Eagle Fire Company Reports
October 2008

Submitted by Richard Mangan October 1, 2008, 6:54 P.M., Reported smoke in a dwelling, on N. Main Street, New Hope Boro, Engine 46 and Battalion 46 responded and found smoke from a fireplace, smoke was removed by Engine 46 crew with fans, 10 personnel were on duty for 1 hour, consuming 10 hours of volunteers time.

October 2, 2008, 11:31 A.M., Reported Dwelling, Aspen Way, New Hope Boro, Engine 46 and Deputy 46 responded and found the fire confined to the oven, Tower 46 and Tanker 46 were held at the station, 10 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes consuming 5 hours of volunteers time.

October 4, 2008, 6:10 P.M., Reported dumpster Fire, S. Main Street, New Hope Boro, Engine 46 responded but was recalled, after the dumpster was checked by Chief and Deputy 46, 10 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 5 hours of volunteers time.

October 5, 2008, 11:56 A.M., Alarm System, Upper York and Sugan roads, Solebury Township, Engine 46 was held at the station, after Deputy 46 check and found cleaning personnel had set off the alarm, 10 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 5 hours of volunteers time.

October 5, 2008, 5:37 P.M., Alarm System, Aquetong Road, Solebury Township, Engine 46 was returned after the dwelling was checked by Deputy 46, and found careless cooking and no fire services were need, 14 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 7 hours of volunteers time.

Fire Calls 40
Alarm Calls 17
Total 57 Hours of Volunteers time for the week.

October 7, 2008, 5:54 P.M., Alarm System, Ingham Way, Solebury Township, Alarm was coming from a vacant Dwelling, Engine 46 and Chief 46 responded, key holder was called to open house and check alarm, no signs of fire could be found from the outside. 12 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 6 hours of volunteers time.

October 8, 2008, 2:37 P.M., Tower 46, was dispatched to assist Lambertville Fire Dept. but was recalled before getting on location, 12 personnel were on duty for I hour, consuming 12 hours of volunteers time.

October 8, 2008, 2:37 P.M., Tower 46, while returning from Lambertville was dispatched to Stockton N.J. to assist them with a fire call, but was recalled before getting to the scene., the same 12 volunteers were on duty.

October 11, 2008, 6:42 P.M., Smoke investigation, Bridge Street, New Hope Boro, Engine 46 was recalled by Deputy 46, after checking the area and found nothing, 9 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 4.5 hours of volunteers time.

October 11, 2008, 11:30 P.M., Alarm System, N. Main Street, New Hope Boro, Engine 46 was recalled before leaving the station, after being checked by Deputy 46, 10 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 5 hours of volunteers time.

October 12, 2008, 5:56 P.M., Brush Fire, Stoney Hill Road, Solebury Township, Tac 46, Chief and Deputy 46 responded, Brush Fire was found to be controlled burning but was causing a smoke condition in the area, Tac 46 crew put the controlled burning out, 19 personnel were on duty for 1 hour, consuming 19 hours of personnel time.

Total Hours;
Alarms calls 11 hour
Fire calls 35.5 hours
Total 46.5 hours

October 13, 2008, 11:51 P.M., Alarm System, S. Main Street, New Hope Boro, Engine 46 and Deputy 46 responded, no fire services were needed, 9 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 4.5 hours of volunteers time.

October 16, 2008, 3:15 P.M., Tanker 46 and Deputy 46 responded to assist Upper Makefield Fire Company on Lurgan Road, for a reported dwelling fire. 12 personnel were on duty for 1 hour, consuming 12 hours of volunteers time.

October 16, 2008, 8:21 P.M., Alarm System, Ingham Way, Solebury Township, Engine 46 and Chief 46 responded, Chief 46 found the alarm was caused by a cooking incident, Engine 46 was returned, 15 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 7.5 hours of volunteers time.

October 16, 2008, 8:50 P.M., Alarm System, S. Main Street, New Hope Boro, Chief 46 and Engine 46 responded, building checked by Chief 46 and found no fire services were need, 15 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 7.5 hours of volunteers time.

October 16, 2008, The members of the Eagle Fire Company would like to thank the other Fire Companies who helped make this years Fire Prevention night a great success. The Eagle Fire Company would also like to thank everyone who came out to visit the fire house, and hope they were able to pick up some safety tips and meet the volunteer fire personnel who protects your community.

October 18, 2008, 12:06 P.M., Auto Extrication, Rt 202 and Logan Square Drive, Engine 46 and Chief 46 were dispatched to help the New Hope/Lambertville Rescue Squad remove a victim from the front of his vehicle after it struck a wall. Victim was turned over to the Squad and Central Bucks Medic's. 12 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming six hours of volunteers time.

October 18, 2008, 4:00 P.M., Fire Police from the Eagle Fire Company were called to assist Solebury Township Police Dept. with traffic control at Aquetong and Mechanicsville Roads, 5 fire police personnel were on duty for 6 hours, consuming 36 hours of volunteers time.

October 18, 2008, 7:50 P.M., Fire Investigation on Rt 32, south of New Hope Boro, Engine 46 and deputy 46 responded, found small camp fire along the canal. 7 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes consuming 3.5 hours.

October 20, 2008, 12:40 A.M., Reported Building Fire on W. Bridge Street, New Hope Boro, Deputy 46 first on location found fire on the outside burning up the front of the Building. Chief 46, Engine 46, Tower 46 and Tanker 46 arrived on location and control the fire before heavy damage occurred. The cause of fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshall. 16 personnel were on duty for 1 hour, consuming 16 hours of volunteers time.

October 20, 2008, 10:06 A.M., Alarm System, W. Bridge Street, New Hope Boro, Chief and Deputy 46 along with Engine 46 responded, no fire service were need, and the alarm may have been caused by dirt from the fire early in the morning. 12 personnel were on duty for 1 hour checking the building, consuming 12 hours of volunteers time.

October 25, 2008, 11:54 A.M., Tower 46 was dispatched to the City of Lambertville, for a dwelling fire but was returned before arriving on location, 12 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 6 hours of volunteers time.

October 28, 08, 7:30 P.M., Eagle Fire Company Fire Police, were called to control traffic on Great Oaks Road and Rt 232, Solebury Township, for a tree and wires down on the roadway, 2 fire police were on duty for 1 hour consuming 2 hours of volunteers time.

October 29, 08, 7:41 A.M., Rt 179 and Sugan Road, New Hope Boro, Vehicle Fire, driver pulled off the road when smoke started coming from under the vehicle, Engine 46, Tanker 46 along with the Chief and Deputy 46 responded and found the vehicle in flames. 15 personnel responded and were on duty for 1 hour consuming 15 hours of volunteers time.

October 29, 08, 9:20 A.M., Alarm System, Phillips Mill Road, Solebury Township, Engine 46 was held at the station as the alarm was checked by Chief 46 and no fire services were need. 9 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes 4.5 hours of volunteers time.

October 30, 08, 6:42 P.M., Alarm System, Laurel Road, Solebury Township, Engine 46 was returned after the dwelling was checked by Deputy and Assistant 46 and no fire services were needed, 10 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 5 hours of volunteers time.

October 31, 08, 6:03 P.M., Alarm System, West Riverwoods Drive, New Hope Boro, Engine 46 responded along with Chief and Deputy 46, Dwelling was checked but required no fire services, 13 personnel were on duty for 30 minutes, consuming 6.5 hours of volunteers time.

SAFETY TIPS

If you recall we asked several weeks ago that you start preparing for cooler weather. Now that temperatures are dropping and the cooler weather is here we would like to make a few safety suggestions.
1. You should have your chimney checked, your heater cleaned, fireplaces and wood stoves checked. Homes that have fireplaces should have the chimney checked closely to make sure there is no buildup of soot which could cause a backup of smoke and gases in your home. Soot will burn and set your chimney on fire.
2. Heaters should be cleaned and serviced so they run properly and not backfire which will fill your home with smoke and fumes.
3. Fireplaces and wood stoves should be serviced to make sure they are in proper working order along with the chimneys to make sure they do not have any blockages and have a good draft to draw the smoke up the chimney.
4. People thinking of using space heaters should not place them near any furniture, drapes, newspaper. Space heaters need space to work. When filling a space heater with kerosene,they should be taken outside to cool and filled, never fill them inside or when they are in use. When getting kerosene do not put it in the container you use for your lawn mower. Service people should not even put kerosene in a gas container.
5. One of the most important things to remember is to clean and replace the batteries in your smoke detectors and make sure they are in working order, if not replace them, your life may depend on them.