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1990
Medical Assist, 432 North St (Box 22-11)
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Engine 22 was dispatched to assist EMS with removing a patient from an upstairs bedroom. Engine 22 responded, staged on side-1, and sent a crew inside to assist the ambulance crew with packaging and delivering the patient to the transport unit outside.
2000
Accident w/ no inj, 561 Main St (Box 22-1)
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Company-22 was dispatched for a tractor trailer accident in the 500-Block of Main Street. Engine-22 responded with a crew of six and Chief-22 responded POV to the scene. The Engine crew arrived on scene to find a tractor trailer that had struck a parked car and came to rest next to the porch of a house. The driver was unhurt. Company-22 personnel assisted with scene safety and hazard control until arrival of PSP. The company went available before the arrival of tow service.
2012
CO Alarm, 421 South Second Street (Box 22-1)
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Company 22 dispatched class one to 421 South Second Street in Lykens for a CO Alarm. Engine 22 responded with 2 and Truck 22 with 3. On arrival both pieces took side A and the truck crew went interior with the CO meter to investigate, They found high readings in the basement and removed the furnace pipes and checked the chimney, and then cleaned it. After taking new readings and finding no CO levels, the box was placed available.
2019
Animal Rescue, 53 East Main St Rear (Box 21-1)
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At the request of Chief 21-1 Truck 22 dispatched class three to the rear of 53 East Main Street in Elizabethville Boro for an animal rescue. Truck 22 responded with 7 and on arrival was directed to back down an alley between Main and Broad Streets to a tree that a cat was in. The crew positioned the Truck and used the bucket to encourage the cat to descend to the ground, which it eventually did. After the cat was on the ground command placed the box available.
2022
AFA, 15 South Second St (Box 22-1)
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Company 22 and Engine 23 dispatched class one to 15 South Second Street at the Rattling Creek Apartments in Lykens for an automatic fire alarm. Chief 22 responded POV to the scene and on arrival noted the building was being evacuated but otherwise found normal conditions inside with alarm bells sounding. Engine 22 responded with 6 and Truck 22 with 3. On arrival at a 4 story concrete and brick apartment building approximately 100 by 75 feet, the Engine took side D and the Truck side A. Engine 23 with 4 staged at the hydrant at the intersection of Main and Arlington streets. Crews went interior and found the apartment affected on the 4th floor. The alarm activated due to culinary indifference, and command placed the box available.
2024
AFA, 4314 Route 209 (Box 21-5)
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Company 21, Engine 26 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 4314 Route 209 at Rite Screen for an automatic fire alarm. Truck 22 responded with 2 and was canceled by command while enroute.
2024
Power lines down, 600 block of Market Street (Box 22-1)
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While Company 22 was setting up for the second night of their annual carnival, a powerful thunderstorm came through the area causing trees and wires to come down. Chief 22 and Utility 22 with 2 investigated a report from the 600 block of Market street in the boro and found power lines had come down and were laying on the roofs of several homes, taking out power to the 600 block of Market street and all of Glen Heights. The PPL pole number was called in and Company 22 cleared the scene to move on to the next tree down call.
2024
Tree on a car and a house, 818 Main Street (Box 22-1)
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While traveling thru town surveying storm damage the Utility came across a large tree that had come down at 818 Main street, landing on a car and a porch roof of the house. Chief 22 requested Engine 22's assistance and they responded with 4 to assist the Utility's crew of 3. On arrival, using three chainsaws the tree was cut up and removed from the car, roof, and roadway. The crew then continued checking for any additional trees down.
2024
Tree down, Powells Valley Road (Box 216-8)
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Upon checking Powells Valley road from the Glen Park to the top olf the mountain, the Utility with a crew of 3 found a large tree across the roadway about a half mile above the reservoir. The tree was cut up and the roadway cleared, and the roadway was checked to the top of the mountain with no further trees down before returning to quarters.
2024
Tree and wires burning, South 1st and Market streets (Box 22-1)
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Company 22 alerted for a report of wires burning in a tree at the corner of South 1st street and Market street in Lykens. Chief 22 responded POV and utility 22 went with 2 and one additional member came POV. On arrival the dispatch was confirmed, with a tree tightly wrapped around electrical wires that were burning. The PPL pole number was called in and the crew stood by until the fire went out and then went available.
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1977
Maury County Jail Fire - Columbia, TN


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Notes

1.The section of calls we've responded to has been compiled from fire company records, newspapers, and other sources. Listings for years prior to 1981 might be incomplete.
2.The listing of local incidents is for incidents that happened around our local area, including some from Lykens for which the fire company was not dispatched. It is certainly not a complete listing, and is not intended to be. It is included here for your entertainment. Incidents listed here have been gathered from public sources.
3.The listing of other noteworthy incidents includes incidents from anywhere outside our local area (for which we were not dispatched). Also included in this section are historical events from our fire company, Lykens, or around the world. It is certainly not a complete listing, and is not intended to be. It is included here for your entertainment. Incidents and events listed here have been gathered from public sources.
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