SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 4:01 PM on Monday, July 20, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Shenandoah Fire Department, Shenandoah ALS and Mahanoy City Rescue 993 (West End) to 130 East Coal Street in Shenandoah for smoke in a house.
Units responding were advised that the call was being upgraded to a house fire as a report of a grease fire in the kitchen was received. Medic 6403 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire with smoke showing from the single family dwelling.
Engine 742 and Squrt 745 arrived on the scene nose to nose and stretched a line in through the front door. 742 secured a water supply East on Coal Street. A second line was also brought in to the house.
Engine 747 approached the scene and secured a hydrant on the West side of Coal Street and proceeded to supply the Squrt. Tanker 759 staged in the area of Coal and White Streets with a hydrant. Engine 751 positioned at Coal and Bower Streets.
Medic 6403 began to set up rehab behind the Squrt and requested an additional BLS from Frackville to assist with handing out water and cool towels due to the temperature flirting with ninety degrees.
Crews feverishly worked to extinguish the fire that damaged the home on Coal Street and Chief 740 declared the fire under control before 4:30 PM.
Firefighters continued to search for hot spots and began to load their equipment back on to their apparatus. EMS made sure all firefighters were well hydrated and got adequate rest after coming out of the building.
Everything was wrapped up and apparatus were ready to go back in service at 5:00 PM when Chief 740 placed all units available.
