Category: Hanover Fire Department

Three Cars Collide, One Flown

Stations 46 & 49 responded Sunday evening for a three car auto accident in the intersection of Clearview Road and Eichelberger Street in Hanover Borough. One patient was flown to York Hospital onboard Stat13. Photos by 911 Photography’s Derrick Potts

Aerial Operations Course On Truck 46

Today, HACC Instructor Sam Clark taught an Aerial Operations Refresher course utilizing the new Truck 46. The purpose of this day-long course was to cover the finer points of the unit’s operation such as work envelope, scrub zone, jacking operations, etc. Final equipment mounting and training is taking place and the unit is expected to …

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Second Fire Of The Day

For the second time in less than twelve house Hanover and Penn units responded to assist on a house fire, this one Box 33-101 on Maple Grove Road in Paradise Township. Dispatched on the working fire and then for RIT. PHOTO GALLERY

Honoring One Of Our Own

   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 …

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Duplex Fire On Pumping Station Rd

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, …

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Mild Winter Weather Equates To A Perfect Day For Training

C Shift crews took advantage of an extremely mild late winter day to conduct its regularly scheduled shift training. The new Truck 46 was utilized for aerial master stream operations refresher on Wilson Ave. The 2015 Sutphen SPH 100 is slated to enter service in the very near future.

Crews Make Quick Work Of Hanover Fire

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 …

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Units Operated At Maryland Fire

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

Assisting SAVES With Structure Fire

Dispatched Tuesday afternoon to assist SAVES on a working structure Fire. Engine 46-1, Rescue 49 and Car 46-3 responded as RIT. 

Reported Dryer Fire At Local Laundromat

Shortly before noon, first alarm units (E46-1, E49-2, TRK 49, & EMS) were alerted to Suzi Sudz Laundromat on Poplar St. in Hanover Borough for a reported dryer on fire. First arriving units found that the fire had been mostly extinguished with an in-premises dry chemical extinguisher. Crews overhauled the dryer, checked for extension, and …

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