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Pictures Taken By Barbara Chitswara

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                                                             Pictures Taken By Adam Burke        

After the Fire

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Date 2-14-08   Time-09:26   Type-Working Structure Fire   Box-49-01

Alarms-2 Commercial Box

McAdoo Fire And EMS dispatched to 17 N Cleveland St, McAdoo Borough for a structure fire. Quint 49-22 arrived on scene to find heavy smoke showing. Quint 49-22 took the A side of the address. Engine 49-15 hit the hydrant at Kennedy Drive and Blaine street and laid approx 400' of LDH. Engine 49-11 hit the hydrant at Cleveland Street and laid approx 150' of LDH. McAdoo crews pulled 2-1 3/4" lines to the 3rd floor where the encountered heavy fire. Quint 49-22 and Hazle Twp Tower 105 had ventilation. Hazle Twp Tower 105 had the D side of the address. One McAdoo firefighter was taken to Hazleton General Hospital and was treated and released. Crews encountered some tuff overhaul due to 2" thick plaster on the ceiling which had to be pulled to access fire above the ceiling. OIC did hit a 2nd Alarm Commercial Box. A PSP fire marshal was on the scene and appears to be electrical in nature. Units were on scne for approx 3 hours.

Units on the Box:

McAdoo Fire - E49-11, E49-15, Q49-22, C49-08 - Command
Mahanony City - RIT R-993, T/L-456
Tresckow Fire - E-29-11, T-29-31
Beaver Meadows Fire - E-21-12
West Hazleton Fire - E-242, L-244, R-245, (E-241 Manned @ Station)
Hazle Twp. Fire - E-103, T/L-105, U-1010
Freeland Fire - E-54, (L-57 SB @ Station)
Delano Fire - E-610
Walker Twp. Fire - Move up to Quakake Station
Quakake Fire - (SB @ Station)
West Penn Twp. - Tanker Move-up
Tamaqua Fire - E-776
McAdoo EMS - A-921
Medic 11-D, Medic 11-C, APTS BLS-Unit 10
McAdoo PD
PP&L