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One injured as car strikes light and pole
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – Just after noon on Monday, August 22, Lehigh County 9-1-1 dispatched Station 22 (Schnecksville) and Station 67 (NOVA EMS) to the intersection of PA Route 309 and Clauss Road in North Whitehall Township for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Chief 2201 responded and was advised of a single vehicle accident versus a pole with one female patient injured. Chief 2202 arrived on scene moments later and confirmed a single vehicle into a pole on 309. Route 309 Command was established. Assistant EMS Chief 6702 arrived on scene and initiated patient care. He found one … Continue reading
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Hazle Twp. finds car ripped in half, one trapped
Story and photos contributed to Fire & Film by Adam Burke LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – At 19:46 hours on the 17th of August 2011, Luzerne County Communications Center dispatched Hazle Twp. Fire/Rescue and APTS Medic 11 to 457 Susquehanna Blvd. (State Rt. 93) in front of the Radio Shack for a vehicle into a pole with reported injuries. Rescue 101 and Chief 102 signed on immediately after first dispatch and were given additional that numerous calls were received and they may have a vehicle split in half. APTS also signed on with 2 ALS and 1 BLS Unit responding to … Continue reading
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Lynn Twp. MVA
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – Around 4:30 PM on Wednesday, August 17 Lehigh County 9-1-1 dispatched units to the intersection of Golden Key Road and Schochary Road in Lynn Township for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Stations 17 (New Tripoli) and 71 (Northwestern EMS) were dispatched. Chief 1701 signed on with Lehigh County 9-1-1 and was advised of a two vehicle accident with one female complaining of a leg injury. The chief arrived on scene shortly after reporting a two vehicle collision with both vehicles still in the roadway. Golden Key Command was established. Command then advised he would … Continue reading
Three injured on Cedar Crest Blvd
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – After 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 7, Lehigh County 9-1-1 dispatched Stations 11 (Greenwalds) and 62 (Cetronia) to Orefield Road and Cedar Crest Boulevard for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Engine 1112 and Medic 6290 responded to the scene and arrived to find a two vehicle accident with one vehicle in the roadway and one vehicle into the nearby woods. The vehicle remaining in the roadway sustained heavy front end damage. Fire crews began to control traffic and contain a spill from the vehicles while EMS personnel initiated patient care. After assessing the patients, … Continue reading
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Rollover causes large oil spill
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – A tractor trailer trying to merge onto Interstate 78 in Upper Macungie Township lost control and flipped onto its side in the early morning hours of Friday, July 29. The trailer was carrying over 7,000 gallons of used motor oil. As the truck careened out of control, it struck the median ripping open the tank and allowed the contents to flow freely. Around 5:30 AM, Lehigh County 9-1-1 dispatched Stations 8 (Fogelsville), 25 (Trexlertown), 56 (Upper Macungie) and 62 (Cetronia EMS) to I78 eastbound in the area of Route 100 for the accident with rollover … Continue reading
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Tagged closed, fd, fire, fogelsville, hazmat, interstate 78, lower macungie, oil, rescue, rollover, spill, tr-clover, tractor trailer, trexlertown, upper macungie
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Tractor trailer lands on its side
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – A tractor trailer carrying cases of water flipped onto its side in Upper Macungie Township around 6:30 AM on Thursday, July 21. Chief 5601 came upon the accident on Nestle Way and notified Lehigh County 9-1-1 that he would need Fire and EMS services on the scene. Station 8 (Fogelsville), 56 (Upper Macungie) and 62 (Cetronia EMS) were dispatched for the MVA with rollover. Chief 5601 established Nestle Command and requested the first unit arriving on scene to initiate spill control. Command stated he had a moderate oil spill approximately twenty feet from a storm drain … Continue reading
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Jeep cruises into Tamaqua home
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Around 6:00 PM on July 10, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Tamaqua Fire Department, Citizens and South Ward fire companies, and Tamaqua EMS to the intersection of West Broad Street and Catawissa Street in Tamaqua for a motor vehicle accident involving a car into a house. First responding units were advised of a Jeep that had lost control and smashed into a house along Broad Street. Initial calls reported no injuries on the scene. Engine 784 and Squad 783 arrived on the scene to find a red Jeep that crashed into the “D” side of a … Continue reading
SWT rescues one with serious injuries
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – Firefighters and rescue workers were summoned to the intersection of Mauch Chunk Road and Overlook Road for a motor vehicle accident with rescue around 6:45 AM on Monday, June 20. South Whitehall Township Stations 32 (Woodlawn) and 62 (Cetronia EMS) were dispatched along with Rescue 1141 (Greenwalds). Chief 3201 went responding and was advised of a two vehicle accident with one vehicle on its roof with one person inside and unconscious. The chief was then advised that South Whitehall Police were on the scene reporting the accident to be in the City of Allentown. South Whitehall … Continue reading
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Car crashes into Muhlenberg home, neighborhood evacuated
BERKS COUNTY, PA – Firefighters and rescue personnel had their hands full on Friday, June 10. Responders were dispatched around 2:45 PM to the intersection of Kutztown Road and Florin Avenue in Muhlenberg Township for a motor vehicle accident with a car into a house. Companies 10 (Goodwill) and 560 (Muhlenberg EMS) with Rescue 10 (Temple) were on the original dispatch. Crews arrived on scene to find a two car motor vehicle accident with one vehicle striking a building. A car traveling on Kutztown Road had lost control and collided with another passenger car before crashing into the D side … Continue reading
Chicken truck rolls on interstate
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – A tractor trailer carrying a load of frozen chicken rolled onto its side on a busy interstate highway Tuesday evening. A tractor trailer traveling east on Interstate 78 in Upper Macungie Township tipped onto its side around 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 31 just east of the Route 100 interchange. The Pennsylvania State Police were originally dispatched for the non-injury accident. Troopers arrived on scene to find the tractor trailer lying across two lanes of the three lane highway. Fire police were requested from Upper Macungie Township Stations 8 (Fogelsville) and 56 (Upper … Continue reading
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