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Firefighters Injured In Carroll Valley House Fire, Spotted By Amazon Driver: Officials (PHOTOS) Firefighters Injured In Carroll Valley House Fire, Spotted By Amazon Driver: Officials (PHOTOS)
Firefighters Injured In Carroll Valley House Fire, Spotted By Amazon Driver: Officials (Photos) An Amazon Delivery Driver spotted a house fire that ended up sending two firefighters to the hospital on Thursday, Oct. 31, officials say. After the Amazon Driver made the 911 call, firefighters from both Pennsylvania and Maryland were dispatched to the blaze at the home near Sunspot and Spur trails in Carroll Valley Borough at 2:25 p.m. They arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames, but thankfully no one was home. Two firefighters were taken to an area hospital for medical attention while battling the blaze. They have since been released.

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into York County Home: Fire Officials (PHOTOS) Car Slams Into York County Home: Fire Officials (PHOTOS)
Car Slams Into York County Home: Fire Officials (Photos) A car plowed into a home in Etters early Thursday morning, Sept. 12, fire officials announced.  Firefighters were called to car into a home in the 2300 block of Old Trail Road at 12:36 a.m., according to the Newberry Township Fire Department and York County Department of Emergency Services.  The front end of the sedan was inside the home when firefighters arrived, as seen in photos they shared.  No injuries were reported.  The estimated cost of the damage was unavailable. 

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by Jillian Pikora
News
GoFundMe Launches For Family Man Killed In York County Mobile Home Fire GoFundMe Launches For Family Man Killed In York County Mobile Home Fire
GoFundMe Launches For Family Man Killed In York County Mobile Home Fire Exactly 28 minutes after a mobile home fire was reported, firefighters found an unconscious man and soon a call for a coroner was made on Thursday morning, according to York County Department of Emergency Services dispatchers and police. The man has been identified as a 54-year-old grandfather, Tracy "Duke" Emig, according to a release by the Northern York County Regional Police Department.  The fire was at the Meadow Run Mobile Home Park, as shown on Google Maps, and it was called into dispatch at 5:10 a.m., YCDES logs show. Firefighters arrived at the home on fire in the 5100 block …

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
York Restaurant Reopens After Car Backs Into It York Restaurant Reopens After Car Backs Into It
York Restaurant Reopens After Car Backs Into It A popular family restaurant closed suddenly on Tuesday morning after a car slammed into it, the owners announced.  Stonybrook Family Restaurant, located at 3560 East Market Street was forced to close after someone backed into a corner of the brick building on July 9, as the owners explained in a Facebook post.  "One person was taken for medical evaluation," as stated in the post.  Springettsbury police, EMS, and firefighters responded to the crash.  Only 5% of the building was damaged so the restaurant happily reopened on Wednesday morning — with a new menu of lun…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Firefighters Injured, Woman Paralyzed In Steelton Blaze: Officials (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Firefighters Injured, Woman Paralyzed In Steelton Blaze: Officials (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Firefighters Injured, Woman Paralyzed In Steelton Blaze: Officials (Photos, Videos) Two firefighters and a resident were injured, and a woman was paralyzed following a fire in Steelton on Saturday, officials and a fun launched to help the woman explained.  The fire broke out at a duplex converted into apartments in the 100 block of North Second Street around 5 a.m. on May 11, Dauphin County emergency dispatch. Details about the firefighters' injuries were not immediately available when Daily Voice reached out to officials on Monday morning.  We do know the roommate was burned in the fire, from a fund launched to help the other injured resident.  Lynn Croman was trapped o…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Cause Revealed After 130+ Displaced By Fire At New Apartment Complex In Carlisle: Officials Cause Revealed After 130+ Displaced By Fire At New Apartment Complex In Carlisle: Officials
Cause Revealed After 130+ Displaced By Fire At New Apartment Complex In Carlisle: Officials The cause of a fire — that displaced more than 130 residents in Central Pennsylvania on Easter Sunday evening — has been released, officials said. Crews were called to the fire at former Masland Factory and newly opened Northside Village Apartments located at 5 Northside Lane just off Carlisle Springs Road in Carlisle at 5:43 p.m. on March 31. Carlisle Springs Road remained closed for several hours as over 50 firefighters from six companies  responded to the scene.  No injuries were reported during the fire but one resident was injured while collecting their necessities after the scene was…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Broken Skull Among Injuries Suffered By VA Firefighter In Crash En Route To Work, Family Says Broken Skull Among Injuries Suffered By VA Firefighter In Crash En Route To Work, Family Says
Broken Skull Among Injuries Suffered By VA Firefighter In Crash En Route To Work, Family Says Support is on the rise for a Virginia and Maryland firefighter who was in a crash on his way to work. Christian Bomgardner was flown to a nearby hospital with serious injuries in the crash on Monday, March 25, John Wright, President-Emeritus of the Frederick County, Virginia Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4145, said on a GoFundMe. Bomgardner went into emergency surgery to stabilize his injuries and remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition, Wright said.  On Facebook, Bomgardner's wife Audrie said he did not suffer damage to any vital organs, however, broke his l…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Firefighter Killed, Girlfriend Critical In Crash En Route To Call Pennsylvania Firefighter Killed, Girlfriend Critical In Crash En Route To Call
Pennsylvania Firefighter Killed, Girlfriend Critical In Crash En Route To Call A Pennsylvania fire department is mourning the loss of one of their own. West Whiteland firefighter Colin Reedy, 25, was responding to a call with firefighter Emily Gindele, during heavy downpours on Friday, Oct. 20, when their vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, the department said. The incident happened around 9 p.m., on Pottstown Pike in Uwchlan Township, 6abc reports. Reedy, of Exton and Coatesville, was pronounced dead at the scene while Gindele, a 24-year-old probationary firefighter, remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition, at Paoli Memorial Hospital.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
3 Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion At Shippensburg Fire: Authorities 3 Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion At Shippensburg Fire: Authorities
3 Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion At Shippensburg Fire: Authorities Three firefighters suffered heat exhaustion while battling a blaze at a storage unit in Southampton Township, authorities say.  The fire broke out at South Mountain Storage located at 767 Walnut Bottom Road in Shippensburg around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2023, according to emergency dispatchers. Multiple companies worked to knock down the blaze until 3 p.m., according to fire officials. The estimated cost of the damage is $200,000, but the cause of the fire remains under investigation, authorities say.  All three firefighters have been released.

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley
Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley Three firefighters were sent to a nearby hospital after a floor collapsed while they were battling a blaze in the Lehigh Valley area, authorities said. The Palmer Municipal Fire Department responded to a two-alarm house fire in Lower Nazareth Township just after 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, the squad said. While dousing the blaze, two of the department’s “bravest” firefighters were working on the second floor when it collapsed, causing them to fall through to the first floor, PMFD said. Update on our injured firefighters; Just after 9pm Sunday night, PMFD was dispatched to a second al…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Girl Scout Rescued After Becoming 'Inverted' On Ropes At Camp Small Valley Girl Scout Rescued After Becoming 'Inverted' On Ropes At Camp Small Valley
Girl Scout Rescued After Becoming 'Inverted' On Ropes At Camp Small Valley A Girl Scout was rescued after becoming "stuck and inverted, several feet in the air, while attempting to transverse a High Line Obstacle course," at Camp Small Valley on Thursday, July 28, authorities say.  Rescue Company 1 of the Harrisburg Bureau responded to the call of the upside camper around noon, the department says.  When the company arrived at the Scout Camp, they found that camp staff had already stabilized the girl, who had been upside down for "several minutes," according to a statement released by the rescue company. Firefighters used "ropes and riggings to safely lower the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Multiple Firefighters Rushed To Trauma Center After Roof Collapse Near PA Golf Course Multiple Firefighters Rushed To Trauma Center After Roof Collapse Near PA Golf Course
Multiple Firefighters Rushed To Trauma Center After Roof Collapse Near PA Golf Course Three firefighters were knocked down when a roof collapsed at a building fire near a golf course in central Pennsylvania, fire officials say. Multiple fire companies were called to a fire in a 30 foot by 40 foot building near Piney Apple Golf Course that was being used as a garage at 1663 Wenksville Road, Menallen Township, near Biglerville at approximately 1:18 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, according to Vigilant Hose Company Shippensburg's Fire Chief Clyde Tinner. While battling the blaze, fire crews removed the roof to expose more areas of the building that were on fire, but "the area over a …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed, 5 Others Pulled From Rubble In Building Collapse Philadelphia Firefighter Killed, 5 Others Pulled From Rubble In Building Collapse
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed, 5 Others Pulled From Rubble In Building Collapse A longtime Philadelphia firefighter died and five others were injured in a building collapse in the northern part of the city early Saturday, June 18, officials said. Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said only that the fallen firefighter was a 27-year department veteran. The blaze at 300 W. Indiana Ave. in Fairhill — which apparently was occupied by a pizzeria — broke out just before 2 a.m. While the fire had been extinguished, the building collapsed about 90 minutes later, Murphy said. Four other firefighters and a Licensing and Inspections Department inspector were pulled from the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Beloved PA Firefighter Killed In Bucks County Motorcycle Crash Beloved PA Firefighter Killed In Bucks County Motorcycle Crash
Beloved PA Firefighter Killed In Bucks County Motorcycle Crash A firefighter in the Philadelphia suburbs was killed in a sudden crash Tuesday, June 15, officials said. David "Earl" Widmann, 25, was riding a motorcycle on the 7500 block of Bristol Pike in Bristol Township when it crashed into an SUV around 7 p.m., the Bucks County Courier Times reports. He had been an "integral" member of the Edgely Fire Company since 2017, the department said in a Wednesday, June 15 Facebook post. "Everyone knew Earl for his smile and great sense of humor," the post reads. "He was a friend to all and an excellent fireman at that." It is with deep regret that the…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Firefighters Battle Blaze Next To Ukrainian Church, School In Passaic Firefighters Battle Blaze Next To Ukrainian Church, School In Passaic
Firefighters Battle Blaze Next To Ukrainian Church, School In Passaic UPDATE: Two firefighters were injured battling an afternoon house fire next to a Ukrainian church and elementary school in Passaic, authorities said. The four-alarm blaze broke out on the second floor of the 2½-story wood-frame home next to the St. Nicholas church and school on President Street shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, responders said. Power lines came down on one of the responding fire trucks, prompting an urgent request for a PSE&G crew, they said. The injuries to the two firefighters weren't considered life-threatening, according to responders at the scene. One invo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others
Post-Christmas Passaic Fire Ravages One Home, Damages Others A Sunday fire ripped through one Passaic home and extended to others on either side. The heavily-involved blaze on Harrison Street near Myrtle Avenue began as two alarms at around 9:15 a.m. Heavy fire in the rear of the building eventually began consuming the rest of the 2½-family house -- eventually blowing through the roof -- while spreading to two others. Flames blew through the roof of the Harrison Street home in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze appeared knocked down a couple of times before eventually being declared under control around 11 a.m. A firefighter sustain…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
'Invaluable' Volunteer Fire Chief Dies In Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say 'Invaluable' Volunteer Fire Chief Dies In Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say
'Invaluable' Volunteer Fire Chief Dies In Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say A volunteer firefighter and fire chief died in a multi-vehicle crash on Friday, according to Pennsylvania state police and his fire house. State police were called to the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle on Nov. 12 just before 4 p.m., according to a release by police. Kerry L. Stoke, 33, of Loysville, was driving his 2007 Chevy Silverado southbound as the 2007 Yamaha VStar motorcycle was traveling northbound, with a 2008 Buick Enclave, operated by Michael L. Tuckey, 24, of Port Royal, following behind in the 7700 block of Veterans Way in Saville Township, police stated in the releas…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Apartment Fire injures 3 Firefighters, Displaces 9 People In York Apartment Fire injures 3 Firefighters, Displaces 9 People In York
Apartment Fire injures 3 Firefighters, Displaces 9 People In York An apartment fire in a duplex displaced 9 people on Saturday night, according to the York city fire department. Firefighters were dispatched to the 200 block of East Philadelphia Street on Saturday around 4:13 p.m. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries, according to officials. The extent of their injuries and current condition is unknown. Five of the seven apartments in the building are no longer inhabitable and have approximately $300,000 in damages. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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by Jillian Pikora