2017
Weekend Wrap-up: Fire, collapse, crash and storms
With a start to a busy July, we will showcase the weekend news in this wrap-up. For starters, Saturday afternoon Allentown Fire was dispatched to box 2256 (8th & Liberty) for 540 North 8th Street on […]
All hands go to work on 8th Street house fire
At 14:07 Saturday afternoon Allentown transmitted box 2256 (8th & Liberty) for 540 North 8th Street on a house fire sending Engines 4, 9, 6, 10, Truck 2 (Truck 1) and Battalion 3 (Atiyeh). Battalion […]
Female worker critically injured in firework explosion
At 07:20AM Friday, a firework exploded in the hands of an employee assembling the device at the Celebrations Fireworks Company at 7911 7th Street in Slatington. The employee was rushed to a local trauma center […]
Building and junk cars burn at salvage yard
At 3:30PM Lehigh County transmitted a box for a structural fire at 4162 Best Station Road in Washington Township sending stations 9, 6, 23, 24 and Medic 67. Dispatchers were receiving multiple calls for a […]
One extricated from car after hitting pole
Early Friday evening Han-Le-Co #33 and Bethlehem Fire were dispatched to the area of Catasauqua Road and Troxell Street for the auto extrication. Bethlehem sent Engine 9 and Han-Le-Co with Rescue 33. The driver was […]
Cops rescue woman from burning Bethlehem apartment
At 04:37 Thursday morning. Bethlehem city transmitted a box for a structural fire for 443 Seneca Street sending Engines 1, 3, 6, Ladder 1. Dispatch advised responding companies that they were receiving multiple calls and […]