SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 11:30 AM on Tuesday, February 16, firefighters were dispatched to 2405 Panther Valley Road in Wayne Township for a house fire. The first alarm included Fire Districts 34 (Wayne Township), 63 (Schuylkill Haven – Liberty), 58 (Pine Grove – North End) and 47 (Landingville).
Chief 34-02 arrived on the scene to find a working fire with active fire in the upper floor of a single family dwelling. Chief 63 arrived shortly after was assigned water supply.
Situated in a rural setting, Chief 63 requested a tanker task force to the scene. The TTF included Fire Districts 39 (Auburn), 41 (Cressona), 47 (Landingville), 53 (Mount Carbon) and Berks County Engine/Tanker 50.
Summit Station Squad 34-55 was first arriving and took the driveway where a line was stretched into the building. Engine 63-14 was next arriving and staged on Panther Valley Road where they would become part of the water supply.
Friedensburg Engine 34-10 went past the scene and secured a water supply from a small stream running near the scene.
Firefighters from Summit Station and Liberty were able to locate the seat of the fire and had it knocked down within minutes.
Ladder 58-25 arrived and brought ladders to the scene where they worked to open up the building.
With the fire knocked down and a stable water supply established, Command released the tanker assignment.
The American Red Cross was requested to the scene for a family of 6 that would be displaced because of the fire.
