Late this evening Swatara Fire-Rescue and Rescue 33 were alerted to Grayson Rd for an MVA with entrapment.  Units arrived to find a sedan versus a tractor trailer with the sedan in a ditch with the occupant trapped. Units performed a side removal and extricated the occupant within 10 minutes…

Early this morning Engine 91 responded to Harrisburg City as part of the 2nd Alarm assignment for a fire a the historic Broad Street Market.  Engine 91 was able to get positioning to place the deck gun in-service.  Engine 91 was on scene for over 2 hours.

Just after midnight Swatara Fire-Rescue was alerted to the 440 block of Lancaster St for reports of trash on fire.  Additional calls stating that a garage was now on fire upgraded the response.  First arriving units found fire showing from a garage with a second story apartment. The bulk of…

This evening around 1800 Swatara Fire-Rescue and mutual aid were alerted to a hotel off Friendship Rd for reports of smoke from the building.  Swatara PD and Chief 32-2 arrived with fire showing from the 1st floor.  First arriving units contained the fire to the area of origin and the…

This evening Swatara Fire-Rescue and Rescue 33 were alerted to the front ramp of Station 91-5 (Rutherford) for a vehicle accident with injuries.  Swatara PD arrived and confirmed one vehicle on its side with a patient still inside. STFR, Colonial Park and Squad 8 personnel operated together to stabilize the…

This evening Swatara Fire-Rescue and mutual aid were dispatched to the Chambers Hill area for a garage fire.  First units arrived to find a well involved garage with extension into the house.

This evening units were alerted to a 48 box for a reported house fire.  The box was quickly upgraded to 1st alarm bringing Rescue 91-5 to the scene for RIT.  Not long after that, A 2nd alarm was struck which alerted Truck 91 to the incident.  Rescue 91-5s crew stood…

This evening Swatara Fire-Rescue and mutual aide were dispatched to Yale St for a reported stove fire. Engine and Tower 91 arrived to find a heavy smoke condition and active fire in the kitchen.  Crews extinguished the fire with a PW.

This morning Swatara Fire-Rescue was alerted to an MVA with injuries on Grayson Rd.  Crews arrived and removed the door of one vehicle to extricate the patient.

Over the last week Swatara Fire-Rescue and Lower Swatara Fire Department took part in a Forcible Entry Class.  Members learned and honed skills of conventional forcible entry along with through the lock techniques.