Humane Fire Company #1

Humane Fire Company #1 Volunteer Fire Company
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05/25/2026
Yesterday at 10:18 hours, District 48 RIT (ENG48-10, ENG48-12) was requested by Luzerne County Communications for a seco...
05/23/2026

Yesterday at 10:18 hours, District 48 RIT (ENG48-10, ENG48-12) was requested by Luzerne County Communications for a second alarm working fire in Hazle Twp.

48-10 responded and staged side alpha, while one member completed a 360 to report to captain 48-1. Company No. 1 held the RIT assignment on side alpha for approximately 90 minutes, before being released by command.

Chief 48-1 also made the response.

05/23/2026

In the early morning hours of 05/08/2026, all three engine companies from district 48 responded to multiple calls of an odor of gas in multiple basements throughout the borough, all caused by a gas overflow of approximately 550 gallons at a local gas station.

Company No. 1 and the chief alone responded to 12 separate incidents related to the leak, over a total span of 12 hours.

Over the month of April, Company  #1 assisted and had 3 members participate in a Pump Operations 2 course held by the Sc...
05/23/2026

Over the month of April, Company #1 assisted and had 3 members participate in a Pump Operations 2 course held by the Schuylkill County Training Academy, the class consisted of foam operations, standpipe operations, dry hydrants, relay pumping, and pumping multiple hand-lines off a single apparatus. All 3 members passed and will continue on with in house training and procedures with the company, they will have to complete various driver-operator orientated tasks to be signed off as driver-operators for the engine company.

05/23/2026

On 04/29/2026, at 18:52 hours, schuylkill county communications dispatched a reported structure fire at 711 West Pine Dr in Englewood, district 48 was due as the RIT assignment (ENG48-10, TWR48-20).

Engine 48-10 was the first unit on the road within seconds of the dispatch.

Engine 4-19 and Deputy 4-4 went en route moments after, and then on scene, holding the box to engine 4-19. Finding a stove fire now out.

05/23/2026

On 04/21/2026 at 15:27 hrs, Fire district 48 was dispatched to 335 East Mahanoy Avenue for a reported smoke in a house, Company #1 held the first due engine assignment with their own water supply at 4th and Mahanoy, stretching a a crosslay to the basement and finding a faulty oil burner.

The box was held to engine 48-10 and ladder 48-25, Chief 48-1 held the Mahanoy Ave command.

05/23/2026

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05/20/2026

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05/17/2026

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Address

320 W Centre Street
Mahanoy City, PA
17948

Telephone

+15707732840

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