October 2008
95 Runs For October
Oct 31th -
The 5th run of the day was this
box alarm. E45, E43 and T42 responded into Co 18's area for
multiple callers reporting a house fire at 4452 Shatzer St.
Units arrived at 4:15pm to find mulch burning next to the home
and handled it within a few minutes. |
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Fill The Box
Oct 30th -
T42 responded along with Co 8 and 18 for a chimney fire
at 2841 Warmspring Rd. At 11:00am, Command 8 reported fire in
the walls. Communications filled out the box, which sent E45, Co
17 and SQ3 to the scene. Crews worked to remove brick and block
to get to a deep seated fire. Members were able to stop the fire
from spreading but the home suffered extensive structural
damage. After about 15 minutes in the station, members were
hitting the street again as SQ41 responded to Walker Rd for a
MVA. SQ41 assisted Co 1 on the minor accident. |
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CO Incident
Oct 29th -
Another 5 run day ended with an inside investigation at
29 N. Federal St. SQ41 and Co 1 arrived at 7:40pm to find the
resident reporting a furnace malfunction. Members entered the
home with a meter finding 300ppm CO and 13% O2 in the basement.
Crews set up ventilation and remained on scene until readings
returned to normal. |
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Hazmat Fire
Oct 28th -
The first box alarm of the day was dispatched at 6:05am
for fire in the building at 1080 Opportunity Ave. Co 13 arrived
on scene of the 11-13 box with a liquid hazardous material fire.
T42 laddered the roof and cut a 6' x 6' hole above the fire. E45
assisted T42 with setting up PPV and cut out a large section of
the wall for ventilation. Units were placed in service by
Command 11 at 7:17am. The day ended with 3 box alarms and 2
local alarms. |
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Smoke Detector Program
Saturday, October 25th,
2008 was a rainy day but the Franklin Fire
Company, 158 West
King Street, Chambersburg, Pa. and the Lowe’s Home Improvement
Store at 1600 LWE,
Chambersburg, PA partnered to kick-off OPERATION LIFESAVER.
Fourteen members of the Fire Department and 5 employees of
Lowe’s braved the rainy weather and went to area residences to
install free Smoke Detectors.
Click here for
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Late Night Mess
Oct 25th - SQ41 was alerted at 2:42am for manpower to
assist Co 11 and 13 with a construction dumpster on fire.
Members from all three companies worked to extinguish the fire.
After the standard AFA at Scotland School, SQ41 responded with
Co 1 for the MVA at 1:28pm. Units arrived in front of 51 S.
Franklin St to find a passenger car into the rear of an SUV. The
driver struck a van, hit the SUV and pushed it into a third
vehicle before coming to a stop. Crews assisted EMS with
removing the patient. |
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Woods Fire
Oct 24th - Station 4 responded to four runs including
this woods fire at 1992 Black Gap Rd. E45 assisted units from Co
7 with about half an acre. |
Photo by Curtis Bryan |
Photo by Curtis Bryan |
37 Minute Response To Tractor Trailer Crash With Second Fly Out
For The Day
Oct 23rd - SQ41 was alerted to PA Turnpike mile marker
211 East Bound at 4:24pm to assist on a MVA. Units arrived to a
tractor trailer hauling boxes of dirt rear ended another tractor
trailer full of syrup. One driver was pinned heavily in the
wreckage. Crews from Co. 51, 47, 15 and Sta4 used tools from
every rig on the scene to extricate the driver. After roughly an
hour the driver was flown out from the scene. SQ41 returned to
service at 7:18pm. |
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Motorcycle Accident With Fly Out
Oct 23rd - Members had 4
straight days of 5 or more runs before responding to this
motorcycle accident on WCN Drive at 1:37am. SQ41 and E45 found
the a motorcycle struck a guardrail but the rider was not
around. A quick search found the rider in a ditch about 100 feet
from the bike. Command 44 requested air medical to the hospital
as crews packaged the patient. Units returned to service at
2:05am. |
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More For The 19th
Oct 19th- After the box alarm in the morning, members
got 3 more runs in the afternoon. E45 responded to 2 AFA's, one
at 3:05pm and one at 4:12pm. On the second AFA, E45 arrived to
find heavy smoke inside a first floor apartment located at 411
Park Circle. Crews found food on the stove with no extension.
While venting the building, Station 4 was alerted for a MVA in
front of 693 Falling Spring Rd. E45 cleared the smoke and
responded along with SQ41 on the MVA at 4:21pm. Units arrived to
find one auto blocking the roadway with one patient. |
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Its That Time Of Year
Oct 19th- Cold weather
hit the area and it wasn't long before members got the first
fire of the season. Communications struck the 44-09 box at
7:26am for the house fire. E45, T42 and E43 arrived at 2698
Keefer Rd with fire in the walls of a single family home. The
resident reported fire in the chimney had extended into the
house. Crews opened up walls and ceiling containing the fire to
a small area. Units from Co 17, 18, 8, 14 and 7 also responded
on the box. Command 44 released all units just before 9am. |
Photo by Denny Clopper |
Photo by Denny Clopper |
Photo by Denny Clopper |
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Too Much Fire Prevention??
Oct 17th and 18th-
After a record setting 112 hour drought in calls, members
finally managed 9 runs on Friday and Saturday including 4 MVA's,
3 AFA's, 1 Transfer and 1 Box Alarm. |
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Fire Prevention Week Pictures
October 2008 |
Photo by Denny Clopper |
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Vehicle Fire Drill
10-13-08 |
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Where'd He Go??
Oct 11th - Auto
accidents continue to keep Members busy. Crews finished cleaning
up from the fire shown below then were alerted to I-81 for a MVA
with possible ejection. SQ41 and E45 arrived at 3:30am near mile
marker 17 with a passenger car into the side of a tractor
trailer. An occupant of the car stated he wasn't driving, his
buddy was. PSP and Sta4 personnel searched the area but were
unable to locate any sign of a second person. After E45 and T42
handled an AFA at 8am, SQ41 and E45 responded to the
intersection of Kohler Rd and Walker Rd for another MVA. Crews
found two passenger cars and two injuries. |
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Kohler Rd and Walker Rd |
Midnight To Midnight
Oct 10th - Members responded to 3 Box Alarms, 2 AFA's
and 2 more accidents on Lincoln Way. E45 and T42 responded to
3583 Scotland Rd around midnight for the first AFA. The first
box alarm was to 1481 Springview Circle, Co 17's box. Units
arrived at 12:45am to find fire in the wall of a single family
home. Crews operated for an hour and contained the fire to a
small section of the home. E45 responded to 1950 LWE for the
first MVA at 1pm and SQ41 to 816 LWW at 1:45pm for the second
MVA. An individual working on a motorcycle sparked a flash fire
outside of 5341 Cumberland Highway causing minor damage to the
home. E45 and T42 cleared this box alarm just before 6pm then
cleared the second AFA at 8pm. SQ41 and E45 were alerted at
10:24pm for the third box alarm in the area of 1000 McDowell Rd,
Co 9's box, for several storage units on fire. First arriving
companies found 3 units well off with extension into the
adjoining units. SQ41 opened up on side C then assisted Co 18, 9
and 56 with overhaul on side A. Command 9 placed SQ41 in service
around midnight. |
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More Vehicle Accidents
Oct 9th -
Drivers traveling Route 30 around Chambersburg were greeted
with a road closer on LWW and a 3 car accident on LWE. Station
4 responded to 897 LWW at 3:06pm for a MVA. Units arrived to
find an SUV drove thru a pole, over an embankment into a parking
lot and struck a parked car. With a pole down and live power
lines arching on the roadway, Command 44 shut down all 3 lanes
of LWW during rush hour. Traffic was backed up for miles in both
directions as the road remained closed for several hours. EMS
transported one patient. A second accident sent SQ41 and E45
from LWW to LWE. Units arrived in the 1200 block of LWE at
3:49pm to find a three car accident with minor injuries. E45 and
E43 also responded into Co.8's first due for a box alarm at
5:15pm and an AFA around 11am. |
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Fatal MVA, Auto w/Three Confined, Auto
Fire
Oct 7th -
SQ41 operated on three incidents within an hour and a half. Co13
was alerted for a MVA with entrapment and ejection in the area
of their firehouse. Members realized that the address was a
Station 4 box and SQ41 responded to the scene. Units arrived in
the 5000 block of Letterkenny Rd at 4:30pm to find a passenger
car hit a dump truck head on killing the driver instantly. SQ41
and Co 13 shut down the roadway and awaited PSP to complete
their investigation. Crews remained on scene to extricate the
victim before returning to service at 5:50pm. As soon as SQ41
backed into the station it was out the door for an auto reported
rolled over into a house with confinement. Co 1 and SQ41 arrived
in front of 148 E. Mckinley St at 6:02pm confirming dispatch.
SQ41 cribbed the SUV, took out a rear window and removed 2
adults and a small child. SQ41 was released by Command 1 for an
auto fire at 1005 Wayne Ave. Members left the stabilization
equipment on scene and responded to the auto fire at 6:11pm.
SQ41 arrived in the K-mart parking lot with fire in the engine
compartment. Crews used a line from E1-2 to extinguish the fire.
With both Co 1 engines tied up on calls, E45 was alerted for an
AFA at 6:17pm. |
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Photo by Curtis Bryan |
Photo by Curtis Bryan |
Truck Ops Drill
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Run Away Truck Pins Chaser
Oct 4th -
SQ41 and Co 1 units arrived in the rear of 462 S. Second St
around 9am to find a pick up truck into a fence. It was reported
that the victim's truck jumped into gear and as he chased it
down it slammed him in the door trapping him in the vehicle with
his legs stuck outside the door between the chain link fence.
SQ41 used the hydraulic cutters to quickly remove a section of
the fence freeing the patient. |
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Outside Fire Extends Into House
Oct 3rd -
E45, E43 and T42 responded to 121 School House Rd at 9am for the
house fire. Co 18 was dispatched for an outside investigation,
arrived to find a plastic dome type shed fire extending into a
house and filled the box. Members assisted with opening up and
hitting hot spots. |
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Third Entrapment In 7 Mile Radius
Oct 2nd -
Franklin County Communications started a deadly day at 6:02am
with SU44 responding to Middle Drive for a cardiac arrest. Just
a few hours later, Co 18 handled a fatal MVA with entrapment in
the 9500 block of LWW. E45 transferred to Co 18 from 9am to
12:30pm. Co 18 would get more tool time in the afternoon in the
300 block of Hade Rd for another MVA with entrapment. See
Co 18's site for pictures. The third MVA with
entrapment was dispatched at 10:27pm. SQ8 and E45 found a sports
car wrapped around a telephone pole next to 2027 Warmspring Rd.
The driver was pinned and crews worked together to remove the
passenger's side door and lift the dash. E43 set up the LZ for
Stat 12. Command 8 released Station 4 at 11:23pm. |
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One Into The Guardrail
Oct 1st -
Co 1 and SQ41 responded for the MVA involving a motorcycle at
the intersection of Wayne Ave and Orchard Dr. Upon arrived
members found the rider under the front of a pick up truck.
Crews assisted EMS with victim removal then went in service at
12:15pm. SQ41 and E45 responded on I-81 at the 19 mile marker at
3:30pm. Units found a passenger car did a 360 and hit the
guardrail. EMS had 1 patient. |
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