10.24.09 - Second Alarm, 1739 South 4th Street, Allentown, PA

Allentown 9-1-1 center transmitted the box for 1739 South Fourth Street at Montgomery Street for a structure fire at 0626 hours. Engines 14, 11, 6, truck 2 and Battalion 1 (Shott) take in the box. Engine 14 arrives at the Hamburger Stand and reports heavy smoke showing from the one-story building. Engine 9 is assigned RIT BC 1 arrives and has fire venting from the roof. He orders all firefighters out of the building and puts truck 2, the squirt on 6 and the ladder on 11 in-service for an outside attack. BC 1 strikes the second alarm at 0641 hours. Engines 4, 10 and air 1 along with Cars 40,41,47 & 48 respond. South Fourth Street was shut-down for a couple of hours while crews worked the scene.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r2R4es74-k&hl=en

Allentown 3rd Alarm Apartment Fire

In the morning hours of February 21, 2008 Allentown firefighters where sent to 210 North 5th Street for the reported apartment fire. Upon arrival BC 4 quickly called it a working fire and with in minutes requested the second alarm. As firefighters operated the scene and conditions worsened a 3rd alarm was requested bringing in all available equipment in the city. The fire raged for about three hours destroying two apartments and displacing 37 people. Five firefighters and two civilians where taken to the local hospital just down the street where they were treated for minor injuries and released. Sorry for the video and audio quality at the start but unfortunatly there was a spot digitized on the tape, and I fixed it the best that I could.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB8RG8IGzRk&hl=en

Allentown Heroes Series1 11-11-20083rdAlarmStructureFire Pt1

what they do every day and night in the city of Allentown. We start our first series off with a 3rd Alarm Structure Fire on November 11th 2008. This incident occurred at 1914 S. Delaware St. Around 9:00 am AFD was dispatched to 1914 S. Delaware St. for a reported house fire. Crews enroute to the scene saw heavy smoke while responding. When BC-3 arrived O/S a 2nd Alarm was transmitted. The fire moved fast and consumed a total of 5 homes on fire and a 3rd alarm was transmitted. Every ...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1auFWWtWSJE&hl=en