9/26/2022 @ 13:38 p.m. Station 52 along with mutual aid companies were dispatched to 1081 Simmontown Road for a reported barn fire. Engine 521 & Engine-Tanker 52 were on the street within minutes arriving at 13:45. Deputy Chief Lofgren ( Duty 52 ) assumed command reporting working fire in a 2nd story kitchen area. Engine 521 layed in the driveway ( 400 feet 5" supply line ) then stretched a 200 & 300 ft. 1.75" attack lines while Engine-Tanker 52 picked up the water supply. Fire was quickly knocked down with incident marked under control @ 13:51 p.m. PSP fire marshal determined the cause to be a propane leak ignited by a pilot lite in the oven. Total fire loss $ 100,000.
Station 52; Duty 52, Engine 521, Engine Tanker 52, Fire Police 52
Mutual Aid; Station 42 (Gap ) Engine 421, Rescue 42, Truck 42 Station 8 ( Keystone Valley ) Engine 8, Tanker 8 Station 27 ( Cochranville ) Engine 272, Tanker 27 Station 45 ( Kinzer ) Engine-Tanker 45 Station 51 ( Bart ) Engine 512 |