| Rollover Accident on Route 743 |
| Mon. Mar 1st 2010 |
22:00 - Station 7-11 and Engine 7-4-1 (Elizabethtown) were dispatched to Route 743 in the area of West Ridge Road for a reported vehicle accident with entrapment and rollover. Chief 7-11-3 (Freeman) responded and was advised that a pick-up truck had struck a telephone pole and rolled over with the d...
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| Tanker Requested for Working Structure Fire |
| Thu. Feb 25th 2010 |
04:27 - Tanker 7-11 was dispatched to 4604 Klinesville Road in West Hempfield Township to assist Staiton 7-6 with a working structure fire. Tanker 7-11 arrived and staged on Klinesville Road. After 45 minutes, the incident was downgraded and Tanker 7-11 was placed available....
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| Five Calls to Start the Week |
| Tue. Feb 23rd 2010 |
2/22/10 08:45 - Station 7-11 was dispatched for a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of West Ridge Road and Rutts Road in West Donegal Township. Chief 7-11 (Stanford) arrived to find a two vehicle collision with two patients that needed examined by EMS. Engine 7-11-2 (...
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| Tanker Responds to Working Garage Fire |
| Sat. Feb 20th 2010 |
At approximately 12:15 PM, Tanker 7-11 was dispatched to assist Company 54 (Londonderry) with a possible building fire at 2993 Mill Road in Conewago Township, Dauphin County. Chief 54-1 arrived to find a two car garage well involved with exposure problems. Tanker 7-11 arrived and supplied water to T...
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| Snow Squall Results in Crash |
| Mon. Feb 15th 2010 |
Shortly after training started at 1830 hours, Station 7-11 and E-7-4-1 were toned out for a reported vehicle accident with possible entrapment near the intersection of Bossler Road and Maytown Road. Deputy 7-11 (Kretzing) arrived with a one vehicle collision versus a tree. Chief 7-11 (Stanford) inve...
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| Blizzard Doesn't Halt Volunteers |
| Wed. Feb 10th 2010 |
Battling the elements is something that comes with the job of a volunteer firefighter. So while the blizzard took its toll on the area, the Rheems Firefighters were still ready to go in the event they were needed. Staffing the station around the clock from the first snowflakes on Tuesday, the member...
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| Automatic Mutual Aid for FDMJ Dwelling Fire |
| Mon. Feb 8th 2010 |
E-7-11-1 was tapped out at 1522 hours for an automatic mutual aid assignment for a reported dwelling fire on Florin Avenue in Mount Joy Borough. Chief 7-5-3 (Leber) arrived with a smoke condition and reported basement fire. E-7-5-1 made a quick hit on the fire. E-7-11-1 (Brenner) staged on Florin Av...
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| Month Starts with Working Vehicle Fire |
| Mon. Feb 1st 2010 |
Just 2 minutes into February, volunteers from Rheems and Elizabethtown were alerted to a vehicle fire on Route 283. Chief 7-11-2 (Brandt) went in route and was advised by LCWC that they were receiving numerous reports but conflicting locations either east of Cloverleaf or west. Chief 7-11-2 proceede...
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| Rush Hour Crash Causes Traffic Tie Up |
| Thu. Jan 28th 2010 |
Units from RFD and EFD were tapped out at 1513 hours for a Mass Transit Vehicle Accident on Route 230 in the area of E-town Dodge. Ambulance 7-4-3 discovered the incident while performing a routine transport. Chief 7-11 (Stanford) arrived with a two vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle an...
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| Early Morning Entrapment Call |
| Wed. Jan 27th 2010 |
Units from 7-11 and 7-5 were dispatched to Route 283 West, in the area of Greiner Industries for a reported vehicle accident with entrapment. Chief 7-11-2 (Brandt) went en-route and was advised of a vehicle over the embankment with one occupant trapped. Chief 7-11-2 checked Route 283 in the area and...
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For the third year in a
row, the RFD Membership
traveled to the Eden
Resort in Lancaster for
our Annual Awards
Banquet. We en...
Tonight, members from RFD
had the pleasure of
traveling to the Mount
Joy Mennonite Church to
talk Fire Prevention with
some v...
