The second fire in 1900 occurred on December 6th at 12:15 AM. The fire was in the Brubaker Block on the northeast corner of Main and Market Streets. The alarm was sounded and members responded, taking the apparatus to the plug on the corner of Main and Market Streets, where two attachments were made. A third attachment was made at the plug on the corner of Market and North Second Streets. The Lykens Register was completely destroyed. The first room on the first floor of J. J. Nutt's shoe store was destroyed. The vacant store next to the shoe store was destroyed. The second floor of the G. B. Brubaker hardware store was damaged. The damage caused by this fire was estimated between $15,000 and $20,000. The Lykens Register was insured for $2,200. The stock of J.J. Nutt's shoe store was insured, but amount not known. Brubaker's building was insured, but the hardware contents was not.
1996
Accident w/unk injur, Main St at Goss's (Box 22-29)
Engine 22 and Squad 23 were dispatched for an accident with unknown injuries near Agway and Goss's gas station. Chief 22 responded to the scene POV, and was advised from the police department that the vehicle in question had only been disabled and had since left the scene. Chief 22 canceled the units and placed the box in service.
Company-22 was dispatched to a report of smoke in a structure. Engine and Truck 22 responded. The Engine took side-1 and the Truck staged on side-2. The source of the smoke was determined to be from a malfunctioning furnace. The furnace was shut off and the property was ventilated.
2004
Accident with injuries, 765 Main Street (Box 22-2)
Engine-22, Engine-23, and Rescue-23 were dispatched to an accident with injuries in the 700-Block of Main Street in Lykens. Engine-22 responded with a crew of seven and arrived on scene to find one vehicle that had struck two others and was against the second vehicle. It appeared to be a vehicle with one occupant that struck two parked cars. Engine-23 and Rescue-23 were placed in service, with an additional request for their fire police. The driver was still in the vehicle, being assessed by EMS already on the scene. the occupied vehicle was cribbed, and the two parked vehicles were examined to determine any hazards. The first struck parked vehicle, a pickup truck, had a bent front bumper and no other apparent damage. The second vehicle struck was extensively damaged, with fluids leaking. High Dry was applied to the area beneath that vehicle. The crew assisted EMS with removal of the patient to a litter and transfer to the ambulance for transport. PSP arrived after the patient had been transported. With their permission, the street was cleaned up and a tow truck removed the vehicles. The company was placed available.
At the request of Chief 23-2, Company 22 was dispatched to assist Company 23 in a search for a missing hunter in the area of Fire Tower Road in Wiconisco Township. Engine 22 responded class-3 with a crew of five, and Chief 22 responded POV. On arrival, the crew was assigned a search grid to cover along with members of Company 23 and several citizens who had joined the search, some with 4-wheel ATVs. Eventually, Company 21 was also dispatched to assist, and Company 24 was placed on standby in Station 23. Crews continued their search until the missing hunter was discovered. Unfortunately, the hunter was found deceased. Crews cleared the scene when released by command and Engine 22 went available. Three Company 22 members returned to the scene POV to assist Company 23 with retrieval.
At the request of Medic 6, Company 22 dispatched to 801 Market Street in Lykens for a lift assist. Truck 22 responded with 7 and Chief 22-2 responded POV to the scene with one additional firefighter. On arrival, the Truck staged on Market Street and sent the crew in to assist EMS with transferring an obese patient from his home to the transport ambulance for a trip to the hospital. After completing the task, the Truck went available.
2011
Electrical Fire, 356 West Market Street (Box 27-1)
Companies 27, 26, 28, 65 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 356 West Market Street in Gratz for an electrical fire, sparks reported coming from a heater on the first floor. Truck 22 responded with 5, and was canceled by Command 27 while coming through Loyalton.
Company 22 dispatched class three to 801 Market Street in Lykens to assist EMS with lifting an extremely obese patient. Truck 22 responded with 4, and Chief 22-1 POV. Rescue 23 was added to the box, and they responded with 4. On arrival, the crews assisted EMS with removal of the patient from their ambulance and back into his home, and then went available.
Engine 22 dispatched class three in place of the out of service Engine 24 to 10191 Route 209 in Williams Township for a tree down. Engine 22 responded with 4 and Utility 22 with 3. Both units were placed in service while responding by Rescue 24 on scene.
Nearly 400 workers were killed today when a coal mine exploded at Monongah, West Virginia. Methane gas ignited in the mine which then burned coal dust. The accident happened in Monongahela mines Nos. 6 and 8 and was caused by the fan house, which supplied the miners with air, failing to work. There were some very marvelous escapes, several men having been blown out of the mines through the air holes and escaped with only a few slight injuries. The explosions caused the earth to rumble as far as eight miles from the mines, shattering pavement and disrupting streetcars from their tracks.
On Thursday, December 6, 1917, a French cargo ship, fully loaded with wartime explosives accidentally collided with a Norwegian ship in "The Narrows" section of the Halifax Harbour, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. There was a huge detonation. Approximately 1,500 people were killed instantly, another 500 people died shortly after from wounds caused by debris, fires, or collapsed buildings, and it is estimated that over 9,000 people were injured.
A large and fatal propane gas explosion occurred at the Falk Corporation facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 6 2006. 47 people were injured and three were killed. Cars were flipped through the air and debris scattered over several blocks. An investigation has uncovered that there were multiple leaks in a pipe running below the building at the center of the explosion, which supplied propane to the heating system for the complex. The people who were killed died while attempting to repair the leaks. The Department of Neighborhood Services later carried out an inspection of the site; they discovered that buildings within a radius of approximately 500 feet had sustained heavy damage, such as torn-off roofs and collapsed walls. The nearest fire station was just six blocks away. Firefighters were initially alerted by the force of the explosion buckling the fire station door. Originally it was thought that a car had struck the fire station, but when firefighters went outside, they quickly realized this was not the case. Smoke was soon spotted and a fire engine and a paramedic unit were dispatched to go to this smoke. These vehicles were the first rescuers on the scene and arrived just three minutes, forty seconds after the initial explosion. They immediately sent for the departments heavy urban rescue team. Ultimately, 125 firefighters in 34 vehicles, 52 police officers, multiple private ambulances and the American Red Cross all helped at the scene, which was classed by the fire service as a five-alarm emergency.
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