http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/ Discussion of fire service history & traditions, for fire service historians, fire buffs, firefighters & collectors. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:20:06 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5074 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5074 1927-At 1:52 a.m. a switchman in “V” tower at River and Mulberry discovered flames along a loading dock of the Appleby Brothers & Whittaker Company’s one Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:36:36 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5073 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5073 1907-Box 25 at Hummel and Mulberry was “yanked” at 12.20 p.m. for a reported fire at Haehnlen and Prune Streets.  The fire was located in a two-story Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:12:48 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5072 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5072 1998- 1208 hrs. 511-13-15-17 S. Fifteenth? St.? Row of three story brick houses. A new occupant moving into No. 513 placed a cardboard box of items on the Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:06:21 GMT Jesse Shutt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5071 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5071 47 years ago..... 1962: The Millersburg Fire Company was called to the Johnson-Baillie Shoe Company for a rubber scrap pile on fire. The fire started when Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:09:48 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5070 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5070 1910-Box 45 located at Seventh and Maclay began clanging on the firehouse gongs at 11:30 a.m.  The first alarm companies hitched their horses and were out the Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:54:40 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5069 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5069 1993- At 1856 hrs. members of the C Platoon were toned out for a working fire located at 1311 S. Twelfth St.? First arriving companies found good working fire Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:06:39 GMT Jesse Shutt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5068 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5068 57 years ago......   1952: Just before noon the Millersburg Fire Company was called to the rear of the Muskin Shoe Plant for bales of leather scrape that had Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:11:47 GMT Jesse Shutt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5067 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5067 46 years ago.... 1963: At 2:45 a.m. Box 13 was sounded for a fire in a barn at the rear of 311 Moore Street. A barn, garage and workshop were destroyed in Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:49:09 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5066 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5066 1906-A fire that started from a defective flue in the kitchen of 559 S. Tenth Street quickly roared out of control and on the arrival of firemen answering Box Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:03:44 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5065 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5065 1888-Box 41 at the Philadelphia and Reading Depot(present location was on Market west of the Patriot Building) was struck at 1:50 p.m.? 432-34-36-38-40 Market Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:06:07 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5064 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5064 1883-Box 14 at 12:30 p.m.? Dauphin County Almshouse (Dauphin Manor-Swatara Township)? Barn, wagon shed, main building, insane department, tramp work house, Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:48:47 GMT Jesse Shutt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5063 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5063 1 year ago..... 2008: At 00:48 hours, Dauphin County Communications dispatched Box 24-1 to 346 Julian Street, Williamstown Borough for a structure fire with Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:12:52 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5062 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5062 1945-During a heavy electrical and thunderstorm, the Allison Hook and Ladder No. 2 house on S. Fourteenth Street was struck by lightning about half past Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:16:47 GMT hfd82@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5061 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5061 1988- At 0553 hrs.  C Platoon was rousted out of bed by a report of smoke coming from Charlie and Ernie’s Bar at 1939-41 N. Sixth St.  On arrival, firemen Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:01:49 GMT Jesse Shutt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5060 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireServiceHistory/message/5060 43 years ago..... 1966: Fire damaged a vacant house on the former Ralph Rudy farm on Route 225 about 1-½ miles east of Halifax, with a $5,000.00 loss. The