Lehigh County
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 […]
A.F.D. battles back-to-back house fires
Early Tuesday evening, Allentown transmitted box 2257 for 925 Liberty Street sending Engines 10, 13, 14 and 11. The fire dispatcher immediately advised the Battalion Chief Held (43) that the box was transmitted for that […]
Pre-Arrival: Kitchen fire in Catasauqua Monday afternoon
Monday afternoon, Stations 2 and 18 were sent to 732 2nd Street for a house fire. Police arrived and reported a working kitchen fire. Engine 18 (North Catasauqua) arrived first-due and stretched a hand line […]
Box truck fully involved on arrival
Early Sunday morning, Whitehall sent two stations to Lazarus Farm Market on Rural Road.\ When companies arrived, they found the cab of a box truck fully involved. The fire burned through an electrical service wire […]
EARLY VIDEO: Working house fire in Whitehall, PA.
Friday evening around 20:45 Lehigh County 9-1-1 received a call from a passer-by reporting a house on fire at 1257 Catasauqua Road. Assistant Chief Rice arrived and signaled a working fire in a 2-story single-family-dwelling. […]