01/26/12 05:20 STRUCTURAL FIRE | SLATINGTON | 700 MAIN ST | FIRE IN BEDROOM ON 1ST FLOOR OF 4-STORY O/M/D | 1 L/S/O | 1 VICTIM FOR SMOKE INHALATION : : 01/25/12 00:52 HOUSE FIRE | SOUTH WHITEHALL | 2135 BELMONT ST | ENGINE ARRIVES FOR UNKNOWN TYPE FIRE TO FIND REAR OF DWELLING INVOLVED | 1 L/S/O | REQ 1 ENG FROM STATION 11
Whitehall, PA - Just before 10:00 PM, Whitehall Police responded to a armed robbery at the Subway Shop at 3690 Lehigh Street, practically across the street from the police station.
Police are looking for a hispanic male, tall and thin build, wearing a brown sweatshirt. He was wearing a bandanna over his face. After the robbery, he fled through the back door of the shop.
Police converged on the scene quickly and started searching the area. A K-9 unit from Catasauqua assisted at the scene. It appeared that two young clerks were working at the time of the hold-up.
Lower Nazareth, PA - A single family dwelling was damaged today by fire at 4368 Vista Drive. The fire was dispatched as a working fire. The first arriving EMS unit arrived and reported flames from the roof of the house.
The roof was severely damaged. Crews stretched a handline to the second floor and made an aggressive attack. A second line was brought in as a back-up.
Crews held the fire to the first alarm. Bulk of the fire was darkened down in 25 minutes. The fire is under investigation.
Bethlehem Twp., PA - Late this morning, a train struck a tractor trailer on Brodhead Road just west of Rt. 191.
The train ruptured the saddle tank on the tractor. The fuel spill brought out the Lehigh County Haz-Mat team for clean-up. The truck was hauling fruit.
Wayne, PA - At 12:45 hours, Wayne Township Fire Department (Summit Station and Friedensburg Fire Companies, Schuylkill Haven Liberty, Pine Grove Ladder, Strausstown-Berks County and Schuylkill Haven EMS were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at Alpine Building & Post Supply on Route 183.
Two employees in the office building said they spotted the fire coming from the roof of the building and called 911. Summit Station Chief 34-01 arrived on scene and thick back smoke coming from the old one story building.
Fire fighters mounted a defensive attack and operated outside the structure. Summit Station and Friedensburg Engines pumped to hose lines on the A and C Sides of the structure. Pine Grove’s ladder set up on the A-B Corner and sent its ladder to the roof.
Tankers supplied the two engines with water through out the fire. Schuylkill Haven Liberty Engine draft from a near by pond and filled tankers. A lift tractor was used to rip the building apart to do overhaul. Class A was then used to finally to extinguished the fire in the one hundred year old building.D
Coplay, PA - Lehigh County Fire Radio transmitted the box for at 14:15 hours Thursday for a structural fire at 32 N. 3rd Street at the American Club.
The Coplay Police Chief arrived to find a fire in the stairwell and threw water on it. Firefighters from Whitehall's Engine 5 and 3 arrived to find carpet burning in the stairwell. The said the fire was contained in the brick stairwell and the wooden doors held the fire. Coplay Engine 511 arrived along with Whitehall Engine 13 moments later and assisted the first-due companies.
Crews checked for extension and vented the structure.
South Whitehall, PA - Shortly before 21:00 hours, Lehigh County sent stations 3, 32, 11 and 62 to 3599 Broadway for a structural fire at the Trexler Park Manor.
Engine 3 arrives and reports smoke from the rear of a 2-story 20x40 building. Police started evacuations but ask the FD to finish the searches.
Truck 3 arrives and goes to the roof to cut a vent hole while crews search and contain the small fire.
Command struck the 2nd alarm for manpower. Units started clearing about an hour into the call.
Station 56 (Upper Macungie) covered station 3 and Whitehall Engine 1 was sent to Woodlawn to cover.
Allentown, PA - Early this afternoon, box 3357 was transmitted for an apartment fire at 1005 Hanover Avenue at Jerome Street.
Engines 13, 6, 9, 14, Truck 2 and BN 1 took in the box. Engine 13 arrives to find fire on the second floor of a two-story O/M/D with stores on the first floor.
2 lines were stretched and one operating for a room and contents job in the second floor apartment. Crews darkened down the fire quickly, while other members vented.
Searches came up negative except for two cats and a snake that was rescued.
The fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshall's office.
Brooklyn, NY - Thursday night, January 5, 2012 with FDNY:
As we were arriving, Staten Island transmitted a 10-75 for a large shed with exposures. This fire was not within reach.
As we were on arriving in Brooklyn, units were sent out to Eastern Parkway for an auto accident with fire and extrication. It wasn't within reach for the initial chase, but we came across it about an hour later. Crime scene tape could be seen for blocks around the fatal accident.
The first good chase came in around 11:24 AM - Brooklyn Box 0917 for 1609 Bergen Street for a 10-75 on the first floor of a 4-story O/M/D.
The next fire we chased without success was Queens box 1329 with an address of 237 Beach 86 Street for a 10-75 on the second floor of a vacant private dwelling. We made it close but turned around when the under control was transmitted.
We were sitting on Linden Blvd when a signal five seven came across for a car fire at 51st and Farragut Street. Engine 310 and Ladder 174 arrived to find a fully involved car. Within ten minutes, the fire was out and the companies went home.
At 03:24 hours, Brooklyn box 2598 was transmitted for a commercial fire reported in a restaurant located at 4208 18th Avenue. A second caller reported a car fire behind the restaurant. BN 48 transmitted a 10-75 after the ladder companies (147 & 148) went to the roof to find smoke coming from the roof. BN 48 put all hands to work for a fire on the second floor. The fire was suspicious and the Fire Marshall's office was notified.
Allentown, PA - Shortly before 13:00 hours, Allentown Fire Department responded to a report of a gas explosion in the 200 block of North Fulton Street, between 15th and 16th Streets.
UGI appeared to be working on a rusted pipe when the minor explosion occurred. Multiple ambulances were requested to the scene of injuries.
There was no fire associated with this blast. 4 people are reported to be injured.
Our staff photographer Mike Nester is on the scene and will provide photos and video along with more details later as they become available.
West Easton, PA - Around 5:00 PM, West Easton (23) and Wilson (24) fire units responded to a report of a chimney fire at 111 S. Center Street.
On arrival, crews found heavy fire on the 2nd floor of the private dwelling.
West Easton command (2352) requested Palmer (27) to assist. He also special-called Williams (28) for two engines. Hecktown Fire 53 provided the F.A.S.T. truck.
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