SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Shortly before 6:30 PM on Sunday, November 22, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the first alarm to 252 Hillside Drive in Ryan Township for a reported house on fire. The initial alarm included Fire Districts 26 (Ryan Twp.), 25 (Rush Twp.) and 6 (Delano Twp.) as well as multiple units out of Mahanoy City and Engine 367 (Altamont).
Chief 26 arrived on scene shortly after dispatch and advised he had a working fire with heavy fire showing from the second floor of a single family dwelling, a tanker task force was requested to the scene. Chief 26 also reported all occupants were out of the residence.
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Engine 26-10 was first arriving and took the address. A blitzfire was stretched to the “B” side of the structure and an attack initiated. Mahanoy City Tower 456 beached it in the front yard and set up the aerial while Engine 454 and Tanker 461 set up a portable pond.
Crews stretched into the second floor while the truck crew worked to open the roof. Engine 367 positioned behind 26-10 and sent their personnel to the front of the building.
Additional tankers arrived and dumped their water while Hometown Engine 25-10 set up a fill site at a nearby water source.
The bulk of the fire was knocked down within thirty minutes and crews began to overhaul the building. PPL was requested into the scene to disconnect the power.
An hour into the incident command began to release tankers and declared the fire under control.
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