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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 12:48 AM, on Tuesday, March 8, the Minersville Fire Department was dispatched to 514 Pine Hill Street in the borough for a reported house on fire. Chief 510 went responding and was advised of multiple calls reporting a working fire at this address. The Chief requested a second alarm be dispatched which brings Stations 50 & 60 out of Pottsville. Chief 510 arrived on scene shortly after and confirmed a working fire with heavy fire showing from a residence attached to five other buildings.  A third alarm was requested. The third alarm brought units from … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 4:19 AM on Sunday, February 14, Shenandoah Marshal 747 spotted smoke coming from a building in the unit block of North Main Street in the borough. M747 radioed into Schuylkill County 9-1-1 who also began to receive reports of the fire.  The first alarm was dispatched. Squrt 745 was out the door in seconds and took the address, a second alarm was requested.  Engine 747 took the rear of the address where heavy fire was showing. Multiple lines were stretched off 747.  Ladder 745 positioned right behind the Squrt and sent a crew to the … Continue reading →

MONROE COUNTY, PA – Around 8:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3 Monroe County 9-1-1 dispatched units to the Blakeslee Inn & Restaurant on Route 940 in Tobyhanna Township for a commercial fire alarm.  Soon after, reports of a commercial structure fire began to come in to 9-1-1. Crews arrived on the scene to find a working fire in a large motel with restaurants inside. Extra assistance was immediately requested into the scene.  Firefighters throughout Monroe County were brought in as well as crews from Carbon, Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties.   Tobyhanna Township Ladder 2 was on the scene in the … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 10:27 AM units were sent to the former Swiss Chalet restaurant at 529 Second Mountain Road in West Brunswick Township for a reported commercial building fire.  The first alarm included Fire Districts 42 (West Brunswick / Deer Lake), 56 (Orwigsburg), 47 (Landingville), 63 (Schuylkill Haven) and a Rapid Intervention Team out of Pottsville. Chief 42 and Chief 56-02 went responding and were advised County was receiving multiple calls reporting a fire at the former restaurant.  Chief 42 requested a tanker task force be dispatched due to no water supply in the area.  The tanker task … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 8 AM on Wednesday, January 27, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Pottsville Bureau of Fire to 1247 West Market Street in the City for a reported building fire with entrapment. Chief P-1 went responding and was advised of multiple calls reporting smoke showing from a building in the area of 13th and Market Streets.  Captain 55 was immediately on radio reporting a large column of smoke almost a dozen blocks away.  Additional calls were now reporting people possibly jumping from the rear of the building and possibly two people trapped. P-1 arrived on the scene … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 2:44 AM the Pottsville Bureau of Fire was dispatched to 324 East Norwegian Street in the City for a reported apartment building fire with entrapment. P-4 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire with entrapment and requested a Rapid Intervention Team from Schuylkill Haven.  Upon further investigation, P-4 found heavy fire in a three story apartment building.  A second alarm was requested at 2:52 AM. Ladder 51 took the address on Norwegian Street and went to work.  Engine 32 secured a water supply at Norwegian and 61 and fed Ladder 51.  Engine 62 … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Around 11 AM on Sunday, January 24, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the first alarm commercial assignment to 140 Walnut Street in Schuylkill Township for a reported building fire.  Fire District 27 (Schuylkill Twp.), District 32 (Walker Twp.), District 40 (Coaldale), District 65 (Tamaqua) and Tamaqua Rescue were due. Engine 27-17 went responding and was advised of multiple calls reporting a working fire at Material Dynamics also known as “The Old Wax Factory.”   The Engine arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire with fire through the roof on arrival.  A second alarm was struck. A … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – One person died and two others were injured as a result of a two alarm fire in Girardville.  The initial alarm was sent out shortly after 7:00 AM on Friday, January 8 to 529 East Mahanoy Avenue in Girardville for a reported house on fire with possible entrapment. Multiple calls were received for the incident and a second alarm was immediately struck.  Chief 45 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire and confirmed entrapment.  Engine 45-10 pulled past the address and crews began to search for victims. The Washington Fire Company of Ashland, Columbia … Continue reading →