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PlymoVent System Installed in Firehouse

During the week of April 21st a PlymoVent system was installed in the firehouse. This system was purchased through the Department of Homeland Security Firefighter Assistance Grant. The purpose of the PlymoVent system is to connect to both of our pieces of apparatus via the tailpipe and capture 100% of its exhaust emissions. Everything in this system is automatic from the fan activation to the automatic release from when the apparatus is leaving the apparatus bay to respond on a call. When we return from the call all that is required is a simple connection back to the tailpipe of the apparatus when it is entering back into the apparatus bay. The purpose of the system is to be able to start the apparatus and not have any personnel inhale any exhaust emissions while getting ready to respond on a call. This makes our firehouse a safer work area for our members.  

 

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58 Pays Final Respects to F.P. Capt. Edward Albert
On Friday, April 25 officers and members of the Crystal Fire Company, family and friends of the Albert's, and also officers and members from the Artisan Hose Company, W.M. Walker Hose Company, Archbald Fire Department, Greenfield Township Fire Department, and the Clifford Township Fire Company paid their final respects to Fire Police Captain Edward Albert.

It was a very sad day for the members of our department and for his family and friends who came to see Eddie to his final resting place. It was a day that Eddie was honored for his great contribution to his community, and to the church that was so dear to his heart. Also for the great family man and friend he truly was. Captain Albert will be dearly missed by all of us here at the Crystal Fire Company, his family, and friends.

The officers and members would like to thank W.M. Walker Hose Company, Archblad Fire Department, Greenfield Volunteer Fire Company for their support during Captain Albert's funeral service. We would also like to thank the officers and members of the Clifford Township Fire Company for them bringing their ladder down for the flag detail.

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Viewing and Funeral Arrangements for F.P. Capt. Eddie Albert
The viewing for Fire Police Captain Edward Albert will be on Thursday, April 24th from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Battenburgs Funeral Home on Washington Avenue in Jermyn. Also on Friday, April 25th the funeral will be at 11:00 am at the PM Church on Jefferson Avenue in Jermyn.

Crystal Fire Company Members:


On Thursday, April 24th the Fire Company will be meeting at Battenburgs Funeral Home at 6:45 pm to pay their respects to the family.

Also the Fire Company will be participating in the funeral services any member planning to attending the services are asked to be at the firehouse in Class A uniforms by 9:30 am.


Other Departments:


Any other department member planning on attending the funeral services are also asked to be in Class A uniform and to meet at our firehouse on Bacon Street at 9:30 am. If you have any questions may contact Chief Raymond Rood at 840-8664 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
 
A Dedicated Member and Fire Police Captain Passes

  Monday, April 21, 2008 Crystal Fire Company member and Borough Fire Police Captain Eddie Albert passed away at his home. Eddie was very dedicated member to the fire company and to the borough fire police.  Eddie himself went to a lot of training and promoted training for all other eddie albert.jpgfire police members. Eddie also obtained money to purchase equipment for the fire police to enhance their services to our department and mutual aide departments.  Eddie had just received the Fire Police Officer of the year award through the Lackawanna County Fire Police Association on Sunday, April 20, 2008. It did not matter if it was 3 in the evening or 3 in the morning he would always be in his fire police uniform. We always use to tease him and tell him was always the best dressed for a call no matter what time the call came in at and that he was like superman.  If we would get a call in our first due or a mutual aide run we can almost guarantee Eddie to be on the corner stopping traffic so we can make our way through the intersection with the engine or ladder in the safest way as possible. He was leader and very dedicated member to this fire company for many years and he will be greatly missed.

 

The officers and members would like to send out its condolences to Mrs. Albert and her family for their loss and we would also like to tell you that if there is anything we can do we are always here for you. Eddie and you are like family to us here at the firehouse.

 

Eddie you are in our hearts and prayers now and forever!

 

  Please check back for funeral arrangements here at 58fire.com

 
Ladder 58 Relocates to Carbondale Fire Headquarters
On Wednesday, April 2, 2008 around 4:30 am Ladder 58 was dispatched to assist the City of Carbondale Fire Department (Station 51) for working structure fire on the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue. While Ladder 58 and Chief 58 (R. Rood) was enroute Command 51 requested that Ladder 58 standby at their fire headquarters while they operated on the fire to cover their first due. Ladder 58 remained at fire headquarters for several hours and then was released by Command 51.  
 
Ladder 58 assists Station 20 on Working Structure

On Monday, March 31, 2008 around 2:00 am Ladder 58 was dispatched to assist Station 20 (Peckville) on a working structure at Fiorelli's Catering on Main Street in Peckville. Ladder 58 responded with a crew of 4 with Chief 58 (R. Rood) responding in his personnel vehicle. Other members responded in personnel vehicles. The ladder was placed on the AD side of the structure and assisted Station 20 till about four in the morning.

 

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Photo By; Larry Waters III 

 

 

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A Crew from the CFC Participates in Bowling for the Brave

On Sunday, March 30, 2008 a crew from the CFC traveled to Wilkes-Barre to participate in the 3rd Annual Bowling for the Brave sponsored by Foundation 58 hosted at Chacko's Family Bowling Center. The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise money to help pay expenses of treatments and other expenses to firefighters, E.M.S. personnel, and police officers who are battling cancer. The officers and members of the Crystal Fire Company feel that this is a great cause and go out and support it every year. The CFC had two teams this year and maybe next year we will have three.

 

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  •  Jeff Morcom
  • Brandon Allan
  • Kim Behrend
  • Steve Napoli
  • Kevin Napoli
  • Keith Noll
  •  James P. Allan
  • Franny Allan
  • Dave Flynn
  • Jeff Coons
  • Bob Flynn
  • A.J. Fuga

 

The crew helped raise money for a great cause and while doing it everyone had a great time! 

 

Good job to everyone from the CFC who went out and supported a great cause! You should be proud of yourselves!

 

 

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For more information on Foundation 58 visit Foundation58.org 

 

 

Look for a Bowling for the Brave coming to the Upper Valley of Lackawanna County over the summer, which Cadet Brandon Allan might be possibly running with Foundation 58 for his senior project. Please keep checking 58fire.com for further information in the near future.

 
Auto Parts Business Ruined by Fire in Archblad Borough

On Wednesday March 26 at 23:00 hours Ladder 58 was alerted to respond to the Highway Auto Parts on the Eynon-Jermyn road in the borough of Archbald (Station 21). Ladder 58 responded with a crew of 5 including Chief 58 (R. Rood) chauffeuring. The ladder arrived on scene and instantly went to work for an exterior attack. On the call 58’s elevated master stream, blitz-gun, and deck gun were put into service.  Chief 21 (Harvey) also called for tanker’s due to the lack of hydrants in the area and the hydrants located down on both sides of the structure. It was then decided to lay a 5” supply line from the hydrant up the hill on the Jermyn side of the fire with several apparatus in between to boost the pressure to supply the aerial devices (Ladder 58 & Ladder 20).  The tanker shuttle was then relocated to the Eynon side of the fire.  Units remained on scene to about 3:30 in the morning.

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Ladder 58 Responds on Station 60 Structure Box

On Saturday, March 8th was dispatched around 20:00 hrs to assist Station 60 (Childs) for a reported structure fire on Justina Drive in Carbondale Township. Ladder 58 responded with a crew of 6 on board and Chief 58 (R. Rood). First arriving units reported a two-story single family dwelling with nothing showing. Ladder 58 was requested to come directly into the scene for manpower. Shortly after arriving command, Chief 62 (T. MacDonald) found out that from the homeowner that the chimney was blocked with possible fire. Crews from Engine 60 and Rescue 51 went to the basement to investigate, while Ladder 58 investigated from the outside. Unites remained on scene for about an hour and was cleared by command after no fire was found and the chimney was just blocked.

 

Units on the box:

Ladder 58, Engine 60, Tanker 60, Squad 62, Rescue 51, & Ambulance 51-9

 

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58 gets New Equipment through Grant and Firemen’s Relief

We have just taken delivery of new equipment that was purchased with the grant money that we received through the Department of Homeland Security. The items that were purchased were two Honda trash pumps, a Honda 2000 EV2000 portable generator, a TFT Blitz gun, Quaker Safety Turnout Gear, Gemtor Harnesses, and Motorola PR400 portable radios.

 

The two Honda trash pumps were purchased for pumping details for heavy rain conditions that been occurring in the area. The pumps are two different sizes. One is a Honda WT20X 5.5 horsepower 2-inch pump which flows 187 gallons per minute.  The other is a Honda WT30X 8 horsepower 3-inch 319 gallon per minute pump and are not placed on designated apparatus, but stored at the firehouse for when they are needed. The new Honda portable generator has 500 watt quartz light on it and has been place into service on the ladder for portable lighting operations that the extension chord for the mounted generator on the ladder will not reach.

 

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The blitzgun purchased is a TFT (Taskforce Tips) XXC-42 Blitzfire. The blitzgun was purchased for exterior operations and it has been placed on the ladder. The package included the gun itself, the adjustable tip, stacked tips, and the mounting bracket for the gun.

 

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The fire company has also taken delivery of ten new sets of turnout gear purchased through the grant program. The turnout gear is Quaker Safety axis brand. The pants for the turnout gear has straps for the  Gemtor Class II Life Safety Harness, and the padded knees like most commonly seen on Morning Pride turnout gear. The pants also feature a bailout pocket on the right side for bailout rope and hardware. The coats feature the intergraded Drag Rescue Device (DRD) which is a requirement for NFPA 1971 standards. The coats also feature survivor light clip and portable radio pocket. Another feature on the coat is the tail on the back with the member’s name which can be seen even when they are wearing an SCBA. New helmets were also purchased through the grant. The new helmets are Cairns 660C Metros. Also purchased through the firemen’s relief were 13 Gemtor class II life safety harness for the new turnout gear. The harnesses were purchased for aerial device operations and for firefighters to always have a harness with them for firefighter survival purposes.

 

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Last but not least the fire company has also purchased new Motorola PR400 portable radios with the grant money. The majorities of the radios are in service and will be placed on the ladder. The fire company themselves have purchased a PS 6-way portable radio charger and has been place in the ladder truck.

 

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Engine 58-1 Relocates to Station 24 (Greenfield Twp)
On Sunday, March 2 Engine 58-1 was dispatched to relocate to Greenfield Townships Firehouse (Station 24) while they assisted Clifford Township (Station 18) on a working mobile home fire. Engine 58-1 and Chief 58 remained on the relocation for several hours.
 
CFC Responded to a Second Alarm Fire and Runs Spaghetti Dinner All in One Day

On Saturday, February 23 in the early hours of the morning Ladder 58 and Chief 58 (R. Rood) on snow covered roads to Clifford Township to assist Station 18 on working second alarm single-family dwelling fire on route 247. A crew from Ladder 58 was happy to be able to rescue the home owners pregnant cat from the structure.  Ladder 58 remained on scene for a few hours assisting Station 18 with fire suppression and overhaul operations.

 

Later in the day the officers and members ran a take-out only spaghetti and meatball dinner. A lot of the members were beat from being up most of the night on the fire call, but they kept moving to help the fire company with the dinner. The fire company would like to thank everyone who came out and supported us and we hope you enjoyed your dinner. We would also like to say thanks to all the members who helped out and especially those who helped even being up all night.

 

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  • In-House Training
    May 22, 2008 (6:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
    (Training ) The following training session will be on SCBA and Firefighter Survival.
  • Regular Monthly Meeting
    May 28, 2008 (7:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
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    June 12, 2008 (6:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
    (Training ) The following training session will be on Basic Truck Set-Up.
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