SEPTEMBER

Sunday Sept 24
MVA with injuries
COmpany 16 was dispatched to MacDade Blvd & Bullock ave for a MVA. Upon arrival of 16-7A it was reported to be a two car accident with three injuries. Medic 105 A and Qrs was on scene assistng with patient treatment while Ambulance 24, 04 and then 19 was dispatch to assist with patient treatment & transport. Rescue 16 arrived and stablized the vehicle and started the clean up of debris and fluids on the roadway. Tac 16 arrived and assisted the rescue crew with cleanup and traffic control. All three patients were transported to several hospitals in the area by Yeadon 16, Darby 04, and Lansdowne 19, ambulances. Ambulance 24 was recalled from the assignment. Police requested two tow trucks to remove both vehicles from the roadway. Company 16 went avialable from the scene.



Photos provided by Car1A
September 20, 2006
YEADON MOVIE DEMO

Company 16 was dispatched for one engine to assist with the demo of the famous Yeadon Movie theater. There was a fire that destroy the movie theater in January of 2006. Today because of a malfunction of equipment and the damage to a nozzle to wet down the debris, Company 16 assisted with the TAC unit. The company was in service for about 1hr and 30 minutes, with the booster line off the Tac. As you can see there is nothing left but debris of the theater,





Photos courtesy of Lt McCarty & Yeadon Car 1A

September
September 16
Fire Alarm 600 Wycomber ave Manor Care
Company 16 & 04 was dispatched to 600 Wycombe Ave. Manor Care Nursing home for the fire alarm. Medic 105-9A Gary arrived on location reporting a dryer fire in the laundry room. The fire was contained to the dryer with minimum smoke from that room. Ladder 16 arrived and checked the machine for any other defects while 16-9a spoke with the employees to find out what happen. It appears that the dryer is over 10 year old and is starting to malfunction just like the other one that was just replaced. Pipeline 04 arrived and was recalled by 16-9A and was giving a copy and respond for a building fire in there town. Maintanance arrived and shut off the dryer. Company 16 went available and returned to the station.

September 13,

Building Fire Darby Borough. 600 Block of Columbia Ave
Company 16 was requested to assist Darby Fire Companies on a working house fire. Ladder 16 responded under the command of asst chief Mike Melazzo. The ladder crew was directed to assist with overhaul of the damage home. Company 16 was in service for about 1hr assisting with overhaul

September 12
Kitchen Fire 300 N Front St Foxcroft apt
The box assignment was dispatched to 300 N front st Foxcroft East Apartments for a building fire. Police arrived on location with an audible alarm sounding and light smoke from the building. After being told of a fire in an apartment on the 2nd floor. The police officers tried to gain entry into the apartment and was force back by the heavy smoke. Pipeline 04 arrived on location and reported a working kitchen fire. 16-9 Chief Jeffries assumed command and order the evacuation of the complex due to the heavy smoke. Ladder 16 crews assisted the pipeline with fire supression while the other companies performed search and rescue of all the other apartments in the building. Crews placed in service a 1 3/4 handline and knock the fire which could have extended into the entire apartment. The fire was contained to the kitchen of the apartment. The tenants was displaced and was assisted by the Red cross until her apartment is repaired. No injuries occured and the fire in under uinvestigation by the fire marshal's office


September 9
Apartment Fire Parkview Court
The building assignment was dispatched to the 2200 block of alfred drive for an apartment fire. Upon arrival of Medic 04-7, they found a slight burning odor in the building. FF/paramedic Booth relayed to 16 command that the tenant stated that they heard a sizzling sound from the electrical panel box in the closet. Crews arrived and checked the apartment and determined that it was a bad circuit breaker that was causing the problem. Maintanance was called and the problem was corrected.

Septemebr 2, 2006
Busy day for the Company

This afternoon the company was dispatched to the area of Parkview and Longacre Blvd for an accident. Police was on scene reporting that a PECO pole was hanging by the electrical light across the roadway. It appears that the vehicle was traveling west bound on Longacre blvd into yeadon when the driver lost control of her car and hit the telephone pole, then spun around and hit another pole on the South side of the street. The occupants of the car was not injures and did not require any medical assistance. The rescue crew under the command of 16-13A McCarty placed several bags of oil dry on the roadway due to the vehicle leaking oil and gas. PECO was requested and arrived within that famous 1-hour ETA response for anything.

Later that evening at the intersection of Church & Bailey road the fire company was dispatched for a 2-vehicle accident. Crews were out front of the station after bingo let out and they saw a van crash into another van in front of the station. Several injuries occurred because of the accident. The rescue and both yeadon ambulances went into service to treat the patients and stabilize the vehicles. Chief Jeffries requested several more ambulances bringing to the scene ambulance 24 and medic 04. There was no entrapment but one van had several people that went to local hospitals. Crews were in service for about 1-hr assisting the yeadon police with their investigation.


Photos courtesy of Yeadon Car 1A.

August 19, 2006

At 545 am the building assignment was dispatched to the 500 block of holly road. Company 24, 22, 03, and Tower 34 was the responding companies on this assignment. Yeadon Car1A responded and arrived to find medium smoke in the house. After checking both properties, we placed a fan in service to remove the smoke from the building, but the strong odor of something burning made all the companies wonder it something was burning in the walls or floors of one of these properties. Clifton Heights, & East Lansdowne crews checked the one property and Millbourne & Llanerch checked the other home for the source. While checking the next-door neighbor's home they did notice smoke in the attic that was coming from the adjacent property. While Clifton Heights & Llanech crews were checking the kitchen for the source of smoke, they notice that the floor in front of the windows was extremely hot to the touch. After trying to remove part of the floor covering, they requested the other crews to check the garage ceiling. After pulling the garage ceiling, we found that there was a smoldering fire in the ceiling area. The ceiling and smoldering insulation was pulled. Most of the kitchen floor was removed to check for extension of fire in the floor. Because the smoldering fire was right, next to the plumbing vent pipe the smoke traveled the pipe chase and went into both properties Peco Energy was call to shut off the utilities. The companies went available from the scene in about 2 hours. No injuries occurred

August 19, 2006
Around 430 am the building assignment was dispatched to the 500 blk of holly road for a report of smoke in the building. Upon arrival of yeadon police, they gave a report of an odor in the home. After checking the property they found a slight odor of something burning. After checking the interior of the home they found nothing evident. In the adjoining property there was some smoke in the property and east lansdowne fire company put a fan in service and vented the smoke. At the same time of this call the Company was requested to assist Darby Fire Company No 1 on the 2nd alarm Working house fire with reported entrapment on the 1100 blk of chestnut street. After clearing the scene on Holly road the company responded to darby to assist with extinguishment of a 3 story single with heavy fire throught the entire house. The house was located right next to Darby Fire Chiefs home 04-9. Crew were in service for serval house on this call.

August 14, 2006
Around 4 am today Monday August 14, 2006 several calls where received by the Delco 911 center for a building fire in the area of Wycombe & Elder ave in Yeadon. M105-A Chris Karr arrived on scene with Yeadon & Darby police and found a 2 ½ story single with heavy fire showing from the second floor front and first floor rear. After checking the property at 101 elder ave, making sure all occupants was out; he returned to the fire property (549 Wycombe ave) and kicked in the front door to check for any victims. The smoke was low to the floor and the fire was starting to bank down and vent out of all of the window on the first floor. Chief Jeffries 16-9 arrived on scene, reported a working fire, and to requested the second alarm assignment. Due to the volume of fire and that, it was a vacant structure the fire attack was kept to the exterior of the property. Several hand lines, deck guns and Lansdowne ladder pipe was placed in service. The property at 101 elder ave had exterior damage due to the volume of fire from 549 Wycombe ave. It took all companies more than three hours to contain the fire. One firefighter from Millbourne Fire Company was transported to Fitz Hospital with minor injuries and released. Yeadon engine 16-2 and ambulance 16-7 & 16-7A remained on scene until around 10 am assisting the fire marshal's office and the state police fire marshal with there investigation.

The following companies were on scene Yeadon, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne, Medic CO 105, Millbourne, Clifton Heights (RIT), 2nd alarm Darby 04, and Chester Heights Canteen 47.






Photos courtesy of Fire Marshal Stokes

August 7, 2006

Just before 1130 pm the fire company was dispatched to the 300 blck of baily road for an MVA. Upon arrival of 16-12A he advised fireboard of a 2 cqar accident with injuries and request both of yeadon's ambulances. What it appears to ahve happen was a nissan pathfinder rear ended a small sports card. The victim in the pathfinder was transported to FItz hospital with minor injuries and female in the sports car was collared, boarded and tranported to fitz complaining of back and neck pain. Rescue 16 place oil dry on the roadway where the pathfinder stopped from the impact. Tac 16 assisted the rescue crew with clean up. The following units were on scene, 16-7 & 167A, Medic 105, Qrs105, Rescue & Tac and the yeadon & darby police department


photo courtesy of Yeadon Car 1A

July 31, 2006 Working Dwelling 45 Lewis Ave East Lansdowne Ave

Monday July 31, 2006 at 1145 Am the building assignment, Co 24, 19, 16 & 22 was dispatched for the dwelling fire in East Lansdowne Pa. After the initial dispatch, Yeadon Car 1A arrived on scene with heavy fire from the second floor rear of a 3-story twin. After checking with bystanders that have already entered the building checking for anyone trapped, YC1A advised fireboard that it was unknown if anyone was still in the property. 24-1 arrived on scene and place 2 hand lines in service. Truck 19 crew arrived and assisted 24-1 crew with fire suppression, when 16-2 arrived, they supplied several engine with water. Company 22 arrived and placed 3 hand lines in service. 24-9A assumed command requesting 09 for the RIT team and struck out the 2nd & 3rd alarms bringing the following companies 03, 36, 04, 26, 20 42 & Medic 103. Canteen 47 was dispatched to supply food and refreshments. Medic Company 105 & 103 treated several firefighters for heat exhaustion; several firefighters was taken by ambulances to local hospitals for further treatment. All companies went available after several hours of fire fighting. EMS units on scene 16-7A, 24-7A, 19-7, 03-7, 04-7A.
The fire is now under investigation by East Lansdowne Car1, Delco CID, and the State Police fire Marshals office.




Photos provided by Brian Feeney

July 12, 2006

Accident with Injuries
At 1630 hrs, Yeadon Fire Company was dispatched to the intersection of Whitby & Cobbs creek parkway for a vehicle accident with injuries. Yeadon Fire and Police know that the address of the call is actually in Philadelphia. Yeadon Pd received a second call from Delcom stating the accident is now at Longacre Blvd and Parkview ave in Yeadon. They arrived in the 1400 block of longacre blvd and found a 2-car accident with five injuries. 16-7A requested two additional ambulances to the scene, medic 04-7 and 16-7 responded. Rescue 16 under the command of Capt Himes, assisted with patient treatment, packaging, and clean up of the Fluids and debris left over from the impact. All patients transported, went to local hospitals for treatment. Company 16 went available within one hour




Photos Courtesy of Car 1

Monday June 26, 2006
Just after 1am on monday morning the company was dispatched to the area of 1400 patricia drive for a vehicle fire. Upon arrival of yeadon police they found 2 vehicles on fire in the same location of a car fire a week prior to the hour. Darby fire company 04 was dispatched to assist on the car fires. Chief Jeffries arrived on location and upgraded the assigment to the building response bringing in East Lansdowne (24), Lansdowne (19), Darby fire patrol (21). Flames from the car was reaching the 2nd floor of the apartments windows. The building response companies checked all of the apartments to make sure the fire did not gain entry into the building. These fires are under investigation by the fire marshal's office and the yeadon police department.

Monday June 19,2006
Just after 1 am the fire Company was dispatched to the area of 1400 patricia drive for a vehicle fire. Upon arrival of yeadon police the they reported a vehicle fire with with exposure to the apartment complex. Yeadon Ambulance 16-7A arrived with LT McCarty & EMT Joey D and reported a car fully involved. Engine 16-1 arrived and placed several hand lines in service, the fire was placed under control within 45 minutes. Company 04 assisted with one engine . The smoke did makes its way into the building basement floor apartments. Darby fire company set up fans and ventilated the building of smoke. The fire is under investigation by the fire marshal's office and the yeadon police department

June 2006

June 16, 2006
Millbourne Accident with entrapment
Rescue Company 16 was requested just after midnight for an accidnet with entrapment in the borough of Millbourne. It appears that an explorer was traveling west bound on market street when it was struck by another vehicle that did not stay at the scene of the accident. Engine & pipeline 22 was on scene and requested the rescue assignment to be dispatched. Rescue 16 (Yeadon) and Rescue 26 ( Highland Park Fire Co) responded and assisted Co 22 with the removal of the passenger door to remove the patient from the vehicle. The patient was transported to University of Pennsylvania Hospital truama center due to the injury. It took about 15 to 30 mins to extricate the patient from the vehicle. Both rescue companies were released while Millbourne fire Company waited for the tow truck.

June 9, 2006
Lansdowne 2 Alarm
Fatal Fire


Friday June 9, 2006 at 2:15 pm the 7th district companies were dispatched to a working house fire with entrapment on Wycombe ave. Chief Jeffries 16-9 & yeadon car1a arrived and reported a 3 story single with heavy fire 1st and 2nd floor with a report of someone trapped on the second floor. Ladder 16 orders were to assist truck 19 crew with search and rescue & fire suppression. The fire had a good jump on all hands due to the amount of fire throughout the house. After several hand lines were placed in service, crews did a secondary search looking for the occupant of the home. Chief Tom Young 19-9 struck out the 2nd alarm due to the bulk of the fire and for man power. A special request went out for additional RIT teams. Primos secane (74) was the initial RIT and Sharon Hill (09) was second. Companies had to deal with a severe thunderstorm that made fire fighting more hectic but crews did not back down from the fire or the stormy weather.
After crews knocked the bulk of the fire, they check the first floor and basement for the victim. After several minutes searching, the victim was found on the first floor of the house. The Medical Examiner, State Police Fire Marshal, and County CID were contacted to respond to the scene by 19-9. Company 16 was on scene assisting Lansdowne with hitting hot spots throughout the home for several hours. The company was released from the scene, returning to the station for our next alarm
Companies on scene were 19, 24, 16, 03, 22, Rit, 20, 09 Rit, 04, canteen 47 Medic Co 105

Fuel spill-Accident
Company 16 was dispatched to the fitzgerald mercy hospital parking lot for a fuel spill. Upon arrival of the Rescue & Tac, it was determined that someone try to make a exit where there was not one. There was a mini-van that drove over a parking spot barricade and ruptured the gas tank. The worst part of this call was that it happen just inches from the storm drain in the parking lot. Several gallons of fuel spilled into the drain. There was a sewer outlet about 500 feet from the first one and there was gas in that one also. Chief Melazzo contacted the Fire marshal's office for maps of the storm drainage system. Our maps did not cover the parking lot area of the hospital. Hospital administrators were on scence assisting the fire companies. The area of the parking lot may have been in Darby Borough so Assist Chief Melazzo had Co 04 dispatched to the scene. Darby Command 16-12 Capt Chiz contacted fireboard and requested them to contact the DEP in reference to the gas in the storm drainage system. After the vehicle was remove by Herby towing , more oil dry was placed on the spill fuel to contain it. A dike was placed around the drain to keep further gas from running into the storm drainage system. Darby Fire company had to remove the fuel from the storm dranage system throughout Darby. The storm drain in the hospital parking lot actually connected to the darby storm drain system. The companies were on location for several hours taking care of this possible explosive problem.