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Broadway House Fire During Shift Change
A passer-by catches a glimpse of flames and smoke and calls in a house fire on Broadway this morning during shift change. The two shifts make quick work of it. Click link below for more pictures, thanks as always to 911-Photography!
Auto Extrication One Overnight
Early Wednesday morning around 03:20 hours, Penn Township and Hanover Fire Department were alerted to Box 49-03 for a vehicle accident with possible entrapment at the intersection of Grandview and Blooming Grove Roads. Two doors were removed, the roof was flapped and a double dash vertical lift was performed.
House Fire On Grandview Road
Early Wednesday morning, at 02:06 hours, Box 49-03 was struck for the reported residential fire at 2469 Grandview Road. Engine 49-1 arrived to heavy fire conditions in the car port of a single family one story rancher. E-49-1and E49-2 stretched several hand lines containing the bulk of the fire to the car port. Extensive heart and smoke damage noted in the residence. Truck 46’s crew did exterior ventilation and overhaul. The box was held to the working fire assignment.
New York Wire Working Fire
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
A 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.
Working Fire W. Middle Street
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.
Working Fire In Penn Twp.
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.
C-Shift Photo
Local 2045 C-Shift take a moment and pose for a shift photo
Shift Calendar – 2020
