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1893 |
Fire, Gorinokis Out Buildings |
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1944 |
Fire, Knorr, North St |
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| | Liberty Hose Company was called to the home of Guerney Knorr, on North Street, at 1 o'clock on Wednesday, March 29, 1944, to extinguish the flames of a burning smoke house. Some of the meat was saved. |
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1991 |
Accident w/inj, Main & Market Sts (Box 22-19) |
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1993 |
Accident w/inj, Machamer Ave (Box 22-29) |
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1996 |
Medical Assist, 629 South Street (Box 22-11) |
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| | Company 22 was dispatched on a medical assist at 629 South Street. Truck 22 responded and was advised of a patient with breathing problems. On arrival, the crew assisted EMS with patient care and transfer to a transport unit. |
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2005 |
Chimney Fire, 452 South Second Street (Box 22-1) |
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| | Engine-22 and Truck-22 were dispatched to 452 South Second Street for a reported chimney fire. The caller advised County of a large amount of black smoke coming from the chimney of a garage to the rear of the address. Chief-22 arrived on scene, determined that someone was burning garbage, and put the box in service. |
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2008 |
Smoke in a Structure, 305 West Market Street (Box 24-1) |
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| | Truck 22, along with Engine 23 and Engine and Rescue 66, were dispatched to assist Company 24 at 305 West Market Street in Williamstown for a report of smoke in the basement. Truck 22 responded with a crew of seven, and Engine 23 responded with a crew of seven. After Tanker 24's arrival on the scene moments later, the box was held to Company 24 and the other responding units were placed in service. |
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2013 |
Automatic Fire Alarm, 300 Chestnut Street (Box 22-1) |
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| | Company 22 and 23 dispatched class one to 300 Chestnut Street in Lykens at the Alfa Laval Thermal Plant for an automatic fire alarm coming from the break room. Chief 22 responded to the scene, and Engine 22 went enroute with 4. On the arrival of Chief 22, he was advised that it was burnt food in the microwave, and he placed the box in service before arrival of any apparatus. |
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2014 |
Standby, Station 22 (Box 24-1) |
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| | Company 22 requested to standby in quarters for Company 24. Engine and Truck 22 stood by with 11 in station until released by command. |
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2017 |
Animal Extrication, 419 Chestnut Street (Box 22-1) |
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| | Truck 22 dispatched class three to 419 Chestnut Street in Lykens for an animal rescue, cat in a chimney. Truck 22 responded with 7 and on arrival had a one story bungalow single family dwelling with a fireplace chimney on side D. Crew laddered the building to get to the top of the chimney and also gained access to the interior. The insert to the fireplace was removed and the animal was encouraged to leave the chimney. After it left the residence the Truck went available. |
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2023 |
AFA, 220 North Church Street (Box 21-1) |
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| | Company 21, Engine 26 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 220 North Church Street in Elizabethville at the Upper Dauphin Area High School for an automatic fire alarm. Truck 22 responded with 4 and on arrival was assigned side A and to go to the roof to check HVAC units. Crew split with two going to the roof and two laddering the building. The roof crew was eventually joined by the facility maintenance person. Numerous roof units were showing trouble mode. After isolating the problem Command 21 turned the building back over to Maintenance and cleared the box. |
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2026 |
Structure Fire, 607 Main Street (Box 22-1) |
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| | Company 22 dispatched class one to 607 Main street in Lykens for a fire reported out. Lieutenant 22 responding as the DO went to the scene. Chief 22 responded to the scene also and they both met at the front side A of a 3 story 19 foot by 61 foot wood frame row house with the owner standing out front. He relayed to the DO that he believed that the fire was in the walls and he had two family members not accounted for as well as numerous pets. The DO had previously requested that the structure box be dispatched based on dispatcher information, bring additional units from Wisconisco, Williamstown , Elizabethville and Gratz as well as Medic 6. The DO went to the second floor to perform a primary search, observing a light smoke condition on division 2. Chief 22 began a primary search on division 1 finding no smoke there. Upon reaching the rear door of the first floor Chief 22 discovered the 2 missing family members in the back yard, attempting to corral their 8 great danes. This information was relayed to incoming units. Engine 22 responded with 4 and approached from Market street and stopped long. The DO passed command to Chief 22 and assumed operations of the pump on Engine 22 and they had two members packed up and pulled the 300 foot preconnect from the rear and made entry thru division 1 front door. Tower 22 arrived on side A and prepared to set up. Squad 23 arrived on the D side and attempted to connect a supply line to a hydrant in front of 633 Main street but the hydrant failed. Engine 24 was responding down s09 behind them and stopped at the hydrant at Main and Spruce and laid 600 feet of 5 inch up to Squad 23. The Squad in turn pulle a section of 5 inch over to Engine 22 and supplied them. Two members of Squad 23 packed up and followed the 22 crew interior. A second pre connect from Engine 22 was pulled and taken in side A division 1 and was taken to division 3. The fire on division 2 was found to be an an area on the bravo side and knocked down. The crew that went to the third floor found fire with it running the cock loft. There was heavy hoarding conditions making line advancement and extinguishment difficult. Engine 27 arrived and set up the RIT assignment on side A. EMS staged in the Bower lot across the street from the structure. The Utility was used by the fire police to shut down traffic on Main and Market streets. With thick brown smoke now pushing out of the roof line Command requested an upgrade to the first alarm, bringing units from Millersburg, Berrysburg, Muir and Pine Grove and well as remaining units from Gratz and Elizabethville. Tower 20 responded and on arrival set up on the C side of the structure with Engine 21 and worked that side of division 3. Rescue 27 arrived and supplied additional manpower to assist the crews going in side A. Tower 22 vented the roof while Tower 20 opened up the C side of division 3. Williamstown EMS rehab unit 24-40 was requested to the scene. On arrival they staged and set up in the Bower lot across the street. Fire extinguishment efforts continued and despite the hoarding conditions were eventually successful. Overhaul with fresh crews rotating in from Muir and Pine Grove was ongoing. Fisherville Wagon 216 was relocated to Station 22, Sacramento Engine 14-10 to Station 27, Perry Tower 2 and Hegins Rescue Engine 13-50 to station 21. PP&L arrived on scene and pulled the electric meters to the address. Command began releasing units as they took up. Control was marked and a PSP fire marshal was requested. The Red Cross was contacted for 2 adults, 2 kids, and 11 pets. All units cleared the scene and the 22 apparatus was cleaned up and hose repacked in station. |
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2026 |
Brush Fire, 368 Machamer Avenue (Box 23-5) |
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| | Engine and Utility 22 dispatched class one to assist Company 23 on a brush fire along the pole line behind 368 Machamer Avenue in Wiconisco Township. Engine 22 responded with 3 and Utility 22 with 4, accessing the south side of the scene from Route 209. Using tank water and the trash line as well as water bladders and rakes they worked the south side and put out all visible fire. Units from Wiconisco, Williamstown and Elizabethville were also on scene. After control was marked Command 23 released all units. |
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