Working Fire 12/23/05

Station 43 and 35 and Station 8 ALS and BLS were dispatched to a working fire on Starry Lane. 43-8-1 reported fire on Division 2 on the A,B corners. Station 39 and 27 were also added to the box.
I will try and get more info on this call as I wasnt there.
Sorry, no pictures for now.

Here is article from PoconoRecord.com

Fire damages home in Effort
December 25, 2005


EFFORT — Quick work by volunteer firefighters kept damage to an Effort home to a minimum Friday morning.

It was initially reported that someone was trapped in the house on Starry Lane, but the owner was out of the house when firefighters arrived, according to West End Fire Chief Brian Snyder.

"Our guys did a really aggressive knockdown of the fire," he said "They did a great job."

The fire was contained to an upstairs master bedroom and bath, Snyder said, but the entire house had smoke damage and will not be habitable for a while.

The owner, an older man whose name was not released, is staying with his daughter, who lives in the house behind her father and who initially saw the flames.

The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal was at the scene, but a cause was difficult to determine.

The West End Fire Company, Polk Township, Jackson Township and Sun Valley fire departments and West End Ambulance assisted at the scene.

-- Catherine Rodriguez