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Frackville & Altamont handle MVA at mall

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Shortly after 3:00PM on Friday, June 22, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Frackville, Altamont and Englewood Fire Companies with Frackville BLS and Shenandoah ALS to The Schuylkill Mall in the area of the K-Mart Garden Center for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Medic 6403 went responding and was advised of one patient with injuries from the airbag and it was unsure what the vehicle struck.  Ambulance 4302 went enroute and was given the updated information of a two vehicle accident with one injury.   Units arrived on scene to find a minor two vehicle accident directly … Continue reading

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Mahanoy City makes quick hit on house fire

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 7:33 PM on Wednesday, June 20, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Mahanoy City Fire Department, Frackville Ladder 43-20 and Altamont fire company for their RIT to 24 West Spruce Street in Mahanoy City for a reported house fire. Citizens Tower 456 was the first rig on the street and was given additional that police were on scene reporting smoke showing and oxygen cylinders inside.  The Tower arrived on the scene and Lieutenant 456 (Shapanksy) gave a size-up of a two story, end of row with smoke showing from the second floor. Citizens Engine 454 secured … Continue reading

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Fire & Film takes in two parades over weekend

Fire & Film attended and photographed two parades over the last weekend.  The first was on Friday in Shenandoah for the Columbia Hose Company Block Party.  The second was in Bernville for a housing of their new rescue.  Click on the links below to check out all of our pictures and don’t forget they are all available for purchase! Click here to view all photos from the Columbia parade! Click here to view all photos from the housing! 

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MAYDAY declared at four alarm fire

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – After 6:00 PM on Thursday, May 31, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 sent the Schuylkill Haven Fire Department to 20 West Main Street in their borough for a reported commercial structure fire.  The fire was reported to be at Schuylkill Gun Works, a local firearms retailer. First arriving crews found heavy fire showing from the rear of the gun shop which was located in the middle of a row in the downtown business district.  A second alarm was immediately struck bringing in crews from Pottsville and Cressona as well as others.  Crews began to stretch initial attack lines. … Continue reading

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Sugarloaf finds large fuel spill after MVA

LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – Shortly after 6:00 PM, Sugarloaf Fire and EMS along with APTS Medic 11 were dispatched to Interstate 81 northbound at the 145.7 mile-marker for a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries. Medic 11G and Sugarloaf Chief 1 responded and advised of a car versus tractor trailer with unknown injuries and fluids down.  Additional calls were being receiving reporting possible entrapment.  11G arrived on the scene and confirmed a car versus tractor trailer with everyone out of the vehicles. Sugarloaf Chief arrived with the rescue and began to control hazards.  Crews found the tractor trailer had a ruptured saddle … Continue reading

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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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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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Hazle Twp. accident sends one to hospital

LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – Around 15:00 hours on Thursday, February 9 Hazle Township Fire & Rescue were dispatched with APTS Medic 11 to State Route 924 in the area of Chestnut Hill Road for the motor vehicle accident with reported injuries. Rescue Engine 103 with Chief 101 immediately responded to the scene.  Units were advised that Medic 11C was on the scene of a severe motor vehicle accident at the above location requiring fire, medics and PSP. Fire personnel arrived on scene to find a passenger car in the northbound lanes that was struck in the rear by a Garda … Continue reading

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Occupants luckily escape serious injury in Sheppton

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 12:15 PM on Saturday, December 31, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Sheppton-Oneida Fire / Rescue, Nuremberg EMS and Luzerne County Medic 11 to the intersection of Center Street (SR 924) and Green Mountain Road in East Union Township for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Sheppton Engine-Rescue 9-10 went responding and was advised of a two vehicle accident at the entrance to the industrial park with injuries – unknown extent.  The engine-rescue arrived on the scene to find one sedan on a curb and a minivan still in the northbound lane of travel with people scattered … Continue reading

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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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