Colonial Park Fire Co. #1, known as company 33 and the Southside, is located in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA just outside of Harrisburg City.
The Colonial Park Fire Company provides fire suppression, vehicle rescue and extrication, and hazmat operational level response, and traffic control for incidents located within Lower Paxton Township or surrounding mutual aid areas. As part of the South Central Task Force and Dauphin County Emergency Management Agency's Hazmat Team, Colonial Park Fire Company also provides specialized decontamination services during major hazardous material events.
The Colonial Park Fire Company provides fire suppression, vehicle rescue and extrication, and hazmat operational level response, and traffic control for incidents located within Lower Paxton Township or surrounding mutual aid areas. As part of the South Central Task Force and Dauphin County Emergency Management Agency's Hazmat Team, Colonial Park Fire Company also provides specialized decontamination services during major hazardous material events.
Operating as usual
Congratulations to FF and Live-In Alumni Chris Henry and his wife Alison on the birth of their first child, Rowan. Rowan was born April 7th at 10:35AM. Mom, dad, and baby Rowan are all well and headed home! Congratulations Chris and Alison!!
This morning engine 33 was dispatched mutual aid to assist Rescue Fire Company #37 with a report of an inside investigation at 4400 Pheasant Hill Road. Crews from Rescue, Progress Fire 32 and The Southside arrived and located a fire in the first floor ceiling of an apartment. One line was put into operation while Engine 33 secured secondary water and stretched a long backup line. Crews operated one hour before returning ready to the station.
Tower 33 returned from the Middletown homecoming just in time for the Engine and Tower to take in the fire alarm at Colonial Park Mall.
Emergencies are unpredictable, and while the station has no calls yesterday, the men and women handled six so far since midnight.
Tower 33 was honored to be asked to assist in displaying a flag for the homecoming of Middletown Volunteer Fire Department FF Shawn Menear. Tower 33 joined up with Steelton Fire Tower 50 to hang the flag at Mill and Grubb Streets for all of Company 88 to proceed under with Shawn on the way to his house.
The Southside was also surprised and honored to hear life member Matt Ertel able to place the 88 box available after almost 12 weeks with their final member returning home from the fire. Matt Ertel was also the Dauphin County Department of Public Safety fire dispatcher working the radio for the fatal house fire when FF Menear was trapped and subsequently rescued.
Great job Middletown Volunteer Fire Department, you’re in a class of your own when it comes to fire departments and taking care of your people! Glad we could be part of it.
FF Menear is on his way home. You can see their location with the following link: https://glympse.com/0KV2-HK82
Yesterday Rescue and Engine 33 both got their own individual box alarm runs. First, a engine 33 went to the Sheetz at Colonial and Linglestown Roads for a report of an outlet on fire. The box was quickly scaled back to Linglestown Fire Company No. 1 - Station 35 units.
After returning, Rescue 33 responded on the upgraded box to Dauphin - Middle Paxton Fire Company 1st due for a report of a house on fire.
**LONG TERM DAILY ROAD CLOSURE AND DETOUR**
See below information for Twin Lakes Drive closure daily and detour.
Road Closure Announcement:
Twin Lakes Drive from Hawthorne to Union Deposit
SUEZ will be replacing the watermain in this area beginning on or after Friday 4/1. Twin Lakes Drive will be closed to thru traffic Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. A detour will be established for this period and the road will be opened at the end of each working day. The project is anticipated to take 3 weeks. Local traffic will be permitted through the work site so that access to private property is not disrupted.
Questions: 888-299-8972 (SUEZ Customer Service)
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Congratulations to FF Seth Lenker who earlier this week welcomed a son into his life along with his wife Kristina. Carl Louis Lenker was born March 27th at 1303 hours. Family and baby are doing well! Congratulations Seth, Kristina, and Baby Carl!
OLD MEETS NEW.
Today Tower-Ladder 33 and Rescue 33 ran a commercial structure box mutual aid to West Hanover Volunteer Fire Company 36. Units were sent to Curaleaf Cannabis for an odor of smoke inside (we know, it’s ironic). The box was quickly scaled back 36 and 33 units before being placed available.
While there, new Rescue 33 and Tower 33 got to see old Rescue-Engine 33-1 which is now owned and operated by Company 36.
Several members of the Southside Firehouse were able to participate in the Dauphin County PD/FD Hockey Club benefit game for Middletown Volunteer Fire Department FF Shawn Menear at Twin Ponds this weekend. The game occurred between police and fire and came with bragging rights for the year. Congratulations for the Dauphin Fire team winning the game 11 - 3 for this years bragging rights!
Colonial Park members playing included Collin Weigle, Nick Nepa, and Phil Crea under the guidance and coaching of Coach Dylan Ryan.
Thanks to Dustin Weese and Grimm Sports Photos for the awesome shots!
For more information about the game, see the ABC 27 article below.
https://www.abc27.com/news/local/police-vs-fire-hockey-game-raises-money-for-injured-firefighter/?fbclid=IwAR3s5C5eOkfknmB_DUqgBGhmQJVf3Z685CT3npV0sVmRgYM5gcDHA0u-pVQ#
This morning Rescue 33 and mutual aid from Paxtonia 34 Fire Company was dispatched to a report of a 3-car accident on I83 South near the Union Deposit Ramp. Crews arrived and assisted with patient assessments and care with EMS.
On Wednesday night, Southside fire personnel had the pleasure of helping the Pennsylvania Turnpike with their mission to “Light Up The Night” at the Hershey Medical Center Penn State Children's Hospital! Crews from virtually every emergency organization in the area were invited to participate in circling the hospital with their emergency lights on for the children. Colonial Park was honored and blessed to be invited and bring happiness to the children receiving treatment at the hospital!
Yesterday Danelle Dee Davis from Danelle " DEE" Davis Farmers Insurance Agency stopped by with snacks for the department. The crews always love when Dee stops by to say hi!
This morning, Tower 33 ran mutual aid to Swatara Fire 91 for a report of a house on fire. Crews arrived to find a second floor fire with the Tower opening up for the operating engine companies. Solid initial Truck and Engine company work allowed control to be marked prior to additional units arriving on scene.
This weekend crews completed the annual emergency vehicle operations course (EVOC) with the obstacle course. Crews practiced with the vehicles they’re qualified to drive using the Dauphin County Technical School parking lot. Thanks for letting us borrow your lot to make our driver’s better!
Reminder to all the residents who live, travel, and commute on Nyes Road near Red Top Road.
Red Top Road is closed between Nyes Road and Ryecroft Drive to do bridge work for an extended period of time. Residents and visitors can travel Union Deposit Road to Copperstone Road to get around the closure.
Two-Fire-Tuesday
Yesterday afternoon, Tower 33 responded as the second due truck on a car fire endangering a structure on Huntington Circle. Initial crews arrived and made a good stop on the fire. The Tower crew assisted about 30 minutes before returning.
Last night after training, Engine 33 responded mutual aid to Progress Fire 32 for a report of a porch fire. Engine 32 arrived with smoke to the rear and quickly scaled the box back to 32 units.
Photos courtesy of Dustin Weese
Rescue and Engine 33 responded for a report of a structure fire last night in West Hanover Volunteer Fire Company 36 first due near Devonshire Heights Road and Knight Road just across the Lower Paxton Township line. Multiple calls confirmed a large barn approximately 80x80 fully involved at the time of dispatch by Dauphin County Department of Public Safety. Units from all three Lower Paxton Fire departments were requested due to proximity. Rescue 33 responded on the first alarm and remained on scene for about an hour. Engine 33 responded as a replacement engine and was placed available prior to arrival.
Tonight you'll go to sleep and lose an hour of sleep as clocks spring ahead for daylight savings time! When you wake up tomorrow a little tired, remember to test all of your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms for safety. Also, change any standard batteries that aren't ten-year lithium batteries. Together, we can make Lower Paxton Township safer one smoke detector at a time.
Colonial Park Fire joins Linglestown Fire Company No. 1 - Station 35 in sadness at the loss of their former Fire Police Captain Maurice “Bill” Twilley Jr.
The full obituary and service information can be found here: https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/maurice-twilley-obituary?id=33596466
Sorry for your loss Linglestown.
It's going to be 60 degrees this afternoon but there's snow coming tomorrow! The weather service is calling for 3-5" of snow in the Harrisburg area. Even though winter is coming to an end, the fire hazards are not. Please be fire smart in your actions. Only plug one heat appliance into an outlet. NEVER use extension cords for heat appliances. Never run extension cords under rugs or area that allow them to build up heat. Make sure your smoke and CO detectors are working and test them monthly! And finally, even though winter is almost over, please take the time, hopefully for the last time, to shovel and snow that builds up around your closest hydrant so we have access in case there's a fire. There's over 1,300 hydrants in Lower Paxton Township, but there's 53,000 residents that can help us by shoveling them out!
On Tuesday nights you’ll typically see flashing emergency lights on South Houcks road. There’s no emergency, Members of the department use Tuesday night for apparatus checkouts and equipment maintenance. Alternating Tuesdays are also training for the department. This is more of the behind the scenes operations required to keep a busy department operationally ready.
Tower 33 transferred to Elizabethtown Fire Dept Station 74 while they worked a commercial building fire in Londonderry Fire Company first due. While on the transfer, Rescue 33 handled a two-car MVC at Colonial Road and Crum’s Mill. Crews provided care for two patients until the arrival of South Central EMS Harrisburg units for transport.
Picture of fire courtesy or DJM media.
Back to back fires last night for the engine, tower, and rescue at the Southside firehouse.
Last evening Rescue 33 was requested mutual aid on the first alarm to Dauphin - Middle Paxton Fire Company for a garage fire with extension into the house. After returning from that fire, and just before midnight, Dauphin County Department of Public Safety dispatched the first due box 33-5 was transmitter for an Apartment Fire on Dartmouth. Engine and Tower 33 responded along with mutual aid from multiple companies due to transfer companies in place from the previous fire.
The fire was contained to a single apartment bedroom and quickly scaled back to a local 33 box. Pictures courtesy of a Dustin Weese.
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The Colonial Park Fire Company has sold Christmas trees for more than 25 years as a fundraiser. This year, as planning begins, there’s an extreme shortage of Christmas trees. If you know of a farm that will sell wholesale Christmas trees, specifically Fraser Fir and Douglas Fir, please let us know or point them our way! We typically sell about 600 trees and need to find a supplier(s) who can facilitate the sale!
Lower Paxton Township just received its newest Insurance Services Office (ISO) Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating which goes into effect June 2nd. We can excitedly report that we have again lowered the rating from a Class 4 to a Class 3! Of 40,000 municipalities rated across the country, only roughly 5,700 fall into the best rating classifications of 1, 2, or 3.
The rating is a combined rating for all three fire companies comprising Lower Paxton Fire protecting all of Lower Paxton Township.
UPGRADES COMING SOON!
Colonial Park Fire Company was advised that it received the Dauphin County Gaming Board grant from the Dauphin County commissioners!
The Southside firehouse will be receiving $36,000 in grant funding to upgrade its sign in front of the station to a programmable electronic sign. The new sign will be quicker to update with pertinent safety messages, weather alerts, and recruitment messages regularly.
For the full article and list of grant recipients, see: https://theburgnews.com/news/dauphin-county-awards-annual-gaming-grants-most-comprehensive-list-yet
Thank you to the Executive Board for putting the packet together, the Dauphin County Commissioners for supporting it, and the Lower Paxton Township supervisors for endorsing the project!
Rescue 33 and Tanker 216 from the Fisherville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 are currently transferred to Perry County Station 2 Duncannon Fire Company as they operate on a first due residential structure fire.
This morning Engine and Tower 33 along with an engine from Linglestown Fire Company No. 1 - Station 35 ran a first due box for smoke from an apartment and alarms sounding at the Twin Lakes Apartments on LakePoint Drive. The Tower arrived and investigated while the engine prepared a split lay if needed. Crews found maintenance self cleaning an oven in a vacant apartment causing the smoke and alarms.
While on scene, the Tower chauffeur took the opportunity to practice with the tower. Typically on incidents, the chauffeur gets on shot to position, and with Tower 33 still being relatively new, chauffeurs are still learning their perfect positions. The chauffeur’s position today, although tight, allowed for portable ground ladders to get accessed, all outriggers to get deployed and both parts of the “L” style apartment to be accessed.
433 S Houcks Rd
Harrisburg, PA
17109
Chief of Department John Fogg III (Chief 33)
Deputy Chief Che Kerestes (Chief 33-1)
Assistant Chief of Training Carl Minieri (Chief 33-2)
Assistant Chief of Operations Paul Esposito (Chief 33-3)
Captain Maude Lallemand (Captain 33)
Lieutenant Collin Weigle (Lieutenant 33)
Lieutenant Josh Shank (Lieutenant 33-1)
Fire Police Captain Sam Swartz
Fire Police Lieutenant Charlie Spencer
President Tim Pramik
Vice-President Steve Michelone
Financial Officer Sterling Colborn
Recording Secretary Rick Witten
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