Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #3027

Company 22 and Engine 23 dispatched class one to 15 South Second Street at the Rattling Creek Apartments in Lykens for an automatic fire alarm. Chief 22 responded POV to the scene and on arrival noted the building was being evacuated but otherwise found normal conditions inside with alarm bells sounding. Engine 22 responded with 6 and Truck 22 with 3. On arrival at a 4 story concrete and brick apartment building approximately 100 by 75 feet, the Engine took side D and the Truck side A. Engine 23 with 4 staged at the hydrant at the intersection of Main and Arlington streets. Crews went interior and found the apartment affected on the 4th floor. The alarm activated due to culinary indifference, and command placed the box available.