Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #1872

Box 26-2 dispatched to 275 Kocher Road in Mifflin Township for multiple calls reporting a fully involved turkey barn. This sent companies 26, 21, 20, 27, and 28. Chief 26 went responding from Elizabethville and reported a large column of smoke visible from there. On his arrival on scene, he found a 500 foot long by 75 foot wide turkey barn that was well involved, and he requested a second Truck and 3 additional Tankers. Truck 22 was dispatched, along with Northumberland Tankers 62 and 65, and Millersburg's Tanker 20. Truck 22 responded with 7, and Chief 22-1 responded POV from Gratz. On arrival, the Truck set up on the south side at the east end of the fire building, and was supplied by Rescue 27 through a 5 inch line. The Truck went in service flowing both deck guns to the eastern section of the building, with Rescue 27 being supplied by Tankers 27, 28, 26, 62, and 65. Companies 26, 21, and 20 were working the west end of the building with Company 28 handling the fill site at Reitz Road and Route 25. After extinguishment of the eastern section, the Truck repositioned several times, working their way towards the western end of the building and extinguishing visible fire from above while crews worked the sides and interior. This continued until all visible fire was darkened down. After completing their task, the Truck was placed available by command.