August 2009
Date:
08-30-2009 Fire Police Pine
Grove Borough Incident
# 98
Fire Police were dispatched to help direct traffic in the borough
due to the Interstate being shut down.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.
Date:
08-28-2009 Structure
Fire Schuylkill
Haven Borough Incident
# 97
Fire units were dispatched for a possible structure fire. Units arrived
on scene to find a controlled burn behind the residence. All units were
cancelled.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Station 1,
Schuylkill Haven Fire Department, 47, 56 and Schuylkill Haven EMS.
Date:
08-22-2009 Apartment
Fire Pine
Grove Borough Incident
# 96
Fire units were dispatched for a reported apartment fire on South
Tulpehocken Street with smoke coming from the first floor. Units arrived
on scene to meet up with Pine Grove PD and were informed from PD that it
was a pot left on the stove and no one is at home. Fire crews check the
rest of the apartment out and it was clear. Crews set up ventilation
fans to clear out the smoke.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2, 21
Stations 1 and 2 and Pine Grove EMS.
Date:
08-19-2009 Automatic
Fire Alarm Pine
Grove Borough Incident
# 95
Fire units were dispatched for an automatic fire alarm. Chief
58-02 arrived on scene to find that they were fixing a broken sprinkler
head from the night before and they thought that they were still in test
mode. All units cancelled
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.
Date:
08-18-2009 Automatic
Fire Alarm Pine
Grove Borough Incident
# 94
Fire units were dispatched for an automatic fire alarm. Chief
58-06 arrived on scene to advise that there was a broken sprinkler head.
All units cancelled
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.
Date:
08-12-2009 Pump
Detail Pine
Grove Borough Incident
# 93
Station 1 was advised of a pump detail for a flooded basement on South
Tulpehocken Street. A crew took a portable pump to the residence and was
on scene for about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Station 1.
Date:
08-12-2009 Tree
Down Washington
Township Incident
# 92
Fire units were dispatched for a tree down on Sweet Arrow Lake Road. A
crew from station 2 handled the call.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.
Date:
08-12-2009 Fire
Police Pine
Grove Borough Incident
# 91
Fire police were dispatched to South Tulpehocken Street and Maple
Street to close down South Tulpehocken Street do to flooding. The
officers from both borough fire companies started to drive through the
borough to find more flooded streets.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.
Date:
08-11-2009 Vehicle
Accident Washington
Township Incident
# 90
Fire units were dispatched for a motor vehicle accident at Mountain
Road and Saw Mill Road. It was reported that one vehicle went over an
embankment. Chief 58-06 arrived on scene and cancelled all units.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2 and
Pine Grove EMS..
Date:
08-09-2009 Tree/Wires
Down Washington
Township Incident
# 89
Fire units were dispatched for a tree down and blocking 60 Hetzel's
Church Road. Chief 58-06 arrived on scene to find a tree down on the
telephone wires and power lines down with some of the tree blocking the
road. Crews from both 58 stations cut up the tree.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.

Date:
08-07-2009 Vehicle
Accident Washington
Township Incident
# 88
Fire units were dispatched for a reported motor vehicle accident with
unknown injuries. Chief 34-05 arrived on scene to find no injuries.
Rescue 58-50 cancelled the call.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Station 1 and 34
Station 2.
Date:
08-02-2009 Structure
Fire Pine
Grove
Township Incident
# 87
Fire units were dispatched to a reported barn fire. Chief 21-01 arrived
on scene to find a working fire. Personnel from Ladder 58-25 and Engine
58-15 started the initial attack. Engine 58-10 Went to Sweet Arrow Lake
to set up for water supply. Rescues 58-50 and 21-50, some personnel from
Engines 58-10 and 21-10 assisted with fire suppression and overhaul.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2, 21
Stations 1 and 2, Pine Grove EMS.
Schuylkill Hose was moved up to the borough for a
cover assignment.


Date:
08-01-2009 Tree
Down Washington
Township Incident
# 86
Fire units were dispatched for a for a tree down in the area of
Sweet Arrow Lake Road and Kutz Road. Units cancelled.
Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.
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