Mike Messner
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May 30
PFD Looking Back – June 2014
Feb 24
History of the PFD
There will be a presentation on the history of the Pottsville Fire Department on Wednesday February 27th at 7pm. The event will be held at the Sovereign Majestic Theater and will be narrated by Mike Glore and Mike Kitsock. The event is free and open to the public.
Feb 23
Mutual Aid – Working Structure Fire
2/23/2013 – At approximately 0320 hours E-32, E-41, and RIT team members from throughout the department responded to Shenandoah to assist with a multi-alarm structure fire involving multiple residential buildings. The RIT crew set up on Jardin street and stood by while the fire was brought under control. E-32 established an additional water supply to the scene …
Jan 28
MVA
1/28/13 At 10:23 hours, Stations 50 and 60 were dispatched to the Gordon Nagle Trail near the entrance to Indian Run for a report of a accident with people trapped. A Cressona Chief was passing by and stopped to assist. He relayed to city units that he had a SUV on its roof with one …
Jan 16
Forcible Entry Training
1/16/2013 – 30 firefighters from the PFD and surrounding companies gathered at station 50 for a refresher class on forcible entry. The class was led by Steve Schneider and covered multiple methods for forcing inward and outward swinging doors. Photos by Darren Boyer.
Jan 08
MVA
1/8/2013 – At 1440 hours, Stations 50 and 60 were dispatched to 802 Gordon Nagle Trail for a report of a vehicle accident. As crews went responding they received information that ice came of the roof of a tractor trailer and went through the windshield of a SUV. Upon arrival crews found one vehicle with …