South Newton Twp. Vol. Fire Company #49

The gun drawing sceduled for this evening is cancelled due to the weather. It is rescheduled for Saturday Feburay 13, all times will reamin the same. Any questions  call the firehouse.

The following is stats for January

11 Fire/Accident responses

6 Medical assist responses

$0 in Fire Loss

This afternoon Engine 49 was dispatched to the area of Oakville Rd and Red Shed Rd for an auto accident with entrapment. While responding county advised of the updated location in the area of the 600 blk of the Oakville Rd. Lt McCullough arrived first in and confirmed 1 entrapted and the road was blocked, that information was relayed to Chief 147. Engine 49 arrived and Chief 147 had the Engine handle the LZ. LZ 47 landed 2 Helicopters (Life Lion Carlisle and Life Lion University) and asisted in loading the patients into the helicopters. Chief 147 placed Company 49 in service after the helicopters were in the air.

The South Newton Twp Aux. is again having its annual Longaberger basket raffle. Tickets are $15 each and only 250 tickets are being sold. This includes a meal in the cost of the ticket. See any aux. member or call the firehouse and leave a message.

Just after 3 PM the tones dropped for an auto accident, Interstate 81 Southbound in the area of mile marker 31.5 for a vehicle overturned. Units arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle accident over turned on the shoulder, all occupants were self extricated. The box was held to Engine 49 and EMS (73 & 84). Units cleared the scene in 40 minutes. Photos by Larry Davidson.

Tickets are now on sale for our Band Night to be held on Saturday May 1, 2010. The doors will open at 5 PM. The meal will be served at 6 PM which will include Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Corn, Drinks and Snacks. At 7 PM Chris Woodward will perform and play until 10:30 PM. You can visit his website at www.chriswoodwardmusic.com This is a BYOB event and the building must be vacated by 11 PM. Only 200 tickets are being sold for this event. Tickets are $12 each or $20 a couple. There will also be small games of chance offered during the evening. Come out and support the fire company and have a cheap enjoyable evening, make sure you bring some friends. You may contact any member for tickets or call the firehouse and leave a message @ 532-4999

Thanks to all those (approx. 225) who came out tonight and made this a great sucsess. We sold triple rounds and had to set up tables in our back storage area. We look foward to seeing you back in February.

Just before midnight Thursday units were dispatched for an auto accident, reported tractor trailer in a feild off the Interstate. Units arrived to find a Tractor Trailer off the road in a field. The driver was the only patient and he was transported to a local hospital. Units cleared the scene within an hour.

Saturday night January 16, 2010 will be our first Meat Raffle of the year. Come join us for an enjoyable evening. The doors open at 5 pm. Around 6 PM we will serve the meal of Beef Bar-B-Q, Hot Dogs, Chicken Corn and Vegtable Soups. The drawing starts at 7 PM. We look foward to seeing you and thank you in advance for your continued support.

This morning around 10:30 units were dispatched for a house fire next to 113 Oak Flat Rd. Chief 147 arrived advising of a working fire. Engine 49 arrived and assited 47's crews with extinguishment and Tanker 49 supplied Engine 247. Tanker 49 dumped 2 loads of water before going in service 3 hours later. The home was a total loss.

For the month of December Company 49 handled 20 emegency calls. We also installed more smoke detectors. The total calls for the year ended up being 222. We will have more yearly stats posted at a later date.

Last evening around 21:30 Company 49 was dispatched for a chimney fire at 2 Gutshall Road in Southampton Twp. Engine 49 arrived to find fire in the wall and quickly advanced a line to the interior. Engine 53 crew arrived and assisted with roof operations as well as backing up Engine 49 crew inside. Crews from 52 and 54 arrived shortly after 53 and also assisted with opening the wall and checking for further extension. Units operated for just under an hour before being placed in service by Command 52 (Chief 152)

Tuesday morning December 29th  Engine 49 was dispatched fo an accident involving e log truck rolled over. Engine 49 arrived and command had us hold our manpower. We staged for a few minutes before being released by command.

The officers and members of the South Newton Twp. Volunteer Fire Company would like to wish you and your family a safe and prosperous New Year.

The South Newton Twp. Vol. Fire Company is once again participating in the Save a Life Program that ABC27 has been sponsoring the last several years. If you are a resident of South Newton Twp. feel free to call the fire station @ 717-532-4999 and leave a message, you may also contact the Fire Chief, Dan Burkett @ 717-729-0725. We can install these or you may install them yourself.