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Written by Michael Breen
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November 09, 2007
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As units from Company 5 were working to extinguish a large leaf
pile fire in Patton Township the Alphas received a second call in their district
at 1:30 am to Shady Drive in College Township with a report of chimney fire
with extension into a dwelling.
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Tower 516 promptly responded, followed by Engine 510 and
Tanker 519 responding from the leaf pile fire.
As units were en-route, Centre County Emergency Communications advised
that smoke was coming from the roof and not the chimney. Tower 516 and Engine 512 arrived on scene with
a one and half story dwelling with smoke coming from the roof. Crews from 516 opened the roof utilizing
chainsaws while crews from 510, 512 and 519 advanced attack lines up to the
second division. Crews from 510 and 310
pulled the wall around the chimney on the first division as a body of fire was
encountered in the wall on the second division and the attic. At this time command requested the second
alarm.
Crews worked for over 2 hours extinguishing overhauling
while Engine 111 (Bellefonte Fire Dept, Logan Fire Company), Tower 216
(Bellefonte Fire Dept, Undine Fire Company), and Rescue 818 (Pleasant Gap Fire
Company) stood by at the Alpha Main Station. Apparatus finally cleared the
scene at 4:00 am.
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Units on Scene: 510,512,513,516,517,518,519,538,310,318,810, Centre LifeLink EMS, State College Police
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Command: 500 (S. Clouser)
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 November 2007 )
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