Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #1587

A State Firefighter Class in Elizabethville, taught by Joel Grottenthaler, was interrupted by the sounding of the House Siren. The classroom emptied quickly and Elizabethville's trucks headed West on Main Street. A large glow in the sky indicated a long night ahead. The barn at the Floyd Feidt farm, on the corner of Botts and Feidt Roads in Washington Township, was fully ablaze. Assistance was called from Millersburg, Berrysburg, and Lykens fire companies. Members of Berrysburg's fire company were actually taking the class at Elizabethville and had to go back to Berrysburg for their trucks. Water supply was established from a pond and a long lay of 2?-inch hose. Firefighters worked hard and saved the Milk House and surrounding outbuildings. The main barn was a total loss.