Location : Simpson, PA   " Fell Twp"

Population nearly 2500 people Coverage Area roughly 17sq Miles. Combining 4 communities Simpson, Crystal Lake, Richmondale, and 1st District !!!

July 3 2008 Fire Under Bridge Brings out Engine 613!

Around 1130pm station 61 was dropped for a brush fire under the Simpson Bridge! E613 handling this alarm along with station 61s 2nd alarm Box, upon arrival E613 had to back down Water St which was no easy feet then pull 200 ft of booster line and deploy hand tools to put out the fire! Station 61 with a crew of 9 men and along with help from Chief 62 made real quick work of this alarm. E613,Bt60,B75,T75,R51,51-9 all dispatched!

MVA with Heavy Entrapment puts station 61 and Rescue 51 to Work!!!!

Around 6pm Wednesday night E614 along with R51, 51-9, CH1 where diapatched to Rt 106 3/4 of a mile from the  Carbondale City line. R51 arived on scene first to find the SUV on its roof. They then went to work extricating the patient form the car. E614 came upon the scene placing the engine properly and then pulled front discharge while the extracation was taking place. with patient in the hands of EMS, E614 then went into traffic duty and assisted PSP with its investigation. Fire Chief Joe Unis Sr was IC assisted by Paramedic 690 of the Rescue 51 Company. While on scene Rescue 51 was dispatched to the Casey Highway for a Motor Cycle Acc along with our freinds to the north SQ62.  Rt 106 comand was terminated around 8pm units went back up shortly there after!!!

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ARSON HITS FELL TWP!!!

On the stroke of midnight "almost" not all was well in Simpson. Grattan Singer Hose Company was tapped out a 2 Alarm structure Fire on 9 Rittenhouse Place, Chief 62 living only 1 block from the Fire arrived on scene first to find a massive 10 to 30 feet High flames shooting into the night sky, He then assumed command along with C61 went to work setting up incoming units, L51 along with E614. E614 hit the hydrant on Morse Ave. E613 arrived on scene and set up the deck gun which was fed by R512. The defensive stand lasted for 4 hours. L58, Sq62 ,E42, R51, E41, E21-4, R41, R75, E60, R59 as the RIT. The GSHC at this time would like to thank each and every company for their assistance working this fire in the safe and professional Way.

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