2/3/23 - Upper Allen Township, PA - Cumberland Parkway

Around 1845 hours, Cumberland County Box 23-2 summoned Engine Companies 23, 29, 25, Truck 23, and Rescue 29 to the area of the Motel 6 on Cumberland Parkway for a mobile home fire. The second dispatch indicated a building fire. Chief 2-23 arrived on the scene with a working fire and requested the second alarm. Chief 23 (Schumberger Jr) assumed incident command. The second alarm assignment brought Engine Companies 37, 12, 22, 24, 67, Engine 2-25, Trucks 12, 14, 29, and Tankers 23, 24 to the scene. Truck 30 and RIT 33 were special called to the scene. The first arriving engine led off with big water and the deck gun on a trailer type structure that was well involved and already extending to the hotel. Freezing temperatures in the teens and wind gusts fanned the flames and command had to evacuate the structure and make an attempt to cut off the spread halfway down the building. The fire worked its way into the cockloft creating heavy fire conditions. Aerial operations from Trucks 23, 30, 29, and Engine 2-37 flowed water that froze upon impact onto the 3 story hotel. A third alarm assignment was requested for manpower. All occupants of the hotel were safely evacuated and all displaced. Companies remained on the scene for at least 3 hours dousing hot spots and performing extensive overhaul.