LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. – A 1965 Ford Mustang rolled onto its roof in the village of Nuremberg in the evening of Sunday, April 5. Nuremberg-Weston firefighters were dispatched to the area of 170 Nuremberg Mountain Road at 7:25 PM and found the vehicle on its roof on 1st Street and leaking gasolin. The driver was self extricated and not injured. State Police arrived on-scene and released all fire units. Click here for photo gallery
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 3:27 AM on Saturday, April 4, Box 15 was struck for the City of Pottsville for a house fire in the 500 Block of East Norwegian. Chief 68-3 arrived to find heavy fire to the rear of 533 East Norwegian Street. A working fire was declared and Schuylkill Haven was requested for their Rapid Intervention Team. Ladder 68-21 took the address but was unable to set up due to wires directly above the turntable. Engine 68-13 followed the truck and was the primary attack engine. Engine 68-14 came down from the East side and had … Continue reading
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
This week I got out trackside for a few unexpected trips. On Monday I captured NS 4005 lead train 11Z South through Nescopeck, PA on it’s trip from Binghamton, NY to Enola, PA. Later Monday, I heard the RBMN Mountain Job getting track authority to go South through Gilberton toward Tamaqua. Today, word spread quickly that Canadian Pacific Heritage Unit 7015 was trailing on NS train 14R out of Enola. I was able to set up in Nescopeck and got the 14R which had a second CP trailing as well. After 14R slid into the Nescopeck siding, 11Z came south. … 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
To honor 10 years of professional photography I have designed a new shirt that will available in T-Shirts, Long Sleeve Ts, Sweatshirts and Hoodies. ALL ORDERS ARE PRE-ORDERS. I will be accepting orders until January 15, 2020 and then will place the order, once everything is completed the orders will ship to you. Click here for the store or order below!
The second episode of my 10 year anniversary series is now available for viewing! It includes over 40 clips of apparatus responding to incidents throughout Schuylkill, Luzerne and Lehigh Counties.
