Around 10:15pm Carlisle was alerted for a small fire in the old Leer building on Fairground Ave. Chief 45 arrived on scene and requested a 2nd alarm and saw fire from the roof. Another 6 minutes and 3rd alarm was struck. Lower Allen got dispatched at 10:30pm a good 20 minutes after first dispatch. Truck 12 went responding with 5 and quickly made it on scene. Lower Allen staged behind Truck 23 on Fairground Ave. After several explosions several companies had to back out. The 12 crew placed ground monitors and protected exposures. After the fire had calmed down Truck 23 and 12 moved forward to start aerial operations. A separate crew from Truck 12 stretched a 3 inch line and deployed two attack lines off the end and began ground attacks with crews from 28. Command 45 received information of a severe thunder storm approaching fast. The truck and ground crews had to shut down until the storm had subsided. Crews went back to work and after several thousand gallons of water and several hours later the fire was contained. Lower Allen spent a total of 8 hours on scene. Thanks goes out to everyone who came out to help. Everyone went home safe.
Links to Youtube video of the fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt8ks1Ee8sU
Truck 12 responding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omEY69TjVQw
Units; Engines: Adams Co. 7-1, Adams Co. 9-2, Perry Co. 11, Cumberland Co. 3-13, 20, 1-23, 1-28, 31, 1-33, 2-33, 2-34, 2-36, 3-36, 1-37, 38, 1-38, 1-39, 2-39, 2-41, 1-45, 46, 1-48, 2-48, 49, 1-50, 2-51, 1-52, York Co. 68-1, York Co. 68-2
Trucks: Cumberland Co. 12, 1-17, 2-17, 23, 30, Dauphin Co. 32, Adams Co. 33, Dauphin Co. 35, Cumberland Co. 39, 45, Dauphin Co 456, Cumberland Co. 53,
Rescue/Squads: Salvage 21, 27, Air 45, 45, 47, Dauphin Co. 49, Cumberland Co. Air 53, 54,
RIT: Cumberland Co. 23, 25, Adams Co. 33, Cumberland Co. 37, 54,