Yesterday’s 3-alarm fire on Carlisle Street in Hanover Borough makes for a Friday morning of hose scrubbing. A-Shift firefighters made quick work of the needed task.
Category: A-Shift
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Fill The Boot For MDA
Firefighters and EMS members of Local IAFF 2045 are out again today collecting donations for the MDA Fill The boot Drive. We are located on Eisenhower Drive at the Red Lobster intersection, as well as both entrances to the entrances to the Grandview Plaza shopping center on Baltimore Street. Help us reach our commitment of $10,000.00. As always, thank you for contributing.
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Job Announcement – Career Firefighters Wanted!
Hanover Borough and Penn Township have started the process of creating a list of potential candidates to become career firefighters for Hanover Borough and/or Penn Township. All applicants must be a United States citizen and/or legal alien of this country, 21 years of age, high school graduate (or equivalent), and driver’s license to apply for these positions. If you are interested application can be obtained from Penn Township, 20 Wayne Avenue, Hanover PA 17331 or downloaded and printed out from the link below. Application process will be closed at the end of business day on September 1, 2015. A copy of your driver license and a non-refundable application fee of $50.00 must be submitted with the completed application. The testing will be in accordance with the rules and regulations of both Civil Service Commission.
Application
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Car Into House
Engine 46-1 and Ambulance 49-3 responded to the 100 block of Meade Avenue in Hanover Borough for a vehicle into a house Saturday.
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Fire Extinguisher Training
Firefighters spent the morning with employees of Snyders-Lance for their annual hands on fire extinguisher training. Employees were shown the proper use of a fire extinguisher and how to control and extinguish a fire by Penn Township and Hanover firefighters. -
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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Smoke In The House
Hanover and Penn Township firefighters on A Shift responded to 909 York Street in Penn Township for “smoke in the house”. firefighters found a refrigerator on fire in the basement. Photo by 911 Photography
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Apartment Bldg. Fire With Entrapment (A-Shift)
Hanover and Penn Township firefighters responded around 03:00 hours Friday morning in Penn Township for a reported apartment building fire on Alvin Street with possible entrapment. Two Penn Township police officer’s arrived to find residents self evacuating and with the report of maybe a man still inside. Making entry the two officers located and removed one unconscious adult make to safety prior to FD arrival. Engine 46-1 arrived to find heavy smoke conditions in the common hallway of the four unit building with fire in the kitchen of the one apartment. Several deceased pets were located and removed.
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