Fire Calls
JANUARY 10
· A broken water line at the former NAMCO building, 2028 MacArthur Road (soon to be Country Junction Furniture), brought out Stations 36 and 37, 8:20 a.m.
· A motor vehicle accident with injuries and spill at Third and Summit Street, brought out Stations 35 and 36, 8:49 a.m.
· Stations 35 and 36 responded to a broken water line at the former Curves, 2006 Eberhart Road, 11:34 a.m.
JANUARY 11
· Station 35 fire police assisted police with traffic control at Olympic Drive and Mickley Road, 7:37 a.m.
· Station 35 fire police assisted police with traffic control at Spring Street and Roosevelt Street, 8:33 a.m.
· Stations 35 and 36 on standby on Lenhart Road for a car rollover, 8:46 a.m.
· Station 35 fire police assisted police with traffic control on Eberhart Road due to flooding (Coplay Creek), 5:40 p.m.
· A fire alarm at Bye Bye Babies, Whitehall Mall (system malfunction), brought out Stations 35, 36, 37 and 38, 8:53 p.m.
JANUARY 12
· A kitchen stove fire at #2 Maryland Circle, Apartment 227, brought out Stations 35, 36, 37 and 38, 5:17 p.m.
JANUARY 13
· A fire alarm at 3222 Seiples Station Road (equipment malfunction), brought out Stations 35, 36, 37, and 38, 6:39 p.m.
JANUARY 15
· Stations 36, 38 and 39 responded to a fire alarm at Weis Market, 3644 MacArthur Road (found to be set off by a broken pull station), 10:05 p.m.
· A fire alarm at Weis Market, 3644 MacArthur Road, brought out Stations 36, 38 and 39, 5:25 p.m.
JANUARY 16
· Stations 36, 38 and 39 responded to a fire alarm at Weis Market, 3644 MacArthur Road (false alarm set off by alarm personnel working on the system), 10:35 a.m.
· Station 35 fire police assisted police with traffic control at Grape Street and MacArthur Road, 12:42 p.m.
· A report of a vehicle gas tank leaking at 3207 South Front Street, brought out Stations 35 and 38, 5:42 p.m.
JANUARY 17
· A fire alarm at Fellowship Terrace, 3010 Fellowship Drive (set off by construction dust), brought out Stations 36, 37 and 38, 2:12 p.m.
JANUARY 18
· A reported odor of something burning at 442 Virginia Avenue, found to be wires and insulation burning in the attic, also broke into 444 Virginia Avenue to check that attic, brought out Stations 36, 37 and 38 with Station 39 on standby, 10:02 a.m.
A reported electrical fire at Mealy's Furniture, 2180 MacArthur Road, brought out Stations 37 and 39, 10:15 a.m.
JANUARY 19
· A motor vehicle accident with a spill on MacArthur Road at Chestnut Street, brought out Stations 35 and 39, 3:55 p.m.
· Station 35 fire police assisted police with traffic control in North Whitehall on Route 145 at Cantaberry Drive, 8:06 p.m.
JANUARY 20
· Stations 36 and 37 stood by until UGI arrived and cleared a natural gas leak at the meter at 1688 Harding Circle, 11:54 a.m.
· Stations 35, 36 and 37 responded to a smell of electrical burning and searched the entire upstairs and especially the one bedroom had an extremely strong smell and decided that it was one of the ballasts from the new age electric lights that were causing the smell at 1836 Bellview Circle, 4:50 p.m.
JANUARY 21
· Station 36, 39 and 40 responded to a reported chimney fire at 5156 Grant Ave. and extinguished the pellet stove fire and checked the crawl space for fire extension. Station 38 on standby, 10:58 a.m.
· Station 37 recalled for a motor vehicle accident with injuries at Orchard Drive and Lehigh Street, 12:37 p.m.








