January 2010

Date: 01-28-2010         Tree Down            Washington Township          Incident # 009

Fire personnel were dispatched to for a reported tree down down. When units arrived they found a tree down and assisted with cutting it up.

Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.

Date: 01-27-2010         Fire Police            Pine Grove Borough          Incident # 008

Fire Police were requested to assist Pine Grove PD to help with traffic control.

Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.

Date: 01-25-2010         Chief Request            Washington Township          Incident # 007

A chief was dispatched to investigate a low hanging wire. Chief 58-01 arrived on scene to find PP&L was already on scene fixing the problem.

Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2.

Date: 01-25-2010         Vehicle Accident            Washington Township          Incident # 006

Units were dispatched for an automobile accident with unknown injuries. Chief 58-06 went responding and could not find the accident. All units were cancelled.

Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2 and Pine Grove EMS.

Date: 01-19-2010         Structure Fire            Washington Township          Incident # 005

Units were dispatched for a reported barn fire. When units arrived on scene they found small multiple fires with in the barn. all of the fires were knocked down quickly.

Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2, 34 Stations 1 and 2 and Pine Grove EMS.

Date: 01-15-2010         Move Up Assignment            Schuylkill Haven Borough          Incident # 004

Units were dispatched to stand by for Schuylkill Haven Borough.

Stations Dispatched: 58 Station 1.

Date: 01-12-2010         Structure Fire            Pine Grove Borough          Incident # 003

Units were dispatched for a reported house fire on North Tulpehocken Street. It was discovered with the fire personnel responding to the fire houses that the fire was on South Tulpehocken Street. When Chief 58-01 arrived on the scene he immediately called for a second alarm to be dispatched. Units arrived on scene to find heavy fire from sides C & D with multiple residences on fire. Crews immediately started fire suppression and  Ladder 58-25 went to the roof for venting duties. Ladder 51 assisted on the roof as well as a crew from Schuylkill Haven.

Multiple fire apparatus responded to the call and all did multiple duties and tasks.

Stations Dispatched: 58, 21, 34, Schuylkill Hose, Haven RIT, Pottsville RIT and Pine Grove EMS.

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Date: 01-12-2010         Automatic Fire Alarm            Pine Grove Borough          Incident # 002

Units were dispatched for an automatic fire alarm at the Pine Grove Middle School. False activation.

Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2 and Pine Grove EMS.

Date: 01-03-2010         Automatic Fire Alarm            Pine Grove Borough          Incident # 001

Units were dispatched for an automatic fire alarm at Penn Dye. False activation.

Stations Dispatched: 58 Stations 1 and 2 and Pine Grove EMS.