Fire Company Reports

Penn Forest Volunteer Fire Company #1

January 4- PFTVFC#1 dispatched to a single vehicle crash with injuries on Mountain View Drive. Stabilized vehicle, Lehighton Ambulance crew treated and transported driver. PFTVFC#2 also dispatched.

December 31- PFTVFC#1 dispatched to a home on Kilmer Trail for an automatic fire alarm sounding. Recalled by PFTVFC#2 … it was a culinary mishap.

December 26- PFTVFC#1 dispatched to a home on Bear Lane for an assist regarding a possible animal in the chimney. On arrival, put a ladder up on the roof and checked the chimney pipe no animal found.

PFTVFC#1 has openings for Firefighters, Fire Support, Fire Police, Auxiliary support. E-mail us for additional information at pennfor@ptd.net or visit us at the fire house on Route 903 Monday nights at 7 p.m. All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast every second Sunday in Whispering Pines banquet hall 8 a.m. to noon.

Penn Forest Volunteer Fire Company #2

January 19 - Engine

2210, Rescue 2255, Command 2277, and Tanker 2233 responded to a working vehicle fire on Meckesville Road. Volunteers arrived to find a well involved vehicle and kept the fire to the passenger compartment.

January 18 - Engine

2210 and Tanker 2233 responded to a dwelling fire on Big Pine Drive,

Holiday Pocono, Kidder Township. Engine 2210 arrived first and confirmed no active fire and checked for extension. Lake Harmony, Albrightsville, Monroe Station 34 RIT, and Lake Harmony Rescue Squad EMS also responded.

January 15 - Engine 2210 responded to a carbon monoxide incident on Piute Trail, Mt. Pocahontas.

PFVFC#1 and Lehighton ALS also responded.

Medical Assist Starts off 2023 January 1 - Rescue 2255, Engine 2210, and Command 2277 assisted Lehighton ALS on Long Brook Way, Indian Mountain Lakes.

2022 year in summary for PFTVFC#2:

225 Calls for Service, 192 of those in Penn Forest Township, and 33 Mutual Aid Calls into the Townships of Chestnuthill, Kidder, and Polk, and the Borough of Palmerton. There were 19 Working Fire Responses, 3 MVAs w/Entrapment. Other incidents include alarm responses, brush fires, EMS assists, Fire Police…

Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company

December 17 - UTV 1676 was specially requested by the North Pole to assist Santa Claus and help him make his grand appearance in Holiday Pocono.

AVFC responded to 34 calls in December. Most mutual aid with Lake Harmony, and QRS Medical Assists. Individual incident reports unavailable.

Bingo Saturdays 6 to 11 p.m.

1st Sunday of the month –All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast from 7:30 to noon. Members needed – Please join today.

Heffley takes oath of office, named GOP head of Human Services committee

Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) took the oath of office Tuesday to begin his latest term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

“The coming legislative session is sure to present challenges and opportunities, as we navigate through divided control between Democrats and Republicans in the House. My priority is to always do my best to represent the shared values of the residents of Carbon County, and I humbly thank the voters for their support and confidence in me,” Heffley said.

Heffley has been appointed by House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler to serve as Republican chairman of the

Human Services Committee.

“It’s an honor to be named the Republican Chairman of the Human Service Committee,” said Heffley, who has served as a member of the House Human Services Committee throughout his tenure as a state legislator. “As a long-standing member of this committee, I know firsthand the good work we can do, from overseeing the opioid task force addressing the overprescribing of medications, and ensuring our vulnerable populations have access to needed services and treatments. I will be vigilant in making sure and our tax dollars will be spent wisely and eliminating the fraud that can occur.”

The House Human Services Committee has oversight of issues within the Department of Human Services and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Among the issues it has dealt with include legislation to address the heroin and opioid overdose crisis by trying to prevent these powerful drugs from getting into the wrong hands. The committee will continue to convene hearings regarding the delivery of human services throughout the Commonwealth and the challenges faced by individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities, along with those needing mental health services and drug and alcohol treatment.

Carbon Recorder seeks re-election

Recorder of Deeds Donna Gentile is seeking a second term. Gentile, a Republican and lifelong Carbon County resident, took office as Recorder of Deeds in 2020.

Gentile since day one has had a hands-on approach to the position, working side by side with her staff, recording, indexing, verifying and scanning along with her financial and administrative duties.

Over the past several years, Gentile has implemented some much-needed technology upgrades to the Recorder of Deeds office. Some of the upgrades include the introduction of E-Recording. She is also in the process of digitizing old deed books and microfiche files, and converting the permanent archive files to the new state approved PDF/A format.

More recently Gentile implemented a new Veteran’s Program. She and her staff have been serving the Veterans by attending local Senior Expos and Veterans Fairs, recording Veterans DD214s(military discharge papers).

Gentile humbly asks for your vote and looks forward to the completion of these and future projects as she continues to serve the constituents of Carbon County.