Tuesday, January 24, 2012
At 19:30 hours, Truck 74 (Bestwick) responded to assist on the 27 house fire assignment in Mastersonville.
Truck 74 arrived and was given the ventilation assignment. First arriving crews had a well off contents fire in the living room of the structure. A quick knock was established by the first in engine company. Truck 74 worked on the 27 box for 45 minutes before being released.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
At 03:13 hours, Engine 742 (Halbleib) responded to Dauphin County to assist on the 54-7 Box assignment with fire showing from a Mobile home.
Engine 742 arrived as the 2nd due engine co to find a fully involved mobile unit with exposures. Crews deployed (1) 1 3/4 attack-line and advanced it to the rear of the unit. A quick knock on the bulk of the fire in the rear was conducted using 500 gallons of water. Crews worked for about 2 hours with extensive overhaul.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
E-Town Volunteers started a busy day responding to numerous crashes on 283 and the PA Turnpike in the morning. Truck 74 responded for a reported fire in Mount Joy while the Rescue Engine was handling the crashes.
Towards evening, Rescue Engine 741 and Squad 74 took in a spill response, while Engine 742 (Shriner), Truck 74 (Shaffner) and Chief 74 (Bock) took in the first due fire reported in a house. Units arrived to find normal conditions from the exterior. Crews from Engine Co. 742 investigated and found a fire in the oven and was extinguished. The box was downgraded to 74 only. Units cleared in twenty minutes.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
At 03:50 hours, Truck 74 (Halbleib), and Engine 742 (Wagner) responded to assist Rheems on Schwanger Road for a fire reported in a dwelling.
Truck 74 was on the street and copied information of possible entrapment and fire through the roof per the police dept.
Deputy 70 (Kretzing) arrived and found a 2 story SFD with fire through the roof above the garage. Truck 74 was advised to set up on side alpha of the structure and open up the dwelling portion of the roof. Truck 74 Interior crews began a search on the 2nd floor and had negative searches. A quick knock was established by Engine 701 and the overhaul stage was conducted.
Units worked the fire ground for almost 3 hours before being released.
Units on the 70 box included: Engine's 701, 702, 742, Tanker's 70 and 79, Rescue 88 and Trucks 74 and 75
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
At 00:37 hours, Rescue Engine 741 (Halbleib) responded to the 700 block of Bossler Road assisting Co. 70 with a crash and two patients trapped.
Captain 70 (Robinson) arrived to find on vehicle on its roof in a field confirming two patients trapped.
Rescue Engine 741 was the first specialty resource on the scene and began stabilizing and made entry inside the vehicle to assess the patient. Crews from 74 and 70 began extrication and quickly removed the driver front and rear doors. Crews extricated both patients within 15 minutes. Rescue Engine 741 was available 30 minutes later.
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
At 14:44 hours, Rescue Engine 741 (Kinsey), and Squad 74 (Myers) responded to the intersection of Bainbridge Road and Rutts Road for a single car crash reported in a field.
Units arrived to find one car down a ditch into a creek with two patients. Crews assisted with patient care and cleared shortly after.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
At 20:33 hours, Rescue Engine 741 (Kinsey), Squad 74 (Shriner) and Chief 742 (Shaffner) responded to 743 and the PA Turnpike for a one injury crash.
Units arrived with one car into a guardrail and one confirmed injury. Crews assisted with patient care and debris cleanup. Crews cleared the scene in 30 minutes.
Station 74 responded to 2 other incidents during the day.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
The members of the Elizabethtown Fire Department proudly announce the birth of Beckett Kleeman Robert Loucks, son of Lt. Michael and Brittany Loucks. Beckett was born at 21:38 hrs Wednesday weighing in at 7.9 lbs. Mom, Dad, Kade and Beckett are doing fine.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
At 08:59 hours, Engine 742 responded for a reported fire in a chicken house on Harvest Road assisting 212 (Mastersonville).
Engine 742 was the first arriving on scene and found smoke showing from the eves. Engine 742 laid supply line from the hard road back the lane to the structure. Crews deployed (1) 1 3/4 and made entry into the building finding a 50 foot area on fire. Crews quickly extinguished bulk of the fire with no extension to the structure. Crews worked for about an hour before clearing the scene.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
At 13:43 hours, box alarm 88-3 was transmitted for the apartment building on fire at School House Apartments on Anne Street. Deputy Chief 88 (Whitebread) arrived with smoke showing and had Dauphin Communications upgrade the incident to a full structure box.
Rescue Engine 741 (Halbleib) responded with a crew of four and arrived receiving the RIT assignment. Crews were gathering equipment when the assignment quickly changed to deploying a 2nd 1 3/4" attack line. Crews assisted 88 on the fire floor and the bulk of the fire was quickly extinguished. Rescue Engine 741 operated the fire-ground for about 2 hours before clearing.
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