Fire Calls
MAY 12
· Stations 36, 38 and 39 responded to a report of smoke in the first floor of 3513 Center St. (found to be a circuit board burnt in an air conditioner unit), 9:45 a.m.
· A fire alarm at 3211 South 4th St., brought out Stations 36, 38 and 39.
· A reported brush fire on the Dimbokowits property along the Lehigh River, brought out Stations 37 and 38, 4:54 p.m.
MAY 13
· Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 6:32 p.m.
MAY 14
· A fire alarm at Fellowship Manor, 3000 Fellowship Drive (found to be a mistake by the alarm company), brought out Stations 36, 37 and 38, 9:24 a.m.
· A motor vehicle accident with a spill on Catasauqua Road at Union Street, brought out Station 37, 3:24 p.m.
· Station 40 responded to a motor vehicle accident with a spill in front of 5208 Main St., 6:10 p.m.
MAY 15
· A motor vehicle accident with injuries and spill on Third and Quarry streets, brought out Stations 35 and 36, 1:43 p.m.
· A fire alarm at Whitehall Manor, 1177 Sixth St. (set off by a patient who pulled the fire alarm), brought out Stations 36 and 37, 6:11 p.m.
· Station 39 helped rescue baby ducklings in the storm drain at North Church and Main streets, 6:19 p.m.
· A motor vehicle accident with injuries and a spill on Fullerton Avenue at the Route 22 eastbound off ramp, brought out Stations 35 and 36, 6:21 p.m.
· Stations 35 and 36 responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on MacArthur Road near Grape Street, 9:59 p.m.
· Stations 37 and 38 responded to a small rubbish fire at the park on School Street in Hokey (found to be a small TV on fire), 11:29 p.m.
MAY 16
· Station 38 was called for a motor vehicle accident with injuries on MacArthur Road at St. John's Drive, 1:33 a.m.
· A motor vehicle accident with injuries and spill on Schadt Avenue at Mickley Avenue, brought out Stations 35 and 37, 12:06 p.m.
· Stations 35 and 36 responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries and spill on Fullerton Avenue at the Route 22 eastbound off ramp, 2:25 p.m.
· Stations 36 and 37 responded to an animal rescue at 1267 Minnesota Drive (reported to be a cat stuck in the chimney, found to be a squirrel), 7:35 p.m.
MAY 17
· A motor vehicle accident with injuries (nine people) involving a LANTA bus on Mickley Road aside of Taco-Bell, brought out Stations 35 and 37, 4:55 p.m.
· Stations 35 and 38 responded to a motor vehicle accident with a spill on Center Street at Sixth Avenue, 7:42 p.m.
· A spill of anti-freeze on MacArthur Road northbound at Lehigh Street, brought out Stations 35 and 38, 10:17 p.m.
MAY 19
· Stations 36, 37 and 38 responded to a fire alarm at Chipolte Restaurant, Lehigh Valley Mall Lifestyle Center (reported that the Ansuol System was set off), checked and found no problem, 12:15 a.m.
· A fire alarm at Faith Lutheran Church, 3355 MacArthur Road (couldn't find what set if off, a technician found the next day that it was set off by a moth), brought out Stations 36, 38 and 39, 6:21 p.m.
· Stations 36, 37, 38 and 39 responded to gas odors at 900 Mickley Run Apartments, Apartment G (found gas in some apartments in the hallway), 11:54 p.m.
MAY 20
· A request for fire police for traffic control at Third and Cherry Street for low wires, brought out Station 35, 3:18 p.m.
MAY 21
· Stations 5 and 38 provided mutual aid to the Coplay Fire Department for a fire alarm at the Coplay Family Restaurant, 1214 Chestnut Street, 6:20 p.m.
MAY 22
· Mutual aid to Woodlawn Fire Department for a fire alarm at Quality Inn, 1715 Plaza Lane, South Whitehall, brought out Station 36, 2:24 a.m.
· A motor vehicle accident with injuries on Route 22 wetsbound for a car and truck near MacArthur Road, brought out Station 36, 11:09 a.m.
· A transformer on a pole burning at the Lehigh Valley Mall near Golden Corral, brought out Stations 36 and 37, 3:38 p.m.
· Station 38 and 39 responded to wires and transformer fire on Fullerton Avenue near St. Elizabeth Church, 3:44 p.m.
· A fire alarm at Buca De Beppo, 714 Grape Street (set off by a power failure), brought out Stations 36 and 37, 3:46 p.m.· A reported tree down on wires with trees smoking near Fernhill Lane, brought out Stations 36 and 37, 3:49 p.m.
· Stations 37 and 38 responded for more traffic control at Mickley Road and MacArthur Road, 3:52 p.m.
· A request for traffic control at MacArthur Road and Mickley Road in front of Taco-Bell for high water and ice, 4 p.m.
· A report of wires arcing to the rear of The Golden Corral, Lehigh Valley Mall, borught out Stations 36 and 37, 4:01 p.m.
· Traffic control at MacArthur Road and Fairmont Street for traffic control, 4:03 p.m.
· Stations 35, 36 and 37 provided traffic control for Grape Street and Jordan Boulevard for flooding and ice on the roadway, 4:04 p.m.
· Reported trees down on the roadway and on wires in front of #1 Maryland Circle, brought out Station 37, 4:09 p.m.
· Wires, transformer and a pole burning to the rear of 850 Fernhill Lane, brought out Station 36, 5:27 p.m.
· Station 40 provided help with a tree down on Coplay Road near Foxdale Drive, 6:17 p.m.
· A water problem with water in the basement at 222 Pershing Boulevard, brought out Station 37, 7:51 p.m.
MAY 23
· A reported cat stuck in a tree at 3302 South Third Street, brought out Station 38, 7:52 a.m.
· Stations 36, 37 and 38 investigated smoke in the basement of 2016 South First Avenue (found to be an oil burner malfunction with high carbon monoxide readings), 9:39 a.m.
MAY 24
· Stations 36, 37 and 38 responded to a reported smell of natural gas at Mickley Run Apartments, 450 Building, Apartment C, 8:37 a.m.
· A motor vehicle accident with injuries and spill on MacArthur Road at Columbia Street, brought out Stations 35 and 38, 5:07 p.m.
· Station 36 assisted police and Emergency Medical Services with body fluids clean-up at JC Penny, #2 Lehigh Valley Mall, 5:21 p.m.
· Stations 36, 39 and 40 responded to reported smoke in the house at 4583 Pharaoh Drive (found to be a fan motor burning in the bathroom), 5:41 p.m.
MAY 25
· Station 37 assisted Emergency Medical Services with lifting at 1070 West Union Street, 5:44 a.m.








