Fire alarm sounded at about 1:15 PM on Friday, January 1, 1917. The company responded to the Moose Home on West Main Street. Fire broke out between the first and second floor. The cause was determined to be a defective chimney.
The fire alarm sounded at about 2:35 on Monday morning, January 1, 1923. The company responded to the home of Elmer Harman on Spruce Street. The fire started from clothes hung near the kitchen stove which ignited and quickly spread fire throughout the building. The entire interior of the home was burnt.
At the request of EMS, Company 22 was dispatched to assist at the scene of a stabbing at 132 Main Street. Truck 22 responded with a crew of seven and staged one block away until PSP and 4601 PD secured the scene. The truck then proceeded to the scene and assisted Medic 6 personnel with removing the patient from the residence. The patient was placed on board a Williamstown (Co. 24) transporting unit for a trip to the hospital.
At the request of Medic 6 on scene, Company 22 dispatched class three to 561 Main Street in Lykens to assist EMS with lifting. Chief 22 responded POV and Truck 22 responded with 6. On arrival, the crew assisted EMS with removing a patient from their residence to their transport unit, and then went available.
Company 21 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 237 Greenfield Estates in Elizabethville for an automatic fire alarm. Engine and Rescue 21 responded and Truck 22 went enroute with 7. On arrival command had the Truck stage on side A behind Engine 21. The crew laddered the building in an attempt to gain entry to an empty apartment with an audible alarm. Entry was achieved by entering through a rear sliding door and the apartment was checked. A faulty second floor bedroom detector was found and removed. Command then placed the box available.
Company 21 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 141 West Main Street in Elizabethville for an automatic fire alarm. Truck 22 responded with 7 and was canceled by Command 21 moments after responding. The alarm was set off by steam from a shower.
Fire destroyed the plumbing shop of J Carl Zimmerman in Killinger on January 1, 1958. The Millersburg Fire Company got the call at 5:40 p.m. and was later joined at the scene by the Berrysburg Fire Company and the Halifax Fire Company. An International 3-ton truck was lost in this fire.
On January 1, 1965, just moments after midnight, a fire broke out at Roundtop (a sort of Speakeasy with a Reputation) in Jackson Township. The Fisherville fire company was joined by the Elizabethville and Halifax fire companies to fight the fire, which was a loosing battle. A funny incident occurred at this fire. The Elizabethville ambulance received a call for a woman who was going to have a baby. One of the revelers at Roundtop that night was intoxicated and thought she was ready to deliver. The ambulance crew came to her aid and after an examination discovered that she wasn't even pregnant!
A brush fire was discovered in the area of Rettinger Road in Jackson Township shortly after 1 p.m. on January 1, 2005. The fire was on the north side of the road, spreading from west to east, thought not threatening anything. The fire eventually covered four acres. Units responding to the scene were: Chief 29, Ambulance 13-1, Brush 29, Engine 216, Tanker 29, Engine 29, Tanker 216, Utility 216, Brush 20, Brush 26, Brush 19, Engine 19-1, Engine 29-1, Chief 20, Brush 23, and VIC-15. Units responding but cancelled enroute were: Tanker 23, and Brush 39-1.
A rusted pipe from a coal stove in the basement of a home at 2794 Back Road, near Carsonville, created high levels of carbon monoxide on January 1, 2007. Carsonville's Engine 19 and Halifax's Engine 29-1 responded to the incident. The crews discovered extremely high CO levels and a deceased family pet. The home was ventilated, and the residents were checked by EMS.
2008
Structure Fire - 312 Berry Mountain Road - Upper Paxton Twp., Dauphin Co., PA
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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