| May, 01 | April Stats |
 | April was a busy month for the members of Linglestown Fire Company. There were several fires ranging from structure fires to mountain fires and lots of man hours put in by the membership. The Top 5 respondes were Firefighter Russ Coyne with 42 calls, Chauffer J. Edward Crum with 41 calls, Lt Nick Disanto with 38 calls, Assistant Chief Dan Crum with 33 calls, Assistant Chief Sean Harp and Firefighter Jarion Sinkkanen with 31 calls. The Average turnout per incident was 17 members, 14 which were Firefighters, and 3 whom were Fire Police Officers. |
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| Another Barn Off in East Hanover Township | Apr, 29 |
| Today just before 1300 company 39 (Grantville) was dispatched to the area of exit 80 off interstate 81 for a reported barn fire bringing Rescue and Tanker 35. Engine 39 arrived to find an Antique Store Barn well involved down a long drive way. Captain 39 advised county to have a dump site set up at the top of the drive way for tanker shuttles and have Tower 1 (Palmyra) proceed down the drive and set up for aerial operations. Crews pulled lines off Engine 39 and Engine 36-1 and extinguished the well developed fire. A small ... more |  |
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| Apr, 29 | Congratulations! |
 | Today FF Sean Grady and his wife Katie welcomed their son into the world. Mitchell Paul Grady was born at 9:32am weighing in at 8 pounds and 20" long. The family is doing well, best wishes from our family to yours! ... more |
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| Barn Fire in ONO | Apr, 25 |
| Today and currently at the time of this post, Tanker 35 was dispatched and is operating on a multiple alarm barn fire in ONO, East Hanover Township, Lebanon County. Crews are shuttling water to assist with fire attack and extinguishment. ... more |  |
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| Apr, 17 | Early Morning Job in the 4-box |
 | This morning around 3am, county hit box 35-4 for a reported deck on fire attached to a house. Truck 35 arrived to confirm the rear of the house to be involved and initiated the search. Engines 35, 34, and 33 all arrived together with 34 laying out to the hydrant. Crews stretched multiple lines around and inside the house to make a good stop on the well-evolved fire. Control was marked and crews stood by while the fire marshal did his investigation. Great work by all the companies on scene. ... more |
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| Busy 48 hours of Calls | Apr, 10 |
| The last 48 hours has kept the firefighters of the Linglestown Fire Company quite busy. It started yesterday afternoon with a quick brush call to Parkway East. Crews arrived and found a rapidly spreading brush fire, however made a quick knock on the fire to keep it from being swept away with the wind and spread into the mountain. A short time later, crews were dispatched for a brush fire against a house with possible entrapment. Crews arrived to find the fire was out with negative extension and negative entrapment. Our ... more |  |
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| Apr, 09 | 35 Forestry Crew Assists on Mountain Fire |
 | This afternoon after two brush fires of our own, Company 35 Forestry Crew was sent to assist Company 29 (Halifax) with a mountain fire. The crew assembled and deployed into two crews, working the eastern and western divisions of the fire. After 6 hours and a few trips to the top of the mountain, crews were released to staging where refreshments were setup. Thanks to Company 29 for having us. ... more |
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| Easter brings busy day for LFC | Apr, 08 |
| This afternoon, the members of Linglestown Fire Company were kept busy with 3 seperate calls. The 1st call was to assist Company 38 with a reported planter on fire against a house. Air 35 was cancelled enroute. The 2nd call was to assist Company 33 with a mulch fire against an apartment building. Chief 35 arrived and found a smoldering mulch fire against the building and assisted Company 33 Crews with checking for extension. The box was quickly downgraded and Engine 35 was cancelled. The 3rd call was also to assist Company ... more |
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| Apr, 05 | Good Stop in the 1-box |
 | This afternoon Company 35 and mutual aid companies were dispatched to 6103 Blue Grass Ave for a reported attic fire. Crews arrived to find fire in the walls and spreading into the attic. The interior crew made a quick attack to keep the fire from spreading then started extensive overhaul. Thanks to the quick and controlled work of the interior crews, the fire was held to some closet spaces and bathrooms and much of the residents' items were saved. ... more |
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| March Stats | Apr, 01 |
| During the month of March, the Linglestown Fire Company ran a total of 30 alarms. The average turnout per incident was 12 firefighters and 3 fire police. The top 5 responders were Chauffer J. Edward Crum with 21, Firefighter Sarah Flowers with 20, Fire Police Lieutenant Bill Twilley with 19, Firefighter Albert Flowers and Lieutenant Nick Disanto with 17. ... more |  |
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| Mar, 31 | 2011 Awards Banquet |
| Tonight, members of the Linglestown Fire Company past and present, as well as our Ladies Auxiliary celebrated yet another successful year in the rich and proud history of the Pride of the Northside. Congratulations to FF Ed Crum for receiving the President's Award, FF Russ Coyne for receiving the Chief's Award, and FF Jarion Sinkkanen and Social Member Susan Fearnbaugh for receiving the member of the year award. A special thanks to Chief 39 Saul Schmolitz for having so many fires last year to make our video possible, and ... more |
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| Field Fire in Colonial Park | Mar, 23 |
| Today crews assisted Colonial Park Fire Company with a field fire behind East Jr High School. Tanker 35 was staged while the manpower assisted with hand tools. Engine 35-1 was then utilized for it's pump and roll capabilities to soak the area. After assisting Co 33 with repacking lines crews went available.
Photos Courtesy of Colonial Park. ... more |  |
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| Mar, 22 | Crash Training at Hutch's |
 | Tonight crews went to Hutch's Salvage yard for some vehicle rescue training. This was the first test of the on board hydraulic rescue system and it worked great. Crews then had a speed competition cutting vehicles. Thanks to Hutch's for letting us train there and for the use of the cars! ... more |
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| February Stats | Mar, 01 |
| There were 34 calls for the Month of February bringing our call volume for the year to 71 calls. The Top 5 responders are Chauffeur J. Edward Crum with 24, Chief Bill Payne with 19, FF Sarah Flowers with 18, FF Albert Flowers with 17, and FF Jarion Sinkkanen with 17. Average Turnout per incident was 9 firefighters 2 fire police.
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| Feb, 28 | Vehicle Fire |
.JPG) | Engine was dispatched to a vehicle fire on Linglestown Road. Units arrived to find a Porsche boxster smoking. Crews worked to gain access to the highly hidden engine compartment to discover an engine compartment fire. ... more |
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| Training and a call to Susquehanna | Feb, 16 |
| Search techniques training was started when 37-3 box for an odor of smoke in a structure. Rescue when quickly went enroute with a crew of 6 and the Tanker went enroute with 2. Crews investigated and nothing was found. ... more |  |
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| Feb, 13 | 3 runs for the day |
 | Engine was dispatched for a working garage fire with extenison in Paxtonia then the Truck and Air were added to the box. Crews returned and cleaned up the equipment. Next the air unit went to Dauphin for a reported house fire with nothing found. Then to finish the night out the Rescue and Tanker went to Susquehanna Township for a barn fire. ... more |
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| January Stats | Feb, 01 |
| There were 37 calls for the month of January. Average turnout per incident was were 11 firefighters 1 Fire Police. The Top 5 responders were Lt Nick Disanto with 22, Chief Engineer J. Edward Crum with 21, Assistant Chief Dan Crum with 19, Chauffer Ray Magaro with 18, and Firefighter Carl Haederer also with 18. Members collectively put in 294 hours responding to emergency incidents, 502 hours of Administrative Functions, and 246 hours of Training. ... more |
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| Jan, 24 | Busy Night |
 | Tanker transfered to stand by at Station 21 due to a fire at One Stop Recycling
While crews were out on the standby, Truck 35 also took in a call for a Chimney Fire in East Hanover Township.
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| Aces Inn Burns in Dauphin | Jan, 18 |
| This morning around 7am Air 35 was dispatched to assist Company 38 (Dauphin) with reported smoke from the Aces Inn. Company 38 units arrived to find fire inside and brought in additional units for manpower. Engine and Tanker 35 responded as well and assisted with on scene operations. Crews returned after about 4 hours. ... more |  |
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