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June 2010
| 1st Due Box Alarm with Heavy
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June 2, 2010- At 0221
hours, WEFR crews were awakened by a 1st due box alarm for a
reported garage on fire in the 3400 block of Roxbury Rd.
Engine 15-1, 15-2, and Rescue Squad 15 responded on the box.
Asst. Chief 15 responded as Duty 15 and immediately
requested an operations channel due to a glow in the sky.
Duty 15 arrived on the scene and reported a 2 story
woodframe, detached garage fully involved upon arrival with
a corrected address of 3494 Roxbury Rd. He immediately
established Command 15 and ordered Engine 15-1 to spilt lay
back the lane. He then ordered the next in engine,
Engine 2-52, to complete the spit lay to a nearby hydrant.
Upon confirmation of no exposure problems and an established
water supply, Command 15 quickly held the box to Engine
15-1, 15-2, 2-52, Rescue Squad 15, and Truck 53. Crews
had the fire knocked down in just under an hour and remained
on the scene doing extensive overhaul. Command then
returned all units at 0405 hours. Engine 15-1, 15-2,
and the Rescue Squad returned to service.
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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| 5th Wheel Camper on Fire on the
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June 8, 2010- Engine
Companies 7 and 15 along with Rescue Squads 15 and 41 were
alerted for the pick-up truck on fire in the area of mile
marker 21, northbound, on Interstate 81. Engine
company 7 arrived to find one pick-up truck fully involved
hauling a 5th wheel camper with the fire already extending
to the camper. E15-1 arrived and assisted company 7
and station 4 crews with extinguishment and overhaul.
Company 15 returned to service upon being released by
Command 7
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(Photo Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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| One Entrapped on Rowe Run Rd |
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June 11, 2010- Engine
company 15, Rescue Squad 15, and EMS were alerted to the
2800 block of Rowe Run Rd for one overturned with
entrapment. Rescue Squad 15 arrived to confirm they
had one auto overturned with entrapment. The Squad
crew immediately went to work stabilizing the vehicle and
extricating the patient. Once extricated, they
assisted EMS with packaging of the patient for transport.
Company 15 units then returned to service with fire police
remaining on the scene.
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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| One Overturned on Shippensburg
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June 13, 2010- Engine
Company 51, Rescue Squad 15, and EMS were alerted to the 500
block of Shippensburg Rd, in Hopewell township, for an auto
accident in the area of the infamous "S" turns. Units
arrived to find one auto overturned, down an embankment.
Upon further investigation, no patients were found in or
around the vehicle. Command 51 then released Rescue
Squad 15 and the crew returned to service.
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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| Tractor Trailer on Fire on the
"I" |
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June 19, 2010- At 0240
hours, Engine Companies 15 and 7 along with Rescue Squads 15
and 41 were alerted for the tractor trailer on fire in the
area of mile marker 23, southbound, on Interstate 81.
E15-1 arrived to find the rear axles of the trailer on fire
with extension into the contents of the trailer. Crews
quickly placed an attack line in service and extinguished
the exterior fire while crews opened the trailer up.
Crews then extinguished the fire within the trailer and
began to overhaul. Command 15 held the assignment to
company 15 units. Company 15 later returned to service
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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| MVA at Thornwood and Orrstown
Roads |
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June 21, 2010- Engine
Company 15, Rescue Squad 15, and EMS were alerted for an
auto accident at the intersection of Orrstown Rd and
Thornwood Rd. E15-1 and Rescue Squad 15 responded on
the run and arrived to find one jeep overturned in the
middle of the road and one auto into a nearby field.
Upon investigation, crews found one of drivers to be
deceased while the other had only minor injuries. EMS
crews attended to the minor injuries while WEFR's crew
checked for hazards. Company 15 units remained on the
scene until the completion of the State Police's accident
scene investigation.
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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| Another MVA at Thornwood and Orrstown
Roads |
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June 24, 2010- For the
second time in 3 days, Engine
Company 15, Rescue Squad 15, and EMS were alerted for an
auto accident at the intersection of Orrstown Rd and
Thornwood Rd. E15-1 and Rescue Squad 15 responded on the
run and arrived to find one auto versus a pick-up truck with
no injuries. The Squad crew checked for hazards and
applied some absorbent to the fluid leaks. Command 15
returned all units to service!
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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| Box Alarm For the Hopper on Fire |
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June 30, 2010- Units
from the Shippensburg Fire Department were alerted for the
hopper bin on fire at Valley Quarries located at 24 W.
Garfield St. in the borough of Shippensburg. Engine
15-1 and 15-2 responded on the box. Engine 15-1
arrived on the scene and laid out at the entrance to Valley
Quarries. Engine 15-1 reported they had fire showing
from an escalated hopper bin located with the complex and
was in the process of getting a line on it. Truck 53
arrived and set up to use the elevated master stream.
Crews quickly knocked down the fire involving materials on
the exterior of the hopper assembly and the truck crew
overhauled by way of the Tower Ladder. Crews remained
on the scene mopping up before all units returned to
service.
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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| Brush Fire on McClays Mill Rd |
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June 30, 2010- Engine
company 15, Brush 15, and Duty 15 responded on a local for a
brush fire at 2616 McClays Mill Rd. Duty 15 arrived to
confirm a working brush fire. Crews quickly contained
the fast spreading fire. Crews remained on the scene
mopping up hot spots before being released by Duty 15.
Engine 15-1, Brush 15, and Duty 15 returned to service!
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(Photos Courtesy of Denny Clopper )
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