March 2009
Fire in the Hole
March 31st - Sq 41 and E45
responded to 194 Mt. Union Road for smoke from the roof at 4:17pm.
First arriving units reported a possible attic fire. SQ41 Team A
searched the first floor and found fire extending up from the
basement to the first floor and attic thru a large hole in the
floor. Team B entered the basement with a line and put a knock on it
while engine companies extinguished fire upstairs. Crews from 7, 5,
17, 8 and Sta4 worked together to overhaul the house before
returning to service at 6:21pm. |
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Tires on Fire
March 28th - SU44
responded to assist Co15 with a field fire involving approximately
25 - 30 tires at 681 Wagner Rd at 1802hrs. Crews used 1inch1/2 pre
connect to put a knock on the fire. Crew used Pro Pak and several
gallons of foam to extinguish the tires. SU44 returned to service at
1934hrs. |
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3 Runs for Squad 41
March 27th - Sq 41 responded to assist Co.1 to area of
Starbucks for an MVA with head injury. Crew assisted EMS with
patient packaging and controlled vehicle hazards. Shortly after
returning to station Sq 41 was back out the door for a pedestrian
accident at the 400 block of Hollywell Avenue. Sq 41 was placed in
service by Engine 1-4. While backing into the station again Sq 41
was dispatched to assist on the Dwelling Fire at 11025 Roxbury Road.
Crews operated on scene assisting with salvage & overhaul, and roof
operations. Squad 41 then returned to service at 1807hrs. |
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Burning Bush
March 26th - SQ41
responded to 990 LWE when E1-2 filled for the building fire at
8:05pm. E1-2 had responded for outside investigation and arrived to
find fire in the rear of a flower shop. |
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2nd Fire of the Day
March 25th - Station 4
was alerted at 11:31am for the dwelling fire in the Boro at 447 Hood
St, 3 blocks from
the fire house. Squad 41 arrived first on the scene to find fire
showing on side bravo. Squad 41 searched the residence and
discovered the fire was contained to the outside of the structure.
Units cleared the scene at 12:15pm. |
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Trailer Fire
March 25th - Make
it four days in a row, members were out the door by 8am. Members
were awaken at 05:15 for a mattress fire in a mobile home at 640
Mickey Inn . E45, T42,
E43 arrived on scene to find fire showing from side Charlie. E45
pulled a line and put a quick knock on the fire. T42 vented the
trailer and searched. Units cleared the scene at 07:38.
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Auto vs Army Truck Ends With Entrapment and
Flyout
March 24th - For the
third day in a row, members were out the door by 8am. This time it
was SQ41, E45 and SU44 responding at 7:57am for a MVA reported to be
an auto vs an Army truck. Units arrived to find the front of the
auto under a "deuce and a half" with one person trapped. SQ41 and
E45 removed the roof and one door then extricated the patient out
the rear of the vehicle. SU44 set up a landing zone for air medical
in a nearby baseball field. |
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5 Runs and 3 Buildings
March 23rd - The day
started with E45 and T42 responding to 3583 Scotland Rd for the AFA
at 7:04am. At 11:53am, SU44, E45 and SQ41 handled a vehicle fire in
front of 2391 Letterkenny Rd. Crews found fire in the engine
compartment. With E45 tranferred to Co 18, E43 and T42 responded
into Co17's first due for a garage fire at 1:57pm. Chief 17 reported
multiple structures involved. E43 picked up 17's line and set up
water supply. Members from 17, 8, Sta4, 3, 7 and 14
worked to extinguish a 20' x 40' garage, a 12' x 24' garage and a
10' x 12' shed. E43 and T42 returned to service at 4:17pm. The day
ended the same as it started as E45 and T42 handled another AFA at
3583 Scotland Rd at 11:28pm. |
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Brush Fires
March 21st - SU44
responded to assist Co17 with a brush fire at 2792 Wayne Rd around
noon. Units brought the fire under control quickly and were back in
service just after 1pm. While returning from a vehicle fire in the
1900 block of Warmspring Rd at 7:30pm, SQ41 arrived on scene of this
van into a utility pole in the 700 block of Warmspring Rd. Crews
turned patients over to EMS and went in service. SU44 assisted Co 7
on a brush fire in the area of 1359 Anthony Highway at 8:27pm. SU44
mopped up hot spots and supplied Brush 5 before going in service at
9:35pm. |
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Back to Back Fires
March 19th - Members
woke this morning at 4:54am as Communications stuck the 17 box for
the house fire. E45, E43 and SQ41 responded to 777 Kriner Rd and
assisted E17-2 with a fire on the first floor. E45 backed up 17's
crew and assisted with opening up. The fire was contained to the
first floor. Communications dispatched a second box alarm at 6:05am.
Station 4's transfer engine(E18-2) and E45 responded on the box.
E13-2 arrived at 1050 Superior Ave to find fire in an insulation
manufacturing facility. E45 relieved 13's crew. The fire was
contained to a small
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Deck Fire
March 18th - E45, T42
and E43 responded for the apartment building fire at 7:37pm. Station
4 arrived to find a small fire contained to the second floor deck.
Crews opened up and wet down the area before Command 44 released all
units at 8:12pm. |
Photo by Denny Clopper |
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Can It Get Any Worse?
March 18th - Just
when you thought traffic couldn't get any worse someone decided to
dig up Main St. Starting today N. Main St. will be periodically down
to one lane from King St. to the Square.
Temporary Running Routes
To LWE: Use King to 6th to LWE
To S. Main St: Use Franklin to Loudon |
Helmet Cam44 Video of
995 Spring Lane on 2-26-09
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Vehicle Hits High Pressure Gas Line
March 14th - Station 4 was alerted at 0424hrs for the MVA
with rollover on I-81 at MM19. Sq 41 arrived and assisted Co. 7 with fluid
control. Station 4 returned to service shortly after. At 1913 hrs,
members were dispatched to assist Co. 1 with an auto that had struck
a gas main. The vehicle was wedged on top of a 200 psi gas line. Crews stabilized
the auto and used the "O" Cutters to free the auto once the
gas main
was secured by the Gas Dept. Command 1 placed Sq 41 in service
at 1942hrs. |
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Fire in the building at CWP
March 13th -
At 1319hrs, members were alerted for the reported fire in the
building at Chambersburg Waste Paper. Station 4 arrived to find
heavy smoke showing from an overhead door on Side C. E45's crew
pulled an attack line and found a paper bailer on fire inside the
building. Crews put a quick knock on the fire and contained it to the
bailer itself. Trucks 42 and 17 set up PPV and had roof operations.
Command 44 then placed the box in service at 1416hrs. |
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Morning Traffic Accidents
March 12th -
SQ41 responded along with Co 1 units to 143 Industrial Drive for
the school bus crash. Crews arrived at 7:48am to find a small bus
head on into a telephone pole with wires across the roadway. The
children were staged in SQ41 until EMS arrived for transport. A
second crash at 8:13am sent SQ41 to the 1400 block of LWE where two
cars were involved in a head on collision. Occupants escaped with
only minor injuries. The day ended with E45 responding on a box
alarm in Co 18's first due. Units found fire in the chimney and were
in service at 8:37pm. |
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Two Almost Fires
March 11th - T42 was
alerted at 5:00am for the house fire in Co 18 first due. Units
arrived at 5342 Warmspring Rd to find heavy black smoke coming from
side C. Crews found a small fire in the basement. T42 assisted in
the basement and set up ventilation. E45 covered 18's house. SQ41
responded next at 8:45am for the building fire at 1011 Rocky
Mountain Rd South. First arriving units found another small fire in
the walls around a heating unit. After clearing a transfer to Co 13,
E45 responded with SU44 to 2406 MPHS for the brush fire. Members
arrived at 7:09pm and made short work of the field fire. |
5342 Warmspring Rd
Photo by Curtis Bryan |
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House Fire in the
Valley
March 10th -
Members responded to 4 runs on the 9th and continued shortly after
midnight on the 10th. E45, E43 and T42 responded to 1007 Park Circle
West at 2:30am for "the apartment". A Sta4 member living nearby
rushed into the two story building and removed 2 baskets of burning
clothes before the room caught fire. Crews arrived and confirmed
fire out. Command 44 held Sta4 for overhaul and ventilation. At
11:36am, SQ41 was alerted to Buchanan Valley for the house fire.
First arriving units found a well involved structure. SQ41 was
initially assigned RIT but would end up taking a line into the
basement to assist with opening up and extinguishment. Command 27
released SQ41 at 3:07pm. |
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Brush Fires
March 7th -
Sta4 responded to 3 brush fires, 1 shed fire, 1 vehicle fire and a
transfer in 3 1/2 hours. SQ41 was first out the door at 12:32pm for
the vehicle fire on I-81 and was available in time for the a brush
fire at 1283 Crottlestown Rd. SU44, E45 and SQ41 arrived at 12:47pm
to find a tree line on fire. Members were returning from
Crottlestown Rd and spotted a second brush fire to the rear of 302
Sollenberger Rd. E45, E43 and SU44 extinguished the fire and were
back in service at 2:01pm. Just 30 minutes later, E45, E43 and T42
were alerted on the 7-4 box for a garage fire. Co 7 found a small
shed and contained it quickly. E45 filled in at Co 7 until 3:08pm.
Another brush fire at 3:50pm sent units to 166 Mower Rd. SU44
handled it and placed E45 in service. |
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House Off
March 4th -
SQ41 responded along with Co 1 and T17 for the house fire at 5:47pm.
Units arrived to find smoke pushing from the roof of 116 Kennedy St.
SQ41 reported a room off on the third floor with extension to the
attic and put a line on it. Members opened up the ceiling and
contained the fire with two lines. |
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44 Years 48 Days
March 3rd -
Members of the Franklin Fire Company celebrated the retirement of
Chambersburg Firefighter Richard Trace on Tuesday night. His career
started on December 14, 1964 and his last day was February 1, 2009.
He spent 26 years at the Franklin Street Station as the Wagon Driver
of E1-4. During his 44 years and 48 days, he has responded to
countless emergencies, numerous fires and delivered several babies.
Rich and his brother Larry, who retired in 2005 after 38 years and
10 days, will receive a well deserved gold Retired Firefighter
badge. |
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