| Fire 53 responded to six calls in the span of four hours in the late afternoon and early evening of April 24. The calls started and ended with mutual aid assignments at working fires. The first call was just after 1500 hours to assist Fire 46 (East Allen Township) with a brush fire in the 8000 block of Airport Road. Brush 5342 and Tanker 5331 made the response to that incident. Shortly after their arrival Fire 53 and EMS 17 were dispatched to an MVA with injuries in the 3800 block of Hecktown Road at the intersection of Commerce Park Drive. After the arrival of PD, the incident was upgraded to an MVA with entrapment adding Fire 27 (Palmer Township) to the assignment. Rescue 5341 and Rescue/Engine 2713 handled the extrication.
While on scene at the MVA Fire 53 and EMS 17 were dispatched to a mulch bed fire at the Target on Dryland Way. 5351 responded to the scene with 5344 and overhauled the fire that had been contained by employees of the store.
Over the next hour Fire 53 was dispatched to a MVA that proved to be in Fire 54's local and another mulch fire in the shopping center on Dryland Way.
The evening ended with Engine 5311 responding to the Borough of Nazareth to assist Fire 50 with a fully involved dwelling fire on Victory Lane. 5311's crew assisted with fire suppression and overhaul before returning to station at 2130 hours. |
