The morning started off early with Company 67 being alerted to the 2100 block of Harrisburg Pike for a fire alarm. Engine 671 and Tower 67 arrived with normal conditions and found that the alarm was being worked on with the assignment being cleared out. Then a few hours later, Company 67 was alerted to Madge Drive for a fire alarm. Engine 671, Engine 672, and Tower 67 made the response with the units finding burnt food on the stove with no services needed. Then once again after being back for few hours, Company 67 was sent to the 2000 block of Bennett Avenue for a fire alarm. Engine 671, Engine 672, and Tower 67 made the response and found a false activation due to construction. Then for the evening drill, the members review setting up for high angle rescue with the Tower.

This morning at 1031 hours; units from Companies 66 (Lancaster Twp), 68 (West Lancaster), and 67 were alerted to the 600 block of South West End Avenue for an apartment building on fire. Tower 67 staffed with four was the first arriving unit. The interior crew found an apartment charged with smoke with a small fire in the bedroom, which was quickly knocked down with a water can. The interior crew found no extension and controlled the utilities and completed the primary search of the apartment. The exterior crew threw ground ladders, vented the fire apartment window, and made the roof. The crew of Tower 67worked the scene for about 50 minutes before being released. Not long after clearing that assignment units from 23 (East Petersburg), 211 (Southern Manheim Twp), 26 (Manheim), 27 (Neffsville), 719 (Hempfield), 24 (Eden) and 67 were alerted for a building on fire in the 2000 block of Miller Road in East Petersburg Boro. Tower 67 made the response with four and was the first arriving special service. The crew made the second floor with an electrical odor. Crews checked the entire building along with the exterior and were unable to locate the source of the odor. The power was isolated to the building and was turned over to maintenance to investigate. Engine 671 also responded on the incident with a staffing of six, the crew was staged. All units cleared the scene within 50 minutes.

During the lunch hour, Engine 671 and Tower 67 proceed to the training center for some afternoon training. Then during the afternoon Engine 671 was special requested to assist Company 27 (Neffsville) with an apartment building fire on Petersburg Road. First arriving units found the fire to be out, Engine 671 which was the second arriving engine company and was advised to take a hold. With the fire being out and no extension the assignment was downgraded and Engine 671 was released from the scene. During the evening Engine 671 traveled to the Rita’s outside of Mountville to support a fundraiser for 715 (Mountville). While there units from 715, 68 (West Lancaster), 65 (Millersville), and 67 were alerted for a fire alarm at a nursing home. Tower 67 and Engine 671 made the response with a total staffing of 10. Tower 67 was directed to side alpha and to hold its crew, while Engine 671 stood by at the hydrant and assisted 715 with checking the building. The crew found a faulty detector and the assignment was cleared out. To finish out the evening, Engine 671 handled a spill control in the first due.

During the afternoon, Engine 671 was alerted to assist Company 68 (West Lancaster) with a crash with injuries. Engine 671 arrived first and was directed by Command to stabilize the one vehicle and deploy a suppression line due to confinement in the one vehicle. The crew stood by until the arrival of Rescue Squad 68 to perform the door pop, once the door pop was complete and the patient was in the care of EMS. Engine 671 was released from the scene. About an hour later, Company 67 was alerted to a local nursing home for a fire alarm. Engine 671 and Tower 67 arrived and found a grease fire that was extinguished by the sprinkler system. The crews found no extension and that maintenance was taking care of securing the sprinkler system and the units from 67 cleared. As Engine 671 was clearing, they were alerted to Route 30 at Rohrerstown Road with units from 211 (Southern Manheim Twp) and 23 (East Petersburg) for a crash with entrapment. Medic 772 arrived and confirmed no injuries or entrapment but the need for fire department for hazard control. Engine 671 arrived and controlled the hazards and cleared shortly. The last run of the day came in during the evening with units from 67, 68, 211, 66 (Lancaster Twp), and 76 (West Hempfield) for a gas leak in a local nursing home. Engine 671 arrived and found an active leak at a gas main on the exterior of the building. The crew deployed a suppression line and secured the leak. The assignment was held to 67, 68, and 66 for monitoring purposes with all units clearing in 30 minutes.

This afternoon, Company 67 was alerted to the 2000 block of Swarr Run Road for an odor investigation. Engine 671 and Tower 67 staffed with seven was advised of an acid spill in the pool’s pump room. Haz-Mat was added to the assignment based on the additional information. Company 67 arrived and secured to the area and stood-by until the arrival of Haz-Mat. The crew from Haz-Mat did some air monitoring and obtained some samples and found no dangerous levels. Crews worked on the scene for close to two hour before clearing.

As the crews were finishing up lunch, Company 67 was alerted to the 3000 block of Industry Drive for a brush fire. Engine 671 and Tower 67 arrived within a minute to find a small mulch fire to the rear of the building. The crew extinguished the fire and soaked the area before clearing the scene. As the units were clearing, Tower 67 was alerted to assist Company 76 (West Hempfield), 715 (Mountville), and 719 (Hempfield) with a fire alarm at a church on Marietta Avenue. Arriving units found an odor of gas in the building and upgraded the assignment adding units from 67, 719, 68 (West Lancaster), 84 (Susquehanna #4), 87 (Columbia Consolidated), 78 (Washington Boro), and 79 (Maytown). The crew from Tower 67 split with the interior crew making entry into the structure to assist Engine 762 and the exterior team going to the roof. Engine 671 arrived and secured a secondary water supply with the crew holding in case a suppression line needed to be deployed. The source of the gas was traced back to a pilot light that wasn’t lit. After some ventilation the assignment was scaled back and all units cleared in 30 minutes. During the evening, Tower 67 was invited to the annual fireworks at the Mountville Pool. While on stand-by Tower 67 was sent with the units from 715 and 76 to the 3700 block of Hempland Road for a fire alarm. The units arrived with normal conditions and found a leaking sprinkler pipe with the assignment being placed available.

The day started out early at 0142 hours with Tower 67 being alerted to relocate to Fire Station 24 (Eden) while they worked a house fire in the township. Tower 67 staffed with six stood by with Engine 633 (Lafayette) for just over one hour with no calls. Then the next run came at 0601 hours with Companies 67, 68 (West Lancaster), 66 (Lancaster Twp), 211 (Southern Manheim Twp), 76 (West Hempfield), and 65 (Millersville) to the 2300 block of Marietta Avenue for a house on fire. Engine 671, Engine 672, Tower 67, Chief 67, Chief 67A, and Lt 672 made the response with a total staffing of 12. Units were advised of multiple calls of a working fire and possible entrapment, with the units confirming a working fire from the firehouse with the Working Fire Dispatch being struck. Engine 671 arrived and secured their own water supply with the crew advancing a suppression line, while Tower 67 started the primary search of the structure. Engine 672 took side Alpha and deployed a second line to assist with fire suppression. Engine 681 arrived and was instructed to assist with searching the structure. The search crew’s located two occupants on the second floor that were removed with EMS transporting them to the local trauma center, were both occupants succumbed to their injuries. After the bulk of the fire was knocked down, all crews were pulled from the structure after the discovery that the household contained hazardous material. Once the Haz-Mat teams deemed the structure to be safe, operations resumed with crews remaining on the scene into the afternoon. The Rohrerstown Fire Company would like to thank all the companies that assisted on the scene and to the Rheem’s Fire Company for covering our firehouse while we operated on the incident. Additional companies that assisted on the scene were 715 (Mountville), 23 (East Petersburg), 29 (Haz-Mat), and Lebanon 50 (Haz-Mat).

The morning started out at 1027 hours with area units being units from 67, 715 (Mountville), 68 (West Lancaster), 76 (West Hempfield), 66 (Lancaster Twp), 24 (Eden), 84 (Susquehanna #4), and 65 (Millersville) being sent to the 400 block of Richardson Drive for a building on fire. Engine 671, Tower 67, Chief 67 (Dommel) and Lt 671 (Horn) made the response with nine with reports of multiple calls reporting a working fire. Company 67 arrived with smoke showing on side Delta and requesting the Working Fire Dispatch, which added Engine 672, Engine 653, Engine 662, Rescue Squad 23, and Quint 23 (East Petersburg). The crews from 67 made entry with a moderate smoke condition and found the fire to be isolated to the oven. The crew of Engine 715 assisted with clearing the building of employees and Rescue Squad 84 assisted Truck 24 with roof operations. Additional units were staged and were given various tasks on the fireground until the assignment was placed under control with Command holding the units from 67 and 66 for clean up. All units cleared the scene in one hour. As the units from 67 were returning to the firehouse, Tower 67 was alerted to 2100 block of Columbia Avenue assist Company 68 with a fire alarm. Engine 671, Engine 672, Tower 67, Chief 67, and Lt 671 made the response with a total staffing of 12 and arrived with Engine 681 to find normal conditions from the exterior. The crews found a faulty activation on the second floor and the assignment was cleared out. To finish out the day, Engine 671 and Tower 67 responded to the 1700 block of Marietta Avenue for a fire alarm.

The day started off just before lunch time with units from Companies 68 (West Lancaster), 66 (Lancaster Twp), 65 (Millersville), 211 (Southern Manheim Twp), 84 (Susquehanna #4), and 67 being sent to the 1700 block of Columbia Avenue for a building on fire. Tower 67 staffed with four leaving a second crew in the firehouse, arrived on scene to find normal conditions. The crew found a grease fire that was extinguished and checked for extension with none being found. The assignment was downgraded to Engine 681 and Tower 67 for ventilation and clean up with all units clearing in 20 minutes. Then not long after clearing, Engine 671 and Tower 67 were alerted to assist Company 211 with a fire alarm on West Roseville Road. Engine 671 and Tower 67 staffed with 10 arrived first with normal conditions and found a faulty activation. The scene was turned over to Company 211 on their arrival with all units clearing shortly. The company also ran two investigations for the day and a Tower assist to Company 715 for a fire alarm with the Tower being placed available prior to their arrival.

The Rohrerstown Fire Company would like to express our deepest sympathy to Vince Walls and his family on the passing of his father, please keep him and his family in your thoughts