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March 05, 2006 |
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At 0117 hrs box 15 was struck for 4th and Bingaman Sts with an address of the 400 blk So. 5th street in the rear, less than 1/2 block from Engine 5's station. Engine 5 arrived moments later and reported a working fire. Crews ran a 1"3/4 line through the dwelling to the second floor rear. Tower 1 laddered the building from 5th street. The fire was under control quickly but required some extensive overhaul to the rear enclosed and open porch roofs. Engines 5, 1, 14, 13 Safety, T-1. L-1, R-1, M603, C-2 and C-8, were on the assignment. No reported injuries and the crews were returning shortly after 0230hrs. The FM arrived and is investigating.
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March 02, 2006 |
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The block was filled with smoke as the units arrived on location. Engine 3 reported a working fire and that fire was visible from the front of the structure. The crewman from Engine 3 pulled a 1 3/4 inch handline and firefighters advanced it into the building.
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February 23, 2006 |
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While "B" Platoon members were finishing the last of lunch, Box 62 was transmitted for 545 Cedar Street. A report of smoke showing from a 2nd floor window sent Engine Co's 8(9), 1, 13, Ladder 3, Tower & Rescue 1, Medic 3, and Engine 11 RIT.
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February 17, 2006 |
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Saturday February 18th proved a busy one as firefighters were taxed with mulitple calls and fires all within a few hours. The evening began with the usuall Saturday night calls, Albright College Dorms, Alden Terrace, and the usual flurry of medical calls.
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February 15, 2006 |
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A City man was found lying outside of his home as firefighters arrived on location at the scene of a reported structure fire about 13:00 today. The man was conscious and talking to emergency workers but then went into cardiac arrest. Paramedics worked on the patient briefly before transporting him to the hospital, he was pronounced dead in the emergency room. Two other occupants were also taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
According to investigators, the 79 year old had attempted to put out a grease fire in the kitchen of the home with a fire extinguisher and then tried to evacuate. He made it into the dining room of the home where he collapsed. Reportedly several neighbors and a BARTA bus operator pulled the victim from the dwelling.
Firefighters had the fire under control within a few minutes. Flames from the pan of grease burned up into the cabinets above the stove before being extinguished. The area of the stove was overhauled and the building was cleared of smoke. The Fire Chief has disputed a coroners finding that the man's death was not related to the fire.
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