9/10/09

Today around 3pm Company 35 (Linglestown), 34 (Paxtonia), 33 (Colonial Park), 36 (West Hanover), 32 (Progress), 37 (Rescue Fire Co.), and 39 (Grantville) were alerted to box 35-1 on Blue Ribbon Ave for a reported structure fire. Dauphin County Communications advised Chief 35 that E.M.S. was on scene confirming a working structure fire with smoke coming from side A of the structure. Engine 35 arrived on scene first and confirmed in deed there was a working fire. Engine 34 was out the door and we were the second due engine. Upon our arrival we were assigned the truck company duties as well as forcing entry. Engine 34's crew assisted in throwing two ladders and removing two sheets of plywood covering the front door. The structure an abandoned commercial structure sustained minimul damage and Engine 34 cleared the scene in about an hour.

9/9/09

Today at 07:00 the Live-Ins along with Chief 34 ( D.Lowman) travelled down to HACC ( Harrisburg Area Community College) to the Shumaker Public Safety Center to complete some of our Engine Rider Qualifications. In today's evolutions we focused on High Rise fire operations utillizing our High Rise Pack equipped with our new light weight hose. Live-In's Lacher,Wolfe, and Fissel rotated through the diffrent evoluntions each having a diffrent job such as hook-up man, back-up man, and nozzle man to complete the evoluntions. We were at HACC for nearly 3 hours and ran through many evolutions.