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At 19:41 on Saturday June 23rd, 2007 while the
engine was at the parade and carnival in Elk Lake Communications
dispatched the Structure Fire Box for a fire in the laundry room at the
Susquehanna County Correctional Facility. The Engine responded from elk
Lake while the tower and tanker responded from the station all with
light crews. United 14 (C. Rosengrant) aboard Engine 2 quickly called
for a second alarm to be dispatched due to reports from the jail of a
confirmed fire. United 31 (M. Wood) arrived on scene and established
command with smoke showing from the roof.
Photo by Renee Coy
Photo by Renee Coy |
Photo by Renee Coy
Tower 3, Tanker 4, and Engine 2 arrived at the
same time with the crew from the engine deploying an 1 3/4" preconnect
from the tower and the tower crew putting up ladder to the roof. The
engine crew found a dryer in the laundry room well off and made a quick
knock on the fire. The crew on the roof checked for extension via the
exhaust pipes from the dryer. the crews then went to work removing smoke
from the entire building and cleaning up the water from the suppression
activities. Crews remained on scene of about 2 1/2 hours for overhaul. the
units that assisted included Springville engine and tanker, Elk Lake
Engine and Tanker, Snake Creek Engine, Silver Lake Tanker, and Meshoppen
Rescue. A big thanks for all of the assistance. There were no reported
injuries. |
