May 11, 1934 Rescue Fire Company volunteer fireman Walter F. Hugentugler died as a result of injuries sustained on May 8, 1934 when he slipped under apparatus...
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1904-A large unused frame warehouse formerly occupied by the Harrisburg Nail Company stood adjacent to the Northern Central Railroad tracks in the Borough of...
HARRISBURG, PA 1936- The Susquehanna River crested at a record 30.33 feet, inundating 28% of the city's land area. This was the second worst flood to ever hit...
1915-Late in the afternoon a young boy discovered smoke and flames coming from behind a closet door in the second floor of the large building housing “The...
Uh huh. This Digitize radio box is missing the white pull door that covers the fire pull hook. Anyway notice between the words "PULL" and "DOWN". This was an...
I have enclosed two shots of a fire box. I have two questions. 1. What is the button under the pull handle, Between the words Pull Handle in one shot? 2. What...
1993- The Great Blizzard of 1993 commenced. Snow started falling about 0400 and proceeded into Sunday (March 14). Wind gusts up to 60 mph were recorded....
Harrisburg, Pa. 1898-Box 32 at Third and Boas jangled in the city’s firehouses at 6:20 a.m. The fire was located in the bicycle shop of George McFarland at...
Harrisburg, Pa. 1888-Box 5 located at State and Cowden(today this would be near Commonwealth Ave at the fountain) at 9:10 a.m. The fire was located in a...
Harrisburg, Pa. 1866-7.00 a.m. Canal (Sixth) Street and Strawberry Alley(present location would be on railroad property to the rear of 5 N. 5th St.) Frame...
Harrisburg, Pa. 1884- 8:00 p.m. The Hope Engine No. 2 steamer and carriage were sent to a fire that destroyed the switch tower and damaged the engine house of...
Harrisburg,Pa. 1874- 6:30 a.m. Locust Street between Second and Third. Residence of Dr. George Stine. Chimney fire, no damage incurred. The fire occurred...
Harrisburg, Pa. 1868- 1:45 a.m.(0145 hrs) Locust Street near Second. Golden Lamb Tavern and Hugh Toner livery stable were badly gutted and the livery...
1865-Raspberry Alley(Court) between Locust and Pine Streets at Cranberry Street. Frame stable of J. D. Hoffman and a large building owned by William Miller,...
1915-Star Independent, February 25, 1915 FIRE CHIEF STARTS BLAZE Kindler Kindles One in Police Headquarters and City Electrician Diehl Has a Narrow Escape The...
Harrisburg, Pa. 1875- The placing of the horses on full time duty by the Paxton Engine No. 6 in June, 1872 was a historic one, but an important drawback arose...
Harrisburg 1968-During the early morning hours fire was discovered in the first block of N. Thirteenth Street. Box 7 at Thirteenth and Market came in at...
1909-At 11:15 a.m. a telephone call was made to the Goodwill Engine Co. No. 7 firehouse at Sixth and Calder. A fire was being reported to them from the motion...
1887-Box 31 at Third and Reily was pulled at 7:10 p.m. The grand stand at the grounds of the Harrisburg Athletic Association near the corner of N. Third and...
1949- At 8:37 a.m. Box 19 at Cameron and Kittatinny began tapping in over the fire alarm circuits. As the Mt. Pleasant Engine 8’s big 1940 American LaFrance...
Harrisburg, Pa. 1999- 1402 hrs. 1300 S. 13th St. Arriving companies found the vacant three story frame bar known as Petey Pope’s with smoke pushing from...
1863-Fifth Ward (Midtown area). Boas’ Row. Kitchen badly damaged. Fire started when an oil lamp exploded. Two small unattended children were partially...
1905-At 7:43 a.m. an individual ran to Third and Boas Streets and hooked Box 32. With the temperatures below zero, it took great skill and handling to get the...
1865-At about 9:00 a.m. the general cry of fire went out, church and tower bells began tolling, and railroad and mill whistles shrieked out warnings of a fire....
1989-At 2333 hrs. the members of A Platoon were dispatched to a reported working fire at 2562 Lexington Street. Quickly arriving Wagon 3 and Tower 2 found...
1908-Box 232 at Fourth and State was struck at 9:50 a.m. for a fire at 509 N. Fourth St. , the residence of Emlin F. Heiney. A defective flue set fire to a...
