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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 6:44 AM on Friday, November 21, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 transmitted for the first alarm for a possible building fire in the area of North Lehigh Avenue and Spring Street in Frackville.  District 43 (Frackville), Altamont, Englewood and Tower 456 out of Mahanoy Ciy were dispatched. Chief 43-03 quickly arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire at Amberdeen’s Bar on Lehigh Avenue.  Heavy smoke was pushing from the building.  A rapid intervention team from Mahanoy City was requested. Ladder 43-20 took the D side of the row.  Altamont Engine 367 took the A/D corner … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 10:35 PM on Sunday, November 2, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched a first alarm assignment to 357 Aristes Road in Union Township for a reported house on fire.  The initial alarm included Fire Districts 30 (Ringtown Valley), 9 (Sheppton-Oneida), Nuremberg Fire, Shenandoah Fire (Columbia), Mahanoy City Fire (West End), Aristes Fire along with Shenandoah and Ringtown EMS. First responding units were advised the caller stated his basement was on fire.  Medic 6401 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire with smoke showing from all floors of the two and a half story single family … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 7:03 AM on Sunday, Novemberg 2, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 received a radio message from Shenandoah Marshal 742 reporting a kitchen fire at 210 West Lloyd Street in Shenandoah.  The Shenandoah Fire Department was dispatched with Mahanoy City West End Rescue 993 and Shenandoah EMS. Marshal 745 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire in the middle of a row and assumed command of the incident.  Engine 742 was directed to come up Lloyd Street and pull short of the address.  Squrt 745 was directed to travel the wrong way on Lloyd and take … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Around 10:00 PM on Sunday, October 5, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Fire Districts 26 (Ryan Twp.), 6 (Delano Twp.) and 25 (Rush Township) with Mahanoy City Citizens Engine 454 and Tower 456 to Chee Street in Ryan Township for a house fire. Chief 25-02 arrived on scene to confirm a working fire in a detached shed that spread to the nearby house.  Engine 26-10 arrived to find fire venting from the roof of the house.  The fire was knocked down within 20 minutes. Click here for more pictures and video

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – On Friday, September 19 around 6:00 PM, Pottsville Bureau of Fire was dispatched to the 100 Block of Mahantongo Street in the City for an unknown type fire. The assignment was quickly upgraded to a working structure fire after crews find smoke coming from The Pottsville Republican Newspaper building.  Engines 32 and 41 took the front of the building allong with Ladder 21. Engine 72 and 62 took the rear of the building and the C side of the row while Ladder 51 also took the rear. Smoke had begun to enter the Necho Allen Apartments … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Just before 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 18, Fire District 43 (Frackville) was dispatched with Altamont Fire Company, Englewood Fire Company and Mahanoy City Tower 456 to the 100 Block of North Bell Street for a reported house on fire. Police quickly arrived on scene and confirmed the address to be 138 North Cherry Street.  Police also confirmed a working fire and possible entrapment.  Shenandoah ALS was added to the incident. Ladder 43-20 and Chief 43 arrived on scene to find fire venting from the second floor of a single family dwelling.  A rapid intervention team … Continue reading →

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA – Around 9:30 AM on Sunday, June 29, Northumberland County 9-1-1 dispatched first alarm units to 296 Main Street in Mount Carmel Township for a reported dwelling fire.  The first alarm brought the Mount Carmel Township fire department along with other surrounding communities to the address which was located in the Locust Gap section of the township. First arriving units found a three story single family dwelling heavily involved with fire.  A second alarm was immediately requested to the scene bringing in units from Schuylkill County and additional tankers. Multiple lines were stretched off Locust Gap Engine … Continue reading →