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.

WSF Box 45 Swatara Twp.

07/08/18 At 1140 hrs box 45-2 was struck for a structure fire. Engine 40 responded with a crew of 5. Engine arrived and picked up the 2nd due hydrant and laid into Engine 91-5. Crew assisted with lighting and PPV. Time out was 29 mins.

June Stats

07/01/18 Here are June’s Stats

Calls: 20 YTD: 138
Boro: 3 YTD: 18
Jobs: 1 YTD: 6
Pins: 0 YTD: 0
Total Manpower: 94
Avg Crew: 5
Hrs In Service: 12 hrs 10 mins
Engine Calls: 6
Rescue Calls: 16
Busiest Day: Saturday with 7
Busiest Time: 08-16 with 12
Busiest Box: Steelton (50) with 8

Top 5 Responders
Chief Zwigart with 17
DC Tinari with 16
Lt. Lemmon with 13
FF. Frankenfield with 9
Lt. Nickle with 8

WSF Box 50-1 Steelton

06/25/18 At 1524 hrs box 50-1 was struck for a structure fire. Rescue 40 responded with a crew of 2. Crew arrived on the scene and assisted with over-haul of the fire building. Time out was 1 hr 19 mins.

Transfer Assignment to City Sta 2

06/16/18 At 0810 hrs engine 40 was dispatched into city station 2 while city units worked a 1st alarm structure fire. Engine 40 transferred with a crew of 5. While on stand-by the engine crew was dispatched for an auto accident in the city in the 1-5 box. Upon arrival PD put fire in service no need for fire department. Total time out was 2 hrs.

Transfer Assignment To Cumberland County

06/07/18 At 1230 hrs rescue 40 was dispatched on transfer assignment to Cumberland County Hampden Twp sta 2-30 while company 30 and mutual-aid companies had a working fire at the fuel tank storage farm. Rescue responded with a crew of 3. Crew stood-by till released by command. Time out was 4 hrs 3 min.

May 2018 Stats

06-14-18 Here are May 2018 stats.

Calls: 22 YTD: 118
Boro: 1 YTD: 15
Jobs: 0 YTD: 5
Pins: 0 YTD: 0
Manpower: 88
Avg Crew: 4
Hrs In Service: 8hrs 30mins
Engine Calls: 5
Rescue Calls: 19
Utility Calls: 0
OIC Calls: 0
Busiest Day: Tuesday with 6
Busiest Time: 1600-2400 with 14
Busiest Box: Steelton (50) with 7

Top 5 Responders
Chief Zwigart with 16
FF. Schrader with 13
FF. Lemmon with 12
DC. Tinari with 11
FF. Moyer with 8

Working Vehicle Fire Box 40-1

05-03-18 At 1700 hrs box 40-1 was struck for a vehicle fire at 29th St and Apple St. Engine 40 responded with a crew of 2. Engine arrived with a working vehicle fire. Engine 44 and Rescue 50 were added to the call. Crews were on scene for about 1 hr 30 mins.

April 2018 Stats

05-01-18 Here are Aprils stats.

Calls: 20 YTD: 96
Boro: 1 YTD: 14
Jobs: 1 YTD: 5
Pins: 0 YTD: 0
Total Manpower: 66
Avg Crew: 3
Hrs In Service: 19hrs 10 mins
Engine Calls: 11
Rescue Calls: 12
Utility Calls: 1
OIC Calls: 0
Busiest Day: Tuesday with 5
Busiest Time: Tied 0800-1600 and 1600-2400 with 8
Busiest Box: Steelton (50) with 6

Top 5 Responders
FF. Lemmon with 13
Chief Zwigart with 11
DC. Tinari with 10
FF. Schrader with 8
FF. Nickle with 6

Odor Investigation Box 40-2

04-28-18 At 1055 hrs box 40-2 was struck for a reported structure fire. Chief 40-1 went enroute and was advised by county of an odor of something burning in the basement. Truck 32 took side A. Crews from truck 32 and Rescue 40 investigated and found a trip breaker in the basement. Basement was checked with a TIC and found no hot spots or odors. Homeowner was advised to contact an electrician and have his fuse box checked before turning on the breaker. Crew also installed a smoke detector in the basement for the homeowner. Time out was 23 mins.

WSF Box 50-1

04-11-18 At 1953 hrs box 50-1 was struck for a reported structure fire. Chief 50 enroute was advised of a working fire and the box was upgraded to a 2nd alarm. Rescue 40 responded with a crew of 4. Crew arrived and was split into 2 crews. A crew went into the exposure building and a crew into the fire building. Crews assisted with fire attack and overhaul. Time out was 2hrs 23mins.