| Yesterday, 7/2, Company 26 along with mutual aid companies were dispatched to Hilltop Acres Farmers Market for a reported structure fire. Engine 26 made the response with 3 personnel, Tower 26 with 4, and Tanker 26 with 1.
Chief 26-1 along with Manheim Borough Police arrived to find nothing evident. Engine 26 arrived shortly after, and discovered a hatch that led to the attic space where a smoke condition and high heat was discovered. The crew deployed a handline and investigated the attic space where a burnt through wire was located that was catching multiple sections of insulation on fire.
Over nearly 3 hours, crews worked in the attic space to get the burnt wire out, get all the burnt insulation out, and wet down the remainder to be sure there would be no flare ups. Due to the high temperatures outside reaching 105° with a real feel above 110° multiples other engine companies were requested to the scene for manpower during this extensive operation.
Eventually the incident was finally completed and crews returned available. Company 26 returned to the station and was working on getting all apparatus back in service by filling cylinders, cleaning tools, and filling with water when a call for a brush fire at Weis Markets was dispatched. Chief 26 and Engine 26 made the response within a minute and discovered a small bush that had caught fire in the parking lot.
A busy day for MFD that was not ideal in the ongoing heat wave. Crews worked diligently, even in the heat, to handle emergency incidents with professionalism.
Thank you to our mutual aid companies that assisted on scene:
Elizabethtown Fire Department
Fire Department Mount Joy
Brunnerville Fire Department
Penryn Fire Company
Cornwall Fire Company
Mastersonville Fire Company
Lititz Fire Company
As well as Columbia Fire Department for standing by in our station during the incident. |
