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| Feb |
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7 |
| Feb |
12 |
| Mar |
15 |
| April |
17 |
| May |
16 |
| June |
11 |
| July |
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16 |
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5-13-12 MVA with Entrapment Sunday morning Station 58,
Engine 39-2, Rescue 97 and Montco 369 were alerted for a accident with
injuries and entrapment at the intersection of Rt. 100 and Huffs Church
Rd. Crews arrived to find a 3 car accident with one car against a
telephone pole with the driver entrapped. The driver side door had to be
removed to extricate the patient. Montco 65 Fire Police were called to
assist 58, 39, and 97 Fire Police with detouring traffic off of Rt. 100.
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5-12-12 Longswamp Twp. Barn Fire Saturday Morning Station 21
(Topton) was alerted for a Barn Fire on State Street in Longswamp Twp.
Chief 21 arrived to find a working fire, soon after 2nd alarm was
struck, adding Tanker and Engine 58. Units were ordered to stage on the
road and have manpower report in to assist with overhaul. Crews helped
pull apart a pile of burnt hay inside the barn.
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5-2-2012 Hereford Township Burn Ban is Lifted The Burn Ban for Hereford Township has been lifted. For more information regarding wildfires you can
visit the PA Forest Fire Wardens Association District 17's website at www.pffwa17.org . When burning please refrain from doing it on days that are extremely dry or windy. Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated.
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| 4-11-2012 Dwelling Fire in Lower Milford Township Just before Midnight Tanker 58 was
alerted to assist Lehigh County Station 13 (Lower Milford) on a working
dwelling fire located on Milky Way. The crew from Tanker 58 assisted
with interior operations and overhaul. Tanker 58 supplied just less than
a tank of water total to Engine 13-11 and Montco. Engine 38.
Tanker 58 and it's crew were on scene for just over 3 hours. For pictures of this incident visit LehighValleysBravest.com .
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3-26-12 Woods Fire Station 39, Brush and Tanker 58 were
dispatched at 2:15p.m. for a brush fire on Dale Rd. in Hereford
Township. A tree top broke off taking down a energized power line,
resulting in the wooded area to start on fire. Crews were able to
contain the fire damage to under a 1/2 acre.
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It's Time to Spring Forward! Don't forget to change your
Smoke Detector and CO Detector batteries this weekend while moving your
clocks ahead! While changing your batteries be sure to test your
alarms for proper function. A properly functioning detector could
be the difference between life and death! Don't take any chances. Stay Safe Everyone!
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| 3-2-12 Dwelling Fire in Washington Township Tanker and Engine 58 were alerted to
assist Station 97 on a Chimney Fire on Kulps Road in Washington
Township. Once on location crews stood by until the fire was placed
under control. Engine 58's crew helped pack hose before being released.
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| 2-27-12 Dwelling Fire in Hereford Estates At 7:40pm Station 58, Engine and
Tanker 39, Montco Engine 38, Lehigh Tanker and Engine 19, and Ambulance
505 were dispatched to a Dwelling Fire on Southwick Drive in Hereford
Township. Initial reports were smoke coming from a clothing dryer. Chief
and Tanker 58 went on location with a light smoke condition in the
residence. The crew from Tanker 58 located the dryer and confirmed a
fire. While the Tankers crew searched for the dryer Engine 58's crew
stretched an attack line to the back door. Tanker 58's crew was able to
remove the dryer through the back door located right at the dryer. The
fire was contained to the dryer using a water can. The incident was held
to 58 and 39 units. After the dryer was removed crews from 58 and 39
checked for any extensions. No extensions were found the fire damage was
held to just the dryer. Crews used PPV to clear the smoke condition and
checked the residence with gas meters before allowing the residents to
return.
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2-11-12 MVA 7:47am Station 58, Engine 39-2, and
Ambulance 505 were dispatched to an MVA on Huffs Church Road. Crews
arrived to find a single vehicle accident with the vehicle on it side.
Crews stabalized the scene and returned to quarters once the vehicle was
removed.
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| 2-4-12 Dwelling Fire with Topton Tanker and Engine 58 were alerted at
6:42am to assist Station 21 on a Dwelling Fire on Fairchild Street in
Longswamp Township. Once on location crews stood by. The fire was
contained to the Kitchen area and 58 crews were released.
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 Santa
Visits the
NeighborhoodToday the Members of Station 58 took Santa for a ride on the trucks to visit with the local children. The children had a chance to let Santa know what they want for Christmas and receive some sweet treats from Santa.
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12-11-11 MVA with Injuries Companies 39, 58, Rescue 14 and 505
were dispatched for an accident with injuries on St. Peters Rd. near
Wetzel Rd. Chief 39 arrived to find a pickup truck vs. a large tree. 2
patients were still in the vehicle and required a door pop. The crew
from 39 popped the drivers door and began patient care on the driver.
Rescue 14's service was not needed and was recalled. The crews from 58
and 39 displaced the passenger door to remove the 2nd patient and
assisted with patient packaging.
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11-22-11 Three Car Accident Companies 58, 39 and 505 recieved a
call at 8:50p.m. for a Accident with unknown injuries. A motorist
traveling south bound on Rt. 100 was waiting to turn at the intersection
of Spring Hill Rd. when another vehicle traveling south bound struck
the rear of the first vehicle, pushing the vehicle into the side of a
vehicle traveling north bound. 1 patient was transported to the
hospital.
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11-5-11 Car Fire Companies 58 and 39 were
dispatched for a vehicle fire at the intersection of Rt. 100 and Rt. 29.
Chief and Tanker 58 arrived to find a working car fire in the parking
lot of the Turkey Hill. A 2" line was placed into service and the fire
was contained to the engine compartment.
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| 10-29-11 Heavy Snow Storm Causes Major Problems Heavy
snows passed through the area causing extreme damage to the trees,
there were many road closures and downed power lines. Many township
residents were left without power like the thousands of residents in
Berks County that are out of power. Crews responded to numerous trees
and wires calls.
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| 10-26-11 Dwelling Fire With Pennsburg Tanker
58 was dispatched to assist Montco. Station 65 with a reported dryer
fire on Layfield Rd. (Rt. 663). Chief 65 arrived to find heavy fire on
the first floor. 1st in crews did an excellent job knocking the fire
down. Tanker 58's crew assited with overhaul.
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9-17-11 Highway
Incident Safety Training The Members of
Hereford Fire Company completed the Highway Incident
Safety Class this weekend. Part of RT. 29 was shut down
to 1 lane of traffic. Advanced warning signs were setup
to give motorist enough time to safely stop. The Members
took turns directing traffic around the mock accident
scene. While this was being done other Members did
random stops to talk with the public and ask them if
they had plenty of warning. We had great responses. This
course brings Company 58 one step closer to obtaining
our Rescue Certification.
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7-31-11 MVA w/
Multiple Injuries The
SUV left RT. 100 striking a utility pole coming to a
stop at the bottom of the embankment. 4 patients self
extricated themselves before units arrived on scene.
Multiple EMS units were requested to handle the number
of patients. Fire crews assisted with patient care. Fire
Police had to close the North bound lane of RT. 100.
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6-8-2011 Overturned
Tractor Trailer A tractor trailer carrying pool
chemicals overturned off of Rt. 100 at the
intersection of South Star Rd. The call came in
at 9:44a.m. and crews didn't return until
10:00p.m. Numerous fire police were dispatched
to help divert the Rt. 100 traffic around the
scene. The entire trailer needed to be unloaded
by hand.
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5-31-2011 Building Fire Around 6:20p.m. the tones went off to
assist Company 22(Barto) on the 2nd Alarm of a
building fire on Ehst Road, Washington Township.
Tanker 58 dropped off the manpower and turned
around to get in line for the tanker shuttle
operation. The crew from the Tanker assisted
with suppression. Engine 58 responded to the
fishing pond on Limekiln Road to assist with the
tanker fill site. Once tanker operations were
shut down Engine 58 reported in to the scene.
Crews then helped with overhaul operations.
Traffic 58 and the Fire Police Officers provided
traffic control at the scene for the tanker dump
site. 58 units went available around 9:00p.m.
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Visit From State
Senator Judy Schwank State Senator
Judy Schwank stopped by the station for a visit to
welcome a new neighbor of the Hereford Fire
Company, Chef Wendy Landiak of Balasia- A Green
World Cafe. While at the station Senator
Schwank toured the new cafe and took a look at our
newest piece of apparatus Tanker 58 which was
funded with help from a FEMA Grant. Thanks
to Senator Schwank for the new American and State Flags!
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5-21-2011 Building
Fire Company 58 assisted Lehigh County
Station 19 (Upper Milford) on a building fire at
the Countryside Ice Cream Stand on Chestnut
Street, Upper Milford Twp. The call went out at
03:20. Tanker 58 and Engine 58 both staged and
the crews assisted with interior operations and
overhaul. The building sustained heavy internal
damage. Traffic 58 and 58 Fire Police provided
traffic control at the nearby intersection.
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| 5-13-2011 Building
Fire Company
58 was alerted around 10:45 a.m. to assist Station
39 with a garage fire on Long Lane in Hereford
Township. While en-route Chief 58 was notified
that the fire was spreading to another building.
At that time additional units were requested to
respond. Once on location at Long Lane in Hereford
Township the original address that was given could
not be found as well as any fire. Chief 58
notified Berks County that nothing was found at
this location and requested them to try for a
better location. Berks County then notified Chief
58 that the correct location will be on Long Lane
in District Township a few miles away. All units
redirected to this location. Crews arrived on
location to find a 20' x 20' building that had
already collapsed, burning. There were no
additional buildings involved. Crews remained on
scene for about 1 hour to extinguish and overhaul
the remains of the building.
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5-10-2011 Dwelling Fire Just before 10:00 PM crews
were dispatched for a report of smoke in an apartment on
Dale Road in Hereford Township. A working fire was
confirmed in a 2nd floor bedroom. Tanker 58 supplied
Engine 39, while the crew assisted in overhaul. The crew
from Engine 58 was assigned to RIT. Fire damage was
contained to the 2nd Floor.
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ATTENTION TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS Hereford Township has recently been given a new Public Protection Classification from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) in Marlton, New Jersey. This Classification, also known as "ISO Rating" is used by most insurance companies in the United States in calculating Insurance Premiums for homes and businesses throughout the country. ISO will issue each municipality a rating, using a scale from Class 1 to Class 10. Class 1, generally represents superior property fire protection, and Class 10, indicates that the municipalities fire-suppression program does not meet ISO’s minimum criteria. Many municipalities, such as Hereford Township, receive a "split classification". As an example, Hereford Townships old classification is "7/9". The "7" applies to properties within five road miles of a fire station and within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant. The "9" applies to properties within five road miles of a fire station but beyond 1,000 feet of a hydrant. All properties in Hereford Township fall within five road miles of a fire station, whether it be Hereford, or Seisholtzville. Hereford Township's new classification is "5/8B" and will be effective on July 1st. 2011. (Class 8B is a Public Protection Classification for fire departments that provide superior fire-protection services and fire-alarm facilities but lack the required water supply for Class 8 or better. To compensate for limited water supplies, both Township Fire Companies have improved our firefighting equipment, training, and management techniques, as well as our fire alarm systems. Class 8B recognizes those improvements.) Since this new rating is a significant improvement from the township's old Public Protection Classification, this should, DECREASE the fire insurance premiums for properties in Hereford Township. All property owners are encouraged to contact their insurance provider and make sure that this new classification is used for calculating their premiums.
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Hereford Vol. Fire Co.
1153 Gravel Pike
P.O. Box 7
Hereford, PA 18056
Phone: 215.679.4770