Nesquehoning is joining Jim Thorpe in saying Glen Onoko rescues are getting old.

On Wednesday, borough council approved Nesquehoning Hose Company Fire Chief John McArdle's request to send a letter to state Sen. John Yudichak and Rep. Doyle Heffley regarding the Glen Onoko Falls and safety issues on the mountain.McArdle said that Nesquehoning, which is a mutual aid department for Jim Thorpe, has responded to a number of rescues at the glen in recent months."So far this year, I've climbed the mountain four times," he said. "It opens us up for a liability in workers' compensation should anyone get hurt."He commended Jim Thorpe councilman Jay Miller, who is also a volunteer firefighter, for asking Jim Thorpe borough to get the ball rolling and send letters to Yudichak and Heffley urging action at the falls."Something has to be done to correct this and make it a lot safer, not only for the people there, but for the rescue crews coming in," McArdle said.According to an article published in the Times News earlier this month Miller discussed the number of recent calls for rescues at Glen Onoko."It's overwhelming," he said."The state paved a road all the way up to the bottom of Glen Onoko and gave everyone who has never been in the woods before an avenue to get lost, injured or killed. I know that it's Game Commission land and not a state park, but it's getting old and the state has to start taking some responsibility."In May, crews responded when two Lehigh Valley teens fell 50 feet after trying to retrieve a dropped water bottle. One teen died and the other was seriously injured.Later that month, two rescues were made on the same 90-degree day, one taking five hours to locate a lost hiker.On June 12, crews were called to help a dog that came in contact with a poisonous shrub.On July 3, a man was rescued after having a seizure and falling. Three rescue teams were part of the search.Jim Thorpe officials said that they had offered to clear trees and color code trails to help both the hikers, as well as emergency responders in the event a rescue is needed, but the Game Commission said that doing that would transfer liability from the game commission to the borough.