Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #2518

Truck 22 and Tanker 24 from Dauphin County dispatched class one to 1820 East Wiconisco Avenue in Porter Township Schuylkill County in the village of Reinerton for a working structure fire. Truck 22 responded with 7 and Engine 22 added on with 3. On arrival of a 2 and one half story wood frame single family dwelling the truck set up on side A and went to the roof to vent while the rest of the crew set ladders. Engine 22 staged on 18th Street and sent manpower forward to assist in suppression activities. Building was well involved and fire was showing from all floors. Crews continued with suppression and extinguishment throughout the night until eventual control of the building was achieved. Building construction made digging out hidden pockets of hard very difficult. Numerous units from Dauphin and Schuylkill Counties were on scene. Rescue 27 was transferred to Station 22 for the duration of the incident. After control was marked units began to be released. The Company was placed available by command and Rescue 27 was released from standby.