07/15/2026
7/14/26 at 1654 hrs, a High Risk Structure Fire was dispatched on Box 23-15, East Manchester Township, Johnson Controls, 100 JCI Way. The phone call reported a large compacting dumpster on fire, attached to the building. Deputy 23 responded immediately and noted a heavy column of black smoke from a mile out. On arrival, the Deputy found a compacting dumpster with heavy fire and multiple exposures. All employees were evacuated and accounted for. Engine 23-2 and Tower 89 crews initiated fire attack until the dumpster could be disconnected from the building and pulled away to be emptied. There was no extension of fire to the structure, but there was some smoke infiltration. One firefighter sustained a minor injury after falling from a ladder which required transportation to a hospital for evaluation. The cause of the fire is listed as accidental. Units worked on-scene for 2 hours. Engines 23-2, 23-1, and 22-2; Towers 89 and 99-1; and MICUs 97-31 and 2-3 responded.
