An Allentown city fire apparatus was involved in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon and four people from the car went to the hospital. Ladder 2 was responding to a gas leak in the 800 block of Allen St. when it collided with a car about 5:25 p.m. Four people from the car were taken to Sacred Heart...Read More
We recently encountered this atypical construction method in an acquired structure. The tongue & groove type roof & floors were very spongy, and beams were about 72" on center. It took a full tank on the cutter edge to cut what is pictured. Afterward, we reviewed the indicators to this type of construction and the...Read More
At about 8:00 PM, Wednesday, December 24, 2008, Firefighters and Paramedics from the Landover Hills Fire/EMS Station and surrounding communities were alerted to a report of a house fire. Additional firefighters from West Lanham Hills, Bladensburg, Riverdale Heights, Riverdale and Kentland arrived quickly and worked together at a 1-½ story duplex at 5128 Flintridge Drive...Read More
