Today, the Eagle Fire Company #2, the Hanover Fire Department along with hundreds of firefighters, friends and family members celebrated the life of 43 year volunteer firefighter Earl Shoemaker, who died in the line of duty March 12, 2016 while responding to a working house fire in West Manheim Township. Both the Eagle Fire Company and Hanover Fire Department thank everyone for their help in honoring our firefighter, our friend and our brother.
Firefighter Bryan McDermitt places a fallen firefighter Earl Shoemaker’s helmet under a wreath this morning at the old Eagle Fire Station as firefighters Buhl and Tyler look on. A full honers fallen firefighter funeral is scheduled for Saturday morning in Hanover PA.
Saturday morning, Stations 46 & 49 were alerted to a house fire on Pumping Station Road in West Manheim Township, Box 52-13. Units arrived to station 52 firefighters beginning an attack on a well involved duplex. As crews were battling this fire, Air 46 was involved in a crash while responding to the fire, sadly, the driver and only firefighter on board Early Shoemaker, died at Hanover Hospital after a tremendous effort by Penn Township EMS to save him. Early indications are our firefighter suffered a medical emergency while driving. Firefighter Shoemaker served the Eagle Fire Company #2 for 43 years as a volunteer.
Shortly before 21:00 hrs. on Monday evening March 7th, first alarm units were alerted for a report of a house on fire to the rear of 215 Carlisle St. in Hanover Borough. Hanover PD arrived first and confirmed a “fully-involved” structure to the rear. Engine 46-1 and Assistant 49 (Cromer) arrived to find a small two-story structure to the rear of 217 Carlisle St. with a well-involved first floor. E46-1 advanced a CAFS attack line and made swift work of the fire via an aggressive interior attack. Crews remained on-scene for a little over one hour conducting the investigation and overhauling the structure to look for remaining fire. Mutual-aid units on the “Working Fire Dispatch” included E52-2 (Pleasant Hill) and Adams County Rescue 33 (United). No civilian or fire service injuries were incurred. Photo credits to EMT Pandoli and Google Earth
Sunday afternoon, units from Hanover and Penn Township loaded up and responded into Carroll County Maryland for a reported house fire. Units arrived to a fully involved structure. Photo courtesy Derrick Potts of 911 Photography
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Early this afternoon, Gamewell Box 18 was struck bringing first-alarm units (E49-1, E49-2, TRK 46, and EMS) to R. H. Sheppard on Philadelphia St. in Hanover Borough. Crews arrived to find a dust collector baghouse next to a machine on fire. Plant crews contained a majority of the fire with in-house dry chemical extinguishers. A 300′ pre-connect was advanced to knock down the remaining fire. Truck 46 checked the roof for fire extension with none being found. Incident Commander was Chief 49 (Cromer). No civilian or fire service injuries were incurred.
Hanover Borough Mayor Ben Adams swears in newly hired probationary firefighter Adriel Garibay to the Hanover Fire Department. Garibay will start with the department on March 14, 2016 for orientation and then report to the HACC fire academy in Harrisburg March 15th for sixteen weeks.
Firefighter;s from Hanover and Penn Township Fire Departments assisted United Hook and Ladder on a commercial building fire just before 02:00 hours Saturday morning at the Brethren Home Retirement Community Complex at Cross Keys in New Oxford. 911 Photography Gallery
Hanover Fire Department, along woth Penn Township EMS responded Saturday at 17:04 hours to York County Box 53-04 for a two car auto accident with reported double entrapment on Moulstown Road near Old Hanover Road. Rescue 46 performed a door pop to free a female occupant who then self extricated. Two persons were transported to area hospitals.
Crews responded to a crash this afternoon on Broadway at Hickory Lane in Penn Township. A car struck and snapped the utility pole. Penn Township Police, EMS and Fire Police assisted. Photo courtesy Shane Dunlap of the Evening Sun