At the request of EMS, Company 22 dispatched class one to Boyers SuperMarket at 670 Main Street in Lykens for a cardiac arrest. Utility 22 responded with 2 and Truck 22 with 7, and 6 additional members responded POV. On arrival, there was a doctor doing CPR and patient began breathing on his own. Crew assisted with patient care until arrival of EMS, and then continued with patient care until patient was transferred to their transport unit to be taken to Station 23 and be taken by Life Lion helicopter to the hospital. Company 22 then went available.
Company 22 dispatched class three to 118 Main Street in Lykens to assist EMS with lifting. Chief 22 and two other members responded POV, and Utility 22 responded with 5. On arrival, EMS and some neighbors had the patient loaded into a Medic 6 unit, and command placed the company available.
Company 22 dispatched class one on the 23-2 box to One Stop Recycling at 1855 Pottsville Street in Wiconisco Township for multiple cars on fire. Lieutenant 23-1 on scene was reporting a minimum of 20 cars burning. Engine 22 responded with 6, Utility 22 with 4, Truck 22 with 7 and other members POV. On arrival, Engine 22 was assigned the fill site at the hydrant across from Medco. The fire was located at a recycling center with stacks of cars on fire and crews using hand lines and deck gun to control the fire.The Utility was requested to send its manpower to the scene. The Truck was called to the scene for manpower later into the incident after standing by in station with 7. Ten tankers were dispatched to provide sufficient water to be shuttled to the scene from the fill site a few hundred yards from the scene. Schuylkill Ladder 58-25 was relocated to Station 22. Numerous other units were moved up to relocate to upper county stations. Engine 22 set up at the hydrant at Medco and was filling two tankers at a time. A total of 40 loads were filled among 10 tankers totaling approximately 110,000 gallons of water moved. Control was marked at 17:43 and command began releasing units. Company 22 was placed available by command when there were no more tankers to be filled.
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.
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