| Jun, 30 | Box 45-6 Well-off |
 | This afternoon county dropped box 45-6 for a working structure fire in the area of Murphy's Home Center on Bridge Road. First arriving units encountered the storage units to the side of the main building to be fully involved, spreading rapidly to the neighboring structures. Command hit second alarm for more manpower, which hit the Rescue as a replacement unit. Before going enroute, command requested that we bring the Tanker instead because of water issues on scene. Tanker 35 responded and helped with water supply before ... more |
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| Bernatos Checks In From Overseas | Jun, 25 |
Tony Bernatos dropped us a line just checking up with everything back home here in Linglestown. He is currently deployed to Iraq as a combat medic with the National Guard. Best of luck for the remainder of your tour, see you soon Brother!
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| Jun, 18 | Training Night 6/18 |
 | This evening training started by going over our high-rise packs and then concentrated training on patient rescue. Crews practiced stabilizing and securing patients in the stokes basket and moving the patient using haul systems and the tower truck. These techniques could be used in the event that a specialized rescue would need to be performed. ... more |
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| 2 Calls to Colonial Park | Jun, 17 |
| This morning around 7am Engine 35 was dispatched to assist Company 33 with a structure fire. Crews arrived to the house on Rutherford Road to find smoke pushing from side D. The engine crew helped inside with opening up. After about half hour on scene, county advised command of an accident at Colonial and Jonestown. Chief 33 sent Engine 35 to handle the accident. We arrived to find 2 vehicles in the roadway with one patient. After clearing the accident E35 returned to the fire scene to help with cleanup. ... more |  |
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| Jun, 13 | 91st Annual DCVFA Convention |
.JPG.jpg) | The 91st Annual Dauphin County Firemen's Association Convention was a great success! Thanks to everyone involved, especially the Palmyra, Middletown, West Hanover and Grantville crews for standing by and running our calls for the day! Click UpperDauphinFireShots for some great pictures!!
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| First Due Job | Jun, 05 |
| Today around 1:30pm county dispatched box 35-2 for a structure fire on Lester Court. Neighbors said they saw smoke coming from the second floor windows. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the second floor and eaves, and went on to find the bulk of the fire in the basement. The family dog was also rescued from the first floor and secured at the neighbor's house. Crews secured the scene and returned after about 4 hours. ... more |  |
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| Jun, 04 | Company Training |
 | Tonight crews split for training. The Engine crew went to the school and did some masterstream evolutions, while the Tower crew set up and worked on maneuvering the bucket in tight areas while getting some extra saw time. Afterwards, we all hit Rita's for some treats! ... more |
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| Memorial Day Festivities | May, 25 |
| Today the Village recognized the fallen with a Memorial Day parade. The street was filled with various emergency vehicles, floats, and a band. A rifle salute and a bugler playing "taps" was the scene at the square after the parade. For video, visit The Linglestown Gazette. ... more |  |
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| May, 21 | Vehicle Fire Training |
 | Tonight the 35 crew went to HACC to do some live-fire training. We set off a station wagon that was on site and let crews go to work, trying different things. We also had the chance to give our new piercing nozzle a run. ... more |
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| Funeral Detail | May, 19 |
| Today Truck 35 along with Colonial Park and Paxtonia fire companies took place in the funeral ceremony for Detective Joseph Allegrini of the Lower Paxton Police Department. Detective Allegrini died unexpectedly from complications of his hip surgery. Click here for the obituary from Pennlive. ... more |  |
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| May, 16 | Coe Wedding |
 | Congratulations to Firefighter/EMT Creedin and Becky Coe on their wedding! The festivities took place with a bagpiper for the ceremony and a reception at Felicita. Best of luck guys! (Pics to come) ... more |
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| Fire Expo Weekend | May, 14 |
| Attention Fire Expo patrons! Feel free to stop by the station during the Expo. We have shirts available as well as convention items for sale. Station address 5831 Linglestown Rd 17112 717-545-6801. ... more |  |
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| May, 12 | Quick Thinking Saves Townhome |
 | Tonight county dispatched a townhome on Picadilly Court in the 35-7 box for a basement fire. County advised of multiple calls stating smoke coming from the basement. Truck and Engine 35 arrived to find smoke showing, and made a quick knock on the fire with a can. Supporting crews helped with ventilation and lighting. After talking with the homeowners, the wife said she saw fire in the dryer room and shut the door on her way out. This quick thinking kept the fire contained to the dryer room and saved the rest of the home. ... more |
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| Garage Fire in Paxtonia | May, 10 |
| This evening the 34 box was hit for a garage fire on the 6500 block of Liptak Drive. Units arrived to find an attic fire in an attached garage. Paxtonia crews made a quick knock on the fire, keeping it from spreading into the main house's attic. Engine 35 was given the assignment of pulling a second line if needed. After control was marked, the 35 crew was sent upstairs to clear some remaining embers in the insulation. our engine was out for about an hour and a half. ... more |  |
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| May, 09 | Grady Wedding |
 | Congratulations to Firefighter Sean and Katie Grady on their wedding! The arch was set up by our Tower and Tower 1 from Palmyra Fire. Good luck guys and thanks Palmyra for bringing the Tower! ... more |
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| Transfer To Dauphin Middle Paxton | May, 04 |
| This afternoon Engine 35 was requested to transfer and stand-by at Dauphin Middle Paxton Fire Company Station 38. Personnel from Dauphin, Halifax and other mutual aid companies worked on cleaning up a large HAZMAT incident on 22/322 for several hours. While the Engine was on stand-by it ran a vehicle fire on 225/Peters Mountain Road about half way up the mountain. The stand-by crew was also treated by Dauphin Middle Paxton Fire Company with food and snacks, thanks for the great hospitality and invite. ... more |  |
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| May, 02 | 4th Annual Police vs. Fire Charity Hockey Game |
 | Today was the 4th time that area police, fire, and EMS personnel got together for a charity hockey game. Assistant Chief Hoffer and Lieutenant Harp were representing Linglestown on the ice. Bears Alumni Louis Robitaille and Bob Wilkie also played. This year we played for Linda Chubb (Bowser), late sister of officer Bowser from Swatara Township police department. She lost her battle with melanoma back in February. The game was lots of fun, and Chuck even had a goal! Final score: Police 9, Fire 7. We'll get you guys next ... more |
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| Another Colonial Park Job | Apr, 27 |
| Today around 6pm, county hit box 33-1 for the job on Olde Salem Road. The thick black smoke could be seen for miles. Engine 35 arrived and secured the initial water supply to the scene while crews performed defensive operations to knock the fire. Free hands then went to work taking care of small brush fires and hot spots throughout the neighborhood. We were out for about 5 1/2 hours. ... more |  |
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| Apr, 26 | Colonial Park Church Fire |
| Today while the staffing crew was getting ready to eat dinner, county hit box 33-8 for a church fire on Union Deposit Road. A church member had returned for some cleanup and saw smoke inside. Chief 33 arrived to smoke showing from the ridge vent. Due to the type of insulation little fire was found, but embers had made their way through the attic. Upon further investigation the source of smoke was fire in the hvac system above the sanctuary. After lengthy overhaul crews cleared the scene in approximately 8 hours. ... more |
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| Well-Off in Grantville | Apr, 23 |
| This morning around 1:30am, Truck, Engine, and Tanker 35 were sent to the 9200 block of Mountain Road in Grantville for a house fire. The Truck was 3rd on scene and pulled lines to side D, then made entry. The Engine set up a second fill site for the tankers and then assisted with putting out hot spots. Crews were out for about 3 hours. ... more |  |
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