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Sheets Tied Together To Escape Amish View Inn Fire, Injuring Three— Including Firefighter: FD Sheets Tied Together To Escape Amish View Inn Fire, Injuring Three— Including Firefighter: FD
Sheets Tied Together To Escape Amish View Inn Fire, Injuring Three— Including Firefighter: FD Three people— including a firefighter— were injured in an early morning fire at a hotel in Lancaster County on Thursday, February 23, 2023, authorities say. Sheets were quickly tied together and used as ladders as guests climb out of the Amish View Inn and Suites in the 3100 block of Philadelphia Pike in Leacock Township, at 2:40 a.m. fire officials say. The hotel was 60% occupied with 110 guests when a vending/ice machine on the first floor appeared to start the blaze— filling the hotel with thick smoke.  As the smokey haze billowed up to the third floor, guests crawled on the floor, br…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Firefighters Pinned In Basement When Gun Safe Falls Through Floor In Central Pennsylvania Firefighters Pinned In Basement When Gun Safe Falls Through Floor In Central Pennsylvania
Firefighters Pinned In Basement When Gun Safe Falls Through Floor In Central Pennsylvania A "MAYDAY" was called as two counties battled a blaze that had two firefighters pinned under a gun safe that fell through to the basement on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to fire officials.  The fire started in a home on the 100 block of Reservoir Road around 6:00 a.m., according to Bendersville Community fire department. As fire crews entered the home through the basement, the first floor immediately collapsed onto them, the chief details in the release.   Thankfully, crews from Adams and Cumberland counties were able to safely extract the two firefighters from the home— both only suffering…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Firefighter Hit, Dragged By Hose After PA Woman Drives Over It: Police Firefighter Hit, Dragged By Hose After PA Woman Drives Over It: Police
Firefighter Hit, Dragged By Hose After PA Woman Drives Over It: Police A 63-year-old woman has been charged after she drove over a fire hose— knocking it into a firefighter and dragging him behind her vehicle, according to Chambersburg police. The police were called to an accident involving a firefighter around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 29, according to the release. Upon arrival police discovered Wendy Zuch Lee,  driving over the hose while "at an active fire scene," police noted. "The hose became stuck under her vehicle, which caused the hose to knock over and drag a firefighter," police say. The firefighter's injuries were minor and they have since be…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Firefighter Injured, PA Mall Closes After Massive Fire Causes $1Mil In Damages Firefighter Injured, PA Mall Closes After Massive Fire Causes $1Mil In Damages
Firefighter Injured, PA Mall Closes After Massive Fire Causes $1Mil In Damages A firefighter was injured and a Pennsylvania mall has closed to the public, at least temporarily, following a large fire on Monday evening. Fire officials and EMS were called to the structural fire at North Hanover Mall located at 1155 Carlisle Street, around 5 p.m. on Mar. 28, dispatchers say at the time. The fire started in the HVAC system on the roof of the JCPenney, spreading from the rubber roof to the metal deck, according to Hanover Area Fire & Rescue. Doobie717 “One volunteer firefighter suffered a muscle sprain, and was taken to the hospital for evaluation, but thankful…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Support Surges For 25-Year-Old PA Firefighter, National Guardsman Killed In Crash Support Surges For 25-Year-Old PA Firefighter, National Guardsman Killed In Crash
Support Surges For 25-Year-Old PA Firefighter, National Guardsman Killed In Crash Support is surging for the loved ones of a 25-year-old Pennsylvania firefighter killed in a car crash on Saturday, Feb. 19. Andrew Black, of Perkiomenville, worked as a firefighter with the Upper Frederick Fire Company and served in the Army National Guard, according to his obituary. More than $19,200 had been raised as of Friday, Feb. 25 on a GoFundMe for Black's funeral expenses, putting the family ahead of the campaign’s $15,000 goal in just three days. Born in Lansdale, Black graduated from Pennridge High School in 2015 and went on to earn his associate degree in criminal justice from …

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Firefighter's Home Destroyed, Dog Killed In House Fire PA Firefighter's Home Destroyed, Dog Killed In House Fire
PA Firefighter's Home Destroyed, Dog Killed In House Fire A firefighter's dog was killed and their house was destroyed in a fire in central Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning, authorities say. A firefighter with the Barlow Volunteer Fire Department in Gettysburg lost their home in the 100 block of Solomon Road in Cumberland Township due to a fire that broke out at 2:09 a.m., according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. The firefighter's dog died despite resuscitation efforts, according to a post on photojournalist Harrison Jones' Facebook page. Working house fire, box 22-1, 100 block of Solomon Road, Cumberland Township. Posted…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Swatara Firefighter Mourned As 'Beautiful, Impactful' Swatara Firefighter Mourned As 'Beautiful, Impactful'
Swatara Firefighter Mourned As 'Beautiful, Impactful' A central Pennsylvania community is mourning the loss of a beloved firefighter. Carrie Ann Rafuse, 25, of Middletown, suddenly died on Wednesday, Oct. 13, according to her obituary. It is believed Rafuse was the firefighter who died by suicide on Oct. 13, although this has not been confirmed by officials.  Rafuse was a graduate of Northern York High School, Dillsburg and of Duquesne University, according to her obituary. She was a Logistic Management Specialist for USASAC at New Cumberland Army Depot and a volunteer firefighter with Swatara Township Fire Company, Station 49, Engine 91, …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Sailor Slapped On 9/11 By Cursing Woman In Viral TikTok Video PA Sailor Slapped On 9/11 By Cursing Woman In Viral TikTok Video
PA Sailor Slapped On 9/11 By Cursing Woman In Viral TikTok Video A sailor and fireman was slapped by an angry woman on Sept. 11 who thought he was faking his military status, as seen in a viral TikTok video. Harrisburg native, Sean Nolte Jr., was in his military uniform at Central Pizza in Berlin, Connecticut located at 96 Mill Street when an angry woman started shouting at his that he was disgracing the US military by wearing a fake uniform. Prior to the incident Nolte says he noticed the woman starring at him so when she first approached him, he tried to show her his military id card. “As she leaves, she looks at me and says ‘nice smile’ very sarcas…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
2 Burned, 13 Displaced In Apartment Fire In Lancaster County 2 Burned, 13 Displaced In Apartment Fire In Lancaster County
2 Burned, 13 Displaced In Apartment Fire In Lancaster County One firefighter and one resident were burned in an apartment building fire in Lancaster County, according to the Ephrata police department. Police were called to an attic fire at a three unit apartment building in the 100 block of East Locust Street located in Ephrata Borough on Sunday shortly after 12 p.m. Seven adults and six children were displaced and were assisted by the American Red Cross. Multiple fire departments assisted with extinguishing the fire. A Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal continues to investigate the cause of the fire.

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by Jillian Pikora