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Flames destroy garage, spread to Brandonville home
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 5:15 AM on Sunday, May 8, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 sent the first alarm to the area of 57 Main Boulevard in the Brandonville section of East Union Township for a reported garage on fire. Chief 09-02 went responding and was advised of two calls reporting a garage fire, one caller reported hearing a bang then saw fire from the garage. While responding, an additional call was received reporting a fully involved garage. The Chief arrived on scene and confirmed a well involved single story detached garage with heavy fire also showing from the exposure on … Continue reading
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Tagged brandonville, building, dwelling, east union twp, fire, garage, house, sheppton, structure, tanker task force, working fire
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Hazleton battles stubborn apartment building fire
LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – Around 11:15 on Sunday, December 2 Luzerne County 9-1-1 dispatched the Hazleton City Fire Department and APTS Medic 11 to the unit block of North Cedar Street for a reported residential structure fire. Chief 2 (Jones) went responding and was advised the center was receiving multiple calls for an apartment building fire with children possibly trapped at 53 North Cedar Street. Ladder 1 arrived and took the front of the building to find heavy smoke showing from a three story multi-family dwelling. Chief 2 arrived and took command and requested Engine 5 be placed in service. … Continue reading
Conveyor catches fire in St. Clair shop
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Around 2:45 PM on Monday, November 26 the Saint Clair Fire Department was dispatched with Saint Clair EMS to 300 Wade Road in their borough for a reported commercial building fire. Chief 700A quickly signed on the air and was advised of a conveyor on fire in the building. The Chief advised communications he had a working fire with smoke showing while he was responding. Units arrived on scene to find moderate smoke showing from the building with a conveyor on fire within. A line was stretched off Engine 702 and quickly extinguished the fire. Click … Continue reading
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Tagged building, business, ems, engine, fire, ladder, machine shop, saint clair, st clair, working structure
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Hazle Twp. finds fire showing from apartment building
LUZERNE COUNTY – At 4:57 PM on Tuesday, October 16, Hazle Township Fire, Harwood Fire and APTS Medic 11 were dispatched to 1143 Harwood Road in Hazle Township for a reported commercial structure fire. Hazle Township Assistant Chief 141-4 (Zoshak) went responding and was advised of a three story multi-family apartment building receiving multiple calls for smoke coming from the building. The chief arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire with heavy smoke showing and requested an additional tone for the working fire. Harwood Road Command was established. Engine 102 was the first piece of apparatus responding and … Continue reading
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Tagged building, dwelling, engine, fire, firefighter, firetruck, harwood, hazle, hollers hill, structure, tower, township, twp., working fire
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Frackville bagel shop burns
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – A few minutes before 8:00 PM on Friday, September 7, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 advised PD Unit 71 (Frackville) that a report was received of a possible business building fire in the area of the bagel shop at Oak Street and Lehigh Avenue. The fire department was dispatched moments later. The first alarm assignment included Frackville Fire, Altamont Fire, Englewood Fire, Tower 456 (Citizens of Mahanoy City) and Frackville Ambulance. Unit 71 was advised that multiple calls were being received. 71 then called on scene and reported a working fire. Smoke was reported to be pushing … Continue reading
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Tagged altamont, bagel shop, building, citizens, commercial, engine, englewood, fire, fireandfilm, forcible entry, frackville, mahanoy city, sept, september 7, structure, tower, truck, working
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Building burns at Upper Macungie farm
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – After 10:00 PM on Wednesday, December 28, Lehigh County 9-1-1 dispatched the box to 852 Independent Road in Upper Macungie Township for the reported building fire. Initial responding units were given a report that police were on scene of a pole building with smoke showing in close proximity to a barn. Extra tankers from both Lehigh and Berks Counties were quickly added to the box. Crews arrived to find a large pole building heavily involved in fire. A defensive attack was immediately initiated to battle the fire. Trexlertown Tanker 2531, Fogelsville Engine 811 and Weisenberg … Continue reading
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Hazleton makes quick work of apartment fire
LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – At 11:25 AM on Tuesday, December 13, Luzerne County 9-1-1 dispatched Hazleton City Fire and Medic 11 to 359 West Broad Street in the City for a reported structure fire. Chief 2 and Ladder 1 immediately responded along with Engines 2 and 4. While responding, units were updated that police officers were on scene confirming a working fire. Chief 2 arrived on scene with smoke showing from a three story end-of-row building containing businesses on the first floor and apartments on the others. The chief established Hazleton Fire Command. Reports of possible entrapment were soon presented. … Continue reading
