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On the Evening of Tuesday September 1, 2009 at 16:53 United Fire was
alerted for a rescue assist to New Milford for a motorcycle crash with
the bike and tree on fire. United rescue 1 responded with 6 and
additional in POV. United 11 (P. Sprout) arrived with New Milford Engine
3 to find the crash in United's First due. Unfortunately the victim
succumbed to the injuries sustained. Units Closed the road while
the state police did the investigation. Units cleared the scene around
19:00. As the units were pulling back into the station from the crash
Communications was dispatching the structure box for an apartment fire
at 15 Church St. in the boro. Units responded promptly with the tower
and engine 2 taking the C side of the building and laddering the roof
and Engine 6 taking the A side and tying into the stand pipe. Units
began assisting with the evacuation of the building while the tower crew
made entry to find a small kitchen fire on the 5th floor. the fire was
controlled with the PW can. Crews remained on scene to ventilate the
building. Crews returned in service by 20:30 with minor damage to the
fire apartment and no injuries. Thanks to the mutual aide units that
were dispatched to assist. The final call for the night was dispatched
at 23:35 for a rescue assist to Snake Creek on SR 29 in liberty Twp. for
a car into a tree on fire with the occupant out of the vehicle. United
rescue was canceled by snake Creek prior to there arrival on scene. |
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