Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Today E-32-1 (LT Strausbaugh) handled a massive brush fire at the Turkey Hill along Progress Ave in the six box. Under the Command of Battalion Chief Parsons the raging brush fire was quickly mitigated and units returned to station.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
Early this am at 0004 hrs Rescue Engine 32 was dispatched to 1800 Elmerton Ave for a reported car into a pole with fire. E-32 and the Chief arrived to find a small brush fire secondary to a car into a pole. Crew's waited for the arrival of PPL to confirm no electrical hazards were present to extinguish the fire.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Under a seasoned eye of Richard E. Cray and AIR FORCE ONE the 2010 Truck Class went over set-ups and flying the platform of Tower 32. The Truck Candidates worked for about 3 hours on scaling the platform along the old township building that sits about a block from Station 32. Air Force One also did a FLY-BY to check in on PROGRESS FIRE on this fine September day!
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Tonight around 2030 hrs units were dispatched to the Triangle Car Wash on Walnut Street for a car on fire inside the car wash. E-32-1 (Parsons) arrived and found a engine compartment fire. Crews made quick work and held the box to a local.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Crew's kept busy today with a few runs including bells in the 31 box, a PIC on 22 in the 32 box and a brush fire in the 32-6 box that units wrapped up without assistance of the air drop.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Today a crew of 6 traveled to Green Ridge Station (63) to support one of several fund raising events that Green Ridge holds for Autism. Chief 63 Bob Herre heads this for his son Steven Herre who has Autism.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Today around 0100 hours units from the Harrisburg Bureau of
Fire were dispatched to 1151
Market Street for a reported building fire. Squad
8 and Chief 5 (Berger) arrived to find heavy fire issuing from the first floor
middle of the row. After the Squad began to darken it down with deck guns crews
found the fire had extended to all floors. Chief 5 then struck the 2’s and county
units arrived for defensive operations. Tower 32 (LT Lawrence) set up on side A
and joined up with Tower 1 and 2 on the master stream operations. Crews
remained on scene for several hours with overhaul.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Today around 1800 hrs units were dispatched to 4790 Derry Street for a reported kitchen fire. Chief 44-1 arrived to find smoke showing and first arriving units made quick work of the small kitchen fire. Tower 32 arrived and assumed the first due special service assignment. Units were out about 45 minutes with clean up and smoke removal. Thanks to Cobb for the pics.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
This afteroon around 1700 hours Company 32 was dispatched to Kings Manor Apartments for a kitchen fire reported out. Chief 32 (McCoy) and Engine 32-1 (Chief Parsons) went enroute with additional info that the fire was out and tenant didn't want the fire department. Units arrived to find smoke showing out the front door. Crews stretched a line to the door just as investigations confirmed the fire was out with some minor extension to the cabinets that burnt itself out. Units cleared the smoke before returning.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Today at 1714 hours the 32 house was dispatched in front of 415 N. Progress Ave for the crash with one trapped. The rescue engine w/ 6 (Truckman Miles) and Chief signed on as the tones were dropping with reports of a head on collision and one trapped. Crews arrived to find one driver confined to her vehicle. The rescue engine crew stabelized the vehicle, took the drivers door, and removed the roof to extricate the patient due to injuries. Crews then assisted EMS with walking wounded and cleared.
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