Monthly Archives: June 2014

Fire rocks Locust Gap home

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA – Around 9:30 AM on Sunday, June 29, Northumberland County 9-1-1 dispatched first alarm units to 296 Main Street in Mount Carmel Township for a reported dwelling fire.  The first alarm brought the Mount Carmel Township fire department along with other surrounding communities to the address which was located in the Locust Gap section of the township. First arriving units found a three story single family dwelling heavily involved with fire.  A second alarm was immediately requested to the scene bringing in units from Schuylkill County and additional tankers. Multiple lines were stretched off Locust Gap Engine … Continue reading

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Three alarm fire rips through Pine Grove

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 12:55 on Monday, June 2, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Pine Grove Fire Department and the Pine Grove Twp. Fire Department to the area of 18 Spruce Street in Pine Grove for a reported structure fire. Shortly after dispatch, police arrived and reporting a large building heavily involved in fire.  A second and third alarm were immediately requested to the scene.  Multiple engines secured water supplies and stretched heavy lines to knock down the fire.  Ladder 58-25 also set up the ladder pipe for operations. The bulk of the fire was knocked down within the … Continue reading

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