Upper Allen Fire Department
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Mar
March 26, 2008: Shortly after noon, Truck 23 was dispatched as part of the first alarm assignment for a building fire in the 600 block of Lewisberry Rd. (Fairview Twp., York County). Just before the Truck arrived on scene Command 68 requested the second alarm due to reports from police and EMS on scene with [...]
25
Mar
March 24, 2008 Upper Allen Fire Department was dispatched to 406 W. Lisburn Rd. for a reported dumpster fire at 10:38pm. Chief 123 (Salter) went responding and was advised it was at the Old Musser Farm (New Messiah College President Residence) and dumpster was about 75-100 yards from another residence. Engine 223 (Murphy) went on [...]
20
Mar
March 18, 2008 UAFD members attend training on some new equipment that was purchased in the last couple of weeks. Members were able to learn the in’s and out’s and work with the equipment. Some of the new equipment includes a New SKED Stretcher, Junkyard Dog Rescue Struts and some new rescue chains
10
Mar
Did you change the batteries in your smoke detectors when you changed your clocks? The NFPA reports that 65% of home fire deaths between the years 2000 through 2004 occurred in homes with no working smoke detectors. Just a simple reason to make sure that you have working smoke detectors with new batteries installed in [...]
3
Mar
March 3, 2008: Around 0330 Truck 23 and other Cumberland County units were dispatched on the second alarm assignment for a commercial building fire at the intersection of Old York Rd. and Ross Ave. (Fairview Twp., York County). First alarm units arrived on scene to find a pizza shop well involved and set up defensive [...]