IAFF Local #2045

Category: Hanover Fire Department

  • New York Wire Working Fire

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    Box 083 sounded at 0126 hours Monday morning for a automatic alarm in Hanover Borough for New York Wire, Hanover and Penn Township A Shift firefighters arrived to normal conditions from the exterior. While investigating inside, nothing was evident, firefighters returned outside to find heavy smoke pushing from the roof. After going back inside, fire was discovered on divisions 1,2, and 3 of the drying facility. Three hand lines were stretched while truck 49′s crew opened up the roof. The companies operated from several hours at the incident. Photo courtesy Matt Groft of EMS 49.

  • Door Pop on Carlisle Street

    carlislest46A Sunday noon time crash involving three vehicles at the intersection of Carlisle Street and Eisenhower Drive in front of Hoss’s restaurant had A-Shift performing a door pop on the white pickup truck driver. A total of three vehicles and six patients were involved. 

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  • Working Fire W. Middle Street

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    At 1330 hours Station 46 was dispatched to this location for a reported structural fire. Captain 46B just cleared an AFA with E49-2 and was 3 blocks away when he requested a working fire assignment. On arrival, a working fire was found on the second floor exterior porch. It was extending into the second floor apartment and was impinging on the house on the “D” side. E49-2 crew deployed a 2” attack line to the exterior fire and advanced into the apartment. Truck 49 crew searched the other second floor apartment which was found to be vacant. E46-1 crew provided a second 2” attack line to cover the truck crew and assisted the outside Truck team with laddering. The cause of the fire was from a discarded cigarette and is accidental.

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  • Working Fire In Penn Twp.

    S.HighSt.At 2044 hrs units from Penn Township and Hanover Fire Departments (C-Shift) were dispatched to the residence next to 505 South High St in Penn Township for a residential structure fire. Deputy Chief 49 arrived on location with fire showing through the roof of the single wide mobile home at 511 South High St. and advised Y.C.D.E.S.of a working fire. Chief 49 arrived shortly after and assumed command. Truck 49 and Rescue 49 arrived and stretched a 1 3/4 hand line to the front door. Captain 49C made the attack on the fire while the rest of the crews searched for victims and opened up the structure. E46-1 dropped a supply line and laid in 300′ of 5″ to T49. The crew of E46-1 stretched a back-up line and controlled utilities. Interior crews knocked the fire down quickly and all searches proved negative.

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  • C-Shift Photo

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    Local 2045 C-Shift take a moment and pose for a shift photo

  • Smoke In The House

    HFD_ClearviewRdTuesday evening Box 46-01 was struck for the structure fire, with smoke reported to be in the basement in a house on Clearview Road, cross street of Deguy. First in units found normal conditions on the exterior, investigated to find a light haze in the basement. The box was held to Engine 46-1, Engine 49-2, Truck 46 and Salvage 46.

  • House Fires Training

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    C-Shift of Penn Township and Hanover Fire Departments spent Tuesday morning honing their skills on fire ground operations at a simulated house fire on High Street in Hanover Borough. Additional photos in the Photo Gallery section.

  • Garage Fire In Conewago Twp

    fairview4The fifth fire in six days for A-Shift is in Adams County, Conewago Township assisting Company 29 on a well involved 20 x 40 garage fire. Engine 46-1 assisted with fire attack and overhaul. Salvage 46 also assisted on scene.

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  • Three Alarms In McSherrystown

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    Tuesday evening, Adams County box 29 was struck for furnace fire, which eventually went three alarms in a two story, multi-family duplex on North Street.

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