South Whitehall Police units are dispatched to
the Springhouse Jr High for a reported burglary alarm, as first units
arrive on location a person is reported jumping from the roof of the
building. After a short foot chase the suspect is taken
into custody, additional officer are brought in to search the building
for additional suspects. After a search with K9 units the all clear is
given and units clear with out further incident.
On Saturday and Sunday May 18th and 19
Firefighters from all over the country descended on Allentown and
Whitehall for a Tactical Fire Training session. Instructors were
brought in from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, and FDNY to give their
knowledge and experience to the 100 some students in the class. In
Allentown Crews worked on advancing hand lines and truck company
operations while at the Whitehall location they operated in Thermal
Imaging and the mental aspect to the job. The two day course was
offered through Leadership Under Fire and the Firefighters we talked to
said they gained a lot of new information from the class.
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On Saturday May 18th 2013 the Family of Nester
Video Production responded to Harrisburg for the annual Fire Expo. Our
day started right as we arrived and captured two Harrisburg Fire Units,
as we embarked on the showroom floor we met and took
a photo op with Sparky the Dog. The showroom floor was full of brother
and sister firefighters checking out all the new equipment and
apparatus on display. After a quick lunch we made our way to the east
hall where we met up with Rob Schield the creator of Fire Cam Helmet
Cameras and Dave Statter of Statter911. Our conversation with Rob was
camera related going over the new designs on the Mini Helmet Camera and
Dash Cam, then we talked shop with Dave Statter about how the Lehigh
Valley has an abundance of Fire Photographers. We then trucked over to
the Northeast Hall to Capture the Rosenbauer booth and showed off some
of the new equipment that they were showing off. All and all we
photographed apparatus from around the region, which included Progress
Fire, FDNY, and Boston FD just to name a few, and a great day was had by
the entire family so enjoy the photos..
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Late Friday night AFD is dispatched to the
2300 Blk of Fairview St for a Structure Fire, crews arrive on location
with smoke pushing from the eves of a single family home. As crews
stretch in they find a fire in the attic area and rear of the
residence, truck crews open up to access the spreading fire. 3 lines
are put into service on the interior and exterior of the home and the
fire is under control in about 30 minutes. 2 additional engines are
special called above the 1st alarm bringing a 2nd alarm response to this
West End Allentown Home..
Around 0630 hrs Thursday Morning Allentown
Firefighters are dispatched to Acme Cryogenics for a reported Hazmat
Leak. Crews arrived to find a storage tank leaking Carbon Dioxide
causing a vapor cloud in the area, Crews evacuate local businesses
in the industrial park and set up a staging area. As crews await
further Hazmat Tech Members to arrive a delivery driver familiar with
the operations of the tank lends his assistance with shutting down the
valve and securing the leak. The all clear was given and workers were
allowed back into the area, technicians were notified for repairs to the
refrigeration system on the tank.
Around 2000 hrs Friday Night City of
Easton Firefighters are dispatched to the 1000 Blk of Wilkes Barre St
for a house fire. Crews arrived on location with fire coming from a
twin home on the top floor, as crews advanced onto the fire it started
advancing to the attic area of the home. Easton request help form
Wilson and Bethlehem Firefighters to bring the fire under control, Crews
were forced to evacuate the structures as the fire spread grew and
Water Supply issues hampered the efforts. The fire was brought under
control about 2 hrs after dispatch and crews remained on location
through out the night.
Allentown Firefighters Respond to Scoobies
Gentleman's Club around 0245 hrs for a reported Structure fire, on
arrival Engine 13 has smoke showing and forces entry into the building.
Fire is located on the first floor and lines are stretched
from each side of the building, Truck companies open up and search the
upper floors of the building. The fire is brought under control in
about 20 minutes. Allentown Fire Marshal and Arson K9 respond out for
the investigation, this business has been known as a trouble location
for some time now including a Homicide investigation earlier this
year...
