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West End Fire & Rescue Responds to Seven Incidents on October 18

Photos and information obtained from West End Fire & Rescue Company

On Saturday, October 18, West End Fire & Rescue Company (WEFR) personnel responded to seven separate incidents throughout the day.

  • 11:07 a.m. – Engine 15-2 and Car 15-2, staffed with six personnel, responded to a medical call.
  • 12:22 p.m. – Brush 15 and Car 15-2, with three personnel, responded to another medical call.
  • 3:39 p.m. – Engine 15-2, Truck 53, and Car 15-2, totaling 14 personnel, were dispatched to 85 Hilltop Road in Hopewell Township (Box 151-01) for hay bales on fire next to a shed.
  • 4:07 p.m. – While crews were operating at the Hilltop Road fire, Engine 15-1 and Car 15-1, with four personnel, responded to 414 West King Street (Box 4-02) for a fire alarm.
  • 8:41 p.m. – Brush 15, with two personnel, responded to the intersection of Spring Street and West King Street (Box 4-02) for a public service call.
  • 8:51 p.m. – Engine 15-2 and Car 15-2, staffed with six personnel, handled a medical incident.
  • 11:02 p.m. – Rescue 15, Truck 53, and Car 15-2, with 11 personnel, responded to 90 Brown Road (Box 152-104) for a report of a vehicle into a structure.

Photos were shared from the hay bale fire incident.

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