Thursday Nov. 16th, the officers and members prepared retired engine 784 to leave South Ward. She was purchased by a private individual in Virginia. Retired engine 784 served us and the borough of Tam...
The South Ward Fire Co is proud to announce the arrival of our new 2017 Pierce Saber. New 784(in 2018 changed to unit #6514) has a 1500 GPM pump, 750 gallon tank and a 30 gallon foam tank. We would li...
The South Ward Fire Co. is proud to announce that we have been awarded a FEMA grant for over $400,000 for the purchase of new apparatus. We would also like to congratulate the East End, Citizens, and ...
At 00:23 hrs. the TFD RIT Team was dispatched to 29 S. Kennedy Dr. for a working structure fire with entrapment. Squad 786 and Engine 776 responded with fourteen and stood-by for one hour. Chief 773 had RIT command.
At 06:48 hrs. the TFD was dispatched to 11 Cherry St. for smoke in a structure. Units responded to find nothing showing. Upon further investigation no fire was found and units were placed available.
At 16:11 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to 397 Stadium Hill Rd. for a landing zone. Engines 784 & 782 responded and set up a landing zone for incoming Penn Star 5 helicopter. Chief 771 had command.
At 20:53 hrs. Station 4 & 2 were dispatched to 7 Cherry St. for an odor investigation. Units responded and were unable tto find anything hazardous in the area.
At 11:57 hrs. the TFD was dispatched to 29 E. Mauch Chunk St. for an apartment fire. Lieutenant 780 was first on scene and advised that it was a trash can on fire that was out. Units were held to the first two responding units E-782 and E-776 all other units were canceled.
At 13:12 hrs. the TFD RIT Team was dispatched to 627 E. Patterson St. in Lansford for a reported house fire. Units were canceled before going en route.
At 14:16 hrs. Stations 4 & 3 were dispatched to 40 E. Ridge St. in Coaldale for a stove fire. Chief 40 was first to arrive and found the fire to be out and held the call to Engine 4017 and Engine 778.
At 12:10 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to the intersection of Spruce and Hunter St. for a motorcycle fire. Police arrived and knocked down the fire with an extinguisher. Engine 782 arrived put down oil dry and waited for towing.
At 20:52 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to 37 W. Broad St. for an AFA. Engines 784 & 782 arrived to find nothing showing. Crews searched all floors for reasons of activation and found nothing.
At 16:24 hrs. the TFD was dispatched to 37 Lafayatte St. for a reported house fire. Chief 771 was first to arrive to find a malfunctioning oil burner. Chief 771 canceled all units.
