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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 6:22 PM on Wednesday, March 8, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Saint Clair Fire Department to 16 Ann Street in Saint Clair Borough for a reported house fire. Chief 700 went responding and was advised that the caller was reporting a kitchen fire in the residence and all occupants were evacuating.  The Chief radioed shortly thereafter that he was on scene with a kitchen fire and had knocked the bulk of the fire down. Engine 704 pulled out of their station and had to travel only a few doors down to arrive on the scene. … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 2:01 AM on Monday, March 6, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 sent the first alarm to 14 Draper Street in Gilberton for a house fire.  The first alarm included Fire District 44 (Gilberton), District 43 (Frackville), Englewood, Mahanoy City (West End), Shenandoah (Rescue Hook & Ladder) and Frackville EMS. Marshal 44 arrived on the scene shortly after the dispatch and confirmed a working fire with smoke showing from a two and a half story single family dwelling.  Heavy smoke was pushing from the front of the house while flames were coming from a connected room on the … Continue reading →

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA – Just before 11 PM on Saturday, February 11, the Shamokin Fire Bureau was dispatched to the area of 337 West Spruce Street Street in the City for a report of an apartment building fire.  The address was quickly updated to 45 South 5th Street for a working fire in apartment 4. Crews arrived on scene to find a working fire on the third floor of a large apartment building.  A working fire page was sent out bringing additional units from Coal Township and Mount Carmel. Engine 41 arrived on the scene and took the address at … Continue reading →

LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – At 5:20 AM on Monday, January 30, Luzerne County 9-1-1 dispatched Hazle Twp. Fire & Rescue with Medic 11 to 1102 North Park Drive in the area of US Cold Storage in the Humboldt Industrial Park for a tractor trailer on fire. 141 Engine 2 responded and was advised that 9-1-1 was getting conflicting reports of what piece of the truck was actually on fire.  Some callers were reporting the tractor was fully engulfed while others stated the trailer was on fire.  The engine requested an additional page for an extra engine and tanker to the … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 4:35 PM on Saturday, January 28, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 transmitted a first alarm assignment to the area of 929 East Mountain Road in Hegins Township for a reported business building fire at West End Electric. Sign up for the Fire & Film email newsletter The first alarm included Districts 13 (Hegins Valley), 14 (Sacramento – Hubley Twp.), 10 (Pitman – Eldred Twp.), 58 (North End – Pine Grove), a Rapid Intervention Team from Pottsville (Stations 50 & 60), Engines from Jolliett and Gratz (Dauphin County) and Hegins Area Ambulance. Engine 14-10 and Tanker 14-30 were … Continue reading →

LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – Around 4AM on Saturday, January 28, West Hazleton Fire 183 and EMS 583 were sent to 13 Jackson Avenue in West Hazleton Borough for a structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a working basement fire.  Two lines were stretched off 183 Engine 1 while 183 Engine 2 laid supply line into the scene.  183 Truck and 183 Rescue staged behind Engine 1 and sent their crews to the building. A rapid intervention team from Mahanoy City was added to the response. Crews found eight patients suffering from smoke inhalation that were inside the double … Continue reading →