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4 alarm fire with a jumper in Shenandoah, PA
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 3:20 AM on Saturday February 23, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Shenandoah Fire Department, Shenandoah ALS and Mahanoy City West End Rescue 993 to 38 West Coal Street in Shenandoah for a reported dwelling fire with entrapment. Police and EMS quickly arrived on scene confirming a working fire in the middle of a row. The responders also confirmed entrapment with a female hanging out a third story window. Squrt 745 was the first arriving unit and hit the plug at Coal and Ferguson. As crews were exiting the apparatus the female from the third story … Continue reading
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Tagged 4, alarms, coal street, dwelling, engine, fire, firefighter, firefighting, house, jardin street, shenandoah, structure, tower, truck
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Pick-up rolls on Brandonville road
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – On Monday, January 7 as firefighters were watching the BCS Championship Bowl Game Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Fire District 9 (Sheppton-Oneida and Brandonville) with Mahanoy City West End Rescue 993 and Shenandoah ALS to Rattlin Run Road in the area of the East Union Twp. / Union Twp. Line for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Medic 64, 6404, Engine 9-10 (Sheppton) and Rescue 993 all responded in minutes and were advised of a single vehicle rollover with one female confined inside a pick-up truck. Both ALS units arrived on the scene to find a pick-up … Continue reading
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Tagged accident, als, brandonville, east union, ems, fire, pick-up, rattlin run road, rescue, rollover, shenandoah, sheppton, truck
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Convenience store hits second alarm in Girardville
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 7:25 PM on Wednesday November 28, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Girardville Fire Department to 146 North Second Street at the R&R Quik Mart for a reported commercial building fire. Girardville Police arrived on the scene shortly after the advisory and found a working fire from a convenient store attached to a two story building. A second alarm was transmitted within minutes of the initial dispatch as crews found heavy fire throughout the building. Multiple lines were stretched into the building as firefighters made entry into the building but they were quickly pushed back due … Continue reading
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Tagged ashland, engine, fire, firefighter, girardville, jiffy mart, ladder, mahanoy plane, nov 28, november 28, r r quick mart, second street, shenandoah, structure, truck, william penn, working
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Heavy fire from Hazleton dwelling
LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – At 11:30 AM on Sunday, October 14, Hazleton City Fire was dispatched to the area 1st Street and Wilbur Court for an investigation. When City Southside Station signed on for the additional, they were told a call was just received for a structure fire at 525 Wilbur Court. It was unknown if the building was occupied at the time. Ladder 1 and Engine 3 went responding to the fire. Engine 2 and Chief 2 also went enroute. While responding, a portable unit arrived on the scene and confirmed a working structure fire on 1st Street. Ladder … Continue reading
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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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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Tagged bernville, block party, ceremony, columbia, housing, parade, rescue, schuylkill, shenandoah, skook, truck
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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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Tagged commercial, cressona, engine, englewood, fire, firefighter, ladder, mahanoy city, main street, mayday, pottsville, rapid intervention, rescue, rit, schuylkill gun works, schuylkill haven, structure, taxpayer, truck, working
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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
