Category Archives: Fires

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Pottsville firefighters were dispatched to Box 34 at the address 625 Pierce Street in City for a reported house fire at 8:17 Tuesday evening. Police arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire with smoke from the eaves with two connected exposures. Chief 68-3 requested a rapid intervention team (Schuylkill Haven) and second due ladder (Minersville Fire-Rescue) be dispatched to the scene. Crews began to advance lines through the lower floors toward the attic. As they were waiting for water to reach the nozzle, conditions began to deteriorate and crews backed down to the second … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – A small village outside Shenandoah lost a house to a raging fire Thursday morning. The first dispatch went out at 5:16 AM for a working house fire in the 1100 Block of West Center Street in the Brownsville section of West Mahanoy Township. The first alarm included Fire Districts 36 (W. Mahanoy), 64 (Shenandoah), 45 (Girardville) and West End Rescue 48-50. Crews arrived on scene to find a two story single family dwelling well involved in fire. High winds were blowing through the area and sending the flames high into the air. Squrt 64-20 took the … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Just after 10 AM on Saturday, October 5, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched a structure fire assignment to the area of Mauch Chunk and Greenwood Streets in Tamaqua. First responding units were advised of a second call reporting a fire at 20 North Greenwood Street. Chief 65-2 and Engine 65-12 reported a header from across town and requested it be repaged as a working fire. Both units arrived on scene and reported a working fire with fire showing from the middle of a row. At this time, police were reporting the possibility of entrapment as the occupants … Continue reading →

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. – Around 3:40 PM on Sunday, September 29, Luzerne County 9-1-1 dispatched Sugarloaf Fire and EMS to 110 Lakeview Drive in Sugarloaf Township for a reported house fire. 177 Chief was on-air shortly after dispatch and reported a column visible from a few miles away and requested the second alarm be added. The second alarm included units from Valley Regional, Hazle Twp., Nuremberg-Weston, Hobbie, Foster Twp. and Mahanoy City RIT. Firefighters arrived to find fire on the “C” side second floor exterior being controlled by a garden hose and smoke showing from the “A” side. 116 Engine … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Around 2:40 PM on Tuesday, September 10, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched firefighters to the 200 Block of Valley Street in New Philadelphia Borough for a reported house fire. The massive first alarm included Districts 54 (New Philly), 2 (Kaska & Cumbola), 57 (Palo Alto), 27 (Tuscarora), 65 (Ladder & East End), 68 (10, 20, 30 & 60) and a rapid intervention team from Schuylkill Haven. First responding units were advised of multiple calls received of a house fire in the area. Engine 54-13 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire with flames showing from … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Around 2PM on Monday, September 9, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched a first alarm assignment to Beach Lane in Lake Hauto, Rush Township for a reported house fire. Fire Districts 25 (Rush Twp.), 26 (Ryan Township), 32 (Walker Twp.), 37 (West Penn Twp.), 65 (East End – Tamaqua), Tamaqua Rescue & EMS and Nesquehoning Fire Department out of Carbon County were all due on the response. First responding units were advised that Carbon County got a call reporting a house fire on Beach Lane then a second call was reporting a fire across from 3 Beach Lane … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Pottsville firefighters were alerted to a house fire around 4:20 AM on Thursday, August 15. Firefighters were sent to the area of Second and Arch Streets in the City for the report of the back of a house on fire. EMS arrived in the area and confirmed a working fire. Chief 68-1 requested a rapid intervention team be added to the box sending Schuylkill Haven RIT. Chief 68-7 arrived on-scene in the 200 block of North Second and confirmed smoke showing from a wood-frame, middle of the row structure. The bulk of the fire was located … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 9:14 AM on Tuesday, August 13, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 sent Fire Districts 68 (Pottsville), 53 (Mount Carbon) and 52 (Minersville – Station 2) to the area of Glenworth Road and Cressona Road in North Manheim Twp. for a reported house fire. First responding crews were advised of multiple calls reporting a house fire at Glenworth Farms on Glenworth Road. Chief 68-8 reported a large column in the area and requested RIT be added and move up the second alarm into Pottsville. Chief 68-8 arrived on the scene to find a well involved house fire at … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 12:31 PM on Wednesday, July 24, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 sent out a first alarm assignment to the area of 1 Bnosky Street in the village of Hometown, Rush Township, for a house fire. The first alarm included Fire Districts 25 (Hometown), 26 (Ryan Twp.), 6 (Delano Twp.), 49 (McAdoo), 65 (Tamaqua) and tankers from 32 (Walker Twp.), 48 (Mahanoy City) and 64 (Shenandoah). Police arrived on-scene shortly after the dispatch and reported a working fire with smoke showing from 5 Oak Lane. Fire crews arrived on-scene to find fire showing from a two story single … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 5:18 AM on Thursday, June 27, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Fire District 64 (Shenandoah) with District 48 – Station 5 (West End) and Medic 64 to 222 South Jardin Street in Shenandoah for a house fire with entrapment. Responding crews noticed a header from a distance and requested a ladder be added from Mahanoy City (Washington H&L 48-25) and quickly after that a full second alarm. Squrt 64-20 arrived on scene to find a working fire in the middle of a row with black smoke pushing from the eaves and heavy fire showing from the … Continue reading →