11/10/2021 0927: American Hose for an engine and Tamaqua Fire Dept for L6520, dispatched to 87 Tide Road, Rush Township for a reported structure fire. Shortly after incident upgraded to working commercial fire with station 2, Citizens, added for an engine. Heavy column pushing visible for miles. E6510 arrived on scene to A-D corner, laying […]
10/19/2021 1412: Tamaqua Fire, Tamaqua Rescue, EMS, dispatched to 101 Rowe St for reported house fire. Citizens E6512 responding and on scene, structure adjacent to their house. C6502 on scene and in command. AHCO E6510 in route. C6502 confirmed working fire. Citizens with L6520 in route and to come in behind Rowe St down the […]
06/22/2021 0655: Tamaqua Fire, Tamaqua Rescue, EMS, dispatched to 655 East Broad St for reported house fire. AHCO E6510 responding, update from county, PD on scene and confirming working fire and update to address, 644 East Broad. Captain 65-1 requesting RIT, able to see smoke column from station. Coaldale for an engine and tower and […]
6/10/2021 1413: Tamaqua Fire, Tamaqua Rescue, EMS, dispatched to 222 East Broad St for reported structure fire. Tamaqua Hi Rise building. C65 responding, update from county, detector activation from 16th floor. C65 on scene and in command, nothing showing. E6510, E6512, S6563 and E6514 responding, L6520 holding at station. Crews on 16th floor, nothing found, […]
The Tamaqua Fire Department has had a busy first week of June with multiple calls in the borough and out of town. At 2234 on June 7th, the AHCO and East End Fire Company were dispatched to the rear of 606 East Elm St for an unknown type fire. Tamaqua PD on scene shortly after […]