What are you doing on this high temperature high hunidity day? Station 46 firefighters are out checking over 100 pull boxes to be sure everyone in our community has a sure and rapid way to notify 911 in case of an emergency.
Author: Steve Roth
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Gamewell Box Testing
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Brother McSherry Returns Home
This morning our brother Larry returned home from his stay in the Brethren Home after being there for knee replacement rehabilitation. Of course, Larry’s first stop off was the Wirt Park Station. Jim Startel and Earl Shoemaker sprung Larry out this morning and returned him home safely. -
2nd Alarm On East Middle Street
An early morning house fire in the 200 block of East Middle Street brought Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments to a house fire believed to be caused by a lightening strike with passing storms in the area overnight. 911 Photography Photo Gallery -
Carroll County 2nd Alarm Fire
Tuesday evening Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments were dispatched to assist on a working house fire on Westminster Street, just off Route 27 in Carroll County Maryland. Engine 46-1, Truck 49, Rescue 49 responded. Engine 46 and Rescue 49 worked on scene for about thirty minutes before returning to service. Truck 49’s crew operated until around 23:45 hours doing overhaul operations.
Photos provided by Manchester Volunteer Fire Department and Firefighter Brian Bankert.
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After The Storm
Captain Miller captured this rainbow in front of the Penn Township fire station on Clover Lane earlier this week after thunderstorms rolled through the area.
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Wirt Park Station Live-Ins’
Recently a pair of doves moved into the firehouse above the duty officers bay door and then recently, the proud mama and papa dove welcomed into the world two bouncing baby doves. -
Broadway Accident
Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments and Fire Police as well as Penn Township EMS responded to a minor auto accident Friday afternoon near the Amish Markets. -
Stack Fire at UTZ plant
Truck 46 was dispatched and responded to Adams County Box 29-1 at UTZ Quality Foods on Kindig Lane for smoke coming from the roof of a large commercial building. While en-route, York County Department Of Emergency Services advised the fire was at the main UTZ facility on High Street, York County Box 46-6. Truck 46 arrived first with heavy black smoke pushing from the roof. Truck 46 crew set up for roof operations, arriving crews found a contained fire to the stack with maintenance crew of UTZ using a hose. Truck 46 crew used a Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) to check for extension into the roof. No extension located, the box was placed in service.
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Ring Removal Training
Today member from Local 2045 “C” Shift participated in our weekly shift training going over wedding ring removal techniques for gold rings along with tungsten type rings. Crews started out with the basic of removing rings with oxygen mask strap, rubber bands and some lubricant. Once this was done we turned to using power tools for the “emergency” removal techniques. Crews using a Dremel tool practiced cutting the ring off and providing much need protection to each other. Protection was provided by using flatten spoons so our victims would not be cut from the tool. We also provided cooling protection of the ring since the rescue operation of cutting the ring off causes the ring to be heated up. Great morning of training on something that we don’t get to do often but as always, “Don’t train to we get it right, train till we can’t get it wrong”
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In Service Available
EMT Adam Hartman backs MICU 49-2 back into quarters. MICU 49-2 responds out of the Hanover Fire Dept. Wirt Park station.