Metro Harrisburg Fire Photos 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - Swatara Township - Hickory St
Around 0030 hours Dauphin County Fire dispatched Box 41-1 for a structure fire at 25 Hickory Street located on the Swatara Township/Steelton Borough line. Calls reported smoke from the structure with the occupants evacuating. Engine 41 (Bressler) arrived with a working fire and the crew quickly went to work advancing a 1.75" handline. Heavy fire involved the first floor of a 2.5 story, frame, duplex with high winds blanketing the area with heavy smoke. Several lines were stretched as companies made a good knock on the fire preventing serious extension to the 2nd floor and the attic. Companies on location: Engines 40 (Paxtang), 41 (Bressler), 49 (Swatara Twp), 44 (Lawnton), 50 (Steelton), 59 (Lower Swatara), Truck 456 (Chambers Hill), 50 (Steelton), Rescue 49 (Swatara Twp), Air 41 (Bressler).