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Bathroom fire quickly doused in the patch
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – After 9:00 PM on Wednesday, May 23, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the West Mahanoy Township Fire Department (William Penn, Shenandoah Heights and Altamont) as well as Squrt 745 from Shenandoah to 529 Mount Olive Boulevard in the Lost Creek section of the township for a dwelling fire. Altamont Engine 367 was the first unit responding and was advised of a fire in the bathroom. William Penn Engine 888 and Chief 889 arrived on the scene and found heavy smoke in the area and confirmed a working fire. Crews stretched into the two story residence and searched … Continue reading
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Tagged altamont, fire, firefighter, heights, house, ladder, lost creek, shenandoah, squrt, structure, township, twp., west mahanoy, working fire
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Helmet Cam Video: One trapped in Ringtown MVA
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 3:45 PM on Monday, May 14, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Ringtown Valley Fire & Rescue, Ringtown Ambulance and Shenandoah ALS to Ringtown Boulevard and Pattersonville Road for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Medic 6401 responded and was advised of a two vehicle accident with at least two patients and one entrapped. Medic 6404 was quickly added to the assignment. While enroute, aeromedical was requested to be placed on standby. All flight services declined due to weather. Medic 6401 arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle accident, car verus SUV head-on, with one … Continue reading
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Tagged 993, accident, ems, entrapment, extrication, fire, firefighter, hurst, jaws of life, mahanoy city, medic, micu, mva, mvc, rescue, ringtown, shenandoah, township, twp., union, west end
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Shenandoah contains garage fire
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Fire & Film Correspondent Tony Flaim was on the scene of a working garage fire in the borough of Shenandoah. Around 5:00 PM on Saturday, April 28, firefighters were sent to 413 West Coal Street in the borough for a reported garage fire. Chief 740 arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire in a garage with heavy black smoke showing. Engine 742 arrived and stretched an inch and three-quarter line and began to knock the fire. Squrt 745 arrived and assisted the initial attack crew. EMS was summoned to the scene for a patient with … Continue reading
Kutztown extinguishes bulldozer fire
BERKS COUNTY, PA – Around 10:00 AM on Friday, April 27, Berks 9-1-1 dispatched Company 46 (Kutztown) to Route 222 Northbound between South Kemp Road and Hilltop Road for a reported vehicle fire. Initial responding officers were advised of a piece of equipment on fire in a field next to the highway. Chief 46 and Deputy 46 arrived on the scene to find a working bulldozer fire in a field placed a few hundred yards off the roadway. The bulldozer was moving old stumps into a burn pile when it caught on fire. The chief requested Brush 46 be the … Continue reading
One injured in Brandonville rollover
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 8:34 AM on Tuesday, April 24, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 advised East Union Township PD Unit 68 to check the area of State Route 924 a mile from Brandonville for a reported motor vehicle accident with rollover. The fire assignment was then sent out which included Sheppton-Oneida Fire, Brandonville Fire and Shenandoah ALS. Sheppton Engine-Rescue 9-10 responded and was advised the accident would be located at 924 and Pumping Station Road with one vehicle overturned. 9-10 arrived on the scene to find a passenger vehicle on its roof against a pole with one female walking wounded. … Continue reading
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Tagged accident, als, ambulance, brandonville, ems, fire, firefighter, injury, mva, rescue, rollover, shenandoah, sheppton
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Large home destroyed by fire in Columbia County
COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA – Around 8:30 PM on Saturday, April 21 Columbia County dispatched Stations 270 (Numidia), 50 (Catawissa) and 350 (Aristes) to 2191 Mill Road in Locust Twp. for a reported dwelling fire. Units were quickly re-alerted for the working fire. First arriving crews found a large home set back in the woods with heavy fire throughout. A detached shed was also found to be on the fire on the B side of the structure. All occupants and pets had escaped the house prior to the fire department’s arrival. With the large amount of fire throughout the house, an … Continue reading
Four perish in Shenandoah fire
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Around 6:30 AM on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Shenandoah Fire Department, Mahanoy City West End Rescue 993, Frackville Ladder 43-20 and Shenandoah ALS Medic 64 to 119 East Coal Street in Shenandoah for a reported house fire. All companies were quickly re-alerted for a working fire with entrapment. First arriving units found heavy fire from two row home units in the middle of the row. Tiller 745 took the address with Engine 742 taking the A/D corner of the building. The fire was rapidly spreading throughout the houses with heavy fire … Continue reading
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Tagged ashland, coal street, dwelling, engine, englewood, fatal, fire, firefighter, frackville, house, ladder, nuremberg, shenandoah, shendo, worker, working
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Ashland fire brings in two alarms
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 03:18 AM on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Ashland Fire Department to 1438 Market Street in Ashland for smoke in a dwelling. Shortly after the dispatched Ashland PD arrived in the area with heavy smoke in the intersection. The box was quickly upgraded for the dwelling fire. An Ashland line officer arrived on the scene with fire in the third floor of a two unit row home. With smoke and fire visible, a second alarm was requested. The second alarm brought the Rangers of Girardville, Englewood RIT, Gordon, Altamont and Anthracite … Continue reading
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Tagged altamont, ashland, dwelling, englewood, fire, firefighter, girardville, gordon, house, market street, mt carmel, schuylkill county, skook, structure, working
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Fire & Film video voted in Top 5 of 2011
Our video captured by John Garber from a fire in Girardville in February where a firefighter was rescued from a window after becoming trapped in a burning house was voted as one of the Top 5 firefighter rescue videos of 2011 by FireRecue1.com. Thanks to John for contributing the video which has received over 34,000 views on YouTube! Click here to view the Top 5 firefighter rescue videos of 2011 Original article on FireRescue 1 featuring the video Article containing video from Firehouse.com Article from FirefighterCloseCalls.com Article from Statter911 Article from The Bravest Online Article from Firefighter Nation
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Tagged film, fire, fire & film, fire and film, firefighter, girardville, john garber, march, rescue, rit, schuylkill, trapped, video
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