The borough of Paxtang is about a 1/4 mile in size. We border Harrisburg City Susquehanna Township and Swatara Township. We run a little over 300 calls a year. A majority of our calls are mutual aid. Theres 25 active members. We operate 1 Engine 1 Rescue 1 Support vehicle/Fire Police and a chiefs vehicle.

Box 48-1 Hershey WSF

05-23-19. At 0710 hrs engine 40 was dispatched as part of the 2nd alarm assignment. Engine 40 responded with a crew of 4. Crew arrived and staged in manpower. Time out was 52 mins.

Box 10 New Cumberland WSF

05-06-19. At 1356 hrs box 10 New Cumberland in Cumberland County struck 2nd alarm for a WSF. Rescue 40 was dispatched. Rescue responded with a crew of 3. Crew arrived and stated on side A as RIT. Crew staged as RIT till released by command. Time out was 1 hr 4 mins.

Box 55-1 Highspire WSF

05-05-19 At 1542 hrs box 55-1 was struck for a WSF. Rescue 40 responded with a crew of 7. Rescue 40 arrived and took up the RIT assignment on side A of the building. Crew staged as RIT till released by command. Time out was 39 mins.

April 2019 Stats

05-01-19 Here are April’s stats.

Calls: 34 YTD: 117
Boro Calls: 6 YTD: 15
Total Manpower: 139 YTD: 494
Hrs In Serivce: 21 hrs 53 mins YTD: 64 hrs 17 mins
Avg Crew: 4 YTD: 5
Engine Calls: 18 YTD: 59
Rescue Calls: 21 YTD: 67
Utility Calls: 0 YTD: 4
OIC Calls: 0 YTD: 3
Fire Police: 2 YTD: 6
Busiest Day: Thursday with 11
Busiest Time: 0800-1600 with 16
Busiest Box: Steelton (50) with 10

Top 5 Responders
Chief Zwigart with 20
DC. Tinari with 19
FF. Moyer with 19
Lt. Lemmon with 17
FF. Frankenfield with 11

Box 456-2 Chambers Hill Commercial WSF

04-22-19 At 1557 hrs box 456-2 was struck for a WSF in a commercial building with fire in the roof. Engine 40 responded with a crew of 2. Crew arrived and staged at 2nd due engine and sent it’s manpower forward. Crew was then sent to the roof to assist with roof operations. Time out was 45 mins.

Box 45-4 Rutherford WSF

04-20-19 At 1908 hrs box 45-4 was struck for a fire alarm. 2nd call reported a fire in the gun range and the box was upgraded. Engine 40 responded with a crew of 5. Engine arrived and took up the 2nd due engine assignment and sent it’s manpower to staging. Time out was 37 mins.

Box 45-7 Rutherford WSF

04-18-19 At 2139 hrs box 45-7 was struck for a reported structure fire. Chief 91-5 arrived on the scene with a working fire. Engine 40 responded with a crew of 5. Engine 40 took up the 2nd due engine assignment and sent manpower forward. Crew was then assigned to take a 2nd line to the attic for fire attack. Crew also assisted with overhaul. Time out was 2 hrs 19 mins.

Box 40-1 Paxtang Reported Structure Fire

04-13-19 At 1800 hrs box 40-1 was struck for a reported structure fire. Crews arrived and found a dryer fire with no extension. Box was scaled back. Time out was 34 minutes.

Transfer Assignment with 4 calls

04-11-19 At 1209 hrs Engine 40 was dispatched to Cumberland County Hampden Township station 1-30 while crews worked on a 1st alarm commercial rescue. Engine 40 transferred with a crew of 4. While on stand-by crews handled 4 calls for service. Time out was 4 hrs 54 mins.

March 2019 Stats

04/01/19 Here are March’s Stats.

Calls: 26 YTD: 83
Boro Calls: 4 YTD: 9
Manpower: 117 YTD: 355
Hrs In Serivce: 14 hrs 42 mins YTD: 42 hrs 20 mins
Engine Calls: 12 YTD: 41
Rescue Calls: 17 YTD: 46
Utility Calls: 1 YTD: 4
OIC Calls: 0 YTD: 3
Fire Police Calls: 1 YTD: 4
Jobs: 2 YTD: 7
Pins: 0 YTD: 0
Busiest Day: Thursday with 7
Busiest Time: 1600-2400 with 11
Busiest Box: 91 Swatara Twp with 12

Top 5 Responders
Chief Zwigart with 20
Lt. Lemmon with 15
DC. Tinari with 14
FF. Clark with 10
FF. Frankenfield with 10