Lansdowne Fire Company 26 N. Highland Ave Lansdowne PA 19050 ( 610 ) 623-1309
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 After an uneventful day, the LFCO volunteers were doing weekly maintenance on the rigs and equipment when Truck 19 was dispatched to Yeadon for a CO Alarm. As units were clearing from the CO Alarm, fireboard advised that the building assignment was being dispatched for Barker Av. in Lansdowne. While units were enroute, D/C 19 advised of a small kitchen fire. Upon arrival, companies extinguished the fire and secured utilities to the kitchen. A few hours later, RIT 19 & Truck 19 was dispatched on an assignment to the Spring Village Apartments in Sharon Hill for a building fire. Rescue 19 hit the street with 5 members to hear a radio report from D/C 09 (Sharon Hill) of a working fire with entrapment. Engine 09-2 (Sharon Hill) arrived and went in service. As Engine 09-2's crew was extricating the victim, and placing a knock on the fire, Rescue 19's crew was setting up as the RIT. Truck 19 also made the response with a crew of 5. Members from Rescue and Truck 19 placed multiple ground ladders to all sides of the building, performed ventilation, and mitigated possible hazards for companies operating on the scene. LFCO members stood by for several hours. A few hours after returning, the volunteers were back on the street. This time for a building fire on Baltimore Av. in Lansdowne. Crews from Pipeline 19 and Ladder 20 checked for hazards with a possible electrical issue in the kitchen of a 3rd floor apartment. Companies were available a short time later.
Friday, May 11, 2012 Around 10:40 this morning, the company was dispatched to the 100 block of High Street in Sharon Hill for a building fire. Rescue 19 quickly responded, arriving just after the first due ladder. Rescue 19’s crew provided RIT as well as assisted with ladder placement and ventilation while company 09 made quick work on the fire. While the Rescue was at the fire, Engine 19 was hit out for a gas leak at the Wildman Arms High Rise. Units came across a heavy odor on the 4th floor, and the source was found to have been coming from an apartment's kitchen appliance. Both Rescue 19 and Engine 19 returned available at around 11:45 am.
Sunday, May 6, 2012 Early this morning, PD units were sent to Maple Avenue for multiple gun shots going off in the neighborhood. Upon arrival, PD had found a vehicle on fire with a subject with multiple gun shot wounds trapped inside. Lansdowne Fire Company was then dispatched to the scene for a working car fire into a house with subject trapped, which was then quickly upgraded to building fire. Engine 19 was first arriving to the rear, while Engine 24 layed in to the front of the building. Engine 19 crew quickly deployed a 1 3/4 pre-connect and made quick work on the fire, while Engine 24-1 crew strectched a line through the front of the building. Truck 19 crew arrived, did a search, checked for extension, and ventilated the household, while Truck 16 went to the roof and RIT09 laddered the building. Great efforts by all. The incident is still under investigation. Pictures will be posted shortly.
Thursday, May 3, 2012 This Thursday night, the LFCo. was invited to train in the old Chuckie Cheese building in Springfield Township. Truck 19 made the trip for drill night, and trained along side numerous other county companies. Members practiced wall breaching, low profile SCBA maneuvers, as well as roof ops. Members enjoyed the evening. Thank you to Springfield Township Fire Company for inviting us, and making the evening possible!
Sunday, April 22, 2012 Today at around 16:00 hours, the Rescue responded to the 500 block of Main Street in Darby for a working fire in a middle of the row tax payer. The Rescue was assigned to RIT duties. The crew split up, and began opening up egress points around the building. The rescue operated for about an hour before returning to service.
Monday, April 9, 2012 At around 15:00hrs Truck 19 was dispatched to cover station 63 (Green Ridge). Numerous companies on the west end of the county were battling large brush fires that had involved several homes as well. Truck 19 covered Station 63 with Engine 20-3 (Garrettford-Drexel Hill) for about an hour before being released. Immediately after being released, Company 19 was dispatched on the assignment for a building fire in Clifton Heights. Truck 19 responded along with Pipeline 19, but were quickly recalled after first arriving units found a small fire in the basement. Later in the evening, the company responded to an AFA in Lansdowne and a building fire in Colwyn.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 This afternoon just before 2 the box alarm was struck for the unit block of Beverly in East Lansdowne for the house fire. District Fire Marshall Stokes arrived and reported a working basement fire and heavy smoke in the rest of the house. Truck 19 arrived as first due truck company and began forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, and laddering the building. Inside team also secured the utilities. Crews from East Lansdowne made a quick knock on the fire containing it to a small room in the basement. The Truck was back in service in about 90 minutes.
Monday, March 26, 2012 At around 09:45 hours the building fire assignment was dispatched to the 800blk of Darnell Av. in Yeadon. While enroute, units were advised of smoke showing from the rear of a single family dwelling. Truck 19 arrived first and discovered a dryer fire in the basement, in which Truck 19 Officer forced entry and extinguished with a foam extinguisher. Engine companies stretched lines while crews checked for extension and assisted Truck 19 officer with removing the dryer from the basement. Companies were on scene for about 45 minutes before returning.
Sunday, March 25, 2012 Today around 17:00hrs. fireboard dispatched the companies to the area of the 500blk. of Cypress St. in Yeadon. Truck 19 responded on the assignment as the first due truck company, and was the first arriving apparatus. The police and medics directed the Truck crew to the house in question. The Truck's Officer saw a smoke condition through the front window, and the the Iron's man quickly forced entry. The Hook/Can man found a pot of meat unattended on the stove, while the Officer and Irons performed a search of the dwelling. Pipeline 19 also responded and stood by at a hydrant. The assignment was held to Engine 16 and Truck 19. Companies were available within the half hour.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 This morning just before 0100 the Company was dispatched to Yeadon for the building fire. Fire Board quickly re-dispatched it as a working fire about a minute after the initial dispatch. Truck 19 arrived and took the front of the building and began to ladder the building and search for the fire. It was confirmed that all occupants were out of the building. The fire was located in the basement and crews began to put water on the fire. Pipeline 19's crew began to search the upper floors for fire extension and provided ventilation. The fire was placed under control shortly after the 20 minute mark. Company 19 was back in service just before 0300. Also responding were Company 16 (Yeadon), 24 (East Lansdowne), 03 (Clifton Heights)RIT and Fitz Hospital EMS. Pictures Credited to Brian Feeney Jr. http://public.fotki.com/Firefoto3/
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