Hundreds of firefighters, emergency responders, friends and family attended a memorial service in Clinton County Wednesday to pay tribute to Donald Mellott.
The 62-year-old fire policeman from Flemington was at the scene of a crash late last week when another car came along, hit and killed Mellott.
It was standing room only at the memorial service near Lock Haven.
So many people spoke of how Mellott touched their lives and how he will never be forgotten.
Fire trucks and emergency vehicles lined the road leading to the memorial service. Hundreds of Mellott's colleagues came, looking to somehow help the community heal after the fire policeman's sudden death.
Mellott was killed late last week while serving with the Woolrich Volunteer Fire Company at the scene of a crash.
Mellott responded to the crash Friday near Mill Hall and was directing traffic away from the scene when investigators said a man drove through the traffic cones, striking Mellott.
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FROM: Kevin D. Fanning, Director Clinton County Department of Emergency Services RE: Line of Duty Death, Donald Mellott
The Clinton County Department of Emergency Services regretfully announces the funeral arrangements for Donald Mellott, who gave his life in the Line of Duty on Friday February 12, 2010, while on duty with the Woolrich Volunteer Fire Company.
Funeral services will be held at the Castanea Fire Company Picnic Grounds, 859 Lower Creek Road, Lock Haven on Wednesday February 17, 2010. The service will begin at 11:30 AM.
Fire, Emergency Medical Services, Police, and other emergency service units may arrive at the staging area located along East Bald Eagle Street near the Davis Insurance Building between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Units will be positioned as they arrive. Public Safety Personnel are invited to join in a meal at the Picnic Grounds following the funeral service. Please contact the Clinton County Communications Center at (570) 893-4090 ext. 202 if your organization is planning on attending the funeral.
Additional details concerning the funeral, along with directions to the Castanea Fire Company Picnic Grounds, can be obtained by visiting the Clinton County Government web site at www.clintoncountypa.com or calling Citizens Hose Company #5 of Lock Haven at (570) 748-3593.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking contributions be made to the Donald Mellott Memorial Fund. Donations can be made to;
Donald Mellott Memorial Fund In Care of Donald G. Walker Funeral Home 231 High Street Flemington, PA 17745
Although this story isn't from the Potter County area, or even Pennsylvania for that matter, I felt that it was one that was important to share to illustrated how difficult the job of a dispatcher can be. Take notice of how calm and collected this dispatcher remains and continues to do his job and do it well even though he realizes that the person on the phone is his wife and the victim is his own son.
From "The Secret List"; We regret to advise you that a Firefighter with Woolrich Fire Company in Clinton County (PA) was killed in the line of Duty this afternoon. The Firefighter, who was in the process of setting up traffic control devices at the scene of an auto crash, was struck by a civilian vehicle. We will keep you advised as additional details are reported. As always our sincere condolences.
From Lockhaven.com;
FAIRPOINT - A veteran fire policeman was tragically killed Friday while controlling traffic at the scene of a crash along Lusk Run Road, about a two miles east of Central Mountain High School.
Donald G. Mellott, 62, of Flemington, a member of the Clinton County Fire Police Association, was hit by a silver Subaru driven by Harold Moore, 72, of Beech Creek, around 1:30 p.m., state police confirmed.
Mellott was directing traffic not far from the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Lusk Run Road. It occurred about 12:30 p.m. A utility pole was sheared in that crash and both drivers were injured, including one flown by helicopter to Geisinger Medical Center, according to police. Details of that accident are pending.
Mellott was standing on Lusk Run Road while PPL crews were replacing the pole and Moore, not seeing Mellott, "drove through a coned area" and struck Mellott, police said.
Mellott was among several fire policeman called to the scene of the initial accident.
The Austin Fire Dept will be hosting a Mercy Flight ground crew safety training program on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 1:00 pm at the Austin Fire Station.
Mercy Flight will be landing at the Austin Area School between 12:00-12:30 pm. Training instruction will be held at the Austin Fire Station. Program held weather permitting.
This program is designed to educate Fire & EMS personnel (including Junior Members) about:
Guidelines or helicopter utilization/ Use of airborne stand-by’s On-scene response information / Patient preparation / Establishing landing sites / Communications procedures / Ground safety rules
The program will last approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.
Each participant will receive Mercy Flight Ground Crew reflective helmet stickers & certificate of completion.
Contact Potter County DES by April 12th to confirm your attendance 814-274-8900 or
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A tractor-trailer crash and fire near the Jehovah Witness church on Rt 6 west of Port Allegany has resulted in that road being closed. Port Allegany (McKean Dept 3) was dispatched for the incident at approximately 0200 hrs. The first chief on scene reported the truck over the embankment and fully involved upon arrival. The driver was out of the vehicle and reported no hazardous materials on board the vehicle. A large amount of diesel fuel had leaked from the trucks saddle tanks.
The driver was transported to Coudersport hospital for treatment by Port Allegany ambulance. An engine and tanker were requested from Smethport (McKean Dept. 2) to assist in fire suppression. Roulette Dept 46 responded with an engine to cover Station 3 in Port Allegany.
Further information on this incident can be found on the Star Hose Co. web site.
At aproximately 1240 hrs on Tuesday Feb 2 Coudersport Dept 48 was dispatched to a working structure fire on Woodlawn Ave. in the Borough. Upon arrival the structure was heavily involved on the east end of the structure. A second alarm was requested bringing a response from Austin Dept 44, Roulette Dept 46 and Galeton Dept 10. The structure sustained heavy damage.
