2018
Fire News
Firefighters battle structure fire on Christmas
Emmaus and Wescosville Fire were sent to 706 Walnut Street for a structure fire at 1:39AM Tuesday. The first arriving Engine company reported smoke from the roof of the 1-story vacant building and struck the […]
Apartment Building
Deadly fire at Spring Ridge Apartments
Lehigh County 9-1-1 transmitted the box for 1308 North Thirteenth Street for an apartment building fire in building J of the Spring Ridge Complex. Police arrived first and reported a working fire. Police command requested […]
Auto Extrication
Two cut out of cars in head-on crash on Rt. 145
Early Sunday evening, Laurys Station Fire 12, Schnecksville Rescue 22, Medic 67 and Lehigh Township, Northampton County Rescue 47 were dispatched to a head-on crash at Rt. 145 and Neffs Laurys Road. A truck and […]
Auto Accident
Icy roads cause Lehigh Township crash on Rt. 248
Lehigh Township Police, Fire and EMS were dispatched to Rt. 248 in area of Timberline Road for a two-vehicle auto crash with entrapment. Newsworking was the first on the scene. We were staging on Rt. […]
Auto Extrication
Head-on crash leaves one dead on Rt. 248
Late Sunday morning, Lehigh Township Fire 47 was dispatched to a rescue box on Rt. 248 west of Blue Mountain Drive for a head-on collision involving a mini-van. One person was pronounced at the scene […]
Allentown F.D.
Severe weather causes major flooding
Late Friday night sever weather rolled into the regions dumping flooding rains and even spawning tornado warnings. Water rescue crews were out all night long throughout the area pulling people out of stranded vehicles. Rain […]