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ARSON: 6 Alarm Fire Hollows Out Warehouse In York County: Police (PHOTOS) ARSON: 6 Alarm Fire Hollows Out Warehouse In York County: Police (PHOTOS)
Arson: 6 Alarm Fire Hollows Out Warehouse In York County: Police (Photos) A suspicious fire led to some water and power shuts in York County as it ripped through an abandoned warehouse and factory, authorities announced on Saturday morning.  The arsonist is suspected to have started the blaze at Stewartstown Furniture Factory located at 13 Mill Street sometime between 1:30 and 2 a.m. on April 27, according to the York County Southern Regional Police.  YCSRP along with the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal are investigating the "massive warehouse fire in Stewartstown Borough" as they "believe the fire may be suspicious in nature and h…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Steelton Fire Chief Dies Suddenly After 52 Years Of Service Steelton Fire Chief Dies Suddenly After 52 Years Of Service
Steelton Fire Chief Dies Suddenly After 52 Years Of Service After 52 years as a volunteer firefighter — 26 as Steelton's Fire Chief  — a local hero has died.  Eugene "Gene" Vance III, 70, had a normal day before he was found dead from a stroke at his home on Thursday, Jan. 4, Dauphin County Officials explained.  Gene was a class of 1972 graduate of Steelton-Highspire High School. He quickly started his career as a firefighter at the age of 18 by joining the Steelton Fire Department formerly known as Baldwin Hose Company #4, the company and friends explained in dozens of social media posts.  With deep sadness we announce the sudden passing of St…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
PA Firefighter Killed In Crash Was 'Ring-Hunting' For His Girlfriend, Loved Ones Say PA Firefighter Killed In Crash Was 'Ring-Hunting' For His Girlfriend, Loved Ones Say
PA Firefighter Killed In Crash Was 'Ring-Hunting' For His Girlfriend, Loved Ones Say Colin Reedy, the Chester County firefighter who was killed in a car crash late Friday, Oct. 20, planned to spend the rest of his life with his girlfriend, loved ones said in his obituary.  The 25-year-old Reedy and his partner Emily Gindele, were both volunteers with the West Whiteland Fire Company, who were on their way to a call during heavy downpours when their vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree around 9 p.m., authorities have said. Reedy, of Exton, was pronounced dead at the scene while Gindele, a 24-year-old probationary firefighter, was hospitalized in critical but stable con…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lancaster Marine, Firefighter Dies After Crashing Motorcycle Riding To Work Lancaster Marine, Firefighter Dies After Crashing Motorcycle Riding To Work
Lancaster Marine, Firefighter Dies After Crashing Motorcycle Riding To Work A man who had been a firefighter in his community since 2013 died weeks after a motorcycle crash he had on his way to work, his fire company announced on Sunday.  Chris McCann was a member of the Lancaster City Bureau of Fire, most recently serving as 2nd Driver of C-Platoon Company 1. On his way to work at the fire department just before 7 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 he was involved in a serious crash, Tony Ruiz explained in a GoFundMe he created to help cover the mounting medical costs.  Chris went "through the gauntlet of tests and (surgeries), with injuries too numer…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Longtime Suburban Philly Firefighter, Police Officer Dies, 33 Longtime Suburban Philly Firefighter, Police Officer Dies, 33
Longtime Suburban Philly Firefighter, Police Officer Dies, 33 A longtime Pennsylvania firefighter who also served his community as a police officer died on Monday, Sept. 12. He was 33. Born in Upland and raised in Boothwyn, James C. Hallman III was a 19-year member of the Boothwyn Fire Company, according to his obituary and the department. The Upper Chichester Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Firefighter James Hallman, III. Jim was a 19... Posted by Upper Chichester Fire Department on Monday, September 12, 2022 "His confidence to get the job done was always felt by his fellow brothers," the Upper Chichester Fire department wr…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Worker Hurt, Residents Relocated Following Lehigh Valley Nursing Home Fire Worker Hurt, Residents Relocated Following Lehigh Valley Nursing Home Fire
Worker Hurt, Residents Relocated Following Lehigh Valley Nursing Home Fire A worker was hurt and several residents were relocated after a dryer at a Lehigh Valley nursing home went up in flames Wednesday morning, authorities said. Nancy Run and Bethlehem Township volunteer fire crews found a fully-involved dryer fire and activated sprinkler as they arrived at Country Meadows Nursing and Rehab on Green Pond Road in Bethlehem around 4:45 a.m., NRFC said. Both crews doused the fire and helped move several residents to other safe areas in the building. One employee suffered a minor injury, and no residents were hurt, the fire company said. “This is another case of a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
3 Baltimore Firefighters Dead, One Critical Battling Morning House Fire 3 Baltimore Firefighters Dead, One Critical Battling Morning House Fire
3 Baltimore Firefighters Dead, One Critical Battling Morning House Fire Three firefighters have died and one was in serious condition after they became trapped battling a house fire early Monday morning, officials confirmed. Mayor Brandon Scott identified the fatally-wounded firefighters as Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler, and EMT/Firefighter Kenny Lacayo. John McMaster remains at the hospital in critical but stable condition.  At the scene.Baltimore City Fire Department "This is a gut-wrenching tragedy for our city, the Baltimore City Fire Department, and most importantly the families of our firefighters," Scott said.  "There are no w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
'One Helluva Firefighter': Howard County's Richard Blankenship Dies, 47 'One Helluva Firefighter': Howard County's Richard Blankenship Dies, 47
'One Helluva Firefighter': Howard County's Richard Blankenship Dies, 47 Longtime Baltimore area firefighter Richard Blankenship died on Dec. 20 surrounded by his family after a valiant battle against cancer. He was 47 years old. A Laurel native, Blankenship worked as a career firefighter for 20 years and was described as a "fireman's fireman." He ran haunted house "Laurel's House of Horror" for seven years. His wife, Charlene, announced his passing on Facebook. "He fought hard. He was tough all the way to the end," she wrote. "My heart breaks [into] many pieces as does those that loved and knew him. He helped save many lives and was a good family man. He kept…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Firefighter Among 3 Hospitalized In Dauphin County Fire Firefighter Among 3 Hospitalized In Dauphin County Fire
Firefighter Among 3 Hospitalized In Dauphin County Fire A firefighter and two residents were injured in a house fire in Dauphin County early Tuesday morning, according to Swatara Fire 91. The fire broke out in the 1000 block of Main Street in Swatara Township, around 2:30 a.m. Overnight Truck 32 was dispatched as the 2nd due Truck to a house fire in Swatara Fire 91 first due. First arriving... Posted by Progress Fire 32 on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 All three victims were hospitalized. The lineman from Engine 91 who was injured has since been released. The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental.

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Reading Family Displaced Following Late Night Roof Fire In 2.5 Story Home Reading Family Displaced Following Late Night Roof Fire In 2.5 Story Home
Reading Family Displaced Following Late Night Roof Fire In 2.5 Story Home A Reading family has been displaced from their home after a roof fire damaged their 2 and a half story home late Monday night, authorities said. When local firefighters arrived at a home on Church Street around 11:25 p.m., they found that the blaze had advanced to the 2nd floor where the fire was found to have entered the void spaces in the back wall and was traveling vertically, according to Reading Fire Department. Crews operating on the 3rd floor found fire running the peak of the roof, authorities said. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire in the attic around 11:50 p.m. b…

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by Nicole Acosta