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Thu. Oct 21st 2010
Upgrade in Communications is in Full Swing...

After many meetings and demos, Germania, Excelsior, and Avoca Hose companies have decided on and placed an order f...

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Thu. Oct 21st 2010
Company Drill Night at LCCC

Station 126 along with stations 93, 98, 226, 143 took part in a company drill night at LCCC Public Safety Training Center in ...

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Thu. Oct 7th 2010
Departments Upgrade Pagers...

Germania Hose Company along with Avoca and Excelsior Hose Companies recently purchased new Motorola Minitor V pager...

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Upgrade in Communications is in Full Swing...

Thu. Oct 21st 2010

After many meetings and demos, Germania, Excelsior, and Avoca Hose companies have decided on and placed an order for new Motorola portable and mobile radios. These radios will allow the departments to be compliant with new federal standards and also replace equipment that is several...

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Company Drill Night at LCCC

Thu. Oct 21st 2010

Station 126 along with stations 93, 98, 226, 143 took part in a company drill night at LCCC Public Safety Training Center in Nanticoke. This was a live fire exercise where the departments could sharpen their skills in Engine co, Truck Co, and RIT assignments. The departments were challen...

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Departments Upgrade Pagers...

Thu. Oct 7th 2010

Germania Hose Company along with Avoca and Excelsior Hose Companies recently purchased new Motorola Minitor V pagers. Funding for this project was made possible through a regional grant between the three departments and the Department of Homeland Security. This allows ...

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Trench Work in Avoca...

Sun. Apr 18th 2010

For the second weekend in a row, Duryea and Avoca Fire Depts, along with Plains Twp Rescue tackled another technical rescue training senario. This time we made the short trek to West Avoca for a trench rescue drill. Working as a team, the crews first discussed the size-up informatio...

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Area Depts. Participate in Drill...

Sun. Apr 11th 2010

Crews from Duryea, Avoca, Moosic, Taylor and Old Forge would take part in a full scale confined space drill. The simulation involved a trapped worker at the bottom of a 28' drainage box. Crews entered the Confined Space from two locations, one being the 28' entry, while the secon...

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Department Purchases MSA Gas Monitor...

Sun. Mar 14th 2010

The department recently took delivery of a MSA ALTAIR 5 gas monitor. This unit was purchased with funds from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. This monitor will replace the current MSA gas monitor that has been in service for more than 13 years and is unable to be r...

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Department Receives Federal Grant...

Mon. Mar 1st 2010

In late Fall, the members of the department were notified that they were approved for a federal grant to purchase 25 full sets of turnout gear through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. Most of the firefighters were still utilizing turnout gear that was over a decade old and no ...

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Members Attend Weekend Training...

Mon. May 4th 2009

Several members from the 126 Station spent the weekend at the LCCC Public Safety Training Institute. As part of the Eastern Pennsylvania Fire Technology Weekend, the members attended the Engine Company operations with Live Fire class. Saturday consisted of 4 hours of classroom instructio...

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Refurbishment Progresses...

Sun. Mar 22nd 2009

On Sunday March 22nd, members traveled down to SWAB Wagon Company to see the repainting work. We also met with representatives to go over and finalize the rest of the specs and re-work. The engine will be completed in Mid April. A couple more trips are planned in the next few weeks to re...

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Regional Grant Awarded...

Fri. Dec 12th 2008

Several area fire departments received notice that their Regional Grant Project was awarded $231,000 as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The depts. will team up to cover the required 5% cost share to complete the project. Departments participating include: Avoca, Excelsior...

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