The following are photos and articles of the Lingohocken Fire Company in action. To view the archives of previous years click here. Also, to view our call logs click here.
2012-01-06 Engine 95 Helps Out Southampton Fire Company If you saw Lingohocken units a bit out of the area on Friday afternoon, January 6, 2012, Engine 95 and Chief 35 went to Upper Southampton Township. to cover for the Southampton Fire Co during the viewing of their Life Member Dave Kimmerle, who served our communities for 41 years. FIre companies normally provide assistance to each other such as this in time of need, and Lingohocken had received much help in 2010 when our Deputy Chief at the time passed away. While providing coverage for Southampton, Engine 95 and the Chief were dispatched at the height of the rush hour to an accident with injuries reported a subject unconscious and vehicle smoking on the Eastbound Pennsylvania Turnpike West of the Bensalem Exit. Units entered the Turnpike at the Heaton Road gate and worked around almost 3 miles of backed up traffic approaching the accident which was found at Buck Road. Lingohocken FF/EMTs and FF/First Responders assessed the patient, while firefighters worked to protect the scene and help get traffic moving again in 1 lane. A paramedic unit from Second Alarmers Rescue Squad arrived and personnel assisted them in packaging and loading the patient. Lingohocken units cleared the scene after about 50 minutes.
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2011-12-15 Lingohocken and Warwick Firefighters Handle Dryer Fire Shortly before 5 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2011, Lingohocken firefighters, along with Rescue and Tower 66 from the Warwick Fire Co., and Engine 5 from the Midway Fire Co. (Lahaska) were dispatched for a dryer fire in a house in the 1300 block of Swamp Road in Buckingham Township. Chief 35 arrived quickly to find a fire in the dryer in the utility room, while the residents had done a great job of evacuating the home and calling 911 as soon as the fire was discovered. Engine 95 arrived with crews proceeding inside with an extinguisher and thermal imager to remove the burning contents and check for extension, with Engine 35 arriving shortly after and stretching an attack line to the door in case it would be needed, which it was not. Tanker 35 stood by in case a water supply was needed. The contents and the dryer were removed from the dwelling, with Rescue 66 and Tower 66 used to ventilate the house with positive pressure fans. Engine 5 was not needed at the scene and was recalled. Crews were clear of the scene within 45 minutes of the dispatch.
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2011-11-29 Lingohocken Assists Midway at Silo Fire At about 7:30 am, on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Midway firefighters were dispatched to a farm on Street Road in Buckingham Township for a silo on fire. Enroute, Deputy 5 requested an additional engine and tanker to the scene resulting in dispatch of Lingohocken units. Engine 35-1 responded in 2 minutes, with Tanker 35 responding a few minutes later. Lingohocken personnel assisted Midway firefighters with extinguishing the silage, while Tanker 35 supplied 2 loads of water to the scene. Units cleared the scene a little over 2 hours from dispatch.
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2011-11-15 Lingohocken Firefighters Tackle Garage/House Fire Just after 6:15 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 the Lingohocken and Upper Makefield Fire Cos. along with Tower 46 from the New Hope Eagle Fire Co. were dispatched to the 400 block of Pineville Road in Upper Makefield Twp. for an attached garage on fire. Deputy 35 arrived within 6 minutes to find a 30x60 home with a 20x30 three car attached garage well involved extending into the home. Medic 145 and Rescue 71 were added on the working fire dispatch. Eng. 81 arrived within 8 mins of dispatch and was instructed to come up the driveway and lead off with an attack line in the front door to push the fire back into the garage. Eng. 35 was right behind Eng. 81 and dropped a jumbo wye attached to a 5” line up the drive so that tankers could nurse water into the scene. Eng. 35’s crew stretched an additional handline into the dwelling. Chief 35 arrived and assumed Command with Deputy 35 reassigned to Operations. Chief 71 assigned to the front of the dwelling. Eng. 71 was able to get up the drive before Tanker 35 charged the jumbo wye, to provide additional equipment/water, and Tanker 71 arrived shortly thereafter to connect to the other side of the jumbo wye – with the tankers providing a total of 6500 gals. available for the initial attack. Tower 46 was assigned to ladder the building and open the roof. Rescue 71 took water supply, and Rescue 45 was added as RIT. 2 more tankers were added – 46 and 3, and Rescue 35 arrived and set up an air bottle filling station. Eng. 71 and Eng. 95 stretched additional handlines, and at one point, crews were removed from the building for about 3 minutes while a ground monitor was placed into service to finish knocking the fire in the garage. Personnel accountability was checked at this point. Tanker fill site was established by Eng. 55-1 at Sta. 55 (Newtown Fire Assoc.). Fire was knocked within 30 mins of dispatch, and under control about 10-15 mins later. Although there was heavy damage in the rooms on the first and 2nd floors immediately adjacent to the garage and fire was extending into the attic, crews did a good job knocking the fire extending into the home and preventing further spread through the house. 4 handlines total were used, and 1 larger line to the ground monitor. 3 cars in the garage were destroyed, and there was significant heat and smoke damage throughout the home. Canteen 4 from the Trevose Fire Co. assisted at the scene, and covers were handled by Engine 55 and Tanker 66 (Warwick Fire Co.) @ Sta. 35 (E55 provided some manpower at the scene into the incident), and Rescue 0 (Yardley-Makefield Fire Co.) and Mercer County Tanker 53 (Union Fire Co. Titusville) @ Sta. 71. Crews were on scene for almost 5 hours due to extensive overhaul (including using a backhoe for the garage) and to assist the investigation. Total water used including mopup was approximately 15,000 gallons. 1 minor first aid injury occurred to a firefighter not directly related to the fire attack.
The fire is under investigation by the Upper Makefield Township Fire Marshal, and the home was not equipped with residential fire sprinklers.
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2011-11-12 Lingohocken Rescue Box 95-1 At 1217 pm, Saturday, November 12, 2011, units from the Lingohocken Fire Company (Forest Grove and Wycombe Stations), the Warwick Fire Company, and Central Bucks Ambulance were dispatched to the 3100 block of York Road in Buckingham Township, between Sugar Bottom Road and Heritage Center Drive, for a multi-vehicle accident with victims trapped. Engine 95 and Rescue 66 arrived within 8 minutes of dispatch to find 3 victims trapped in a sedan that was overturned, and a truck that had heavy damage to the cab. Deputy 35 arrived and assumed command of the incident. The vehicles were scattered several hundred feet apart on the highway. Rescue 35 and Engine 66 arrived shortly thereafter to assist. Warwick rescuers worked on the victim in the sedan, and were able to quickly remove that patient and then joined Lingohocken rescue crews that were working to cut and spread the cab on the truck to extricate the 2 victims trapped within. All victims were extricated within 36 minutes of dispatch, and were transported to Abington, Saint Mary's, and Doylestown Hospitals by Central Bucks and Warrington ambulances. The Buckingham Township Police Department is leading the investigation, and fire police from Warwick, Doylestown, and Midway also assisted.
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2011-10-27 Lingohocken Firefighters Work Weekday Auto Extrication Just after 10:40 am on Thursday, October 27, 2011, Lingohocken firefighters, along with Medic 135 from the Central Bucks Ambulance, were dispatched to Penns Park Road and Route 413 for an auto extrication. Engine 35-1 arrived in 4 1/2 minutes from dispatch with a crew of 4, and began to stabilize the vehicle and remove the roof. Rescue 35 arrived in 10 mins from dispatch also with a crew of 4 and crews started to spread the door and dash area away from the patient so she could be removed from the vehicle. The extrication was completed within 34 minutes of dispatch. Medic 146R from Central Bucks Ambulance, and Ambulance 1451 from Newtown Ambulance also responded, with a total of 2 patients transported to St. Mary's Hospital from this accident. Lingohocken units cleared the scene a little over 1 hour from dispatch.
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2011-09-29 Lingohocken Assists Doylestown Fire Co. at Buckingham Township Fire Shortly after 7:30 pm on Thursday, September 29, 2011, Lingohocken Engine 95 was dispatched to relocate to Doylestown Fire Co. Station 19. As they were leaving the station for the cover assignment, they were dispatched along with multiple other units on the 2nd alarm for several houses on fire on Milords Lane in the Buckingham Square development in Buckingham Township. Shortly thereafter, Engine and Tanker 35 were sent on the tanker task force assignment to the same fire. Engine 95 arrived on scene and pumped from a hydrant supplying Engine 29 (Warrington Fire Co.). The tanker task force was recalled, but Engine 35 was requested to continue in to the scene. Lingohocken firefighters assisted with multiple firefighting operations on the scene, while another crew remained in town to cover our first due area.
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Unfortunately, several weeks after the incident the resident of the home of the fire's origin passed away from injuries sustained in the fire. The homes in this development were constructed 1 year prior to Buckingham Township adopting an ordinance requiring sprinklers in new homes. |
2011-09-08 Lingohocken Firefighters Assist in Rescuing 2 from Floodwaters From Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee - The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee visited the Wycombe area overnight on September 7-8, 2011, just over 10 days after Irene dumped more than 7 inches of rain on the area, giving us another 3 inches or so in just a few hours on top of already saturated ground. The rainfall caused flash flooding throughout the area. Unfortunately, several motorists in our area alone (an d many across the region) failed to heed the warnings of emergency managers not to drive through flood waters. Firefighters and others risked their lives to rescue these motorists. The first incident Lingohocken responded to was dispatched at approximately 6:45 am on Thursday, September 8. A motorist was stuck in swift water raging across the top of the bridge on New Hope Road near Creek Road in Buckingham Township. Lingohocken units, along with Marine 3 from the Northampton Twp Fire Company (which was clearing another marine rescue in Warrington Township) were dispatched. Chief and Deputy 35, along with Engine 35-1 and Engine 95 arrived to find a man standing on the downstream side of his vehicle in waist-chest deep water that was continuing to rise. Rescue 35 was sent to the bridge over the same creek on Smith Road to provide backup in case the victim or rescuer(s) were carried downstream, and another Lingohocken firefighter was sent along the shore just downstream with rope and water rescue equipment to address the same issue. Based on reports that the rescue boats were still 6-8 minutes away, it was decided to utilize a Buckingham Township Public Works (BTPW) front end loader that had arrived on scene to make the rescue. Lingohocken Asst. Chief Dave James donned water rescue gear and entered the bucket of the loader. The loader was maneuvered out to the patient, and Asst. Chief James was able to pull the victim into the loader and be removed safely back to higher ground. This rescue was completed in approximately 20 minutes from dispatch.
While units were on the scene of this rescue, Bucks County advised Chief 35 that a 2nd water rescue was being dispatched at 2nd Street Pike at the Neshaminy Creek Bridge at the border between Wrightstown and Northampton Townships. Rescue 3 and Marine 73 from the Northampton Township Fire Co. were sent to this call, and as Lingohocken units cleared the New Hope Road call, they diverted to 2nd Street Pike. In this situation, the victim also tried to drive through raging floodwaters, and his car was swept off of the roadway and down the shoulder of the road. The water where this victim was located, however, was not nearly as deep as that faced on New Hope Road. As water rescue personnel were preparing to enter to retrieve the victim, another large front end loader, this time from the Miller Quarry (on Mill Creek Road) arrived on the scene. One of their supervisors had witnessed the incident and called for that equipment to be brought to the scene. One of Miller's employees entered the bucket of this loader and it went out to the victim, who was able to climb into the bucket with some assistance. This victim was also brought to higher ground, in about 15 minutes from the time of dispatch. Firefighters then cleared this incident.
The Lingohocken FIre Co. would like to thank the rapid assistance from both Buckingham Township Public Works and the Miller Quarry for helping to rescue these 2 victims.
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2011-08-27 IRENE KEEPS LINGOHOCKEN FIREFIGHTERS BUSY - Hurricane Irene struck the Philadelphia Metro area the weekend of August 27-28, 2011, dumping about 6 inches of rain and bringing tropical storm force winds to Lingohocken's coverage area. In the days preceding the predicted deluge, firefighters tested equipment, and prepared for extended power outages by checking generators, topping off fuel tanks, and making other preparations. During periods of he heavy rains and winds, Lingohocken will only send a chief officer (Chief's Investigation) to check on reports of wires arcing or burning outside as there is not much that bigger apparatus can do for these situations, and we can try and secure the area (not easy or necessarily safe during high winds and heavy rains) and notify PECO of the problem. Just after 9:30 pm on Saturday night, the responses started with visible wires arcing in the sky in the area of Lower Mountain Road and Route 413 and a resulting power outage. This became the norm throughout the storm. We cleared the last pump detail on Sunday afternoon at about 3 pm. Throughout the storm, there was little sleep for the Lingohocken volunteers, and personnel were performing storm duty in areas where police were actively searching for a murder suspect who shot 2 police officers during the night. We answered 7 fire calls, handled 4 Chief's Investigations for wires, and responded to 10 requests for assistance with significant water in the basement of homes that lost power or had their sump pump fail, spending about a hundred manhours of service to the community. Multiple roads were closed in our coverage area due to flooding conditions and trees down. We encourage residents who rely on sump pumps to look into alternative power supplies to use during power outages, and to not drive through barricades or flooded roadways. A brother rescuer was killed in Princeton (NJ) while entering floodwaters to check on a car that was disabled in high water. |
2011-08-14 Lingohocken Firefighters Respond To Car Into Building - On Sunday, August 14, 2011 around 6 pm, Lingohocken Fire Dept and Central Bucks Paramedics were dispatched to the area of Forest Grove Rd and Lower Mountain Rd in Buckingham Twp. for a possible car into the Forest Grove Post Office. Deputy 35 arrived on scene and confirmed the report with a car one-thirds the way in through a window. Within 10 minutes, Rescue 35, Engine 35, Field 95 and Assistant 35 were all on scene. Rescue 35/Field 95 checked the house, found minor structural damage, and prepped for the removal of the car. Central Bucks Paramedics evaluated the driver who self extricated. Engine 35 was available on scene. Units remained on scene for an extended period of time assisting with removal of the car.
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2011-07-23 House Fire in Upper Makefield Township - On Saturday, July 23, 2011, just after 6:30 am, units from the Lingohocken Fire Co. along with Engine 55 and Ladder 45 from the Newtown Fire Association were dispatched for a house fire at 45 Maher Lane, in Upper Makefield Twp. Weather conditions at the time of the call were temperatures approx. 80oF, winds calm, partly cloudy, humidity 50%. Temperatures and humidity climbed significantly during the incident – the area was in an official “heat wave” and under excessive heat warning conditions. Based on initial information from the caller reporting fire coming out of the window, the working fire dispatch was sent within 2 minutes of initial dispatch adding Newtown Rescue 45 as the firefighter safety team and Medic 145 from Newtown Ambulance. Deputy Chief 35 arrived first, giving a sizeup confirming fire and smoke from the dwelling and establishing “Wrightstown Command.” Assistant Chief 35 arrived shortly thereafter and was assigned to Operations. Chief 35 arrived several minutes later and joined Command. There were 2 reported occupants from the dwelling, and both were outside the home upon arrival. Chief 71 from Upper Makefield was assigned to manpower.
The house was down a stone driveway, with many mature trees around it that limited apparatus access. Engine 55 was first in, proceeding down the driveway with a supply hose stretched back to the street. Engine 35 arrived right behind Engine 55, but staged the apparatus on the street to allow access by Ladder 45 in the driveway. Rescue 45 arrived as RIT, with their apparatus staged at the end of the driveway and set up to draft from a porta-tank once that was setup. Crews initially attempted an interior attack up the stairs, entering from the main door to the house. E35’s crew stretched a backup line to the interior, conditions were clear at the time on the 1st floor. However, reports to command from the interior that the ceiling was beginning to come down, creaking was heard, and an officer on the exterior from Sta. 45 reporting smoke coming through mortar on the exterior walls on Side C. Based upon this, the order was given for firefighters to evacuate the building.
Additional units (tankers and engine for fill site), including apparatus from the Upper Makefield Fire Co., Northampton Twp. Fire Company, Midway Fire Co., Warwick Fire Co. and Langhorne-Middletown Fire Co. were requested for water supply and mampower due to the switch to exterior operations and the extensive overhaul that was needed. PECO requested to scene to secure electric. Rehab resources requested and set up by EMS, including another paramedic ambulance from the Central Bucks Ambulance. Canteen 19 from the Doylestown Fire Co. responded to provide nourishment for the responders.
Fire was knocked down in about 1 hour, and crews reentered to overhaul and assist with the investigation. Crews were rotated through due to the heat. Due to the precautions taken, there were no injuries reported at this incident. Thanks to Southampton Fire Co., New Hope Eagle Fire Co., Penndel Fire Co., Yardley Makefield Fire Co., and Union Fire Co. of Titusville (NJ) for covering the various stations while apparatus was tied up at this fire.
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2011-07-19 Pump Test - On Tuesday, July 19, 2011 the Fire Company conducted annual testing of all of its pumping apparatus - Engines 35, 35-1, 95 and Tanker 35 at the dam at Tyler State Park. All apparatus pumped at or greater than rated capacity. The testing was overseen by Supplee Brothers of Oreland, PA, who specialize in pump maintenance and repairs. Testing is conducted at the dam as the pump rating on Engines 35 and 95 require placing hard suction sleeves into the suction source from both sides of the apparatus, and this location is the only location in the area we can accomplish this. Thanks to the management and staff of Tyler State Park, and the folks using the park for their cooperation to allow us to complete this testing.
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2011-07-19 Second Extrication - Just after 9:30 am on Tuesday, July 19, Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched to assist Central Bucks Paramedics on the scene of an auto accident at Street Road and Windy Bush Road (Route 232) in Upper Makefield Township. Lingohocken firefighters manning Engine 35-1, the pumper assigned during weekdays to Wrightstown Public Works, responded within 2 minutes of the dispatch, arriving on the scene 7 minutes later to find a van on its side with the driver still inside. Rescue 35 and Chief 35 responded as well. The accident also involved an Audi towing a boat, although no extrication was needed on that vehicle. Within 4 minutes of arriving, firefighters removed the windshield of the van to allow paramedics to remove the victim, who was transported to Doylestown Hospital. The accident is under investigation by the Upper Makefield Police.
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2011-07-18 Night Extrication - Shortly before 10 pm, on Monday, July 18, Lingohocken firefighters and Central Bucks Paramedics were dispatched to the 1000 block of Swamp Road in Wrightstown Township at the "S Bend" for an accident with a report of several people trapped. Additional ambulances were dispatched from Newtown Ambulance Squad to assist. Within 7 minutes of the dispatch, rescue equipment was on the scene finding a single patient heavily entrapped. Rescue 35, Engine 35, Field 95, Chief 35, Deputy Chief 35, and Assistant Chief 35 all responded. Firefighters went into service with multiple hydraulic extrication tools to access the patient, remove the roof of the vehicle, and push the dash off of the patient. In under 30 minutes from the time of the call, the victim was removed and transported to St. Mary's Hospital Trauma Center by Central Bucks Paramedics. The accident is under investigation by Newtown Police.
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2011-06-25 Tanker Operations Class - The Lingohocken Fire Company participated in Tanker Operations training on June 25 and 26, 2011 hosted by the New Hope Eagle Fire Company. The training, administered by Bucks County Community College – Department of Public Safety Training and Certification included a day of classroom presentations and discussions about incident command, tanker capabilities, operation of fill sites and dump sites. The second day included setting up a dump site using three portable water tanks and the formation of a tanker shuttle to dump the existing water from the tankers and refilling the tankers at the fill site. Other area Fire Companies that participated in the training include: Midway, Point Pleasant, Warwick, Upper Makefield and New Hope Eagle.
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2011-07-06 Auto Extrication - At just before 1:30 pm, on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, the Lingohocken Fire Co. was dispatched with Central Bucks Medic 135 for an auto extrication at Second Street Pike and Swamp Road in Wrightstown Twp. Engine 35-1 arrived from Wrightstown Public Works within 6 minutes of the dispatch at the scene which was found to be in the 2100 block of Second Street Pike, North of Swamp Road, with a 2 car head-on accident with a door needing to be removed from 1 of the cars with an extrication tool. Rescue 35 and Field 95 also responded. E35-1 went into service with their combination hydraulic tool and had the door open in minutes after arriving. Additional ambulances were requested due to 3 people injured, and a dog was removed by firefighters from 1 of the cars and moved to a police car for safekeeping. Firefighters assisted EMS personnel with packaging the patients, with Medic 135 transporting the most seriously injured patient to St. Mary's Trauma Center. Medic 145-1 from Newtown transported another patient to St. Mary's, while a basic life support ambulance from Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad (Station 115 - Richboro) transported the last patient to Doylestown Hospital. Crews cleared the scene less than 40 minutes after dispatch.
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2011-06-24 Car Fire - At 6:28 am on a foggy Friday, June 24, the Lingohocken Fire Co. was dispatched to a car fire after an accident on Route 263 in Buckingham Township. Initially, the dispatch was to Route 263 South of Swamp Road, but the incident was found to be in the 3900 block of Route 263 between Mill and Green Ridge Roads in Midway Fire Company's coverage area. Chief 5 (MIdway) was in the area and arrived just prior to Chief 35, and found a Subaru that had struck the rear of a box truck with the engine and passenger compartment of the Subaru well involved in fire. He had Midway dispatched to the call also. Engine 95 from Forest Grove arrived first and stretched an initial 2" attack line, with Engine 35 from Wycombe arriving next and pulling a backup line. Compressed air foam was used with the fire extinguished within 15 minutes of dispatch. Engine 5 from Midway also responded and assisted crews with overhaul. The foam used is the same as used for wildland firefighting across the country and has been determined by the US Forest Service to be "readily biodegradable." We find it extinguishes most of the fires we deal with more quickly, and with less water than a standard water attack.
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2011-06-07 Wrightstown Truck Accident - Just after lunchtime, on Tuesday, June 7, the Lingohocken Fire Co. was dispatched with Medic 135 from the Central Bucks Ambulance for a reported extrication involving a truck on Route 413 near Pine Lane in Wrightstown Township. Engine 35-1 (with the Wrightstown Township crew) and Rescue 35 responded within 3 minutes of dispatch and arrived on scene to find several telephone poles demolished, with wires down on a triaxle dump truck and the driver unable to exit the cab due to the wires. A pole-mounted transformer was also pulled down and fuel/oil was spilled on the roadway. The driver was not suffering from any obvious injuries. Crews stood by to provide fire suppression in case the fuel ignited, and awaited PECO to arrive to shut power down so the driver could exit the vehicle. Tanker 35 also responded in case water was needed for suppression. Units cleared the scene in under an hour. Thanks to Engine 55 from the Newtown Fire Association for covering our station during this incident.
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2011-05-23 School Bus Driver - On Monday, May 23, 2011, the Lingohocken Fire Co. was dispatched with Central Bucks Medic 135 to Wilkinsons Village Court in Buckingham Township for a school bus driver with her arm trapped in a wheelchair lift on the bus. Assistant Chief 35 arrived within 6 minutes to confirm the initial report and began to develop a rescue plan. Rescue 35 arrived a few minutes later and went into service with the hydraulic spreader tool to free the victim's arm while the medic crew began treatment . The extrication was accomplished 16 minutes from the time of dispatch, and the medic unit transported to St. Mary's Hospital in Langhorne.
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2011-04-26 Heavy Truck Rescue Training - On the evening of April 26, Lingohocken firefighters finished up an 8 hour class on Heavy Truck Rescue. Many large dump and other trucks travel through Lingohocken's coverage area on a daily basis, and we have responded to a number of incidents involving these trucks over the years. Thanks to Rick Bossert, a Captain with the Philadelphia Fire Dept. for teaching the class. Also thanks to Wrightstown Used Auto Parts and the Gardner family for their ongoing support, and hosting us and providing the vehicle for this training.
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2011-01-25 Winter Operations Drill - On Tuesday, January 25, 2011, Lingohocken firefighters took our "new" engine out to do some pump training - flowing 1000 GPM for a while through the deck gun and 3" preconnected attack line. The Montana-built truck is right at home in the current weather we have been having. We are wrapping up training and finishing getting new equipment hose in and loaded on the pumper prior to it going into service. Crews also practiced on a frozen basin with our ice rescue sled.
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2011-01-21 Auto Fire in Buckingham - Shortly after 5 pm on Friday, January 21, the Lingohocken Fire Co. was dispatched to the 3900 block of Lower Mountain Road in Buckingham Township for an auto fire. Temperatures hovered around 20 degrees with several inches of snow on the ground from an overnight storm. Engine 95 from the Forest Grove station arrived within 8 minutes of dispatch to find a car in a driveway fully involved in fire, and went in service with a foam handline to knock the fire within 4 minutes of arrival, using 340 gallons of water and 1 gallon of Class A foam. Engine 35's crew arrived and assisted in extinguishment. Units were in service for approximately 45 minutes.
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2010-12-15 Lingohocken Firefighters Run Overnight Doylestown House Fire - Shortly before 2 am on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, Lingohocken Fire Co. personnel were awoken to a dispatch to assist the Doylestown Fire Co. with a house fire on Eljan Drive off of Swamp Road in Doylestown Township. Engine 35, Utility 95, and Chief 35 responded with a total of 10 firefighters. Doylestown units arrived on the scene to find heavy fire showing. Lingohocken personnel assisted with suppression operations, and Chief 35 was assigned Staging Officer. Lingohocken personnel operated for 2 1/2 hours before returning home to their beds.
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2010-11-24 Building Fire in Upper Makefield Township - At Approximately 2:30 pm on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, the Lingohocken Fire Company was dispatched on for a fire in an out-building on Jericho Mountain Road in Upper Makefield Township. 14 Lingohocken firefighters manning Engine 35, Tanker 35, and Field 35, along with Engine and Tanker 71 from the Upper Makefield Fire Company responded. Initial arriving officers found an octagonal-shaped outbuilding with a high-pitched wood shake roof with fire showing and extending into the adjoining underbrush. 2 additional tankers were requested as a precaution due to no hydrants in the area.
Engine 35 arrived within 12 minutes of dispatch and quickly went into service with two - 2 inch compressed air foam (CAFS) handlines backed up by personnel from Field 35 and Engine 71. Tanker 35 supplied Engine 35, using a total of 1800 gallons of water/foam for extinguishment, with backup from Tanker 71. Crews knocked the fire quickly, but additional manpower was needed to assist with overhaul. Newtown Emergency Services Engine 55-1 was initially dispatched to relocate to Station 35, but was called in to the scene to assist with this. Newtown Ambulance also responded to standby. The fire was investigated by the Upper Makefield Twp. Fire Marshal, and Lingohocken personnel remained on the scene until 5:02 pm.
Special thanks to Northampton Twp. Vol. Fire Co. Engine 3 for covering Station 35 while units were tied up on this incident.
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2010-10-26 Live Structural Burn Drill - On Tuesday, October 26, 16 Lingohocken firefighters went to the Bucks County Emergency Services training center for a live structural burn drill. Personnel went through multiple burn evolutions, practicing structural firefighting, incident command, and pump operations. Lingohocken personnel are in the middle of a 4-night incident command class, and this live burn gave firefighters an opportunity to practice some of the teamwork skills related to this class, plus allowed our new members to have an opportunity to work through a "real" fire situation with our team. Thanks to Newtown Fire Association Engine 55 for covering Station 35 while our personnel were training. |
2010-10-05 Auto Extrication - As Lingohocken firefighters were preparing for an Incident Command training class on Tuesday evening, October 5, 2010, just after 7 pm the company was dispatched to the 400 block of Swamp Road in Wrightstown Township, near the Newtown Township line for an auto extrication, along with medics from Central Bucks (Medic 135) and Newtown (Medic 145). Units quickly arrived on scene to find a 2 vehicle head-on collision. Crews from Medic 145 were able to gain access to the driver of the red vehicle, while crews from Medic 135 requested assistance with access to the driver of the minivan. This was quickly accomplished by Rescue 35's crew, who also stabilized the vehicle, while Engine 35's crew stretched a protection hoseline. Utility 95's crew provided support and hazards control. 17 Lingohocken firefighters responded to this call, and the use of seat belts and air bags likely kept a serious accident from being even more serious.
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2010-08-31 Bystander CPR/Rapid Defibrillation/Advanced Life Support Revive Victim in Cardiac Arrest - On Tuesday, Aug. 31, just before 10 am, Central Bucks Ambulance Medic 135 (Wycombe Station) was dispatched to a farm in the 1300 block of Swamp Road in Buckingham Township for a person that passed out. Medic 135 was returning from another call in Solebury Twp., and shortly after dispatch, the call was upgraded to a cardiac arrest, adding Lingohocken firefighters to assist. The patient was found in an indoor riding ring where bystanders had begun effective CPR, with Lingohocken personnel arrived several minutes before paramedics and administered 1 shock from one of the 8 automatic external defibrillators (AED) that are carried, restoring the patient's heartbeat. Paramedics arrived shortly thereafter, administering advanced life support and transporting the patient to Doylestown Hospital, where the patient is recovering. Lingohocken implemented a policy to respond to assist paramedics on cardiac arrest patients in December, 2008.It must be noted that firefighters were on the scene with an AED 2 minutes after we were dispatched, and 7 minutes after paramedics were dispatched. Paramedics were on the scene 10-11 minutes after dispatch.
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2010-08-24 Firefighters Battle Buckingham Township House Fire - Just after 5:30 pm on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, as we were clearing a tanker assist call to Northampton Fire Co. for which we were recalled prior to arriving on the scene, Bucks County Radio advised Chief 35 that they were transmitting Tactical Box 19-16 for a dwelling fire at 3735 Concord Rd. in Doylestown Fire Company's coverage section of Buckingham Township, with Lingohocken due on the call with an engine. Chief 35 was on Swamp Road about 3 miles East of the location and saw a large smoke cloud indicating a working fire. Engine 35 quickly responded with a crew of 7, along with the Chief and Utility 95. The Chief arrived and was assigned to be the water supply officer, as there were no hydrants in the area. Engine 35 arrived shortly thereafter, dropping a supply line in from the end of the block, to set up for tanker operations, with the crew going in service on interior attack. Tanker 35 was one of several tankers added to the call to establish the water supply. Lingohocken units were in service for 4 hours at this incident, with a total of 21 firefighters responding to the scene or covering the station while the crews were operating. Tanker dump site - note that we delivered almost 60,000 gallons of
water via tanker shuttle at this call. Newspaper Article
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2010-08-21 Worthington Mill Road Fire - On Saturday, August 21, 2010 just before noon, Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched to the 1000 block of Worthington Mill Road in Wrightstown Twp. for a brush fire. Newtown Fire Association personnel were at the Grange Fair on the parking detail with their Field Truck (Field 55) and were close to this call and Chief 35 requested they be dispatched to the call. Lingohocken and Newtown firefighters had the 50' x 100' grass fire controlled in about 10 minutes. This fire was ignited by a trash fire outside that grew out of control when the wind kicked up in dry conditions.
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2010-08-16 Lingohocken Firefighters Assist Midway at Buckingham House Fire - Shortly after noon, on Monday, August 16, 2010, Lingohocken Tanker 35 and Engine 35 were dispatched to assist Midway Station 5 at a house fire at 5781 Stony Hill Road in Buckingham Township. Midway had initially been dispatched for an alarm system, and arrived on the scene with a large house with a fire in the attic. Wrightstown Township crews had Engine 95 and responded with E95 in place of E35 two minutes after dispatch. Lingohocken personnel assisted in suppression, roof operations, salvage and overhaul and Tanker 35 supplied 2 loads of water. Deputy 35 was in charge of the Manpower Pool. Lingohocken units were in service for over 3 1/2 hours on this fire. Photos - http://www.midwayvfc.com/gallery.php?album_id=3683&mode=child_Gallery
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2010-07-27 Lingohocken Crews Train on Rope Rescue - On Tuesday evening, July 27, 2010, Lingohocken firefighters brushed up on some of their rope rescue skills. Chief Engineer Steve Kraiss led the evening's drill on tying off and running our Stokes basket across the Mill Creek at the FOP Lodge in Wycombe. We need to prepare for a little of everything. 23 firefighters participated in the drill - a great turnout. Care to join us?
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2010-07-21 Another Pole Struck on Swamp Road - Shortly before 11 pm on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, Lingohocken firefighters, assisted by an engine from the Newtown Fire Association, were dispatched to an electrical fire in the house on Penns Park Road in Wrightstown Township. At the same time, Medic 135 from the Central Bucks Ambulance (Wycombe Station) was responding to an accident involving a pole in the 1100 block of Swamp Road in Wrightstown Township. On Swamp Road, a pole was sheared in half and another was damaged by the 1 vehicle accident. Chief 35 investigated that, with assistance from Utility 95. Engine 35, Tanker 35, and Rescue 35, along with Deputy Chief 35 investigated the electrical fire and found some circuit problems, with no fire found. It was recommended that the homeowner contact an electrician. In the meantime, PECO was called to Swamp Road, and Lingohocken firefighters assisted EMS and the police in closing the road until barricades could be erected. An additional electrical problem was notified in a business in the area on the following morning that Lingohocken firefighters responded to. Information has been received that other homes in the area have received electrical damage from the surge from this incident. Any resident that suffered electrical damage from this incident should contact their insurance company and PECO's claims division to assist with damage repair. Further information may be obtained from Newtown Police or Wrightstown Township fire marshal's office.
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2010-07-18 Tanker Runs 2 Fires in Solebury Township - Shortly after 11 pm on Sunday, July 18, 2010, Tanker 35 was dispatched on the tanker task force for a working fire at the Carversville Christian Church on Aquetong Road. Units on the scene reported heavy fire in the steeple/bell tower. Chief 35 was assigned to work the Command Post with Point Pleasant and Eagle/New Hope Fire Cos' chiefs. Crews were generally able to contain the fire to the area involved on arrival at the almost 200 year-old church. Tanker 35 provided 1 load of water (3500 gallons) to the fireground, and Lingohocken personnel were available around 3:00 am.
Shortly after 9 pm, on Thursday, July 22, 2010, Tanker 35 was dispatched to assist Midway Fire Co. and other units with a building on fire to the rear of Earl's Prime Steakhouse in Peddler's Village. Units on the scene reported a landscaping storage shed well involved. Tanker 35 provided 1 load of water (3500 gallons) and Chief 35 was assigned to be the Safety Officer at the incident. During the fire, Engine 35 covered Midway's main station in Lahaska. Lingohocken personnel were available around 10:30 pm.
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2010-07-07 DRY CONDITIONS! - Be extremely careful with cigarettes, fireworks and sparklers, and other ignition sources. Shortly after noon on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of Pineville Road in Upper Makefield Township for a brush fire. Due to several calls being received, and the very dry conditions, Upper Makefield Fire Co. Engine 81 was also requested to assist. Lingohocken units arrived within 10 minutes and found an area of brush and trees on fire along the roadway, with fire spreading to the lawn towards the house. Engine 95 went into service along the roadway, shortly assisted by Engine 81, and Field 35 was assigned to the front lawn to stop the fire headed towards the house. In less than 10 minutes after arrival, the fire was contained to approximately 1/2 acre. Units cleared the scene in under 1 hour. Everyone is reminded that the fields and brush are extremely dry, and it only takes a small spark to ignite a large fire. Cigarettes should be extinguished before disposal (and can be considered littering if thrown from a car), outdoor fires along with fireworks and sparklers should be avoided, and extreme caution should be taken with any other ignition source.
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2010-07-05 Lingohocken Assists Upper Makefield on House Fire - At 3:39 pm, on Monday, July 5, as the Mercury hit 96 degrees, Lingohocken Engine and Tanker 35, along with Newtown Ladder 45 and Engine 55-1 responded to assist Upper Makefield Fire Co. on Tactical Box 81-13 for a house fire. Units arrived on the scene to find fire and smoke showing from the 2nd floor and roof area of a house that was on a small farm down a long driveway. The call was upgraded, bringing 2 additional engines and tankers. Crews made a quick knock on the fire, with Engine 35's crew throwing several ground ladders and performing salvage operations, while Tanker 35 stood by at the end of the driveway as a secondary water supply and Chief 35 being assigned the Manpower Officer. Lingohocken units cleared the scene a little more than an hour after dispatch.
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2010-07-04 Peddler's Village Fireworks - Lingohocken firefighters are requested annually to bring Field 35 to the Peddler's Village July 4th weekend fireworks to help control any fires that the fireworks might ignite. This year, Field 35 was assigned to the West side of the operation - behind the mortar area and the standby was even more important due to the hot and dry conditions that had occurred up to the holiday. In addition to front-row seats, the crew did handle 2 small spot fires in their area of responsibility. We salute Lingohocken Firefighter Nate Hulme who is serving our country on active duty with the Navy Seabees in Afghanistan.
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2010-07-01 Buckingham Township Auto Extrication - At 6:30 am on Thursday, July 1, 2010, Lingohocken Firefighters were dispatched with the Central Bucks Ambulance to Forest Grove Road at Lower Mountain Road in Buckingham Township for an auto extrication. A 2 car accident had resulted in a van rolling onto its side, with the driver trapped in the van. Firefighters stabilized the van, and removed a portion of the van's roof to extricate the driver within 22 minutes of dispatch. The van driver was transported by Central Bucks Ambulance to St. Mary's Hospital. Lingohocken units cleared shortly after 7 am.
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2010-06-29 Lingohocken Responds to Multi-Alarm Building Fire in Plumstead Township - Shortly after noon on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, Lingohocken Engine 95 was dispatched on the 2nd alarm for a building fire at 5189 Stump Road in Plumstead Township. At the same time, Tanker 35 was requested to relocate to Plumsteadville Fire Cos' main station in the area of the fire. Both units, along with Chief 35 responded. Engine 95 and the Chief reported to Staging at the Giant Shopping Center in Plumsteadville, and were soon sent along with Tanker 63 from Haycock Fire Co. to establish the North Water Supply Division. Engine 95 set up a tanker dump site to the rear of Scott Specialty Gases on Route 611, providing a supply line through the woods to the rear of the fire building. The engine received 63 tanker loads of water, pumping an estimated 190,000 gallons to the fire building. In the meantime, Chief 35 and Tanker 63 along with Rescue Engine 59 from the Silverdale Fire Co. went to a pond further North on Rt. 611 to set up a Tanker fill site. Unfortunately, this pond did not have a dry hydrant like many in Wrightstown Twp., and was difficult to access to draft from. Units set up a 500 gpm trash pump from Northampton Tanker 3 to initially fill, and eventually Rescue Engine 59 was able to go through a field to get close enough to the pond to draft from and supply tankers. In the meantime, Tanker 35 was called to operate elsewhere on the scene, shuttling water to the front of the fire building. Tanker 35 shuttled 4 loads, or 14,000 gallons of water, to the fire. Due to the water supply problems, units from 9 counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey responded to the scene. Lingohocken units cleared the scene 7 hours after being called.
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2010-06-15 Pump Testing at Tyler Park - On Tuesday, June 15, Lingohocken performed annual pump testing on both of our engines, and our tanker. The testing assures that our pumping apparatus is in good shape, meeting applicable NFPA standards, and is intended to find any problems with the apparatus. Accurate testing records have greatly assisted us in lowering the ISO insurance rating in Wrightstown Township. The testing is performed at the dam over the Neshaminy Creek in Tyler State Park in Newtown as that is the only location in the area we are able to draft from both sides of the apparatus, which is required for the pump sizes on our engines. During testing in 2009, a problem was found with the pump on Tanker 35 which was diagnosed as a rock in the pump impeller (likely picked up while the tank was being filled at an incident), requiring the impeller to be replaced. This year, all of the apparatus passed with flying colors.
We appreciate the cooperation of Michael Crowley, Park Manager of Tyler State Park, and his staff along with park visitors in allowing us to perform this testing.
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2010-06-11 Lingohocken Firefighters Assist Upper Makefield at Vehicle Extrication - River Road - At 4:20 am, Lingohocken Rescue 35 was requested to assist Upper Makefield Fire Co. with an accident on River Road near Stoneybrook Road in Upper Makefield Township. A pickup truck had struck a tree, and the driver was heavily entrapped. Rescue 35 responded with a crew of 6, and arrived to place rams in service, assisting in removing the roof, and doing a push of the dashboard to free the victim. Lingohocken firefighters were in service for just over 1 hour.
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2010-05-16 Lingohocken Firefighters Work Vehicle Extrication on Swamp Road - On Sunday evening, May 16, 2010 as the Flyers were working on their first period of their first playoff victory against the Montreal Canadiens, Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched to the 1400 block of Swamp Road near Creamery Road in Buckingham Township for an auto extrication with Central Bucks Ambulance Medic 135 and an ambulance from Central Bucks Squad 125. Chief 35 arrived within 3 minutes of dispatch to find a minivan seriously damaged, with the driver out walking around the vehicle, but the passenger still in the front seat, with the front passenger door unable to be fully opened. 5 minutes later, Rescue 35 was on the scene and began stabilizing the vehicle with Engine 35 arriving shortly thereafter providing fire protection and hazards control. 13 minutes after dispatch, the door was removed using our Holmatro rescue tools, and the patient extricated from the vehicle. Both victims were transported to St. Mary's Hospital by the Central Bucks Ambulance units.
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2010-05-07 Thompson Mill Road Fire - Lingohocken Firefighters were dispatched just after 4 pm on Friday, May 7, 2010 for a dwelling fire at 346 Thompson Mill Road in Upper Makefield Twp., along with Engine 81, Rescue, Engine and Tanker 71 from the Upper Makefield Fire Company, and Ladder 5 from the Midway Fire Co. Police on scene reported a working fire, and shortly thereafter Chief 71 arriving up the driveway reported large 2 story single family dwelling down a long driveway next to this address. Chief 35 requested the call be upgraded to a building fire (box), adding Engine 5, Engine 55-1 from the Newtown Emergency Services Dept., and Tower Ladder 46 from the Eagle Fire Co. of New Hope. Chief 71 provided further information of a 35x40 building with heavy fire in the roof, with an exposure, but believed it could be contained. Due to the non-hydranted area, requested 2 additional tankers – Tanker 46 from Eagle and Tanker 3 from Northampton Fire Co. were added.
Fire was in a 200+ year old barn with a vacant apartment on the 2nd floor to the rear of the home, Chief 35 found the correct address to be 368 Thompson Mill Road. Heavy fire was showing on Sides A, C and D of the building, with extension to a wood shake roof shed approx. 10’ off of Side D, and ember problem blowing towards the main house, which also had a wood shingle roof. Chief 35 assumed Command, Chief 71 assigned Operations, Deputy 35 to the rear of the building, and Chief 46 assigned Safety.
E35/T35 first arriving up the driveway at 346 Thompson Mill Road set up on Side C of the fire building with a portable deckgun with CAFS, and a 300’ 2” CAFS handline handling both the fire in the rear, and extinguishing fire that extended onto, and into the roof of the shed on Side D, also forcing entry into the shed. E55-1 arrived about the same time at the fire address in the front and went into service with a portable deckgun and a 1 ¾” CAFS handline. Tanker 81 arrived and was assigned to pull up behind E55-1 and supply them, and Eng. 81 arrived behind Tanker 81 and was assigned to assist E55-1 with handlines along with personnel from Utility 71. Ladder 5 was assigned to assist units on Side C, along with Field 35, Utility 95, Rescue 71, and Rescue 35. Medic 135 and BLS Ambulance 1253 set up in the driveway at 346 Thompson Mill Road. Tanker 3 was assigned secondary water supply to the units at 346 Thompson Mill Road, and Tanker 46 was assigned secondary water supply to the units at 368 Thompson Mill Road.
Crews made rapid progress on the knockdown with the CAFS lines, with most of the fire being knocked about 15 minutes following arrival of the apparatus. Crews entered the 2nd floor apartment and also were able to find the breaker box and shut the power to the building, but PECO electric responded to shut the electric off to the building. The fire was placed under control less than 40 minutes after dispatch. E35/T35 remained on scene to assist FM272 with his investigation.
Preliminary Damage estimate is $150,000
Thanks to the Warwick and Northampton Township Fire Companies for covering Lingohocken Station 35, and the Yardley-Makefield Fire Company for covering Upper Makefield Sta. 71 during this incident.
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2010-04-25 Buckingham Township House Fire - Shortly after 6 am on Sunday, April 25, 2010 the Lingohocken Fire Co., assisted by units from the Warwick Fire Co. was dispatched to 765 Forest Grove Road in the Wycombe section of Buckingham Township for smoke coming from the house. Units arrived on the scene with smoke showing from the roof area. Additional apparatus was dispatched to assist from the Midway Fire Co. and Newtown FIre Association as well as Medics from the Central Bucks Ambulance. Firefighters laddered the 250+ year old home and found a fire in the roof that apparently spread from the chimney at the peak. The fire was quickly contained to the area involved on arrival using less than 500 gallons of water and compressed air foam, with damage estimated at $23,000, and there were no injuries. The residents were able to return to the home after the fire was extinguished. Firefighters assisted the homeowner in securing the roof after the fire was extinguished.
Dear Chief Jakubowski,
Please accept our heartfelt thanks for the magnificent dedication to duty that you and your entire group of wonderful firemen gave to us to save our home and at the same time gave us comfort and assurance.
We will never forget the morning of April 25, 2010 but if not for your wonderful men it could be a much worse memory.
I work with the granddaughter of Ed Samsel and she always said, 'You are safely in the care of Lingohocken Fire Co.' How true - how true!
God bless you all!
With respect,
Mary Raywood & David Valiante
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2010-04-03 ISO Water Testing - Apparatus from Northampton Vol. Fire Co., Newtown Fire Association, and Upper Makefield Fire Co. are put through their paces by ISO to show how they can support water supply evolutions in Wrightstown Township.
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2010-03-21 Lingohocken Firefighters Tackle Jeep Fire on Forest Grove Road - Just after noon, on Sunday, March 21, 2010, Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched to Forest Grove Road near Smith Road in Buckingham Township for a vehicle on fire. Within 5 minutes of the dispatch, Deputy Chief 35 arrived on the scene to find a Jeep Wrangler well involved in fire and both occupants out of the vehicle, uninjured. Engine 35 arrived shortly thereafter and went into service with a 2" compressed air foam (CAFS) attack line and had the fire controlled within 3 minutes of arrival. Crews overhauled the vehicle, and assisted Wrightstown Auto Body with removing the vehicle from the highway. Units were available within 40 minutes.
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2010-03-13 Heavy Rain/Winds Keep Lingohocken Firefighters Busy Over the Weekend - Heavy rain most of the day on Saturday, March 13, 2010 was accompanied by wind gusts over 50 MPH in the area, keeping Lingohocken firefighters busy with 22 calls for service over the weekend. This was more than a month's normal workload in less than 48 hours. Personnel responded to 3 fire alarms, 6 calls for wires burning in trees, 1 assist to the Upper Makefield Fire Co. for an electrical fire inside the Sol Feinstone Elementary School on Eagle Road, another electrical fire in a home, 1 assist to EMS for a cardiac arrest, 2 assists to homeowners with downed trees on cars or blocking access to their home, 6 basement pump details, and 2 more investigations. Crews were out from 2 in the afternoon until 4 am Sunday morning, and back at it at 9 am Sunday until after midnight. In several cases, wires were burning and arcing in trees for well over 24 hours until PECO could respond. Many were out of power for many hours, and in some cases, it resulted in their basements flooding as they had no power for their sump pumps.
Note that if your basement is flooding and threatening your electrical system or heating/air conditioning units, you can call 911 to reach us right away.
Also important during power outages - use care with candles as this is a frequent cause of home fires during these conditions. Ensure you have one or more working smoke detectors.
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2010-01-16 Auto Extrication on Route 232 -
Shortly after noon on Saturday, January 16, 2010, Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched along with 2 medic units to a reported auto extrication on Windy Bush Road (Rt. 232) at Street Road in Upper Makefield Twp. A report from police on scene indicated that rescue was no longer needed, and Rescue 35 proceeded in at reduced speed. After Deputy and Chief 35 conferred with EMS personnel on scene, it was determined they did want a door removed on 1 vehicle to remove 1 patient. This was done in 7 minutes, and personnel cleared the scene within 30 minutes of dispatch.
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2010-01-10 Engine 35 Assists Midway on House Fire - A short time after 12:30 pm on Sunday, January 10, 2010, Lingohocken Engine 35 was dispatched to cover at Midway Fire Co. Station 5 (Lahaska). As they were arriving at Station 5, Engine 35 was redirected to the scene on Spring Hill Circle in the Furlong section of Buckingham Twp. to assist with extinguishment. The crew assisted Midway for over an hour, and another crew remained back to cover our area.
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2010-01-03 Tanker 35 Assists in Overhaul at House Fire - Montgomery County -
In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 3, 2010 Montgomery County units, assisted by Bucks County units including Field Trucks from Northampton and Lower Southampton, and Tankers from Warwick and Northampton battled a well-involved house fire at State Senator Stewart Greenleaf's house in Upper Moreland Township. Unfortunately, high winds and freezing conditions hampered efforts in this area that is not provided with hydrants. Unfortunately, the home and its contents were essentially a total loss. At 10:20 am, Tanker 35 took a 2 hour fireground detail cooling down the remains, pumping 2 loads, or 7000 gallons of water. Tanker 5 from Midway relieved Tanker 35 taking the next shift. As Tanker 35 was wrapping up, Pioneer Fire Co. of Jenkintown Engine 96 arrived - highly unusual to see these units together at an incident scene. Senator Greenleaf has been a longtime supporter of the area fire service.
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2010-01-02 Call #1 for 2010 Has Lingohocken Firefighters Extricating Victim on Swamp Road - Shortly after 9:30 pm on January 2, 2010, Lingohocken firefighters and Central Bucks Medic 135 were dispatched to the 1100 block of Swamp Road for a vehicle accident with extrication. The initial report was that the call was in the 1100 block of Swamp Road in Buckingham Township, but the incident was found about a mile away in the 1100 block of Swamp Road in Wrightstown Township. A car had struck a pole, severing it. The driver had self-extricated, but the passenger was trapped by a jammed door. Wires were down, and a pole-mounted electrical transformer was leaking oil. Once firefighters evaluated the web of wires on the pole - a cable wire was on the ground, the service to a home was hanging low, and the crossarm on the pole was broken providing the potential for high voltage wires to ground vs. the pole - they could focus on the victim. Temperatures were below 20 degrees F, with Northwest winds blowing at 20-25 MPH, making working conditions difficult. Rescue 35's crew stabilized the car, and freed the jammed door while Engine 35's crew provided fire protection and Engine 95's crew safetied the area around the wires and placed a containment pool under the leaking oil. Crews assisted medics with removing the victim from the car, and he was transported to a local trauma center by Medic 135. The victim was extricated in 20 minutes from the time of dispatch. 17 Lingohocken Firefighters responded to the call.
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2009-12-25 Residential Sprinklers Save Christmas in Wrightstown Twp. - A few minutes before 1 pm on Christmas Day, several dozen firefighters from the Lingohocken and Warwick Fire Cos. were dispatched to a home in the 3100 block of Rushland Road in Wrightstown Township for a report of a fire in an attached garage of a 3-year old house. An accidental fire had ignited in some storage in the garage and began to spread. There were 2 cars in the 3-bay garage, including a Ford Escape and a Mercedes CLK 320. Normally, this incident would require deploying all of these firefighters, and perhaps more, for 1-2 hours to control and fully extinguish the fire, which would have likely spread to the storage, vehicles, and tools in the garage, and possibly to the master bedroom located directly above the garage. The home is located in an area that would require firefighters to truck water in, as there are no hydrants nearby. Damage most likely would have been in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the residents would have likely had to relocate for weeks while their home was being repaired.
However, thanks to the foresight of the Wrightstown Township supervisors, and the efforts of the fire marshal's office in Wrightstown, this home was equipped with residential sprinklers, including in the garage area. One sprinkler activated, fully extinguishing the fire prior to the fire department's arrival, 7 minutes after the call. Instead of 30-40 firefighters being in service for several hours, a single crew of 6 firefighters was able to check for extension (there was none) and remove the damaged items from the house. A 2 liter soda bottle that was half full and located 2 feet from the point of origin, had partially melted, but never spilled the soda. The contents of the garage suffered several thousand dollars of damage, a far cry from the damage without sprinklers. There were no injuries to the residents, nor to firefighters. The volunteer firefighters returned to celebrate the holiday with their families in under 45 minutes, and the homeowner and his family were able to finish their celebration in their home after a bit of cleanup.
Pennsylvania is the first state in the country to adopt new model codes that require sprinklers in all new townhouses that will be built after January 1, 2010, and all new residences built after January 1, 2011. Several Bucks County communities, including Wrightstown Township and Buckingham Township, already have their own ordinances in place - and these sprinklers are saving lives and property right now in these communities.
STATter911 article
Podcast chatting on residential sprinkler save with "The Crime Guys" on WPHT on 12/27/09
See The Video on How Residential Sprinklers Saved Christmas in Wrightstown Twp. (CBS)
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2009-12-19 Barn Fire - At 6:24 am, Field 35 was dispatched on the 2nd alarm for a barn fire assisting Doylestown Fire Co. at 1210 Swamp Road in New Britain Twp. The barn was full of furniture and furniture refinishing materials and exposing adjacent buildings. The field truck was requested for ember patrol and wound up extinguishing a tree fire in the area. Chief 35 responded and was assigned as the Staging Officer, setting up the staging area at the Fountainville Post Office. At 6:53 am, Engine 35 was redirected to staging from a cover assignment at Doylestown Station 19, and initially assisted with filling tankers at a hydrant in front of the CVS Pharmacy at Route 313 and Ferry Rd. Their assignment was changed to draft from a pond on Ferry Rd. North of Route 313, which they did, filling approximately 45,000 gallons of water into tankers. Units returned to Wycombe at approximately 10 am. While Lingohocken units were in Doylestown, Newtown Engine 55 and Lingohocken Chief Engineer 35 checked a fire alarm on Wrightstown Rd. that was activated by smoke from a fireplace being lit - no fire services needed.
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2009-11-18 House Fire Assist Newtown - Just before midnight on November 19, 2009, Lingohocken Rescue 35 was dispatched to assist Newtown, Upper Makefield, and Yardley-Makefield apparatus at a garage/house fire on Linton Hill Rd. in Newtown Twp. The Rescue and Chief 35 responded and assisted with providing lighting, overhaul, and air bottle refilling service.
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2009-10-29 Deer Rescue - About an hour before the first pitch of Game 2 of the 2009 World Series, Newtown Police requested the Lingohocken Fire Co. assist them with a deer stuck in a fence in the 1300 block of Wrightstown Road in Wrightstown Twp. The doe had gotten herself halfway through the vertical posts in an iron fence but was now stuck - unable to go forward or backward. She had tired herself out fighting. Several other methods were tried, but quick work with Rescue 35's hydraulic combi-tool spread the fence enough to allow the doe to go free. She sat on the ground for a few minutes before walking off, perhaps to cheer the Phillies on.
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2009-09-20 Renaissance Faire Rescue - At 1002 hours, Sunday, September 20, 2009, Lingohocken Firefighters were dispatched along with Newtown Ambulance Medic 145 to the Renaissance Faire at the Grange Fair Grounds on Penns Park Road in Wrightstown Township for a reported propane grill explosion with a burn victim. Firefighters arrived to find that an employee of one of the cooking concessions at the Faire had been burned due to a flash fire while igniting a propane grill for the concession, and was being treated by the medics. Crews from Engine 35 checked the grill to ensure it was secured, and the medics advised that the patient would be flown to a burn center. Additional personnel setup a helicopter landing zone in the parking lot of the Fair Grounds for JeffStat 2, flying from Lansdale. A number of spectators and ball players on the property were asked to stay clear of the landing zone, and all cooperated nicely. The patient was safely loaded into the helicopter and transferred to Temple University Hospital.
Here are some safety tips for using propane grills - http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=622
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2009-08-02 Water Rescue - Just before 4:15 pm on Sunday, August 2, 2009, firefighters from the Lingohocken Fire Co. and marine units from the Northampton Township Fire Co. were dispatched to the Neshaminy Creek at the Route 232 (Second St. Pike) bridge for 4 subjects trapped in the swollen creek. The creek level is normally below 6' at Rushland, and that afternoon it had crested at approximately 17.6'. Heavy rains all morning had given way to sunshine, and 5 local canoeists attempted to brave the high water for a ride down the swift waters. When they reached the Route 232 bridge, they got caught when there was not enough clearance for them to pass underneath. 1 was able to climb out on his own, while 4 others passed under the bridge in the water. Deputy 35 and Northampton firefighters arriving within 5 minutes of the call were immediately able to rescue 3 of the victims using throw ropes from shore. However, the 4th victim was caught on a tree in the middle of the creek. Newtown Rescue 45 and Upper Makefield Marine 71 were dispatched to the Worthington Mill Rd. bridge over the creek to set up in case the victim or any firefighters were swept downstream during the operation. Northampton's marine unit was deployed into the water using rope to direct it in to the victim. The victim was removed to the boat, and the boat was hauled back to shore. It took 30 minutes from dispatch to complete the rescue - there were no injuries.
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2009-07-16 Quarry Rescue - At 11:39 am on Thursday, July 16, 2009 Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched to the Hanson Aggregates quarry at 852 Swamp Road in Wrightstown Township for an "auto extrication," reported victim trapped under an overturned truck. Based upon this report, a second rescue company was requested immediately, and Northampton Township Fire Co. Rescue 3 was dispatched. Lingohocken Engine 95, manned during the summer by Wrightstown Township employees that are firefighters, and Deputy Chief 35 arrived at the quarry's main gate within 5 minutes of the dispatch and were directed by Hanson personnel into "the hole" - the main quarry. They found the accident scene approximately 1/2 - 3/4 mile drive down into the quarry and about 200-250 feet below the surface of the quarry. A bulk solid truck carrying dust off of the asphalt plant down to a dump site had overturned. The trailer had separated from the tractor and the driver was trapped in the cab. The victim's body was trapped between the cab and the driver's seat, and his legs were pinned up under the dashboard, and entangled in the gear shifts and seat. He was only visible from the shoulders up. Diesel fuel was leaking from the truck's saddle tank. Fortunately, the trailer was resting on a large rock and was relatively stable. Lingohocken Engines 95 and 35, and Rescue 35 responded with 15 volunteers. Chief 35 established Command and coordinated with Newtown Police, Central Bucks Ambulance and quarry personnel.
Crews went to work with air bags, 6 hydraulic tools, sawzalls, and other rescue equipment needed to lift the vehicle and cut the cab away and disentangle him. The Central Bucks medical director (physician) was on scene leading EMS operations. As the incident progressed, additional resources were needed for manpower and equipment, and the hot day took its toll on rescuers. Newtown Fire Association Rescue 45 and Engine 55 were brought in to the scene, while Warwick Fire Co. Rescue 66 was staged at the quarry entrance for backup. Doylestown Fire Co. Canteen 19 and Central Bucks Mass Casualty Unit 2 were also requested for firefighter rehab (the MCI unit carries cooling fans). Plans A, B, and C were devised and implemented. Plan D was to bring a large front end loader from the quarry to assist in lifting the vehicle if needed, and a special medical team that can perform field amputations (a last ditch option if needed to save the patients life) were brought to the scene. Close coordination was made between medical and rescue personnel to dictate the speed of the rescue. Fortunately, Plan C worked and we didn't need to get to plan D or E. 2 hours and 6 minutes after the initial 911 call, the patient was extricated and transported by Central Bucks Ambulance to St. Mary's Medical Center Trauma Unit.
All of the rescue personnel on this incident worked very well together under exhausting, hot and dusty conditions. Thanks to all of the mutual aid companies that assisted, including Newtown, Northampton, and Warwick along with backup coverage from Upper Makefield Engine 81 and Yardley Makefield Engine 80.
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2009-06-15 Lingohocken Responds to 3-Alarm Hazmat Fire in Warrington - Just after 7 pm, Sunday, June 7, 2009 units from the Warrington area were dispatched to Flexible Circuits, 222 Valley Rd. in Warrington for a building fire. Chief 29 (Warrington Fire Co.) was quickly on the scene reporting fire showing from a large 1 story industrial building. The incident quickly escalated to 3 alarms. At appromately 8 pm, Lingohocken Engine 95 was dispatched to relocate to Warrington Station 29 on Route 611, forming a task force there with Rescue 34 (Chalfont Fire Co.) and eventually Ladder 2 (Southampton Fire Co.) and Engine 3 (Northampton Fire Co.) to cover any additional calls in the area. Chief 35 led the task force. Less than 10 minutes later, Lingohocken Rescue 35 was dispatched to the scene to set up to the rear of the building for lighting and to fill SCBA bottles. Rescue 35 was released at about 1 am, and the task force from Sta. 29, including Engine 95, was called to the scene to assist with cleanup detail. Engine 95 returned to Forest Grove a bit after 3 am. Chief 35 returned to the scene Monday evening from 5-9 pm to provide relief to Warrington crews managing the scene.
Commendation Letter
Philly Fire News Article
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2009-05-25 Swamp Road Dwelling Fire - Just after 9:30 am, Monday morning, passing motorists reported a fire on the roof in the 400 block of Swamp Road. Initial reports of the address were believed to be in Newtown Township, and the Newtown Fire Association was dispatched. Newtown units responded from participating in the Newtown Memorial Day parade, arriving on the scene reporting heavy smoke showing, and identified the home as being in Wrightstown Township, which is covered by the Lingohocken Fire Co. Lingohocken units were dispatched to assist.
Firefighters laid supply hose to a hydrant on Twining Bridge Road in Newtown located more than 1/3 of a mile from the scene, along with using water from Lingohocken’s 3500 gallon tanker to fight the fire. Crews had to open a hole in the roof to vent heat and smoke, and remove siding and roofing materials that were on fire to extinguish the blaze. Due to the heat inside the home and need to protect the material in the home, units from the Northampton Fire Co., the Upper Makefield Fire Co., the Penndel Fire Co., the Warwick Fire Co., and the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Co. were requested to assist at the scene. Newtown Ambulance personnel set up a rehab area to monitor firefighters for heat-related conditions during the fire. PECO responded to the scene and cut power to the home. The fire was placed under control in slightly over 1 hour from dispatch. The Trevose Fire Co. canteen unit provided refreshments for the firefighters, who cleared the scene at about 12:30 pm. Thanks to the mutual aid companies for their assistance, along with Warwick Fire Co., Feasterville Fire Co., and Parkland Fire Co. who provided cover-ups during the incident.
Damage estimate is approx. $65,000. No injuries were reported to either the occupants, or to firefighters who worked the incident. The home was not equipped with a fire sprinkler system, although quick work by firefighters, and the stone walls of the farmhouse prevented the fire from spreading into the home’s contents.. The fire appears to have begun in the exterior wall, investigation was led by the Wrightstown Township Fire Marshal, Ted Middleman. Swamp Road between Worthington Mill and Twining Bridge Rds. was closed by Newtown Township police and fire police units for over 2 hours due to the fire.
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2009-05-14 Industrial Rescue on York Road - At 1:49 pm on Thursday, May 14, 2009 the Lingohocken Fire Co. along with Midway Fire Co. Ladder 5 and Central Bucks Ambulance Medic 125 (Doylestown) were dispatched to York Rd (Route 263) and Green Ridge Road for an industrial rescue - reported worker trapped in a Bobcat skid-steer machine in the construction zone. Crews have been working to rehabilitate this section of York Rd. Initial reports indicated the worker may also be freed from the machine, but seriously injured. Chief 35 arrived within 4 minutes to find the worker in the cab of the machine with significant injuries to his legs/lower torso and requested the rescue assignment continue in. Assistant 35, on the job as a Buckingham Police officer, was sizing up the extrication. A mechanic for the contractor was on scene and provided valuable technical information regarding the machine that determined the course of action. Ladder 5 and Rescue 35 arrived and began to crib the machine to prevent any movement, and Medic 125/Chief 125 arrived and began patient assessment/care. Due to the nature of the situation, Chief 35 requested Midway Rescue 5 be dispatched for additional manpower/equipment. It was determined that the best course of action was to cut the roof cage off the machine to extricate the victim. Crews did so, and the patient was removed in slightly more than 30 minutes from dispatch and transported by Medic 125 to St. Mary's Medical Center Trauma Unit. He was later flown by helicopter to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. Crews cleared the scene at 2:35 pm.
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2009-05-08 Another Truck Accident With Power Surge on Swamp Road - On Friday, May 8, 2009 at 8:23 am Lingohocken firefighters were initially dispatched to electrical wires on fire on Swamp Road near Smith Road. A tractor trailer struck a pole in the 900 Block of Swamp Road in Buckingham Township causing the pole and transformer to begin to burn and an electrical surge in the area. Within moments, Bucks County Communications received a report of smoke in 2 houses a mile or two away in the 3200 Block of Mozart Road, resulting in the dispatch of Warwick Rescue and Tower 66, Doylestown Engine 79, and Midway Engine 5 to assist. Deputy 35 investigated the accident scene and confirmed that the pole was on fire, but that fire apparatus was not needed there at the time, and redirected the Lingohocken units to the house fire. Chief 35 arrived at the homes on Mozart Rd. within 4 minutes and confirmed that there was no active fire at either. Assistant 35 and Tower 66 checked one home, finding a damaged electrical panel and dishwasher, that had unfortunately just been replaced from the March power surge. Battalion 79-1 and Engine 35 confirmed that a surge suppressor at the electrical panel in the other house had done its job, but burned up doing so and with potential damage to TVs and a computer. The remaining units, along with Buckingham Township Fire Marshal FM226 checked numerous other homes in the area of Mozart Rd., Swamp Rd., and Dark Hollow Rd., finding damage to numerous appliances and surge suppressors. It appears that the affected circuit was the same one from March 17, involving Swamp Road from Creamery Road to roughly Rushland Road, including parts of Mozart Road, Dark Hollow Road, and Smith Road.
Any resident that suffered electrical damage from this incident should contact their insurance company and PECO's claims division to assist with damage repair. Further information may be obtained from Buckingham Township police/fire marshal's office.
Those residents that had whole-house surge protection, and surge protection on key appliances (TV, computer, etc.) were generally well protected against this .
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2009-04-28 Cover Assignment Warminster Township - Passers-by may have wondered why a Lingohocken Engine was so far
down York Road - Engine 95 (Forest Grove Station) covering Hartsville Fire Co. Station 93. On Tuesday, April 28, 2009,
Hartsville and numerous other area companies were in service at a building fire at the Saxony Manor Apartments on York Rd.
in Warminster Township. Engine 95 moved up to cover Station 93 from approximately 5-6:30 pm. No further runs during the cover
assignment.
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2009-04-21 Building Fire in Doylestown - On Tuesday morning, April 21, 2009, Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched to assist the Plumsteadville Fire Co. with a working building fire on Airport Blvd. in the Cross Keys area of Plumstead Township. A warehouse/industrial building was on fire. At 6:47 am, Rescue 35 was sent to cover Station 20 on Route 611 North of Doylestown. Before they could arrive, at 0700 hours they were dispatched to respond on the 2nd alarm and report to the staging area at the KMart. At 6:56 am Tanker 35 was dispatched as part of the 2nd Tanker Task Force assigned to the call. They shuttle 4 loads - or approximately 14,000 gallons of water - to the scene. Almost all of the Tankers in Bucks County were either assigned to this call, or relocated to cover stations that were involved at this fire. This resulted in something not often seen - Mercer County, New Jersey Tanker 53, from the Union Fire Co. of Titusville being relocated to Station 35 to cover Buckingham, Upper Makefield, Wrightstown, and Northampton Townships from Wycombe until Tanker 35 cleared the scene. Mercer County Tanker 53 covering Station 35.
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2009-03-24 LFCO Training Drill - On March 10 and 24, 2009, Lingohocken firefighters went to the Bucks County Public Training Center to get some interior burn training in the new burn building. On the 10th, we were accompanied by 2 crews from the Northampton Fire Co. (Sta. 73), and on the 24th, by 2 crews from the Midway Fire Co. (Stas. 5 & 15). Here are a few pictures from the drill on the 24th.
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2009-03-17 Busy St. Patrick's Morning for Lingohocken Firefighters - On Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 7:05 am Lingohocken firefighters were initially dispatched to electrical wires on fire on Swamp Road near Mozart Road. A dump truck loaded with sand had shattered a pole in the 1500 Block of Swamp Road, near Creamery Road in Buckingham Township causing an electrical surge in the area. Within 3 minutes, Bucks County Communications received a report of smoke in the house a mile or two away in the 700 Block of Swamp Road, resulting in the dispatch of Warwick Engine and Tower 66, Northampton Engine 3, and Newtown Engine 55-1 to assist. Chief 35 investigated the accident scene and confirmed with the PD that fire apparatus was not needed there at the time, and redirected the Lingohocken units to the house fire. Deputy 35 confirmed that a surge suppressor at the electrical panel in the house had done its job, but burned up doing so. This call was held to Engine and Tanker 35 for smoke removal. While units were on this scene, a firefighter reported flashes had come from the outlets with a smoke odor in his house, and the same thing at two of his neighbors' homes in the 900 Block of Swamp Road. Lingohocken units checked these homes, and then were directed to 2 more homes in the 3200/3300 blocks of Mozart Road with the same conditions. In each case, no extension was noted but electrical equipment was damaged. A quick meet with the PECO supervisor in the area showed the affected circuit involved Swamp Road from Creamery Road to roughly Rushland Road, including parts of Mozart Road, Dark Hollow Road, and Smith Road. Chief and Deputy 35 did a visual check from the road of homes in these areas. Additional damage to electronic equipment was noted by residents in the 3100 block of Dark Hollow Road and the 3800 block of Smith Road. At 9:48 am, as the dump truck was being righted, it developed a fuel spill. Field 35 responded back to the scene with absorbent materials to prevent further release into the environment.
Any resident that suffered electrical damage from this incident should contact their insurance company and PECO's claims division to assist with damage repair. Further information may be obtained from Buckingham Township police/fire marshal's office.
Those residents that had whole-house surge protection, and surge protection on key appliances (TV, computer, etc.) were generally well protected against this power surge.
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2009-03-15 Brush Fire - At 5:25 pm, on Saturday, March 15, 2009, the Lingohocken Fire Co. was dispatched to a brush fire in the 4800 block of Township Line Road in Buckingham Township. Units on the scene within 10 mins found a controlled burning that had spread to an approximately 40 x 50 foot area of light brush. Field 35 accessed the field area quickly and had the fire knocked down 4 minutes after arrival, preventing it from spreading into the immediately adjacent wooded area.
Even if the ground is wet, the brush is dry - please be careful when burning outdoors!
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2009-03-05 Auto Extrication Pine Lane and Route 232 - At 5:35 pm on Thursday, March 5, 2009 Lingohocken units along with Upper Makefield Fire Co. Engine 81 were dispatched to Pineville Road and Windy Bush Road in Upper Makefield Twp. for an auto extrication. Units were on the scene within 10 minutes and found the accident on Pine La. at Windy Bush Road in Wrightstown Township. Newtown Medic 145 was on the scene with the driver trapped in an Acura. Rescue 35's crew stabilized the car and went to work with hydraulic tools to open the driver's side door allowing the patient to be removed while Engine 81 provided hazards standby. The patient was removed within 6 minutes of arrival, and units cleared the scene before 6:00 pm.
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2009-02-06 Lingohocken Works First Due House Fire - Lingohocken firefighters were dispatched shortly after 11 pm on Friday, February 6, 2009 to a chimney fire at 4729 Smith Road in Buckingham Township. On arrival, Deputy Chief 35 found smoke coming from the chimney and eaves of a 2 story dwelling. The call was upgraded, bringing Newtown Fire Association Engine 55 and Rescue 45 (as a firefighter assist and search team - FAST), Midway Fire Co. Ladder 5, and Central Bucks Ambulance Medic 135 (Wycombe station). Fire was found extending into the walls in the 1st and 2nd story of the home, requiring siding to be removed, and walls and a portion of the 2nd floor to be opened up to contain the fire extension with 2" hoselines deployed to both the 1st and 2nd floors. Burning material in the wood stove was removed from the dwelling. Midway Engine 15 and Northampton VFC Engine 3 along with Warwick Fire Co. Tanker 66 were also dispatched to the scene for backup manpower and water supply. Salvage runners and covers were placed to minimize damage to the home's contents. The fire was contained due to the combined effort of the companies on the scene, and under control in 1 hour. Plastic covering was placed over the wall openings to allow the homeowners to remain in the home. Lingohocken crews returned to service at about 2:30 am. Thanks to Northampton Fire Co. Engine 83 for covering Sta. 35 during this call, and handling a fire alarm while in our station.
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2009-01-23 First Extrication of 2009 - Around 11 am on Friday, January 23, 2009, Lingohocken units were responding to a reported gas alarm on Brownsburg Rd. West in Upper Makefield Township. As Chief 35 arrived at that location, Deputy 66 from Warwick Fire Co. was reporting an accident with entrapment and an unresponsive victim in the 900 Block of Swamp Road in Buckingham Township. Chief 35 redirected the apparatus to the Swamp Road call, and Medic 135 (Central Bucks Ambulance) and Rescue 66 from Warwick were also dispatched to assist. The gas alarm was turned over to Chief 71 from Upper Makefield, who was in the area, and UMPD (found to be set off by contractors). Rescue 35 arrived at the extrication within 7 minutes of dispatch to find a Hyundai which had hit and broken a telephone pole on the North side of Swamp Road, then wound up striking a tree and coming to rest on the lawn on the South side of Swamp Road. The Rescue Co. went in service to remove the driver's side door and remove the patient in 13 minutes from dispatch. Rescue 66 arrived to assist, and Engine 35 was assigned to set up a landing zone in an adjacent field for JeffStat 2 which was enroute. The medics, upon conferring with medical command at St. Mary's Hospital, determined the patient could be transported by ground to St. Mary's and the helicopter was recalled. Deputy 35 oversaw rescue operations, and Chief 35 oversaw the landing zone setup. Units were clear in about 40 minutes.
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2009-01-19 Day of Service - For many folks, Martin Luther King Day is a day to take a break from their regular lives and perform volunteer community service to honor Dr. King's legacy. For your volunteer firefighters, community service is something we do all year-round. For MLK Day 2009, 17 Lingohocken volunteers were busy with a house fire on Ridge Road in Buckingham Township, just outside Lingohocken's coverage area. At 1441 hours, Engine and Tanker 35 were requested to assist Midway Fire Co. with a fire in the attic. Chief 35 was assigned the Interior Division, and Engine 35's crew assisted with the backup hoseline to the 2nd floor, checking for extension and throwing salvage covers on the 2nd floor while Tanker 35 supplied water to Engine 5. Midway's crews did a great job knocking the fire in the attic with 500 gallons of CAFS. At 1526 hours, Rescue 35 was special-called to the scene to fill approximately 20 air bottles used during the fire. Lingohocken crews were in service for about 2 hours. Thanks to Newtown Fire Assoc. Engine 55 for covering Sta. 35 during this incident.
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2009-01-02 House Fire Assist Doylestown - At approx. 1130 on Friday, January 2, 2009, Engine 95 was dispatched to cover Doylestown Station 19. E95 responded with crew of 5, and as they arrived at Sta. 19, were redirected to the scene of the house fire on Evergreen Dr. off East State St. in New Britain to be the 2nd Rapid Intervention Team (RIT). The initial RIT was utilized for fireground operations. E95’s crew stood fast until after the fire was put under control, returning to quarters shortly before 1400 hours.
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