Millerton Fire Company

New Amish community in Millerton area please be careful and alert.

Day 2 of Confined Space Rescue class, thanks to Greater Valley in Sayre for hosting the class. Learning and keeping sharp with our training. We even were requested for mutual aid to a call ( last 2 pictures)

Day 1 of Confined Space Rescue, mostly class room ,but we did get to get familiar with the equipment, tommorow we start rescue scenarios.

A few firetruck pictures from yesterday's Memorial day parade. No parade is complete with out firetrucks. Thank you for all that participated. Add any pictures from the parade to comments, we would love to see them.

PARADE ROUTE: Due to COVID-19, this year's Millerton, PA Memorial Day Parade route has changed. We will be lining-up on Swichback Road, Bly Road, Back Street an...d Wisteria Way. We will contact you prior to the parade to let you know where you are going to line-up at. The parade will travel WEST down 328 towards the old Millerton school/Houser Park. The MC stand will be the old sub shop on driver's side. Some of the parade units will turn into the old Millerton school/Houser Park. Other/larger units will continue straight. If those larger units would like to attend the Memorial Day service following the parade, they can park at the Millerton Wesleyan Church. We will be having a Memorial Day service at the new Veteran's Memorial in the park following the parade. We will be having a local pastor and veteran both speak. The Williamson High School Marching Band will be preforming the national anthem and taps. In addition, the Quilts of Valor Foundation will be presenting some veterans with a quilt. The Millerton Methodist Church will be having a drive-thru chicken bbq starting at 12pm until gone. There will be a tractor pull in the field kiddy corner from the Millerton Wesleyan Church.

Monday night drill: Millerton FD members helped the parade organizers , by placing flags threw town , and utilizing our ladder truck to put up the banner. Millerton memorial parade is May 31st Memorial day, sign up to be in the parade,@ Millerton, PA Memorial Day Parade

A wonderful day in Millerton today, with the parade and the Memorial service. Thank you to all that participated and to all that came out to enjoy the parade. https://m.youtube.com/watch

It is EMS week and we would like to thank our members that run our medical calls and the agencies we run with . Thank you for what you do for the community. It takes a special breed of person. If you see theses people this week please take a moment to thank them.

Remember when camping this Memorial day weekend , be careful

CHANGES TO PENNSYLVANIA'S "MOVE OVER LAW" EFFECTIVE APRIL 27, 2021 Press Release - January 2021. HARRISBURG, PA - Act 105 of 2020 is updating Pennsylvania's Ste...er Clear Law, renaming it the Move Over Law and making some changes. The new law will go into effect on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The Pennsylvania Move Over Law requires drivers approaching an emergency response area who are unable to safely merge into a lane further away from the response area to slow to at least 20 mph less than the posted speed limit. An emergency response area is where an emergency vehicle has its lights flashing, or where road crews or emergency responders have lighted flares, posted signs, or try to warn travelers. The law - Act 105 of 2020, was signed on October 29, 2020 and will go into effect 180 days later on April 27, 2021. The law creates a new point system that imposes two points for failure to merge into the lane not next to the emergency response area. * Sets fines at $500 for first-time offenders, $1,000 for a second offense, and $2,000 for a third or subsequent offense. * Requires a 90-day license suspension for a third or subsequent offense. The license suspension also applies to incidents that seriously injure or kill another person. The suspension is six months if the person injured or killed is an emergency service provider or was near a disabled vehicle. * Sets additional fines of up to $10,000 for violators who injure or kill an emergency service responder or a person in or near a disabled vehicle. * Doubled fines for several traffic violations when committed in an emergency response area when first responders are present. A similar law (Title 75, Section 4572.2) requires motorists to move over or slow down when approaching a stationary trash or recycling truck. See PennDOT website for more information on this issue at the following link; https://www.penndot.gov///Pages/Move-Over,-Slow-Down.aspx

Monday night drill: Millerton FD members work on vehicle placement Monday night , with the help of google maps, we covered several scenarios within our coverage area, from equipment placement to water supply. Pre-planning is a key to success.

Millerton FD Monday night drill , With winter settling in many of our emergency medical staff work on online training in the warmth of the fire station, it's important to keep our skills sharp.

Millerton responded to a vehicle fire on switch back road near Millerton. Quick response on slippery roads, fire was put out quickly and no one was hurt. Be safe.

VEHICLE FIRE REPORTED FNN Article Tuesday, January 5, 2021. MILLERTON, PA - Fire crews from Millerton and Daggett responded to a reported vehicle fire along t...he Switchback Road in Jackson Township on early Tuesday morning around 5:30AM. The roads were reported extremely icy as fire units carefully made their way to the burning vehicle. Fire personnel arriving on scene reported that the vehicle was fully involved. Daggett crews were put on standby at their station and those units that responded were able to be recalled, as their services were not needed. Millerton firefighters brought the fire under control by 5:40AM. The fire was reported out by 5:48AM. There were no reports of injuries in this vehicle fire. Pennsylvania State Police are handling the investigation into the incident. A few Millerton units were returning to their station by 7:28AM. Other units heading back to their station around 9:28AM.

VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORTED IN MILLERTON FNN Article Friday, January 1, 2021. MILLERTON, PA - A vehicle came to rest on its side in a single-vehicle accident th...at occurred on Friday, January 1, 2021, around 6:15PM in Jackson Township. Millerton fire personnel were quick to arrive on scene and update the 911 Dispatch Center of the situation. Additional fire units responded to assist at the crash scene. The accident happened near 2767 Route 328 and four individuals were said to have been traveling in a pickup truck when the crash unfolded. FNN received word that those involved included two adults and two young children. None of the individuals were reported to have been injured and each patient refused treatment. The vehicle was towed from the scene and all units were cleared around 7:35PM. Pennsylvania State Police are handling the investigation into the accident, but weather may have played a role in this incident.