Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #3193

Engines 22 and 23 dispatched class one to 220 North Second Street in Lykens for a furnace malfunction. Occupant reporting problems with her coal furnace. Chief 22-1 responded to the scene POV. Engine 22 went enroute with 4 and Truck 22 with 4 and Rescue 23 with 3. On arrival Engine 22 took side A/D of a 15 by 63 foot half a duplex three story single family dwelling with nothing showing from the exterior. Engine 23 staged in front of Engine 22 and Truck 22 staged on Division Street. Medic 6 was at the A/B side with the occupant. Crews went interior with packs and meters and found high levels of CO in the basement and all three floors of 220. The basement was checked and the coal furnace was shut down. Fans were set up to vent the structure. A crew went to the other side of the duplex at 222 North Second and meter readings were also high there so that side was also vented. All three floors and the basement of both sides of the duplex were vented and after readings returned to normal the residents were allowed to enter and command advised the occupant of 220 to have the furnace serviced before placing the box available.