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Recent Incidents
Millersville Borough Hall and Police Station Fire
July 26th, 2005, 11:25 PM
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Millersville,
PA - Millersville Fire Company and Roherstown Truck 6-7 responded to a
structure fire at 10 Colonial Avenue, the Millersville Borough Hall
and police station.
Just after 5 p.m on Monday July 25, smoke detectors began to sound on
the second floor which houses the Millersville Borough police station.
Since the police staff had left for the day, the second floor offices
were empty.
The borough staff from the first floor responded quickly and began to investigate and found smoke filling the second floor.
Another borough employee called 911 and told dispatchers there was smoke on the second floor and the fire alarm was going off.
Before firefighters arrived, the borough employees removed panels of
ceiling tile of the second floor ceiling and sprayed the flames with
portable extinguishers until they were pushed out of the building by
the smoke.
Millersville Fire Chief Keith Eshleman arrived on the scene and
encountered smoke billowing from the gable end of the roof on side
three.
Chief Eshleman was met by borough staff who informed him there was
visible fire on the second floor. Remaining borough employees were
evacuated from the building by Millersville police officers returning
to the station.
After receiving the additional information, Chief Eshleman requested a
R.I.T. (rapid intervention team) assignment and an additional engine
and an air Cascade unit to the scene.
A water supply was secured by Millersville Engine 6-5-4 by laying
a supplyline from a nearby hydrant. After securing a water
supply, Millersville firefighters made an interior attack on the fire
by advancing a 1 1/2 handline to the second floor and knocking
down the fire.
Roherstown truck crew placed ladders at all the second story windows as
a secondary means of egress for the interior firefighters and operated
the ventilation sector.
West Lancaster Rescue 6-8 was dispatched for the R.I.T. assignment,
Lancaster Township Engine 6-6-2 for the additional engine and Lancaster Township Rescue 6-6 for the air cascade.
Lancaster Township firefighters assisted the interior attack crews and
performed overhaul operations. They also replaced the interior
Millersville firefighters after they exited the building and headed to
the rehab sector.
Additional Lancaster Township firefighter stood guard in front of the
evidence and ammunition rooms to prevent entry to secure areas and
police department materials.
A rehab area was established by L.E.M.S.A. medic 6-12-5 personnel for
the overheated firefighters. Firefighters were placed in 2 air
conditioned ambulances to cool down.
L.E.M.S.A. Special Unit 6-12-1 was also requested to assist at
the scene which is a special operations response trailer set up for use
at special events and rehab type operations.
Flames spread through a 60-square-foot section of the police station
attic and damaged six ceiling support beams before firefighters
extinguished the fire, Millersville fire Chief Keith Eshelman said.
Its not clear what started the fire, Eshelman said. A state police fire marshal is investigating.
Investigators suspect there might have been an electrical malfunction
in the attic. The fire apparently burned for several hours before being
detected.
The blaze caused an estimated $15,000 in damage to Millersville Borough Hall.
Assisting Chief Eshleman was Millersville Captain Larry Lucarino
(division 2 sector), Millersville Deputy Chief Mike Hite (rehab sector)
and Lancaster Township Lieutenant Paul Castline (manpower staging).
Emergency crews remained on the scene for three hours. No injuries were reported.
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