Truck 22 dispatched class one on the 27-1 box to 107 South West Street in Gratz for a reported structure fire. Truck 22 went enroute with 4 and was canceled while enroute.
At the request of Medic 6 on scene Company 22 dispatched class one to 619 Market Street in Lykens for a lift assist. Chief 22 responded POV, Truck 22 responded with 6 and 7 members POV. On arrival the crew extricated the patient and brought him out to the ambulance for transport to the hospital. Command then placed the company available.
Company 22 was dispatched class 3 to 647 South Street for an animal rescue. Chief 22 responded POV to the scene. Information provided by County was that a dog was trapped under an outbuilding to the rear of that address. Truck 22 responded with a crew of seven, and met with Chief 22 on the scene. It was decided to request that Rescue 23 be dispatched class 3 to provide use of air bags. Rescue 23 responded with a crew of seven, and staged on side A in front of Truck 22. The air bags were used to raise the outbuilding and allow the owner to retrieve his dog unharmed. All units were then placed available by command.
At the request of Medic 6-5 and 6-3, Company 22 dispatched class three to 801 Market Street in Lykens for a medical assist for lifting. Truck 22 responded with 4, and on arrival assisted the two EMS units with transferring an obese patient into one of their transport units for a trip to the hospital. After accomplishing that task, the Truck went available.
Truck 22 was dispatched to smoke in a structure at 50 Carsonville Road, in Jefferson Township. Truck 22 responded, and was advised of a possible furnace malfunction, the structure being the first house on the left past the Carsonville Hotel. Engine and Tanker 22 were also dispatched as next due for units that failed to respond. The engine and tanker were canceled after other units responded. The truck arrived on scene and staged until released by command.
At 7:30 a.m. on December 18, 1953, a fire was discovered in the Leon E. Kocher coal yards at the north end of the Oak Hill Cemetery in Millersburg. The fire started when a 3000 gallon tank of road oil was being heated, and the railroad tie base caught on fire. Millersburg firemen used a Fog nozzle and a booster tank to put the fire out.
At 6 a.m. on December 18, 1982, while workers were performing a routine gauging operation at a fuel tank at a power plant near Caracas, Venezuela, the tank exploded. It was one of nine large fuel tanks located at the plant in Tacoa. The explosion blew the roof off the tank, which then fell and ruptured the water lines for the in-plant fire defenses, rendering them useless. Fire companies arrived from 20 minutes away. By that time, the tank was burning with huge balls of flame leaping 60 to 100 feet in the air. Without water and because the tanks were so tall, it was decided to let the fire burn itself out. By early afternoon, a large crowd of firefighters, plant workers, and local residents had gather to watch the spectacular fire. About eight hours after the initial fire had started, there was a violent boilover. The explosion and resulting fireball killed over 150 people before the ejected flaming liquid raced down the hillside toward the plant and local population. 40,000 residents had to be evacuated. The fire, which burned for three days, killed over 150 people, injured 500, and left 1,000 homeless. United States, Canadian, and Venzuelan firefighters brought the fire under control on December 21st.
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McGraw Convalescent Home Fire - Fountaintown, IN
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