A State Firefighter Class in Elizabethville, taught by Joel Grottenthaler, was interrupted by the sounding of the House Siren. The classroom emptied quickly and Elizabethville's trucks headed West on Main Street. A large glow in the sky indicated a long night ahead. The barn at the Floyd Feidt farm, on the corner of Botts and Feidt Roads in Washington Township, was fully ablaze. Assistance was called from Millersburg, Berrysburg, and Lykens fire companies. Members of Berrysburg's fire company were actually taking the class at Elizabethville and had to go back to Berrysburg for their trucks. Water supply was established from a pond and a long lay of 2?-inch hose. Firefighters worked hard and saved the Milk House and surrounding outbuildings. The main barn was a total loss.
Truck-22 was dispatched to Williamstown for a box 24-2 structure fire. Command-24 gave Truck-22 an assignment to go to level-1 staging. Upon further investigation, Command-24 called Truck-22 into the scene for the thermal imaging camera. Truck-22's assignment was to investigate the second floor. The truck crew found nothing. Truck-22 was then released by Command-24 and returned to quarters.
Truck 22 was dispatched to Schuylkill County, the village of Orwin, 79 Dietrich Avenue for a reported structure fire. Truck 22 responded with a crew of seven, but was canceled while enroute.
Truck 22 dispatched class one on the 27-2 box at 7972 Route 25 in Lykens Township for a commercial structure fire. Truck 22 canceled before response by command 27 as it was a controlled burn.
At the request of Medic 6 Company 22 dispatched class three to 446 North Street in Lykens for a lift assist. Utility 22 went enroute with 3 and Truck 22 with 2. On arrival, the crew assisted EMS with extrication and transfer of a patient to their unit for transport to the hospital. Command 22 then placed the company available.
Company 22 dispatched class one to the Lykens Glen in the area of the large pavilion for an unknown outside fire. Chief 22 responded POV and Engine 22 went enroute with 4 and Utility 22 with 3. On arrival, the crew found a PPL pole that was burning on Glen Road across from the large pavilion. The pole number was called in and the crew stood by until the arrival of a PPL rep who extinguished the fire using Company 22 extinguishers. Command placed the box in service.
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Assist PD on forcible entry, 716 Main Street (Box 22-1)
At the request of Lykens PD on scene Company 22 dispatched class three to 716 Main Street in Lykens for forcible entry to a residence. Chief 22 responded POV and Truck 22 went enroute with 4. Four additional members responded POV. On arrival, the crew used the strong arm tool to force a door to gain entry to a patient and EMS was requested to respond. After the patient was extricated and transported command placed the box available.
Company 22 dispatched class one to 521 South Second Street in Lykens to assist Medic 6 on a breathing problems AED response. Engine 22 responded with 5 and 5 Members responded POV to the scene. As the Engine was arriving Medic 6 placed the Company in service.
Engine 22 and Medic 6 dispatched class one to the area of Main Street in front of 245 Main Street for a pedestrian struck. Chief 22-2 responded POV to the scene and Engine 22 went enroute with 6. On arrival the single patient was sitting on the front porch of 245 Main Street. The crew did a quick exam and advised EMS of a probable signoff. After Medic 6 arrived and assessed the patient the Engine went available.
Company 22 dispatched class one to 15 South Second street in Lykens at the rattling Creek Apartments for an automatic fire alarm. Engine 22 responded with 2 and on arrival side D of a 63 by 132 foot 4 story high rise found normal conditions from the exterior and the building not evacuated. Interior investigation found no alarms either audible or visual. The alarm panel was in trouble mode. After contacting the alarm company and finding no emergency in the building the box was placed available.
Engines 22 and 23 dispatched class one to 672 Main Street in front of Boyers Market in Lykens for a tractor trailer on fire. The address given was based on information from the 911 call. Engine 22 went enroute with 5, Engine 23 with 4, Truck 22 with 4, Utility 22 with 1 and Utility 23 with 2. Captain 21 marked up on radio that he was on scene and that the fire was about a half mile East of Lykens on Route 209. Responding units continued up Main street until they arrived on the scene of the trailer fire. The actual location was a 23-5 box in Wiconisco Township. Crews from both Engines pulled a hand line and proceeded to attack the fire. Command 22 requested a Tanker be added to the box. Not sure if Tanker 23 had a crew so Tanker 24 was dispatched class one. Both Tankers did respond, 23 with 1 and 24 with 5. Tanker 23 set up on the west side of the incident and fed Engine 23 and Tanker 24 staged on the East side. Bulk of the fire was knocked in a short time and overhaul began with control being marked. Crews rotated out and Tanker 24's crew went in to perform overhaul. Wiconisco PD was also on scene. After overhaul and wetting down of the remains of the trailer Tanker 24 was released. Crews continued with cleanup until released by Command.
On the afternoon of Saturday, April 13, 1867, Patrick Flynn and John Sheehan were burned by firedamp in the Lykens Valley Mines. Mr. Sheehan was very badly burned, his skin hanging in strings from his body when he was brought out of the mines. He lingered in great agony until death released him from his suffering on Monday, April 15th. Mr. Flynn was not so badly injured, but his burns were serious.
Two 17-year-old girls were burned when flames engulfed a tent where they were sleeping in the back yard of 147 Pioneer Road, Turkey Run, PA. The fire started around 4 a.m. when they knocked over a candle in the tent. One of the girls was transported by life-flight helicopter to Lehigh Valley Medical Center, near Allentown. Most of the burns occurred while the girls were trying to pull burning blankets out of the tent, to save it. Ironically, the tent was borrowed from a friend, who had saved one of the girls after she collapsed from fumes during a fire in which she lost her Girardville hom on July 4, 1999.
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