December 2020 Issue of “The Lafayette Siren”

December 9, 2020

1 week ago

Second Fire for the Truck in Just Over 24 Hours

On Tuesday July 6th, Truck 63 was alerted for another structure fire in the unit block of Chickadee Circle in Leola. Additional information from LCWC reported a fire in a closet. Chief 61 arrived first and confirmed a working fire in the living room of the home.

Because Chickadee Circle is a cal-de-sac, and thinking access for the truck would be limited, the decision was made to access the scene by driving through a field off of Horseshoe Road. Doing this put the truck in perfect position to cover the rear of the row of homes.

As with normal truck operations, the crew split up. Half of the crew went interior to complete searches on the floor above the fire while the exterior crew prepared for ventilation. Primary and secondary searches were found to be negative and there was no extension to the upper floors. Once ventilation was well under-way, the crew was relieved by Truck 31.

After a short break, the crew assisted 61 with loading their supply hose before returning to East Lampeter.

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Kelly Martin Stauffer

Lafayette Fire Company

1 week ago

Truck 63 Operates at Strasburg 2-Alarm House Fire

On Monday July 5th, Truck 63 was dispatched to the 100 block of Beddington Lane in Strasburg for a house fire. Upon arriving, Truck 63 was able to position in the yard to get access to the upper floors of the home. The crew assisted the engine companies with forcible entry, searches, ventilation, and overhaul. A family pet was located inside the house during the search and was reunited with its owner. Truck 63 operated at this scene for close to two hours before returning to quarters.

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🙏 thank you.

Such a beautiful home. How bad was it inside?

Lafayette Fire Company

2 weeks ago

Over the past 6 months, FF Reuben Stoltzfus has been working on a company pride table to seat all of our duty staff in station. The table was placed in our Day Room this afternoon upon completion. Making the table in-house, saved the company money and shows more of the pride put into the table.

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