Category Archives: Fires

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 8:55 PM on Wednesday, March 18, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched a first alarm assignment for a house fire at 1016 Market Street in Ashland. Fire District 38 (Ashland) and 45 (Girardville) were due on the box. Chief 38 arrived on the scene to find a two story end-of-the-row dwelling with smoke showing from the second floor. Chief 38 called it a working fire and asked for the second alarm. The second alarm included Fire Districts 36 (Altamont), 46 (Gordon) and 4 (Englewood – RIT) along with Northumberland Engine and Truck 2 (Mount Carmel) and Columbia … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 5:12 PM on Tuesday, March 17, Fire District 48 was sent to 724 West Centre Street for a report of a house fire. Chief 48-3 was advised of smoke coming from the corner of a rowhome with an alarm sounding. The chief advised he had smoke showing from multiple blocks away. Ladder 48-25 arrived to find smoke showing from the eaves of multiple rowhomes and positioned in front of the building. The ladder stretched a line while the aerial was sent to the roof. Engine 48-15 was next in, secured a water supply and positioned … Continue reading →

CARBON COUNTY, Pa. – Around 4:15 AM on Thursday, March 12, Carbon County 9-1-1 transmitted a first alarm for a building fire in the unit block of East Ridge Street in Lansford. Police radioed a report of a working apartment building fire across from their police station. Police had fire showing from the second floor which was rapidly growing. First arriving units had heavy fire venting from multiple second floor windows on the “D” side of a three story brick building with an attached exposure on the “B” side. Ladder 1521 took the A/D corner and would eventually have all … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 12:09 AM on Sunday, January 26, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 transmitted Box 13 in the borough of Tamaqua for a house fire at 126 Gay Street. First responding units were advised of multiple calls reporting a house fire with people possibly inside. Chief 65 arrived to assume command with a working fire in a two story duplex. Fire was showing from the first floor and going up into the second floor. Chief 65 determined all occupants were accounted for. Engine 65-10 arrived on the scene and began a blitz attack with their deck gun. Firefighters began … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 3:50 AM on Friday, January 17, the Shenandoah Fire Department was dispatched with Mahanoy City West End Rescue 48-50 to the 200 Block of East Lloyd Street in Shenandoah for a possible commercial building fire. Shenandoah Police arrived in the area and reported smoke showing from 125 East Lloyd Street. Squrt 64-20 and Ladder 64-25 arrived on scene shortly after and confirmed a working fire with all occupants out of the building. Chief 64 arrived and assumed command of the incident finding a two story brick building that was formerly a cloth factory with smoke … Continue reading →

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. – Just after 9:15 PM on Sunday, December 22, Luzerne County 9-1-1 dispatched Hazle Twp. Fire, Harwood Fire and Medic 37 to 4187 Hollywood Boulevard in Hazle Township for a residential structure fire with entrapment. 141 Chief 2 was advised of a report of a fire in half a double with possibly 3 people still inside. Chief 2 requested a set of 5 tankers be dispatched to the scene. Greater Hazleton BLS was also added with the report of entrapment. Chief 2 arrived on-scene and reported heavy smoke showing from the first floor with all occupants out. … Continue reading →

CARBON COUNTY, Pa. – Just after 7 AM on Sunday, December 8, Carbon County 9-1-1 sent District 21 (Beaver Meadows) and District 20 (Weatherly) to 38 3rd Street in Beaver Meadows for a reported dwelling fire. Luzerne County 141 Tower 7 (Hazle Twp.) and Medic 11 were also due as was Schuylkill County Engine 49-15 (McAdoo). Crews arrived to find heavy fire from the rear of a single story ranch home. Engine 21-11 took the address and went to work. The engine company also established a water supply. An additional engine out of Hazle Township was requested and an engine … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Just moments after midnight on Friday, December 6, the Pottsville Fire Department was alerted of a house fire at 1971 West Howard Avenue in the City. Crews arrived on-scene to find heavy fire showing from the first floor and learned a woman was trapped inside the home. Engine 68-16 and Ladder 68-25 took the address of the building to begin fighting the flames and searching for the trapped occupant. While initiating their operations, firefighters also had to use extra caution as a power line came down from the house and was now lying on the street. … Continue reading →

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. – Just before 7:30 AM on Saturday, November 23, the Hazleton City Fire Department was dispatched to 355 Muir Avenue in the Heights section of the City for a reported house fire. Responding units were advised of reports of smoke coming from the second floor of the residence. Rescue 3 arrived on scene to find fire showing from two windows on the second floor of the two and a half story duplex. Police were reporting all occupants were out of the structure. Chief 3 requested RIT out of Hazle Township and placed McAdoo Quint 49-22 and West … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 2:36 PM on Friday, November 22, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 sent out a house fire dispatch for the 400 Block of West Spruce Street in Mahanoy City. The Mahanoy City Fire Department was due on the response. Chief 48 signed on and was advised of multiple calls reporting a house fire in the 400 block. Moments later, the chief arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire with flames blowing out the second floor of a house in the middle of a row. Tower 48-20 was first on-air and came down Spruce street the wrong way … Continue reading →