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 20:50 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to 224 W. Cottage Ave. for a transformer fire. Units arrived to find the transformer on fire and stayed until it burned out. Chief 771 had command.
At 15:31 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to Swatara and Lafayatte Sts. for a transformer fire. Station 4 was out of service so Station 2 handled the call.
At 15:21 hrs. Station 4 was dispatched to Harmony Lane and Pine Creek Dr. in Rush Twsp. for a structure fire. Engine 784 responded and was advised of a working fire. The engine was originally assigned to the roof, but upon arrival were sent into the building to assist with looking for extension and ...
At 21:35 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to Hunter and Spruce Sts. for a vehicle leaking fluid. Units arrived to find the vehicle gone and a puddle left behind. Crews cleaned up the puddle and cleared.
At 07:16 hrs Station 4 was dispatched to 1050 West Penn Pike in West Penn Twsp. for a landing zone setup. The landing zone was for an incoming helicopter for a victim of an mva.
At 07:45 hrs. Stations 4 & 1 were dispatched to 1000 Clamtown Rd. in West Penn Twsp. for a working structure fire. Engine 784 and Engine 776 along with Ladder 770 all responded. Engine 784 was already en route to assist West Penn with a helicopter landing as a result of an mva so they were delay...
At 22:11 hrs. the TFD RIT Team was dispatched to 336 W. Patterson St. in Lansford for a house fire. Units went en route and were advised of a working fire, but a couple of minutes later the fire was reported out and units were placed available by carbon county.
At 10:56 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to 546 Center St. for an mva with rollover and injuries. Units arrived to find the patient out of the vehicle, so crews went to work controlling fluids. Units were on scene for half an hour.
At 22:08 hrs Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched 103 N. Lehigh St. for a vehicle leaking fluid. Upon arrival found a strong odor coming from a vehicle but no fluids. Units cleared within 15 mins.
At 16:32 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to 233 Catawissa St. for a tree down. B-787-1, U-788, and S- 783 responded and were on scene for half an hour.
At 05:59 hrs. Stations 4 & 2 were dispatched to Rt. 309 and Owl Creek Rd. for a transformer fire. Chief 771 was first in the area and had nothing showing. He held all units in station until he could investigate.
At 16:12 hrs. the TFD was dispatched to 14 W. Broad St. for a structure fire in an apartment building. Units arrived to find food burning on the and quickly extinguished the fire. After checking for extension and finding none units were placed available.
At 04:55 hrs. the TFD was dispatched to W. Broad and Lehigh St. for a reported structure fire. Engine 784 and Chief 772 were first to go responding and were advised that the caller had reported a large amount of smoke coming from the houses in that area.
