Fire alarm sounded Thursday night, February 2, 1909, at 9:10 PM. Fire broke out at the property of Mrs. James Rettinger on North Street. The company responded with both carts and attached to the plug on North Street and No. 2 cart attached on North Second Street. There was quite a bit of damage done to the property, but covered with insurance.
Companies 22 and 23 were dispatched for an automatic fire alarm at the Northern Dauphin Library at 683 Main Street. A child had pulled the alarm system's hand pull and there was no fire. County dispatch advised responding Chief 22-1, John Shultz, that it recieved confirmation from Ann Bruner at the Library that it was a false trip, so he placed the box in service prior to any apparatus responding.
Company 22 dispatched class 3 to an electrical pole on fire in front of 624 North Second Street in Lykens. Engine 22 responded with 6, and on arrival found that the fire was out. Command relayed the pole number to the comm center to give to PP&L, and went available.
2014
Smoke in a Structure, 210 Church Street (Box S.C.)
Truck 22 dispatched class one to 210 Church Street in Muir, Porter Township, for a report of smoke in a structure. Truck 22 went enroute with 4, and was canceled while enroute by command 650.
Truck 22 dispatched class one as next due Truck on the 20-1 box for a structure fire at 814 Summit Street in Millersburg Boro. As the Truck was responding with 7 it was placed in service by command.
Company 22 dispatched class three to 516 Main Street in Lykens to assist EMS with lifting a patient. Chief 22 and 3 members responded POV and Utility 22 went enroute with 4. On arrival, the crew assisted Medic 6 with transferring a patient from the home to their unit for transport to the hospital and then went available.
Company 21, Engine 26 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 424 West Main Street in Elizabethville for a report of smoke in a structure. Truck 22 responded with 7 and 4 additional members stood by at the station. On arrival at a 2 story 20 by 40 wood frame single family dwelling Command instructed the Truck to set up and take the boom to the roof to check the chimney while crew from Engine and Rescue 21 were in the basement checking conditions. Engine 26 crew stood by on Side A. The Truck crew checked the chimney and it was determined to be a furnace malfunction. The homeowner was going to have a furnace repair man service his furnace. Command placed all units available.
Company 22 dispatched class three for the knox box key to the Rattling Creek Apartments at 15 South Second Street in Lykens to assist Medic 6-2 with gaining entry to the facility. Utility 22 responded with 2 and two additional members went POV. On arrival the crew used the knox key to gain entry to the building for EMS and then went available.
A two vehicle accident occurred on February 2, 2007, on Route 25 in Fountain, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County. The driver of an SUV traveling west lost control wile passing a tractor trailer. The SUV struck the tractor trailer and skidded onto the berm of the roadway. The trailer suffered minor damage, but the SUV was severely damaged and had to be towed from the scene.
The driver of an SUV travelling east on Route 25 in Fountain, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, on February 2, 2007, lost control on the snow covered roadway and skidded 90 feet, went off the north side of the roadway, crossed the road agian and sheared off a utility pole on the south side of the roadway, and then skidded an additional 120 feet before coming to a stop. The driver was not injured.
On February 2, 2007, at 5:10 p.m., the Gratz fire company was dispatched for a vehicle accident at 400 Specktown Road in Lykens Township. Chief 27-1 arrived on the scene to find a single Ford Explorer that had slid off the roadway and struck a telephone pole. The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle. He was treated for minor injuries and arrested on the scene for driving under the influence of alcohol.
2007
Vehicle Accident - North Crossroads Road - Lykens Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
On February 2, 2007, at 5:12 p.m., the Gratz fire company was dispatched to 1080 North Crossroads Road in Lykens Township, for a vehicle accident. Chief 27-1 arrived on the scene to find a 1990 Chevrolet pickup truck that had struck ice, slid off the roadway, and gone down an embankment. The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle and was uninjured. Rescue 27 was placed available by Chief 27-1 at 5:33 p.m.
The Gratz fire company was dispatched at 9:31 p.m. on February 2, 2007, to assist Engine 65 (Klingerstown) at the scene of a vehicle accident at 1150 Erdman Road in Lykens Township. Chief 27 placed the box available at 9:35, and the incident was handled by Engine 65.
While en route to an accident scene in Rush Township, Dauphin County, on February 2, 2007, the 1972 Imperial fire engine of the West End Volunteer Fire Company, of Sheridan, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, slid on the snow and ice covered roadway of Route 325, went through the guardrails, and struck a tree. A 15-year-old sustained minor injuries in the crash, but the driver and another passenger were not hurt. The fire engine had to be towed from the scene.
2007
Vehicle Accident - Upper Augusta Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
A driver lost control of a vehicle on a snow covered roadway in Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, on February 2, 2007. The vehicle crossed the roadway, struck a guardrail, and rolled down an embankment.
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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