Recent Calls -

Motorcycle Into Van
May 21, 2009

County dispatched box 54-2 for an accident on Sandhill Road. Engine 54(FF Naples) went enroute and county advised of a motorcycle into a van. Engine 54 arrived and assisted with patient care until the arrival of EMS.

Command: FF Naples
Units: Engine 54 and Utility 54

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Assisting on a Brush Fire
April 18, 2009

For the third time today county dispatched Engine 54-1 and the Tanker to assist Company 48(Hershey) in Conowago Twp. on Roundtop Road for a 2 acre woods fire. Engine 54-1(Chief 1 Nissley) arrived and went into the woods to assist crews with wetting down the perimeter and hitting hot spots. Tanker 54(Chief Shellenhamer) arrived and supplied water to various units operating at the scene. Units returned in about an hour.

Command: Chief 48(Clean wheels Leonard)
Units: Engine 54-1 and Tanker 54

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Vehicle Into A Tree
April 18, 2009

County dispatched the second call of the day around noon on box 54-1 Colebrook Road in the area of the entrance to Crestview Village for an accident with injuries. Engine 54(Chief 2 Kleinfelter) arrived from training at TMI to find one vehicle into a tree with no injuries. Engine 54-1(Liuet. 1 Smith) arrived and assisted with depowering the vehicle and applying absorbent. The box was place into service.

Command: Assistant Chief Kleinfelter
Units: Engine 54, Engine 54-1, Company 54 Fire Police, Northwest EMS and PSP

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Car Into a Pole at Craig's
April 18, 2009

County dispatched Box 54-5 around 10:00 for an accident with injuries in front of Craig's Custom Motorcycles on Route 230. Engine 54(Chief 2 Kleinfelter) arrived with one vehicle into an electrical pole with no injuries. Crews checked the pole for damage and placed the box in service.

Command: Assistant Chief Kleinfelter
Units: Engine 54, Engine 54-1, Utility 54, Company 54 Fire Police, Northwest EMS and PSP

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Another Busy Day
March 28, 2009

While Engine 54 was at Lower Swatara Fire Dept. for a CAF class, and the Utility was at the South Hanover Fire Company for fire police training, County dispatched the 54-3 box at 09:07 for a electrical pole on fire in the area of Craig's Custom Motorcycles. Engine 54-1 (FF Ice) went enroute with 3 and arrived to find a pole that had burned through and was hanging by the wires.

While operating at this call, County dispatched box 54-1 at 09:50 for the Utility to respond for wires down on Geyers Church road.

As crews were just leaving the firehouse to go home from these calls, County dispatched box 81-2 at 13:10 for an accident with entrapment on 283 east bound between Toll House Road and 743. Engine 54(Chief 1 Nissley) went enroute and County advised of one male patient unconscious still inside of the vehicle. Engine 54-1(Lieut. 1 Smith) went enroute with 5. Engine 1 and the Engine arrived to find one vehicle into a tree with firefighters from company 35(Linglestown) on scene assisting with patient care. The patient was quickly extricated and CPR was started. Ambulance 54-1 transported to University Hospital. Unfortunately the driver succumbed to his injuries. Company 54 would like to offer their condolences to the patients family.

This has been one of the busiest weeks on record for Company 54, we have handled 3 working brush fires with a total of about 7 acres involved, a 2 alarm commercial building fire, a fatal accident, multiple location electrical hazards, numerous other calls for mutual aid assists to other fire companies and still had our weekly bingo, monthly meeting, multiple training classes and are still in the process of finishing up our building addition. All by our very dedicated 100% VOLUNTEER staff!

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Third Working Brush Fire
March 27, 2009

County Dispatched company 54 around 13:00hrs for the reported brush fire on Alwine Road. Engine 54-1(Captain 1 Dupler) went enroute with 5 and arrived on scene of the third working brush fire this week. Crews pulled two booster lines and FF Ice for the third time this week expertly deployed a 300' forestry bag laying 200' of hose to cut off the head of the fire. Tanker 54 arrived and supplied water to Eng-1. The fire burned about 1/2 an acre and crews were out about hour.

Command: Captain 54-1 Dupler
Units: Engine 54-1, Tanker 54, Utility 54 and Co. 54 Fire Police

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2 Alarm Structure Fire
March 25, 2009

As crews were cleaning up from the brush fire county dispatched the company around 20:30 to Craig's Custom Motorcycles for a reported vehicle on fire inside the structure caused by welding. Engine 54(Chief 1 Nissley) went enroute with 6. Engine 54 arrived to find a Ford Mustang well involved inside the structure on a lift with extension into the walls and ceiling. Crews pulled dual 1 3/4" CAF lines and started to attack the fire. Command quickly upgraded to the first alarm and had Engine 88 reverse lay to Route 230 to establish a rural water supply. Tanker 54 arrived and dropped their port-a-tank and load for engine 88. Engine 54-1 went to the dry hydrant on Colebrook Road (Route 341) to set up a fill site for tankers. Truck 7-4 arrived and set up on side D behind Engine 54 and went to the roof. FF Fink assumed Operations and advised fire on side B exterior at the eaves and the fire was running in the cock loft area of the ceiling. There was also an exposure problem on side A with a large 150'x40' building that was located about 10' from the fire building with the siding starting to melt. With this info command struck the second alarm bringing in additional resources. Truck 46(port-a-tank truck) and Engine 46 arrived on side C, set up and trenched the roof. Crews worked hard to finally gain control of the fire that was in the cock loft area of the structure. Control was marked at 22:30. This was the first test for our new CAFS equipped KME engine. We had four 1 3/4" lines pulled with heavy fire in the garage bay where the car was with an extended overhaul. We used a total of 2228 gallons of water and 7 gallons of foam. We also had one firefighter that had a minor arm injury that was transported to University Hospital and released. Company 54 would like to thank all of our Mutual Aid Companies for your assistance!

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Command: Deputy Chief Nissley
Units: Engine 54, Engine 54-1, Tanker 54, Utility 54, Ambulance 54-1 and Co. 54 Fire Police
Mutual Aid: Engine 88(Middletown), Engine, Rescue, Tanker 59(Lower Swatara), Engine, Truck 46(Hummelstown), Tanker 47(South Hanover) Engine 48-1, Traffic 48, Air 48(Hershey), Engine 7-4-1, Truck 7-4(Elizabethtown), Tanker 7-1(Bainbridge), 7-11(Rheems), 2-12(Mastersonville), 2(Campbelltown), 3(Lawn), South Central EMS and PSP Fire Marshal.

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