This afternoon Truck 12 responded to assist Fairview Twp (YC68) with a fire in a warehouse. York units responded to the location for an AFA and arrived to find a working fire.
Category: Incidents
Article by Deb Kiner. Pennlive The riots at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill began Oct. 25, 1989, when inmate Bryant Melton slugged Corrections Officer James Thomas during a routine inmate move. The rioting continued until just after dawn on Oct. 27 when state police secured the prison. According to a story in The […]
Congratulations to Firefighter Eric Tamosaitis and PSO Cook for successfully completing their Firefighter II exams today!
PSOs Cook and Landis completed Ropes 1 this week. They took the class along with members from Team 400 (CCSAR) and 500 (TROT). The class dealt with knots, repelling, lock-ins, and self rescue.
Early this morning, Engine 3-12 responded Mutual Aid to Upper Allen for a trash can fire endangering a structure. En route, the box was upgraded to an electrical fire with smoke in the building. Engine 3-12 arrived first on scene and laid a supply line. An attack line was pulled to the lobby as a […]
This morning Engine 3-12 responded to the Hampton Inn on Market Street in Hampden Twp for a vehicle into a building. The vehicle had also struck a person inside. Upon arrival the driver was self extricated. Fire units assisted with securing the vehicle and the building. Units stood by until after the vehicle was […]
Lower Allen Fire Department is always busy with fire prevention all year long. During Fire Prevention Week, LAFD spends a lot of time at the many schools in the Twp. We love meeting with the kids and talking to them about fire prevention and fire fighting.
Lower Allen Township has a large commercial area with business coming and going all the time. Today, the fire prevention crew took the time to walk through the New Field & Streams store. This is the former location of Toys R Us behind the Capital City Mall. The crew walked around with the store manager […]
Tuesday Morning as crews were preparing to go out for Fire Prevention, units were dispatched to Simpson Ferry Rd in the area of Weis Markets for a MVA with entrapment. Engine 2-12 and Squad 30 were both quickly on the street. Units arrived to find a mini van had collided with a tractor trailer. The […]
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket to support the fifth annual Gun Raffle on Saturday, Sept. 19 sponsored by Lower Allen Fire Company #1 and Lisburn Community Fire Company. Check the list to see if you’re one of the lucky winners: PRIZE WINNING TICKET # $500.00 CASH 820 40” TV (#1) 772 40” TV […]