Welcome To The Liberty Fire Company Station #4

The Liberty Fire Company Station #4 was founded in 1908 and is one of three fire companies located in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. As a department Schuylkill Haven Fire covers an area of roughly twenty-five square miles and a population of around 6,200 residents. The Schuylkill Haven Fire Department is composed of three companies; Rainbow Hose Station 1, Schuylkill Hose Station 2, Liberty Fire Station 4.

The Liberty Fire Co. currently is located at 223 Columbia Street in Schuylkill Haven and is home to Wagon 736, Engine 737, Squad 739 and Tanker 738. More information on the other Stations in the department can be found over at www.havenfire.org

Announcements

Our monthly Chicken-Pot-Pie dinners will resume this Saturday September 4th, 2010 beginning at 4 PM. Adults are $7 and Kids are only $4. Delivery is available.

Recent Calls And Incidents

July 18, 2010- Brush Fire Meadow Drive

July 18, 2010 – At 13:41 Stations 2 & 4 were dispatched to the area of Meadow Drive and Summer Hill Road for a reported brush fire. E-737 arrived on scene and pulled a 1 3/4 trash line to extinguish the fire along the roadway. Stations 2 & 4 were on scene for approximately 35 minutes.

August 7, 2010 – AFA “JuLu”

August 7, 2010 – At 07:31 Stations 1, 2 & 4 were dispatched to 252 Dock Street for an Automatic Fire Alarm. Crews arrived on scene and once again performed a walk through of the building and determined the alarm to be a false activation. Time out was about 10 minutes.

August 7, 2010 – MVA w/Injuries (Schuylkill Mountain Rd)

August 7, 2010 – At 2:38 Stations 1 & 4 were dispatched to the area of 1266 Schuylkill Mountain Road for a vehicle accident with reported injuries. Chief 723 (D0natti) was the first unit to arrived on scene and was met with a vehicle roll over and only minor injuries. Rescue 726, Engine 737, and Squad 739 remained on scene for approximately 2 hours until PSP and the tow company arrived.

August 4, 2010- Transformer fire in the borough

August 4, 2010-  At 08:44 stations 2 & 4 were dispatched to the intersection of West Columbia and Railroad streets for a transformer fire.  Duty Chief 722 (Sattizahn) arrived on scene to fine a transformer that was “tripped” but with no visible fire.  Apparatus remained on scene for about 5 minutes until the Schuylkill Haven “Line Crew” arrived on scene.

August 2, 2010 – House Fire (Woodland Drive)

August 2, 2010-  At 02:28 stations 2 & 4 were dispatched to assist Districts 47, 42, and 56 (Landingville, Deer Lake and Orwigsburg) on a house fire at 127 Woodland Drive, South Manheim Twp.  As chiefs and apparatus were en-route, SCCC advised them of “no reported fire” with just smoke throughout the residence.  Chief 47 (Hoffman) arrived on scene shortly thereafter and was met with visible smoke and fire from the residence.  Engines 733 and 737 arrived on scene right at the same... [Read more...]

July 26, 2010- AFA at the “JuLu”

July 26, 2010-  At 13:32 the SHFD was dispatched to 252 Dock Street, Jerusalem Lutheran Church, for an automatic fire alarm.  Crews arrived on scene and conducted a search and determined it to be a false activation.

July 25, 2010- AFA at Rest Haven Nursing Home

July 25, 2010-  At 13:44 the SHFD was dispatched to 401 University Drive, North Manheim Twp, at the Rest Haven Nursing Home for an automatic fire alarm.  Once units arrived on scene, they checked the building with a TIC and came up with nothing.  Duty Chief 730 (Reed) and all apparatus remained on scene for about 40 minutes.

July 21, 2010- Tree Down on the mountain

July 21, 2010-  At 19:04 stations 2 & 4 were dispatched to the area of 760 Schuylkill Mountain, South Manheim Twp, for a tree down on the roadway.  However, before any apparatus could arrive on scene, the tree was removed from the road by another motorist. Time out was about 5 minutes.

July 17, 2010- AFA at Jerusalem Lutheran

July 17, 2010-  At 13:07 the SHFD was dispatched to 252 Dock Street, Schuylkill Haven Boro, at the Jerusalem Lutheran Church, for an automatic fire alarm.  As all units arrived on scene, they were divided up by incident command, Chief 730 (Reed) and conducted an investigation.  After a few minutes, it was found to be a faulty alarm, and all units were placed available.

July 17, 2010- Odor Investigation

July 17, 2010-  At 10:43 the Liberty Fire Company was dispatched at the request of Chief 723 (Donatti) to assist him at 539 Holiday Drive (Holiday Village/Schuylkill Haven) for an odor investigation.  As Engine 737 went en-route, they were advised from SCCC of a possible ODOR of carbon monoxide.  The crew from engine did a sweep of the residence with “the sniffer” and found everything to be within the normal limits.  Time out was about 20 minutes.

July 10, 2010 – Brush Fire (Long Run Road)

July 10, 2010 – At 13:05 Stations 2 & 4 were dispatched to the area of 1800 Long Run Road for a possible brush fire. However, before any Haven units could go responding, county received a second call back advising of a controlled burn.  All fire units then canceled their response.

July 10, 2010 – AFA Miller Lane (South Manheim Township)

July 10, 2010 – At 8:17 Station 4 was dispatched along with District 47 (Landingville) and District 56 (Orwigsburg) to 29 Miller Lane, South Manheim Township for a residential fire alarm. Chief 47 (Hoffman) advised the alarm to be a false activation and cancelled all responding units.

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