At the request of EMS, Utility 22 responded class three to 801 Market Street in Lykens Boro to assist them with the return of an extremely obese patient to his residence. The utility went enroute with 4 and on arrival, assisted the EMS crews with moving the patient into his residence, and then went available.
Company 21 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 5668 Route 209 in Washington Township at the Upper Dauphin Area Elementary Middle School for an automatic fire alarm. A second call reported the alarm to be false. Chief 21-1 held the box to himself and placed all apparatus in service prior to any response. Alarm set off by construction workers.
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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The listing of local incidents is for incidents that happened around our local area, including some from Lykens for which the fire company was not dispatched. It is certainly not a complete listing, and is not intended to be. It is included here for your entertainment. Incidents listed here have been gathered from public sources.
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The listing of other noteworthy incidents includes incidents from anywhere outside our local area (for which we were not dispatched). Also included in this section are historical events from our fire company, Lykens, or around the world. It is certainly not a complete listing, and is not intended to be. It is included here for your entertainment. Incidents and events listed here have been gathered from public sources.
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