trailers to "jack knife" on Route 61 just north of St. Clair forcing State Police to close Route 61 and detour traffic through St. Clair Borough.

Traffic was re-directed through St. Clair to the Burma Road for all north bound traffic.  Some people however tried to travel north on Second Street (road merges with Route 61) only to find that all entrance ways to 61 were closed causing a back up of traffic through the borough along with 61 North.

Traffic was tied up for over two hours before State Police re-opened the roadway.  No injuries were reported from the tractor trailers.

LICENSURE

CARDIAC ARREST

18:27 unit's of 62 and 68 ALS dispatched to the Diener's Hill section of East Norwegian Twp for Breathing Problems.  Ambulance 6202 responded out of Station #1 and arrived on scene reporting a Cardiac Arrest and requesting ALS to expedite.  62 and 68 transported patient Class 1 to the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center for further treatment.

MVA W/ENTRAPMENT ON BURMA

5:03a.m. unit's from District 62 Fire, EMS and Rescue along with 68 Paramedics dispatched to the Burma Road in Blythe Twp for a motor vehicle accident with reported entrapment.  Additional reports stating two patients possible entrapped.  

Ambulance 6202 first unit on scene confirming two patients heavily entrapped.  Radio traffic relayed to Medic 6802 which requested a second BLS from 62 and a second ALS from 68.  

Medic 6802 arrived shortly after 6202 taking EMS command, requesting Aero-medical unit for two patients.  Medevac 4 (Lehigh Valley) and Life Flight 1 (Danville) enroute.  

Fire Unit's from 62 arrived on scene, Engine 701 and Rescue 707 started extrication of patient's however due to heavy entrapment and multiple tree's obstructing the effort a second rescue from District 26 was requested.

First patient was extricated from vehicle at 5:42a.m. (39 minute entrapment) and second patient was extricated at 6:11a.m. (68 minute entrapment).  Both patient's were transported to the Saint Clair Baseball field where they were flown to trauma centers.

During the course of extrication flight crews were brought to the scene to assist with patient care.  Unit's operated the scene for two hours.