At 22:00 hours FOX 43 news at ten aired a feature on station 19 about membership. Station 19 Now accepts applications for junior members ages 14-17 with parental approval. Anyone intristed becoming a junior member should e-mail captain19@goodwill.com for more information. Also we are always acecpting applications for senior members ages 18 and up.

On Saturday Oct. 13, Station 19 apparatus ventured over to the York Township Touch-A-Truck event. A wide variety of equipment was on display for children of all ages to explore varying from ladder trucks to heavy construction equipment. People were welcome to open up compartments and climb on these large machines. Truck 19 was a huge hit with the aerial on display and the children that got to see a firefighter in full turnout gear.

The day of Sept. 26 started to be a quite day until Station 19, 35, and 13 were initially dispatched to a reported School Bus Fire. Engine 19 responded and confirmed it to just be overheated. Only seconds after that dispatch, Station 19 was dispatched to Indian Rock Dam Rd. for a vehicle into a structure with the driver still inside. Rescue 19 along with Engines 18-1, 19, and 13 arrived to check on the status of the driver and it was believed that the driver had been there for an extended amount of time. Units on scene cleared in about a half an hour.

At 02:22 hours, Stations: 35, 36, and 19 were dispatched for a call for smoke in a structure. Shortly thereafter, York Area Regional Police Dept. arrived on scene to confirm that this was a working fire. Crews arrived on scene while Truck 19's aerial was put into use. Crews from the truck made ventilation cuts to the roof as well as throwing ground ladders and assisting on the handlines for interior attacks. The 2nd alarm as struck for main power assistance bringing Engine 19 and a few others to the scene. Apparatus remained on scene for approx. 2 hours.

Around 16:28 hours, Rescue 19 was dispatched to Dallastown Borough for a residential structure fire. Rescue 19 arrived on scene and one of the crew members was assigned to take a line in to the 3rd floor as other crews were checking for extensions. Firefighter Dull was assigned as Staging Officer while Firefighter Beavers was assigned as the Incident Safety Officer. Crews from the Rescue remained on scene for over an hour.

At approx. 18:07 hours Rescue 19 was dispatched to this two vehicle accident on the 2700 block of South Queen St. at the entrance to KFC. Captain 19 (Hildmann) Arrived to find moderate damage to both vehicles. Both of the vehicles were secured and the batteries disconnected. The Rescue was clear from the scene at 18:51

Shortly after severe thunderstorms moved into the area, Station 19 experienced very high call volumes responding to eleven calls in a four-hour period. Calls ranged from trees and wires down to Automatic alarms and a couple of reported structure fires. Fortunately none of the reported structure fires were confirmed. Thanks to all of the crew who gave up they’re evening to protect the community.

Around lunch time on a quiet Sunday afternoon, the sounds of house sirens blew from numerous departments for a reported barn fire at Perrydell Farms. Engine 19 went responding quickly and was advised by York County 911 that York area regional police were on scene with heavy fire and explosions. With the knowledge of the crew of the Engine, the choice was made to strike the 2nd alarm assignment. Duty Officer 19 (R. Smith) and the Engine were first on scene with a well involved portion of the barn that was not attached to the adjacent barns. Numerous departments were on scene ranging from York New Salem to Dover. A quick knock down was made as a water supply was set up to Engine 19 from Tanker 8. Units on scene remained there for approximately 4 ½ hours. Station 19 would like to also thank the local depts. For their quick response and for Perrydell Farms for the refreshments and delicious ice cream.

At 19:30 hours, multiple calls rolled in to YCC 911 for a structure fire. Chief 9 arrived on the scene and requested a few alarms be dispatched being that it was a working fire. Numerous stations were called out from York, Adams, and Cumberland County. Chief 9 requested that he wanted Engine 19 to transfer to Station 9. Just about the time Engine 19 arrived at their station, they were dispatched to tag the hydrant at the fire scene. Engine 19 arrived and established a water supply for the tankers that were proceeding through. Station 19 equipment cleared in approx. 4 hours

At 13:58 hours, Rescue 19, Ambulance 19, and Medic 97 were alerted for a vehicle accident into a structure at Markey's Fruitstand. Captain 19 (Hildmann) went en route and was advised that the vehicle had actually struck a gas main that was now blowing and that the car was still on top of it. With that in mind, the assignment was now upgraded and added Engine 19 and Rescue 36. The crews from the Rescues stood by with handlines ready to pull and put into service, while Engine 19 tagged a hydrant with the 1 and 3/4 inch hose and stood by due to the potential hazard that could have been. Ventilation was made to the structure and Columbia Gas was able to get the main shut off. Crews remained on scene for approx. 4 hours.

Around 7:30 p.m., a call came in to the York County 911 Center for a report of smoke inside a structure. Duty Officer 40 arrived on the scene and gave an initial report of light smoke showing. He then discovered smoke coming from the eaves and asked to strike out the 2nd alarm sending multiple county units including Truck 19 and Engine 19. While en route, truck 19 was assigned to stage on the rear side of the structure and set up its aerial. The crews from the Truck and the Engine threw a 35-foot ground ladder to go trench the roof, but it was found that as they were sounding the roof, it was way to hazardous to have the firefighters make that access. The evacuation air horn was sounded making fire operations conducted on the exterior only. A ground monitor was established on the adjacent side of the fire building to help with the out of control fire behavior. In the end of it all, it was determined that 20 apts. were destroyed displacing 50 people. Station 19 equipment went in service in approx 3 hours.

Shortly after 11am a loud boom was heard that shook buildings along Queen St. in York Township. Minutes later station 19 along with 35, 34, 36, and 15 were alerted there for an explosion with possible entrapment. Chief 19 (Robinson) arrived to find one single family home that had exploded and collapsed. A second and third alarm was immediately requested along with the York County ATR, and American Red Cross. Columbia gas was also notified and responded quickly. Fire crews attacked the fire with a combination of hand lines, a blitz fire master stream, and master stream from the basket of Truck 15. Although the house involved was a complete loss, thanks to quick actions of all the companies on scene the house only a couple feet next to it was saved and sustained only minor damage to the attic area and siding. Residents with in a 2 block area were asked to leave and were provided shelter until it could be determined that it was safe for them to return. At this time fire officials have determined the explosion was caused by natural gas but it is not yet known what led to it. Thankfully no one was injured and the resident was not home at the time of the blast. For more information, pictures, and videos please visit the following links. More pictures will be posted soon. http://www.abc27.com/news/stories/0207/401394.html http://www.yorkdispatch.com/local/ci_5321702 http://www.ydr.com/newsfull/ci_5330170 http://www.wgal.com/news/11134942/detail.html

At 1645 hours Engine 18-1, Rescue 19, Ambulance 13, and Medic 97 were alerted for this unknown injury accident. Deputy 18 (Daniels) had the command while Chief 18-1 (Blevins) had ops. The Rescue’s crew assisted the Engine’s crew with scene safety and traffic control. Units remained on scene for approx. 30 minutes.

At 19:33 hours, Engine 18-1, Rescue 19, Rescue 8, Ambulance 18 and Medic 97 were alerted for a single vehicle accident into a utility pole. Chief 18 (Daniels) arrived on scene and established command while the crews from the Engine and the Rescue stabilized the vehicle and extricated the patient. Rescue 19 remained on scene for a short time after, only to be diverted to a High Risk Fire Alarm.

At 1245 hours, Rescue 19, Ambulance 19, Ambulance 13, and Medic 97 were dispatched to a single vehicle accident overturned into a creek. The Rescue was responding and was taking extra precautionary measures due to the weather. The crew had noticed a large box truck that was in front of us and got a little ways ahead. As the Rescue came to the bottom of the hill, we noticed that the same box truck was now to be overturned as well, right next to the car in a creek. Under the direction of Captain 19 (Hildmann) the crew from the Rescue remained on scene for approx. 2 hours taking care of scene safety and the fuel spill that had occurred from the ruptured saddle tank while fire police remained for approx. 3 hours keeping vehicles from approaching this dangerous stretch of road.