Liberty Hose Company No. 2 stood by in Elizabethville while Elizabethville's fire company was fighting a barn fire. The barn was on the property of Floyd D. Feidt, in Washington Township. It was destroyed by fire shortly before 5AM, having been fully engulfed by flames before the arrival of the fire companies. The fire was under control at 6:30AM, and units were on the scene until 9:30AM. Reliance Hose Company No. 1 of Elizabethville was assisted by the Millersburg Fire Company. Liberty Hose Company No. 2 of Lykens stood by in Company 21?s firehouse.
Engine 22 was dispatched to a truck on fire on the Minnichs Hit Road in Jackson Township. The engine responded and found a logging truck on fire, fully involved. Command requested the assistance of Tankers 22 and 23, which responded to assist. The fire was extinguished before spreading to the surrounding wooded area. A PSP fire marshall was contacted.
2006
Building Collapse, 240 East Market Street (Box 24-1)
Truck-22 was dispatched to Williamstown for a possible building collapse - report of a ceiling in a second floor apartment that had fallen. Truck-22 responded with a crew of seven and staged on side-2 of the building. The truck was placed available by command shortly after arrival.
At the request of Lieutenant 22-1 on scene, Engine 22 was dispatched class 3 to the 900 block of Main Street where a tractor trailer had failed to make the turn on to Lehr Street and was obstructing traffic. The trailer was hung up and partially tipped over while balancing on a snow bank. Engine 22 responded with a crew of four. The crew set up flares and controlled traffic around the obstruction until the trailer was cleared from the bank by the operator.
Company 23 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 717 Mountain Street in Wiconisco Township for a chimney fire. Engine and Rescue 23 responded along with Chief 23. Truck 22 responded with 7, Engine 22 added on with 4 and Utility 22 with 2. On arrival of a 2 1/2 story single family wood frame structure the Truck took the address while crew from Engine 23 advanced hand lines to the front door and sent members inside to investigate. Engine 22 and Utility 22 arrived and staged behind the Truck and assisted with ladders. A crew from the truck went to the roof while 23 worked the interior. Chains and brushes and eventually water was run through the chimney in order to clear it. Company 22 remained on scene assisting until released by Command 23.
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