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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - On the morning of June 15th Rescue 62 relocated to cover Rescue 47 while they were out on a large trash fire inside a transfer station in Chester Township.
While covering, Rescue 62 was added to the 47 Box for manpower during yet another brutally hot day. The crew of Rescue 62, Henderson,Burk and Dewease used a hand line already in place to wet down trash as it was pulled apart by an excavator inside the plant.
Later in the day around 15:20 hrs R62 (Brogan, Dewease, P, Fizzano and Burk) and E70 were dispatched to Rt 291 at Stewart Ave for an accident. Engine 70 arrived to find a large truck carrying a 60 yard dumpster overturned. The truck was carrying construction debris which spilled several thousand pounds of debris onto east and west bound Rt. 291. If the debris was not enough, the crews had to handle the contents of two 25-gallon saddle tanks leaking onto the highway along with the rest of the vehicle fluid. Engine 70’s crew did a great job securing the storm drain that was within 50 feet of the crash.
Boeing Fire Department SS 79 responded to provide additional absorbent and assisted during the operations. The companies were on location for about two hours handling the spill while Triangle Towing and Recovery rigged the truck and dumpster so it could be righted. The driver luckily escaped uninjured and self extricated himself prior to the fire companies arrival.
The highway was closed west bound for three hours, backing up the already congested area. A contractor with front-end loaders was brought in to clean the debris off the road and Penn Dot dropped several tons of sand to finish the clean up.
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