Crash in the Bottleneck
Sunday morning the Squad and Engine Co. were dispatched to an auto accident in the bottleneck of Lemoyne. Duty Chief 1 (Captain Shreiner) arrived to find a single vehicle in to a utility pole with the pole relocated a few feet. Crews staged in the area until the power company arrived. There were no injuries, once the power company removed the utility pole units went available.
2nd Alarm Assist
Around 0030hrs Saturday morning units were struck out for a possible building fire in Lower Allen Twp. at the Oxford Manor Apartments. First alarm units arrived on scene to find the middle units well involved in an apartment building. Shortly in to the incident Command 12 requested a Second Alarm struck. The Squad and Air were a part of this alarm and responded to assist with a crew of 9 between the two pieces. The Squad crew assisted with extensive overhaul in the structure. Units began clearing around 0300hrs.
Wormleysburg Crash
April 29th, late Tuesday close to midnight the Engine Co. and Squad were dispatched to an Auto Accident in Wormleysburg at S Front St. and 3rd Ave. Units arrived to find 2 vehicles on the roadway with 1 patient who had minor injuries. Crews secured both vehicles and assisted with patient care and debri removal.
Single Vehicle Crash
Tuesday April 29, the Squad and Engine Co. were dispatched to a vehicle accident in Lemoyne at Twelfth St. and Market St. Chief 13 (Shadle) arrived to find a single vehicle between the roadway and the parking lot by Domino’s. Chief 13 cancelled the Engine Co. and held the Squad (Beasley). There were no injuries, crew assisted with debri clean up and cleared the scene shortly after.
Local Hot Spot MVA
During the afternoon of Saturday April 26, the Squad and Engine Co. were dispatched to the intersection of Maple and Lowther Streets in Lemoyne for an auto accident with unknown injuries. Units arrived to find 2 pickup trucks involved blocking one lane of travel on Lowther St. as well as the ramp to I-83 North. No injuries, crews assisted with debri removal and went available shortly there after.
Hazardous Materials Incident
Early friday afternoon the WSBF was alerted to provide manpower to assist with a Hazardous Materials Incident on the Carlisle Pike in Silver Spring Twp. Engine 3-13 responded with a crew of 6 and initially assisted with containing product run-off. The incident was the result of an auto accident involving a loaded Dump Truck versus a Tractor Trailer hauling gasoline and diesel fuel. The Dump Truck ruptured the compartment holding gasoline causing several thousands of gallons of gasoline to spill. After the crew from Engine 3-13 assisted with containment they were reassigned to relocate closer to the scene and provide manpower to man hoselines in case of fire. Later in the incident Engine 3-13 was requested to transfer to Company 33’s Quarters (New Kingstown) to staff their station. After a little over an hour of rest the crew was called back to the scene of the incident to assist with manpower for the same previous tasks and later assisted with scene clean up once the vehicles were removed from the scene.
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