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Structure Fire at Keystone
Cement
On
Saturday, April 24, 2010, - At 22:00 hours, EAFD was dispatched
for a structure fire. Fire Chief 4651 went on scene at Keystone Cement
and took command. Fire Chief 4651 requested a full Tanker Task Force
response. Ladder 4621 arrived the scene and pulled a 1 3/4 attack line
into the area of the fire. Engine 4611 set up a draft operation out of
a portable pond and fed Ladder 4621. The main ladder was not put into
operation.
The fire involved a coal elevator and the rubber
belting of a coal conveyor. The adjacent coal bunker was spared any
significant involvement. There was some equipment damage but no
structural damage. No plant personnel or firefighters were injured.
Command: Fire Chief 4651
Units: Ladder 4621, Engine 4611, Tanker 4631,
and Rescue 4641
Mutual Aid: Stations 15 (Hanover NC), 40 (Bath),
42 (Northampton), 45 (Allen), 47 (Lehigh), 48 (Moore), 52 (Bushkill), 53 (Hecktown),
54 (East Lawn), 12 (Laury's Station LC), and 16 (Neffs LC)
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