Truck 22 was dispatched to Williamstown to a reported structure fire with entrapment at 344 Julian Street. Company 24, 66, and 23 were also dispatched. Truck 22 responded with a crew of seven. Chief 24 on scene reported a working fire with entrapment, and requested the second alarm, bringing Companies 21, 20, and Schuylkill 66, 650, and eventually 659, 655, and 810. 344 Julian Street was a duplex building, and the fire had spread to the other half and had also jumped a short gap to the detached single family dwelling on the D side. A total of ten Company 22 members were on the scene, and assisted with ventilation, extinguishment, and overhaul. One person was entrapped in the original fire building, and perished. Crews located and removed the body after the fire was extinguished. The units involved on the call were:
Chief 24 Schuylkill Air/Light 66-60 Ambulances 24-1 and 24-2 Engines 24, 23, 66, 21, and Schuylkill Engines 650, 66-10, 659, and 810 Fire Marshall 1 MICU 6-5 County Fire Marshall FM-1 Rescues 66 and 21 Tankers 24, 21, 20, 26, and Schuylkill Tankers 650 and 810 Trucks 22 and 20 Transfers: Joliett Engine at Station 24 Engine 27 at Station 22 Engine 29-1 and Perry Tanker 2 at Station 21 Schuylkill Rescue 21-50 and Schuylkill Ladder 58-25 at Station 66 Company 26 on Stand-By in Quarters Orwin on Stand-By in Quarters Schuylkill Engine 12-40 on Stand-By in Quarters
A 24-1 box was dispatched for a rekindle of an earlier structure fire at 344 Julian Street in Williamstown. A caller advised of flames and smoke coming from the second floor bedroom. Truck 22 was included in the dispatch, but Command 24 held the box to Tanker 24 and canceled all other apparatus.
Truck 22 was dispatched, along with Company 24 and 66 to return to the scene of the earlier fatal structure fire at 344 Julian Street in Williamstown. Truck 22 responded, and on arrival assisted with extinguishing hot spots until released by command.
Companies 22 and 23 dispatched class three to assist EMS with moving a patient in his home. Utility 22 responded with 3, and 4 additional company members responded to the scene. Brush 23 responded with 4 members. Crews on scene assisted with moving a patient and then went available.
2016
Med Assist - Cardiac Arrest, 239 North Second Street (Box 22-1)
Company 22 dispatched class one to 239 North Second Street in Lykens for a cardiac arrest, AED call. EMS from Medic 6 was responding from Powells Valley. Chiefs 22, 22-1 and Paramedic/firefighter Chief 6A responded POV. Truck 22 responded with 7. On arrival, crew started patient care and requested Life Lion. Engine 23 was dispatched to set up the LZ at station 23. Crew transferred patient to 24 EMS and then proceeded to the LZ to assist with patient transfer, and then went available.
Company 21 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 1305 North Second Street in Washington Township in the village of Loyalton for an automatic fire alarm. Truck 22 responded with 7 and was canceled by command 21 while enroute, faulty detector.
Company 22 and Engine 23 dispatched to the Israel Building at 601 Main Street in Lykens for an automatic fire alarm. Engine 22 responded with 2 and took the FDC on side B and Engine 23 took side A. Chiefs 22 and 22-2 responded POV to the scene. On arrival Chief 22 found the building being evacuated. This was a 40 foot by 100 foot 3 story apartment building. The building manager arrived on scene and provided access to locked apartments. The building was checked by both crews and a faulty detector was found in the basement. The manager was going to contact the alarm company and fire units were placed available.
Company 22 dispatched class three for traffic control in the 600 block of Market street in Lykens. A tractor trailer had pulled down a service wire to 614 Market street and it was laying on the truck. Utility 22 responded with 2 and 4 other members were on scene POV. The crew was directing traffic around the incident when another emergency call came in (see call #88)and the Utility and crew headed to the other incident.
While directing traffic at call #87, a call dropped for 400 South street in Wiconisco Township for a structure fire. Utility 22 responded from the 600 block of Market street and the other crew members headed to Station 22 to man rigs. Engine 22 responded with 2 and Truck 22 with 3 and 5 additional members responded POV to the scene. Utility 22 was first to arrive on scene and reported a 20 foot by 40 foot 2 and one half story wood frame single family dwelling with heavy fire coming out of every door and window on all floors. Chief 23-1 enroute requested the first alarm. Truck 22 arrived on scene and took the A/D corner and set up to go to the roof. Engine 22 arrived after laying 500 feet of 5 inch from the hydrant near Arch and South street and set up on the A/B corner. They put the deck gun in service and two inch and three quarter lines were advanced to the A and D sides. Rescue 23 arrived and set up on the B side and put their deck gun in service. Engine 27 reverse laid from the front of Truck 22 to a hydrant at Spring and South streets and supplied the Truck. Multiple units arrived from Dauphin companies 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 29 along with Schuylkill units 22-11, 22-15, 58-25 and others. Truck 58-25 set up on the B side and was supplied by Engine 24. Several transfer companies were moved up including Steelton Engine 50 to Station 23. Station 216 stood by in quarters. A tanker task force was requested due to low water pressure. The tankers staged on Arch street at the ball field. Extensive fire suppression was on going in the warm and humid conditions. Through the use of the deck guns on Truck 22, Engine 22 and Rescue 23 most of the visible fire was knocked down. Crews began interior operations with a lot of overhaul being performed. This continued for some time. Units were released and the box held to 22, 23, 24, and Schuylkill 58-25. Rehab from EMS company 24 on scene along with transport units from 24 and Tower City 66. Control was marked and units were released.
Fire that started in the hay of a stable about 1 p.m. destroyed the Dauphin County Alms-House in Harrisburg on July 2, 1883. The fire consumed the large frame stable along with two horses and five mules, and then spread to the main house, a handsome three-story building with mansard roof. Because of a very strong wind, the building was soon destroyed, along with every other building on the ground except the laundry and school-house. As soon as the main building caught fire, the steward and assistants evacuated the insane department of 21 females and 17 males. All of them were saved, but one of the females was burned severely after she was out of the building and a spark ignited her clothing. The insane were taken to the state asylum, and the sick were taken to the hospital. The other residents quartered outdoors on the grounds. In the excitement, it was later discovered that twelve of the insane had fled and were missing. The loss from the fire was estimated at $200,000.
1918
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1993
Hotel Fire - Sivas, Turkey
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