Fire News
Fire damages rowhome on the Northside
Early Monday evening, Allentown transmitted box 2316 (8th & Tilghman) for a reported house fire at 739 Tilghman. Engines 9, 4, 6, 10 (F.A.S.T.), Truck 2 and Battalion 43 (Held) responded on the ticket. Battalion […]
Teens rescued from Lehigh River
Friday night at 7:00PM, Whitehall Fire Department along with its Dive Team responded to the Lehigh River near the Hokey-NorthCatasauqua Bridge for two teens screaming for help. Whitehall Firefighters launched a boat to go pull […]
Dumpsters burn behind shopping center
Tuesday afternoon, Whitehall Fire Department was dispatched to 2520 MacArthur Road behind the new At Home store for a dumpster fire. Chief 35 (Nelson) arrived and reported a large construction dumpster on fire. Actually, two […]
South Whitehall Salvage Yard Fire
Thursday afternoon around 3:30PM, South Whitehall companies responded to the 2000 Minnich Street for a rubbish fire at the junk yard. Chief 32 (Kutz) arrived and reported a fire in a rubbish pile. Engine 11 […]
Chlorine incident prompts haz-mat response
Late Wednesday morning Police and EMS were dispatched to a home in the 4400 block of Spruce Street in Egypt. When emergency personnel arrived they found a man that was exposed to chlorine after the […]
Car splits in half after hitting pole and tree, 2 people pinned
Just after 1:00AM Tuesday, Station 18, Rescue 2, Engine 42 and Medic 75 were sent to a rescue box in the 1400 block of 4th Street in North Catasauqua for an auto extrication. Police arrived […]