Thursday, April 17, 2008
Arson Cause Of Scotland School Fire
On April 17, 1977 at 8:53 p.m., a security guard spotted a fire in the Scotland School for Veterans Children administration building. An arson fire caused heavy damage to the third floor and attic of the 3-½ story brick building. Other portions of the building suffered heat, smoke and water damage. More than 150 firemen from nine companies manning 18 pieces of fire apparatus battled the three-alarm blaze. The second alarm was struck at 9:05 p.m. and the third alarm was sent at 9:14 p.m. Eight firefighters were treated and released from Chambersburg Hospital with minor injuries, including one from Shippensburg. Units remained on the scene until 2:00 a.m. A 15-year-old boy was arrested for the arson after he used matches to set the blaze. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose, Cumberland Valley Hose and West End Fire and Rescue companies assisted at the scene.
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Ladder-52 was on that call also,
They were mentioned in the post as the Vigilants reponding. You will notice that unlike Dauphin and Cumberland counties costly new and improved radios systems I only report the companies responding and not the individual apparatus.
It amazes me that we spend that much money for a system that takes five minutes to say all the rigs due instead of Task Force 3 or 4 etc., etc.
In Harrisburg we don't even know what the hell we want or need now that a first alarm structure box isn't considered that with county and instead of asking for the second alarm we need to ask for the first alarm. Hell what is a local called a mini local to them. Its not my fault that people run to much apparatus on fire alarms that county thinks we don't have enough rigs responding. We just worked a row home fire with two trucks and an engine, everything else was parked out of the way. Instead of running so many one and two man rigs on fire calls why don't the counties purchase buses, park them in a nuetral location and when there is a fire call it can drive around and pick people up. Look at the fuel we could save and the air polution we could reduce.
How smart is this cad when everytime you ask for something they say the cad won't do it. Maybe we should stop wasting money and make people work for a living again.
Well now that you got me wound up first thing in the morning I need to go kick the neighbors dog. Hey Wagon Master were are you, I am on one of your favorite subjects.
Ladder 52 was indeed on that call and it was dispatched to the scene as Truck 52 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
OKAY WHOEVER ANNONYMOUS IS READ MY POST BEFORE OPENING YOUR PIE HOLE, NOW YOUR PISSING ME OFF. ONE STROKE AND THE WHOLE SITE IS GONE FOREVER, I DON'T NEED THE EXTRA WORK. I said I do not list rigs individually, I list companies. I know the rig was on the call and didn't argue that point. If you look at all most post rigs are never mentioned, just companies.
Brad
Sorry about that, Brad, I will be more careful in the future !!!!!!!
Love reading your site, keep it going !!!!!
Brad, it's been nice outside. Why would I want to be inside sitting infront of the PC. I was driving by the Old Scotland School the day of this post. Kenny Nehf, was telling a story about the fire at the school one day. It was about when they took the Ladder 52 to the fire. I will have to get him to retell the story so I know what to post.
I have to agree with you Brad about the bus. I think it just stupid a fire truck going out the door with one or two, just so they can be first there. Why do we put somemany seats in a fire truck? If we took the bus, it would leave more room at the fire scene, so the fire apparatus with a whole crew can get in and get the work done. What ever happen to fighting fires the old fashion way?
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