Tue, Jan 5th, 2010 10:00:00 pm -
THE HUMMELSTOWN FIRE DEPT WAS DISPATCHED TO
415 CALLS FOR THE 2009 YEAR. IT WAS A BUSY YEAR FOR THE FIRE DEPT.
BREAKING IT DOWN:
STRUCTURE FIRE CALLS: 145
VEHICLE ACCIDENT/ EMS: 40
WATER RESCUE: 3
HAZMAT / GAS LEAK / WIRES DOWN : 21
STAND-BY / ASSISTING PD / CANCELS: 24
AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARMS: 182
TOTAL : 415
AFTER GOING THROUGH THE CALL VOLUME STATS, THE HUMELSTOWN FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED TO ROUGHLY 70 CALLS IN THE BOROUGH, THE OTHER 345 CALLS WERE MUTUAL AID RESPONSES TO OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNSHIPS. THESE WOULD INCLUDE HERSHEY, PALMYRA, MIDDLETOWN, LOWER SWATARA, LONDONDERRY, SOUTH HANOVER, GRANTVILLE, RUTHERFORD, CHAMBERS HILL, AND SOME TIMES AS FAR AS HIGHSPIRE. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, MUTUAL AID IS THE KEY TO THE SUCCESS AND SAFETY OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
