Engine 53 was dispatched at 1349 hrs to assist Company 11 (Pleasant Hall) with an auto accident with entrapment on Hickory Run Rd in Lurgan Twp, Box 11-03. Engine 53 was assigned to establish a landing zone for STAT MedEvac at the intersection of Roxbury Rd and Hickory Run Rd. Read the rest of this entry »

Truck 53 was dispatched at 0557 hrs with other first alarm units to 113 Fish Hatchery Road in Southampton Twp for a basement fire, Box 252-102. Crews arrived to find a working fire. The fire was knocked by the engine companies as the truck crew worked on ventilation, checking for extension, and securing utilities. Truck 53 operated on the scene with four personnel and cleared at 0643 hrs. Photos courtesy of Denny Clopper.

Members of the Cumberland Valley Hose Company participated in the Fountain Festival Parade held in Newville. Photos courtesy of Denny Clopper.

At approximately 1445 hrs, Box 1-01 was sounded for a house fire at 699 Broad Street in the Borough of Chambersburg. Company 1 arrived on the scene to find a working fire. The working fire dispatch was dispatched at 1450 hrs, alerting Air 53 to the scene due to Air 10 being out of service. The W.F.D. was followed immediately by a 2nd alarm assignment. The heavy fire load and near 100 degree temperature Read the rest of this entry »