Fire occured in the railroad car shop. Liberty Hose Company promptly responded through deep snow. The fire was triffling and was put out with buckets before hose attachments were made.
Company 22 was dispatched for a CO alarm at 211 Main Street. Chief 22 responded POV, and Engine and Truck 22 responded. On arrival, The crews used a monitor to check the CO levels in the house, and then vented the house before being placed available by command.
2004
Furnace Malfunction, 564 North Second Street (Box 22-1)
Company-22 was dispatched for a structure fire at 664 North Second Street. Lieutenant-22 was first on the scene and found a furnace malfunction with light smoke conditions in the basement. Lieutenant-22 held the box to Company-22. The engine crew's assignment was to monitor the basement and first floor for Carbon Monoxide. The CO levels were 16 ppm on the first floor and 18 ppm in the basement. Lieutenant-22 monitored the adjoining house and found nothing. Chief-22 then placed the box in-service and cleared the event.
2006
Accident with injuries, 427 Main Street (Box 22-1)
Engine-22 and Engine-23 were dispatched to 427 Main Street in Lykens for an accident with possible entrapment. Chief 22-2 on the scene reported one patient, unconscious, with no entrapment. Engine-22 responded with a crew of six, followed shortly by Engine-23. Engine-22 arrived on scene and found one vehicle resting against the front porch of 427 Main Street. EMS requested aero-medical transportation for the patient, so Chief-22 re-routed Engine-23 to set up a landing zone at Station-23. The engine crew performed vehicle stabilization and assisted EMS with removal of the patient from the vehicle, packaging, and transfer to transport unit to be taken to the LZ. Engine-22 was released by command and went available.
Company 22 dispatched class 1 to 135 Lawley Road in Lykens for a cardiac arrest, AED response. Truck 22 responded with 5, and was placed in service by Lieutenant 22-1 on scene when he declared a signal 12.
Engine 22 and Rescue 23 and EMS dispatched to 25 Main Street for a reported one vehicle accident with injuries. Chiefs 22 and 23 responded POV to the scene, and on arrival determined that it was actually on the other side of the bridge in Wiconisco Township. Engine 22 responded with 4, Rescue 23 with 7, and Utility 22 with 4. On arrival, crews assisted EMS Chief 1A with patient care until the patients were removed from the vehicle and transported by EMS. Crews then went available.
Truck 22 dispatched class one to 58 Main Street in Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, for a reported commercial structure fire. Truck 22 responded with 5, and on arrival, took side A of a large, 75 foot by 100 foot 3 story multiple occupancy building with fire through the roof. Truck set up for aerial master stream operations, with an initial 3 inch supply line from Rescue 28, and later Engine 27 set up to draft in the creek across the street from the scene and fed the Truck with a 5 inch line. Heavy fire was rolling throughout the multi-family apartment building, with an attached former post office to the B exposure side. Bucket crew knocked down a large volume of fire with the two deck guns, and then assisted crews working from the ground with controlling numerous hot spots on sides A, C, and D. Temps at the scene started out at 12 degrees, and went down into the single digits when the sun went down. Ice was a major issue, both on the ground, every ladder and hose line, and some of the pumps. The Truck crew assisted with interior overhaul operations. Utility 22 responded class three with 4 fresh crew members later into the incident, and relieved the initial Truck crew and continued with salvage and overhaul. After release by command 65, the Truck returned to station out of service, with the pump and most of the ladders frozen up.
Units on scene included:
Dauphin County
Engine and Rescue 21
Truck and Utility 22
Engine 23 standing by in quarters and Rescue 23 initially relocated to station 27, and then later brought to the scene
Engine and Tanker 26
Engine, Rescue, and Tanker 27
Rescue and Tanker 28
Schuylkill County
Schuylkill Engine and Tanker 14 (Sacremento)
Schuylkill Engine 13 (Valley View)
Schuylkill Engine and Tanker 10 (Pitman)
Northumberland County
Engine and Tanker 64 (Hickory Corners)
Engine 63 (Herndon)
Engine, Tanker, and Attack 65 (Klingerstown)
Dalmatia EMS
Other
Medic 6
Dauphin Rescue Engine 49 and Tanker 38 in station 21
PPL
Red Cross
Company 21 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 5668 Route 209 in Washington Township, village of Loyalton, at the Upper Dauphin Middle School, for an automatic fire alarm. Engine 21 went enroute with 7 and Truck 22 with 4. County advised that the school was having a fire drill, and Command placed the box in service.
An accident was discovered at Powells Valley Road and Greenland Road in Jefferson Township, on January 28, 2007. Engine 19 and Engine 23 were dispatched. Engine 23 arrived at the scene to find a single vehicle. No occupants were found, but there was a large amount of blood splattered inside the vehicle. Pennsylvania State Police arrived, and Engine 19 stood by until a towing service removed the vehicle.
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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