Saturday, July 31, 2010 - Tower 18 and Mobile Air 18 attended the annual Mifflinburg Fireman's Carnival this year and took home awards for both units. Tower 18 received the Best Appearing and Equipped Aerial while Mobile Air 18 took home the Best Appearing and Equipped Specialty Unit.

A special thanks to the members that spent countless hours cleaning and waxing Tower 18 for the parade. Great Job!!

Monday, July 19, 2010 - On July 14th, 2010, FF Richard Springman, from the Trout Run Volunteer Fire Company, was killed while responding to a fatal motor vehicle accident on Route 15. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the members of Station's 15, 16, and to the family of our fallen brother.

Rescue 18, Ambulance 18, and Brush 18 remained in service during the ceremony and staged at Station 15 for any mutual aid calls.

Friday, July 16, 2010 - At approx 1845 hours Tanker 18 was special called to a working structure fire on Route 973 in Wooward Township. Once on scene, Tanker 18 was used for tanker shuttles and it's crew for fire suppression and overhaul. Tanker 18 remained on-scene for nearly 4 hours while assisting Station 2 with foaming the structure and clean-up.

Units responding were MICU 94, Engine 4-45, Rescue 45, Engine 2, Tanker 2, Tanker 15, Tanker 16, Tanker 18, Tower 3, Engine 14, and Tanker 31.

Saturday, July 10, 2010 - The Station 18 Junior Firefighters held a car wash over the weekend that raised over $1300 dollars for the Junior Firefighter program. The two day event spanned 12 hours and had a great turnout. Job Well Done Juniors!!

Friday, June 18, 2010 - At approx. 0800 hours Station 18 was dispatched to TGI Fridays on east Third Street for a kitchen fire. Chief 2-18 arrived on scene to find nothing showing exterior. Chief 2-18 made entry and found the dining area filled with smoke. Engine 18 responded and pulled a line into the D side of the building. Ladder 20 assisted with ventilation and checking for extension.

Units responding were Engine 18, Tanker 18, MICU 18, AMB 18, and Ladder 20.

Sunday, June 06, 2010 - At approx 1600 hours Station 18 responded to a reported MVA with rollover and entrapment, 1 injury. Fire police LT 18 was first on scene and reported 1 vehicle on its side with 1 entrapped. With that report, Life Flight 4 was placed on stand-by. Rescue 18 extricated the patient from the vehicle who was then transport via MICU 18 to the LZ which was setup by Engine 18 at the Loyalsock Soccer Fields. Units responding were Rescue 18, Engine 18, Special Unit 18, MICU 18, AMB 18, Platoon Cheif 91, and Station 18 Fire Police.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - At approx 1130 hours Station 18 was dispatched for an MVA with at least 1 injury at the intersection of Lincoln Drive and Tinsman Ave. Units Arrived on scene to find 2 vehicles off the roadway and into yards on opposite sides of Lincoln Ave. MICU 18 transported 1 to the Williamsport Hospital with minor injuries. Rescue 18 assisted with hazard control and patient packaging. Other units responding were AMB 18 and SU 18 who assisted with EMS and traffic control.

Before all units were available from that incident, Station 18 was dispatched to E 3rd street in front of McDonalds for another MVA with 1 injury. Rescue 18 arrived on-scene to find 2 vehicles, 1 off the road-way and 1 blocking the exit of McDonalds, and 1 patient with minor injuries. MICU 18 and AMB 18 packaged the patient and AMB 18 transported to the Williamsport Hospital. Rescue 18 assisted with hazard control and clean-up and both Special Unit 18 and Brush 18 assisted with traffic control around the incident. Units returned to service shortly there after.

Monday, May 10, 2010 - The Loyalsock Volunteer Fire company participated in a mock DUI crash involving students from the Loyalsock High School. Station 18 assisted with removing live victims from the wreckage, landing Life Flight, and removing deceased victims for the county coroner. Students were shown first-hand what can happen when you make a bad decision to get behind the wheel after drinking.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the drill.

Saturday, April 24, 2010 - Loyalsock Fire participated in the annual March of Dimes Event held at Bruce Henry Park this year. Station 18 sent Rescue 18 and Special Unit 18 to the event where Members answered questions related to fire prevention, apparatus, and equipment. Special Unit 18 remained in service to provide QRS if needed.

Members attending were Chris Suzadail, Zack "Patches" Groff, James Place, and Chad Weaver.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - At approx. 0230 hours Engine 18 was dispatched to Box 1 in the City of Williamsport for a working structure fire. Engine 18 responded with 6 personnel and were instructed by command to send manpower forward when on-scene. Engine 18's crew 1st assignment was to ladder side B of the structure. After completing that task, Engine 18's crew reported back to command and were instructed to report to Operations for another assignment. 3 personnel were sent to the 3rd division and another 2 were sent to work on the 1st and second divisions.

Units responding to the scene were Engine 2-1, Tower 1, Engine 14-1, Squad 14, Engine 18, Ladder 20, Squad 2 (RIT), MICU 1-91, Ambulance 91, Platoon Chief 91, and Station 14 fire police.. Ladder 11 and Engine 8 were sent to city headquarters.

Saturday, April 17, 2010 - LVFC #1 sent 5 memebers to a structural burn class held by Station 11 in Pleasant Gap, PA. Topics included hose line management, hydraulic ventilation, fire behavior, search and rescue, and fire suppression. Members attending were Chad Weaver, James Place, Zach "Patches" Groff, Matthew Orshaw and Chris "Suzie" Suzadail.

A big THANK YOU to the members of Stations 8, 9 10, & 11 for a great weekend.

Saturday, April 10, 2010 - On April 10th, 2010, at 8 a.m. Station 18 held our annual Hazmat Refresher course. Topics included Damming/Diking, Decon, Rehab, basic containment and confinement operations, and basic hazard and risk assessment.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - At approx 0630 hours Station 18 was dispatched for Rescue 18 to respond to Hepburn Township for an MVA with entrapment. Rescue 18 responded with 6 personnel and, while en route, was advised to setup a landing zone for Life Flight 4 and Life Flight 2 at the Balls Mills Church at the intersection of Bloomingrove Road and route 973. Chief 2-18 established command of the LZ and Rescue 18 assisted with the packaging and loading of the patients. Rescue 18 returned to service at 0720 hours.

Friday, March 19, 2010 - At approx 0430 hours a second alarm was called for sending Tanker 18 and Mobile Air 18 to a working structure fire with entrapment in Hepburn Township. Tanker 18 responded and was ordered into the scene to supply water to Engine 14 and send manpower forward. Tanker 18's crew went to staging and was instructed to enter the structure on side B and keep the fire from spreading in that direction. The ceiling and walls were opened to prevent extension and the fire in the garage extinguished. Tanker 18 remained on-scene to assist Station 15 with overhaul and the removal of the victim. Tanker 18 returned to service at approximately 1100 hours.

Units Responding: Engine 15, Ambulance 15, Tanker 16, Tanker 17, Mobile Air 18, Tanker 18, Engine 14, Engine 14-1, Tower 1, Engine 9, and Stations 14, 15, and 16 Fire Police.

Thursday, March 04, 2010 - At approximately 0430 hrs, Engine 18 was dispatched, along with Station 1 to a working structure fire at 215 Germania Street in the City of Williamsport. The first arriving Chief on the scene reported heavy fire coming from the structure and requested a second alarm. Engine 18 was requested by command to establish its own water supply and take the front of the structure to the East Side. Due to limited access to the structure, Engine 18 and Engine 2-1 were the only two Engines able to gain access to the structure. The Engine 18 crew was split sending 3 to the front of the structure, and 2 to assist WBF on the east side. After the bulk of the fire was knocked down, Engine 18 was moved in order to get Ladder 20 in place to open the roof. The Engine 18 crew was reassigned to RIT while the RIT team was reassigned to help with the removal of the vicitim. Due to integrity problems with the structure, this was a prolonged recovery effort. Engine 18 was placed back in service at approx. 1030 hrs. Units responding were Engine 2-1, Engine 14-1, Engine 4-1, Tower 1, Engine 18, Ladder 20, Squad 14, Squad 2, Rescue 13, Engine 8, Ambulance 91, MICU 1-91, Medic 1-91, and Station 14 Fire Police.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - At 0837 hours Station 18 was dispatched for a technical rescue assignment in the 1500 block of Laffayette Parkway in Loyalsock Township for a trench collapse with entrapment. Initial reports had the victim completely buried. MICU 18 responded and immediately called for the status of Life Flight and Task Force 80 to be dispatched. MICU 18 arrived on-scene and found a male entrapped up to his chest. Captain 2-18 arrived on-scene moments before Rescue 18 and established command. Station 18 crews worked to remove soil from around the patient while task force 80 was en route. Task force 80 arrived on-scene and immediately began operations to secure the trench and gain access for EMS personnel. Access was gained and the patient was extricated safely from the trench at approximately 1215 hours.

Units Responding on initial dispatch were MICU 18, AMB 18, Rescue 18, Engine 18, Tower 18, Brush 18, Special Unit 18, Tower 18, and Platoon Chief 91. Units responding as part of Task Force 80 were Engine 14-1, Special Unit 8, Rescue 13, Squad 14, and Task Force 80 Personnel.

Saturday, January 30, 2010 - At 0311 hrs, Engine 18 was dispatched to Box 1-4 in the City of Williamsport for a working bedroom fire. Engine 18 arrived on-scene and was instructed by command to establish RIT. Units responding were Engine 18, Engine 1, Engine 4-1, Engine 14-1, Tower 1, and Engine 14 was moved to city headquarters. Photo courtesy of the Williamsport Sun Gazette.

Friday, January 29, 2010 - At 0645 hrs, Station 18 was dispatched to a working trailer fire on Freedom Road in Loyalsock Township. Chief 2-18 was first to arrive on-scene and found heavy fire from the rear of the structure. Engine 18 laid 400 ft of supply line and made the initial attack on the fire along with Engines 2-1 and 14-1. Units responding were MICU 18, Engine 18, Tanker 18, Rescue 18, Engine 2-1, Engine 14-1, Engine 14, Tanker 15, Tanker 22, and Squad 2 (RIT).

Monday, January 25, 2010 - At approx 2017 hrs, Station 18 was alerted to an MVA on Warrensville Rd and Lick Run Road for unknown injuries. Upon units arriving on scene, found 2 vehicles with one on its side in the middle of the roadway and the PSP Cruiser sitting alongside the guiderail. The reported fire in the other vehicle was knocked down by PSP and extinguished by Tanker 18. Bystander reports stated the Trooper pulled the one victim out of the car prior to EMS arriving on scene. Rescue 18 extricated the other patient within 19 minutes of initial dispatch. The Trooper was assessed by EMS on scene and transported by another PSP Cruiser to a medical facility. The patients in the vehicle on its side were being assessed by ALS (MICU 18, Medic 1-91, and P.C. 91) and transported via Life Flight 1 and 4 to a local trauma center. Units responding were: MICU 18, Rescue 18, Tanker 18, Ambulance 1-18, Engine 18, Ambulance 18, SU 18, Brush 18, Engine 22 (LZ @ St 22), St 18 and 22 Fire Police.

Sunday, January 10, 2010 - At 1515 hrs, Stations 18 and 15 were dispatched to an MVA in the 1700 block of Bloomingrove Road reported to be head-on with partial ejection. While enroute, Chief 2-18 was alerted that one of the vehicles was now on fire. Chief 2-18 arrived on-scene and confirmed a small fire in the engine compartment which was immediately extinguished. Chief 2-18 also checked on injuries and confirmed 1 injury, 1 fatality, and 2 refusals. The Lycoming County Coroner was then requested to the scene. Rescue 18, Engine 18, and Engine 15 arrived on-scene and assisted with removal and packaging of the injured patient. Ambulance 18 transported BLS to Williamsport Hospital. Rescue 18 remained on-scene while State Police conducted their investigation and helped with the removal of the victim. Units were placed in service within 3 hours of dispatch. Units responding were Resuce 18, Engine 18, Tanker 18, Ambulance 18, MICU 18, Engine 15, Special Unit 15, Ambulance 15, Platoon Chief 91 and Station 15 and 18 Fire Police.