Friendship Engine & Hose Company No.1; McKinley Street Fire Station

SPECIAL EVENTS AND INFORMATION

FRIENDSHIP ENGINE & HOSE COMPANY NO. 1

Franklin County

Company-14

BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT

McKinley Street Station

Franklin County

Company-1;

Station # 2

HOME OF

ENGINE-TANKER 1

ENGINE 1-3

I N C I D E N T S and C O M P A N Y E V E N T S

Wagon Runs The House Fire

                                   Sunday, December 13, 2009- Engine tanker 14 was along with rest of the house fire assignment was dispatched at 1147 hours to 711 Hillcrest Ave. for a house fire. Units from Sta. 4 arrived to find smoke showing, engine tanker arrived and was assigned to come to the scene and supply engine 45. After the fire was knocked down command 44 held engine tanker for a short while due to the extensive amount of salvage and overhaul. Command 44 released 14 at 1236 hours.



Basement Fire

                                  Saturday, December 12, 2009- Engine tanker 14 was dispatched at 1335 hours to 6343 Dell Circle for a house fire. Engine company 7 arrived on the scene to find fire in the basement. Engine tanker 14 arrived on the scene and staged due to having an alternative water supply in the development. Company 7 and Sta. 4 knocked down the fire and command 7 down graded the assignment placing engine tanker 14 in service at 1417.

(photo from sta4.com)

Wagon runs the gas leak

                          Tuesday, December 8, 2009- Engine tanker 14 was dispatched at 1328 hours along with several other companies to 1658 Lincoln Way East for a gas leak in the building. Engine tanker 14 arrived on scene and was told to stage and have its manpower stage with an attack line off engine 7-1 for safety, command 7 also had 1st Lieutenant Butch Morris start accountability. After a little over an hour the command down graded the assignment placing engine tanker 14 available at 1453 hours.

Barn Fire

Tuesday, December 8, 2009- Engine tanker 14 was dispatched at 0239 hours to 1254 Shields Rd. St. Thomas Township for a barn fire. While responding engine 181 went on the scene with heavy fire from the rear of the barn. Engine 181 reported that it was not a barn fire but 2 trailers to the rear of the barn fully involved. Engine tanker 14 arrived on the scene and hauled 2 loads of water while its crew assisted Company 18 with overhaul operations in the trailers. Engine tanker 14 went available at 0404hours.

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