This morning at 10:15 the first alarm assignment of a house fire was dispached for number 7 Resch Lane in West Lampeter Township.  First arriving Engine 6-3-3 had a large single family dwelling with heavy fire from C-D corner as well as spreading across the attic/roof.  Crews from 6-3 and 5-4 proceeded in the front door with large diameter lines to try to stop the fire; however, the amount of fire was too great and crews were pulled from the dwelling.  Truck 5-12 then went into master stream operations and darkened down the bulk of fire while a strategically placed handline prevented the fire from spreading into the business section of the house.  Crews remained on the scene for several hours in overhaul mode.  The Truck, Engine 1, Rescue, Squad 1 and 2 made the response.

Yesterday and today the members continued to qualify on the new engine.  Members were tasked with memorizing the compartment layouts, hose loads and drivers continued getting checked off on drafting, hydrant pumping and of course driving.  Glick Fire Equipment will have the engine this week and if all goes well the engine will be ready to go by this coming weekend. The Volunteers also handled an automatic fire alarm this morning at Weis Markets and provided traffic control for PSP at a jacknifed tractor trailer on Rt 272 northbound near Pennsy Rd.

Just before 1600 and while the Tower was on its way back to Manor Township, the West Lampeter Volunteers were dispatched to two crashes at the same time.  The first was at Lampeter Rd and Village Rd in Lampeter involving a motorcycle and passenger vehicle.  The second involved two vehicles at the intersection of Strasburg Pike and Rockvale Rd with one vehicle overturned.  Engine 5-4-1 and Rescue 5-12 handled the Strasburg Pike accident while Engine 5-12-1 responded to the Lampeter Rd accident.  All units assisted EMS as well as provided hazard control.

Just after 0900 the Rescue was sent to Rawlinsville Rd in the area of Pennsy Rd for a vehicle accident standby.  The Rescue arrived with a vehicle on it's side and provided spill control and hazard mitigation. 

Not long after midnight the Rescue was dispatched as part of the first alarm assignment assisting Highville on a barn fire at Star Rock Farms on Chestnut Grove Rd in Manor Township.  Shortly after the Rescue responded the 2nd alarm was struck bringing Truck 5-12 to the scene as well.  The Rescue arrived and set up RIT while the Truck went into aerial operations on the large barn that was filled with hay.  Both units worked on the scene for several hours before being returned.  Later in the week on Friday the 3rd, the Truck was called back to the scene to continue wetting the smoldering hay.

This evening at 20:21 the rescue was dispatched to assist West Willow on a vehicle accident with reported entrapment on Rte 272 southbound in the area of Penn Grant Rd.  Deputy 5-11 J Topper arrived and confirmed one person entrapped.  Apparently a vehicle was travelling northbound in the southbound lanes and impacted another head on.  The Rescue arrived and performed a simple door removal as well as assisted other crews with packaging patients.  Rescue/Engine 5-12-1 and fire police assisted as well at the scene.  Thanks to Ken Barton Jr for the pictures.

This afternoon just after 16:00 hours the company was sent to the intersection of Willow Street Pike and Violet Ave for a dumpster fire.  Engine 1 and the Truck arrived with a partially involved dumpster and made quick work of the fire.

This evening the volunteers were training again with our new Paratech Rescue struts.  Tonight's evolution consisted of an overturned vehicle that needed stabilized and then raised off the ground.  The members first stabilized the rear of the vehicle and then utilized airbags and cribbing to bring the front end of the car off the ground safely.  We are looking forward to putting the new struts in service on the Rescue and Rescue/Engine 1.

Training on the new Engine 5-12-2 continued today with more drivers getting qualified pumping the apparatus and getting used to some of the new features on the engine.  Glick Fire Equipment is working on completing the mounting of equipment on the rig and hopefully within the next week or so the engine will be in service for the community.

Friday evening the West Lampeter Volunteers were sent to 2166 Willow Street Pike at the Chesapeake Crab Connection for a crash.  Captain 5-12 (Rhineer) came upon the accident just after it happened and advised of injuries in the 2 vehicle accident.  Crews from Rescue 5-12, Engine 5-12-1 and Engine 5-4-1 assisted EMS with patient packaging and handling hazards.  Units were available in short order.  Thanks to Ken Barton Jr for the photos.

This afternoon the West Lampeter Volunteers were sent to Strasburg Pike and Rockvale Rd for an accident with reported entrapment.  First arriving units advised of a two vehicle accident with one person entrapped.  The Rescue and Engine 1 assisted 5-4 with extricating the entrapped driver and also provided assistance to EMS with patient packaging.  Crews remained on the scene for a bit while the police investigated the crash scene.  Chief 5-4-2 Rhineer Sr had the 5-4 command.

This evening the members participated in National Night Out at West Lampeter Fair Grounds.  This event was organized by Officers of the West Lampeter Township Police Department and brings together different areas of emergency services to be put on display to the public and encourages the community to come out and spend and evening together.  Police, Fire and EMS units were on display as well as various special service units such as K-9 dogs, Police Special Emergency Response Team and Pennstar Helicopter.   Members greeted the public and showed the apparatus and at the end of the night put on a vehicle rescue demonstration for the attendees. 

This past week was a very busy one for the volunteers.  From Sunday July 18th to Monday July 26th members answered 17 calls for service. Some of the 17 calls were storm related as the area was pounded with 2 rounds of storms. Here are a list of calls and some pictures.

Monday:

1130 - Rescue assisted WLTPD with a tractor trailer that brought down wires on top of the trailer.

1730- Rescue and Truck assisted 5-9 (Refton) with a barn collapse on Refton Rd. Crews assisted with removing several trees from the roadway and checking for damage on a farm.

1804- While the Rescue and Truck were assisting 5-9,  Engine 1 and Squad 1 handled a wires down call on Mt Hope School Rd.

Tuesday:

1815- Engine 1 assisted 5-11 (West Willow) on a barn fire drill. Engine 1 filled several tankers for about an hour and a half

1900- While Engine 1 was at the barn fire drill , other member took a  class on the new Engine 5-12-2 provided by Glick Fire Equipment. The instructor went over several new features of the engine. At the end of the class members went out for a little pumping time with the engine.

Wednesday:

1842- Units from 512 and 54 handled a rollover crash on Willow Street Pike. Units arrived to find a vehicle overturned with a male out of the vehicle. Crews assisted EMS and provided fluid control.

Thursday:

0929- Engine 5-12-1 and Engine 5-4-2 handled a fire alarm at Willow Valley Meadowridge. Engine 5-12-1 found burnt food on the 4th floor with no fire services needed and units cleared a short time later

1928- West Lampeter Departments (Willow Street and Lampeter) were dispatched for a fire alarm at the YMCA in 5-4 1st due. Engine 5-4-2 arrived to find a pull station that was pulled by a child. The truck and rescue were returned a short time later.

Friday:

No Calls for service

Saturday:

1344- Engine, Truck and Engine 5-4-2 handled a fire alarm on Wynwood Dr. Chief 5-12 arrived to find food on the stove with no fire services needed.

1350- As units were clearing Chief 512 was notified of an assist to the police department call. Units from 512 and 54 staged at station 512 until Chief 512 investigated the situation. After about 15 mins standing by crews were released.

1743- Truck and Rescue assisted 6-6 (Lancaster Twp) at the Manor Shopping center on a working fire dispatch. Units from 6-6 arrived with a large shopping complex with a power surge and smoke in a couple of stores. Units from 5-12 arrived and went to staging. Truck and Rescue were released in about an hour.

2330- Rescue,Engine 1, and Engine 541 were dispatched for a vehicle accident in front of Willow Valley Resort. Rescue and chief 512 arrived with a 2 vehicle accident and 2 injuried. Crews assisted EMS with packaging of the patients. Engine 5-12-1 arrived and pulled a line due to a gas leak from one of the vehicles. Engine 541 arrived and assisted the crew of Engine 5-12-1.

Sunday:

1419- Rescue was dispatched to assist 6-8 ( West Lancaster) with a house struck by lightning. Units arrived with a working fire. About 10 min into the call the Truck was dispatched to assist. Crews from the Rescue and Truck completed several tasks on the fireground.  At 1435 Engine 5-12-1 was also dispatched to assist.

1457- While 512 units operated at the working fire in West Lancaster, Engine 5-8-1, Squad 5-12-1 and Capt 5-12 ( Rhineer) handled an outside investigation of smoke in the area in Providence Twp. Units found a controlled burn with no fire services needed.
 

1526- Engine 5-12-1 ,Squad 5-12-1, Capt 5-12 and Engine 5-4-1 handled a tree on a mobile home on Willow Street Pike. Units arrived with a large tree down on the home with structure damage. Crews removed the tree from the home. As the Rescue and Truck cleared their previous call they stopped to offer assistance. Units were out for about 2 1/2 hours.

1601- Engine 5-12-1 left Willow Street Pike and assisted 5-11 (West Willow) with smoke in a house on Penn Grant Rd. Engine 1 arrived and assist crews from 5-11 checking the house.

1957- Engine,Truck, Rescue 512 and Engine 5-4-2 handled a fire alarm on Willow Street Pike south. Units found a bad detector in the basement

*** Big Thank You to all the members who came out in the very  hot weather this week and staffing several piece's. "WSFC PRIDE" ***

This evening at 1730 hours the rescue and truck were dispatched to assist Refton with a reported building collapse in the area of 65 Refton Rd.  A thunderstorm had rolled through the area and provided some heavy wind and rain.  Units arrived on scene to find a barn that been blown over as well as numerous trees.  The rescue and truck personnel assisted with checking the area of the collapse as well cutting some of the trees off of the roadway.  Units were on scene for 2 hours before returning.

Tonight around 1900 hrs several members gathered at the station to welcome home the new engine 5-12-2. After many months of looking at pictures, the real thing has arrived. Members took the next 2 1/2 hours looking over the engine and started on idea's for equipment mounting. The new engine will be in the firehouse for a bit before being sent out for equipment mounting so feel free to stop and check it out.