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2007 INCIDENTS |
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BUSY WEEKEND FOR THE RIDE ALONGS Dec. 17th Members and 2 ride alongs from Allentown, Pa had a busy weekend, with 17 runs. Including 2 MVA's, 2 Chimneys, 2 AFA's, 2 Transfer's, 3 Wires down, 1 Inside Investigation, 1 Outside Investigation, and 4 Medicals.
MINOR MVA Dec. 14th E171, SU17, SQ41, and Amb 7-8 responded to a minor MVA at 973 Cider Press Rd. Surprisingly upon arrival PSP was already on the scene, and stated there were no patients and no hazards. Asst. 17 canceled the Squad and placed the box in service minutes later.
TRAINING Dec. 13th Members headed to town for the evening as a joint training exercise was held at Headquarters Station. The evenings activities was for the two department to meet and familiarize their self with each others equipment and location. Special thanks to Nick and Tim for their support of the cause.
HOLIDAY SPIRIT Dec. 13th Members spent the day hanging Christmas decorations and lights inside and out of the station. To stick with the theme the station was outfitted our signature colors. Thanks to those who helped, and made this possible.
WELCOME HOME Dec. 11th The Officers and Members of the New Franklin Vol. Fire Dept. would like to welcome home Reese and the rest of the Schaeffer family. Reese made it home today after spending nearly 2 months at Hershey Medical Center growing strong enough to eat and breath on his own.
MOBILE HOME Dec. 9th Truck 17 and E172 responded to 5518 Main St. Marion lot 5 at 0845 for a mobile home fire. Co.8 arrived to find a mobile home with a small fire in the bathroom and put a quick knock on it. Command 8 held 8 and T17 for overhaul. Crews set up positive pressure and assisted with overhaul. Units were back in service in under an hour.
LANDING ZONE Dec. 3rd Engine 17-1 responded to fill the 7-5 box for an auto accident in the 5600 blk of LWE. E171 was redirected to the LZ at Fayetteville Elementary School.
INSIDE INVESTIGATION Dec. 2nd Truck 17 responded to 36 W. Main Street, Waynesboro on box 2-01 for the inside investigation. Da' Truck staged at Potomac and Main. Crews assisted Co. 2 checking walls and ceilings with the TIC. Units were on the scene for over an hour.
HOUSE Nov. 29th Units from Co. 1, 17, and Sta. 4 responded for a report of smoke coming from the dwelling. AC 1-1 arrived to find a fire in the living room. Members from Sta. 4 put a quick knock on the fire which had already began to burn itself out. Crews preformed ventilation and overhaul procedures and units remained on the scene a little over an hour. Fire was started by a propane heater.
SIDE OF GREASE WITH THAT? Nov. 27th Units from Co. 1, 17, and Sta. 4 responded to Hardees on LWE ,for a reported electrical fire. After a thorough investigation it was determined that a flash fire had occurred, due to a severe grease build up, and over heated a roof top vent system also tripping a breaker. Units remained on the scene for about 45 minutes.
COVERING THE "BRONX" Nov. 17th With Truck 1 and 42 out of service for the annual Chambersburg "Holiday" Parade, Da' Big Stick II covered the Boro for about two hours. Originally we were to standby at Station 2, however the Police Department needed assistance with lighting in the area of Washington and Second. Trk 17 lit the corner up with flood lights and watched the parade as well.
FCPSTC Nov. 17th Da' Big Stick II spent the afternoon at the training center assisting with the new Del-Mar curriculum. Students went over power tool operation, proper ladder climbing techniques, and how to throw basic ground ladders.
HOUSE Nov. 14th Eng Co. 17 responded to 65 E. Main St. on box 7-5 for a reported dwelling fire. A member from Co. 7 was on the scene and confirmed a "working structure fire". Chief 7 arrived with command and DC7 had Ops. Crews from 7 put a quick knock on a small fire and was under control in minutes. Chief downgraded the assignment shortly after and crews returned to service.
2085, BUT NOT FOR A MEDICAL Nov. 6th E171, SU17 responded to 2085 Wayne Rd. for an auto accident. Asst.17 arrived just after dispatch to find two autos with one in the tree. A1-9 transported one class 3 and crews controlled fluid leaks. The rescue company was turned around shortly after dispatch. Units remained on the scene for about 20 minutes
CONGRATULATIONS Nov. 1st The officers and members of the New Franklin Fire Department sends out our congratulations and welcomes the newest member to the Schaeffer family. Kevin and Michelle Schaeffer are the proud new parents of a baby boy; Reese Schaeffer. Everyone is well and healthy as the baby was born at Hershey Medical center.
MVA Oct. 31st E171, SQ41, A8-8, and A7-7 responded to the intersection of Wayne Rd., and Kriner Rd. for an auto accident around 15:30 Hrs. E171 arrived to find two autos, roadway partialy blocked, and no serious hazards. Sq 41 was placed in service and the second bls was started after the driver of the second vehicle decided to be evaluated by ER staff. Crews remained on the scene for about 30 minutes.
HOUSE FIRE Oct. 25th Da' Big Stick II was back in the Boro for a house fire at 248 E. Mckinley St. Da' Truck just happened to be in getting fuel when the assignment was sounded. Su 17 responded with the remainder of the Truck crew. Crews laddered the dwelling as well as set up ventilation, and lighting. Utilities were controlled and members helped with overhaul once the investigation was complete. Units operated for just over an hour.
SMOKE SCARE AND SHED FIRE Oct. 16th Trk 17, and E171 responded to 34 Renolds Ave. for reported smoke in the dwelling. Co.17 staged and was placed in service shortly after. At 15:30 Hrs E172 responded on the shed fire with exposures at 5195 Jack Rd. E172 hauled two loads of water and crew assisted with overhaul. E172 went in service about a half hour later.
BARN FIRE Oct. 13th E172 responded along with the rest of the 7-5 box and a few tankers for a barn fire at 1215 Mont Alto Rd. E17 crew pulled the second line off 7-2 and advanced it into the attic space of a milking parlor. The crew encountered heavy fire conditions and tried to place a knock on it. Trk 42 crew opened up the roof and eventually went heavy duty once the fire gained control of the scene. Units operated for about 2 hours and E172 made 4 water shuttles.
BURGER KING Oct. 13th Units were back out on Lincoln Way this morning at Burger King. E172 and Trk 17 responded, later to be downgraded to the Truck only. Crews set up ventilation as a fire was already extinguished by the hood system.
KFC Oct. 12th Units were alerted on box 44-01 for a reported building fire at KFC. E171, E172, and Trk 17 responded and staged. The truck crew assisted with laddering, and later found out that it was a mulch fire. Crew went in service shortly after. About an hour later E172, and Da Truck responded to a mobile home fire at 5413 LWE. Truck 17 opened up the skirting around the mobile and found a small fire around a thermal layer of a pipe.
FIRE PREVENTION Oct. 12th With the leaves turning and cool air blowing, we all know it is that time of year again. Members spent the day out to the local schools visiting and teaching the kids fire prevention. This years theme was knowing your escape route.
HOUSE FIRE Oct. 10th E171, E172 and Trk 17 responded for a report of a mobile home fire that turned out to be a modular home with a large garage. \ Units arrived to find heavy fire and with fire attack. Co. 17 members assisted with operations and ventilation. Units returned to service a few hours later.
BARN FIRE Oct. 9th E171, E172, and Da Big Stick responded on box 7-7 to 2071 Mt. Pleasant Rd., for a barn fire. Crews spent hours on fire suppression and overhaul. Trk . 17 went in service 7 hours later.
L.O.D.D. SERVICES Oct. 9th Members and family from several counties converged in Bigglersville today to unite as we pay our last respects to a fallen brother. Adam Cole was responding to a fire call as he was fatally injured in a two vehicle accident. Our thoughts are with you.
BACK IN THE BOROUGH Oct. 7th Truck 17 responded on a reported dwelling fire at 364 E. McKinley St., in Chambersburg. Truck 17 is now part of the first alarm assignment for dwellings as a supplement to Trk 1. This will be the first time Co. 17 has ran first alarm since the now disbanded Task Force 1 box.
AFA AT MICHAUX Oct. 6th Truck 17 responded on the AFA to Michaux Manor for alarm bells. Da' Big Stick II set up and went to the roof for the investigation. Placed in service shortly there after.
MVA Oct. 5th E171 responded to box 17-3 in the 1500 Blk of New Franklin Rd. Crews helped package patient, and then went in service to respond on a brush fire on Hartzok Rd.
L.O.D.D. Oct 5th The Officers, and Members of the New Franklin Volunteer Fire Department would like to express our deepest sympathies to the Cole Family in their time of loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. If there is anything our department can do in any way please feel free to contact us.
MOBILE HOME Sept 29th E171 and E172 responded on the mobile home fire at 5300 LWE lot 4A. E7 arrived with smoke showing, and put a quick knock on the vacant property. Command 7 staged all units and Co. 17 was placed in service within 15 minutes. E172 handled a transfer to Co. 7 and no call were handled during that time.
MVA Sept 28th E171 responded to box 8-81-B, which turned out to be box 44-01, on an auto accident at LWE and the NB on ramp. This intersection has become notorious for MVA's ever since the construction work has been completed. E171 continued in and assisted with Pt. care and hazards. Co.17 was placed in service shortly after.
WIRES, BARN, AND A HOUSE Sept 27th A quick moving storm brought 3 runs for 17. E171 responded to Newcomer Rd. for wires, turned out to be cable only, and cleared within minutes. While 171 was returning Da' Truck responded on the 15-3 box for a barn, and was soon placed in service. Minutes later box 44-04 was sounded for a dwelling sending 171, 172, and Truck 17. Members of the truck made quick work of the roof and vented while the engine crews stood by. Co. 17 was back in service at 20:15 hrs.
I-81 Sept 22nd E171 responded on the auto accident at I-81 on the Northbound off ramp. 171 provided manpower and was placed in service shortly after.
TRAINING
ANOTHER OUTBUILDING Sept 19th Da' Big Stick II responded along with most of the county to 4987 Guitner Rd. for what was originally a shed fire that turned into a large outbuilding storing everything from ATV's to crates of household cleaners. Units arrived to find heavy fire. Members from Sta.4, and 17 made an aggressive attack, only to be pulled out minutes later after gaining information of the contents of the building. Truck 17 took a position side c and went heavy duty. After heavy equipment was brought in to demolish the building a final wet down was preformed and units went in service hours later. The last picture shows the barn fire on Shimpstown Rd. atop of ladder 17 .
EARLY MORNING OUT BUILDING Sept 10th Co. 17 was alerted on the ?5-02? box for a barn at 7012 Rock Hill Rd. at 02:07hrs. E172 arrived to confirm a large shed fully involved already on the ground. Crews placed two hand lines in- service and began controlling the exposure that suffered some minor exterior damage as well as knocking down hot spots on the fire building. Units from 5 advanced additional hand lines for overhaul. The call originally came in from Amb. 5-7 as they were returning from another incident. Truck 17 staged for lighting purposes.
PEPPERONI ON THAT? Sept 7th Truck 17 and E17-2 responded on the building fire at Arturo's Pizza early Friday morning. Da' Big Stick II took a side A position and laddered side A&D along with the roof, and vented on side A&C, as well as set up PPV on Side B . Crews operated for about 2 hours and assisted with overhaul.
HURST TOOL TRAINING Sept 6th 17 Hose headed out to Beachers junkyard for a little "tool time" Thursday evening with the Hurst tool rep, demonstrating the new power units and tools offered by the company. After a little instruction on the operation of the new units members tore into 4 cars that were donated by the junkyard. The Department is looking to outfit E172 with a second rescue tool and cutters.
DOES THIS STUFF WORK
MVA Sept 5th E171, SU-17 responded for an MVA on Wayne Rd. at I-81. Crews arrived to find multiple vehicles. Crews assessed patients and had 2 class 3 transports and 3 patient refusals. After hazards were cleared units went in service.
CONGRATULATIONS The NFVFD would like to congratulate Micah Owens on his acceptance into the Borough Of Chambersburg Fire Department. Good luck at the Academy, and have fun riding the "bus".
100th ANNUAL PATH VALLEY PARADE August 18th Members spent countless hours preparing for the annual Path Valley Parade. Because it was the 100th anniversary we decided to "Dump the House" and head over the hill, and it all paid off in the end. Co.1 7 ended up bringing home 4 awards including the 6.5 foot best overall appearing company. Other awards included second place aerial device, second place engine (171), and first place special unit. The parade lasted 2 hours and had about 200 entries with 75% being fire apparatus. Congratulations to all that attended and brought home awards, it was a good time for all, and a tradition that will continue for many years to come. Thanks to Adams Truck 13 and Adams E4-1 for covering our house while we attended. "From one Pierce to another." A special thanks to the Peterson family for donating the Best Overall Trophy, as it was in memory of, W.H. "Pete" & Lorene Peterson To catch a clip of the "Fierce Pierces'" leaving the parade, click it! Video courtesy of ET. 14
TRANSFER AND MVA August 11th E172 headed across the border to AC Co. 13 on a transfer. It was a quiet day until local box 13-6 was sounded for an MVA. E172 along with Adams Cty. units responded to find two vehicles with the roadway blocked. Crew from E172 assisted with Patient care and vehicle hazards. No other calls were handled.
BURN BAN BANDIT August 10th Local box 17-4 was sounded at 09:16 for a brush fire at 5420 G.H.Rd. Co. 17 arrived to find the home owner burning her trash off after reading of the impending county wide burn ban. After explaining the ordinance already in place against burning trash the fire was extinguished and units went in service shortly after.
DOUBLE WIDE August 10th Box 17-3 was sounded at 03:49 for a dwelling fire at 1881 Hartzok Rd. Co. 17 arrived to find a well involved doublewide mobile home. Crews made an aggressive search once there was word of possible entrapment. Once the dwelling was cleared and homeowners stated there was no one home at the time, defensive operations were initiated, and overhaul began. All crews on scene did a good job and worked together to get the job done in a timely manner. Co.17 was assisted by 8, Sta. 4, 7, and 14.
SMOKE AND TRANSFER August 9th Truck 17 responded on the 2-40box at 1523 E. Main St. in the Wayne Heights mall for smoke in the building. Crews found smoke in two of the stores, and truck 17 assisted with trying to locate the origin on the smoke. E172 transferred to Co.2 later in the evening while they operated a dwelling fire in Washington Cty. E172 returned to service around 0100 hrs.
CSX RAIL YARD August 8th As construction continues on a 46 million dollar rail yard, preemptive response measures are being developed. This yard covers 160 acres and will be loading and unloading over 240 full size trailers everyday and have storage for over 1000. Hazardous materials will become a major issue for the area as these trailers are carrying everything from paper towels to radio active materials. All trailers being loaded on this facility will be leaving on one of the major thoroughfares including I-81 and Rt.'s 30 and 11 A special Haz-Mat class will be offered to local jurisdictions regarding special awareness involving trains.
HELPING BROTHERS IN NEED August 7th While members were attending the monthly meeting, a phone call was received to the station in reference to an sudden transfer to Co.2, while they operated their yearly carnival. This all came about when a neighboring department of Co.2's never showed up. Apparently this isn't the first time this happened. No calls were handled during this time. E172 will be transferring again Friday.
STORMY NIGHT August 3rd A micro-burst that encompassed the central and southern parts of the county brought numerous runs for Co. 17 and kept other departments scrambling as well.
REFRESHER August 2nd Once the Da' Big Stick returned from the mobile home fire, they went directly to the evenings training site, where they were joined with the rest of the members. Due to the seasonably warm temps ,members wanted to do something a little different and refresh our skills at basic water rescue and drafting operations. With limited equipment to use we went over some life or death scenarios that would require us to attempt an water rescue. With flash flood season in effect the chances of water rescues are elevated. Once completed, current and to be operators exercised drafting procedures. Members wrapped up at 2200hrs.
W.F.D. August 2nd Truck 17 went with 6 on the W.F.D. to Green Ln. assisting Co.4 on a mobile home fire. Members from 17 assisted with overhaul and mop up and was placed in service about an hour later.
BRUSH FIRE August 1st E172, E171, SU 17 responded for a brush fire on Greencorner Rd. Crews arrived to find about a half an acre on fire that was in a semi-wooded area. Crews used 3 lines to quickly contain the fire. Water from all three units was exhausted just as the fire was placed under control.
HIGH SPEED CHASE August 1st E171 responded to fill the box on the 3-81B assignment for an accident as a result of a high speed chase that originated in Hagerstown. Crews stood by with manpower, and was placed in service shortly after.
OUT BUILDING FIRE July 31stBox 44-04 was sounded at 23:15 for a reported barn fire in the 2200 BLK of LWW. Fire turned out to be at Gishes lumber on Frank Rd. Crews staged in the manpower pool and were later placed in service as there was no savable property. Truck 42 went heavy duty and overhaul was taken care of by a front end loader. Units returned to service about an hour later.
BRUSH TASK FORCE July 31st Special Unit 17 along with units from 8, Sta. 4 ,and 18 contained a brush fire that was spreading rapidly in multiple directions and was threatening a garage. Crews worked rapidly to stop the fire and had an extensive overhaul operations. Units operated for around an hour.
BUILDING FIRE July 28th With the ladder truck only being back in service for a few hours, Box 5-06 was sounded for a building fire sending Co. 17, and surrounding departments. Crews arrived to find a large out building involved. Once a water supply was established Da' Big Stick II went heavy duty on it. Members assisted with overhaul and other small tasks. Check out the two short vids of the fire.
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT July 16th E171 responded along with Co. 3, on local box 3-17 for a report of a motorcycle accident. E171 arrived to find single motorcycle and 1 Pt. involved. Crews Packaged Pt. and controlled hazards. Units were back in service in about a half an hour.
TRUCK 17 O.O.S. July 15th Da' Big Stick II will be O.O.S. for approximately 2 weeks. The unit will be undergoing post purchase ladder adjustments, as well as the final mounting of some equipment, including 2 chargers for the Holmotro SCRT and some hand lights. While in the shop, P.M. will be preformed.
HAZ-MAT July 12th Co. 17 members had a busy day. After 2 med locals an AFA and a X-Fer, E172 rounded out the evening assisting Co.8 with a possible Haz-Mat at the Target distribution warehouse. E172 staged and was assigned as the RIT team. The team was then split up and did an exterior sweep of the perimeter searching for the mysterious spill. Co. 17 went back in service about an hour later.
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN July 11th With nice weather around its time for the annual hose testing. Members spent the evening testing the hose on E172 and have plans to replace all the LDH in the coming months. Thanks to all who participated.
2ND ALARM FOR MULTI-DWELLINGS July 9th Da' Big Stick II was alerted on the second alarm for multiple dwellings on fire shortly after midnight to 54 Homestead Dr. Truck 17 with 6 responded and arrived only minutes after some of the first alarm units with the assignment to set up ladder pipe operations on side C of the main fire unit. Command then advised to hold off and crews from 17 split up and advanced 2 pre-connects off of 2-1 for attack of the Bravo exposure. DC17 was assigned accountability, and Da' Truck later went heavy duty on the buildings and assisted with overhaul. E172 handled a X-Fer to Co.3 and no calls were received during this time.
DOVE SEASON? July 5th While responding to a recent incident a kamikaze Dove decided to try and take out the big17. As you can see he didn't fare too well. Better luck next time!!
A NEW LOOK June 23rd After the recent purchase of 2 new pieces of apparatus, it was also time to make a change to the web. With an ever changing world of technology, keeping abreast of what is available, and knowing your available resources, is an invaluable tool that should be channeled any way possible. Thanks to all who keep this business a safe and successful one for Firefighters and EMS personnel across the board.
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