The Schuylkill Haven Fire Department and all of its members are deeply saddened by the passing of Summit Station Fire Chief Will Heffner. Will served the borough of Schuylkill Haven for many years before becoming the...
Archive - 2011
starter-adminDecember 25, 2011 – Working Structure Fire Deer Lake (3rd of 3 Calls Christmas Day)
December 25, 2011 –At 20:22 Stations 1 & 4 were dispatched to 340 Maple Blvd. Deer Lake for a house fire. Chief 42 arrived on scene to find a working fire around the chimney area of the residence. More info and...
December 25, 2011 – AFA Rest Haven Nursing Home (2nd of 3 Calls Christmas Day)
December 25, 2011 –At 17:56 the SHFD was dispatched to 401 University Drive, the Rest Haven Nursing Home for an automatic fire alarm. Crews arrived on scene and found that the alarm had activated due to steam coming...
December 25, 2011 – Medical Assist (1st of 3 Calls Christmas Day)
December 25, 2011 – At 11:15 the SHFD was dispatched for any available personnel to respond to 80 N. Berne Street, for a medical assist. Crews assisted EMS with lifting and patient care. All units were then placed...
December 23, 2011 – R.I.T Dispatched to Port Clinton
December 23, 2011 – At 16:38 the SHFD Rapid Intervention Team was dispatched to 60 Pine Street, Port Clinton Borough, Berks County for a house fire. Just as units began to respond SCCC advised of a controlled burn...
December 21, 2011 – MVA w/Entrapment (Schuylkill Mountain Road)
December 21, 2011 – At 18:04 the SHFD was dispatched to the area of 1290 Schuylkill Mountain Road for a vehicle accident with entrapment. Chief 723 was the first to arrive on scene and was met with a single car...
December 21, 2011 – R.I.T. Dispatched To Upper Tulpehocken Twp. (Berks County)
December 21, 2011 – At 15:01 the SHFD Rapid Intervention Team was dispatched to 6145 Old Route 22, Berks County for a structure fire. As units began to respond SCCC advised of a dryer on fire inside a laundromat...
December 20, 2011 – AFA Jerusalem Lutheran Church (Dock Street)
December 20, 2011 – At approximately 23:40 the SHFD was dispatched to 252 Dock Street, the Jerusalem Lutheran Church for an automatic fire alarm. Chief 722 (Sattizahn) arrived on scene and found the alarm to be in...
December 19, 2011 – Smoke In A House (Columbia Street)
December 19, 2011 – At 03:56 the SHFD was dispatched to 506 West Columbia Street, for smoke in a house. Chief 722 (Sattizahn) quickly arrived on scene and found a malfunctioning boiler had filled the residence...
December 17, 2011 – Brush Fire (Schumacher Avenue)
December 17, 2011 – At 20:31 Station 4 was requested by Chief 730 (Reed) for manpower and Indian Tanks to a wooded area behind Schumacher Avenue, for a small brush fire. Crews assisted Chief 730 and SHPD with...