Eagle Fire Company has been preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irene for the past few days.  Starting in Saturday morning during our semi-monthly chicken bbq, members fueled vehicles, inspected pumps and chain saws and performed inspections on all the remaining equipment.  The many volunteers at Eagle staffed the fire station with a dedicated crew starting at 5:00pm on Saturday through 5:00pm on Sunday.  Saturday afternoon a team of 4 firefighters checked each storm water grate in Mount Wolf Borough and cleaned those that were packed with leafs in preperation for the predicted amount of rain water.  Crews then headed back to the station for dinner and get everything ready for our first call.  In all Eagle Fire Company responded to 12 calls for service during the storm.  Below is a breakdown and some pictures of the event.

8/27/11

10:16pm : Penn Waste 3885 N. George St - Automatic Fire Alarm - E22-1 - 10 Firefighters

8/28/11

4:44am : Otterbein Church 131 Center St - Automatic Fire Alarm - E22-1 - 8 Firefighters

5:18am : Starview UMC 4832 N. Sherman St Ext - Tractor Trailer Fire - E22-1/E22-2/U-22 - 9 Firefighters

7:01am : Starview Rd/Brylea Dr - Tree On Wires Smoking - E22-1/U-22 - 7 Firefighters

7:40am : Jerusalem School Rd/Hillview Rd - Tree(s) across road - E22-1/U-22 - 9 Firefighters

8:20am : 201 S. Fourth St - Wire Across Road - C-22/U-22 - 12 Firefighters

8:35am : York St/4th St - Tree Across Road - C-22/U-22 - 9 Firefighters

8:35am : Riverview Dr/2nd St - Tree Across Road & RR Tracks - C-22/U-22 - 9 Firefighters

8:45am : Saginaw Rd/Mt Hebron Rd - Tree Across Road - C-22/U-22 - 10 Firefighters

9:10am : 245 Codorus Furnace Rd - Tree On Wires/House - C-22/U-22/E22-1 - 10 Firefighters

9:25am : 85 Forge Hill Ct - Tree On House / Structural Damage - C-22/U-22/E22-1 - 11 Firefighters

11:10am : 420 Wago Rd - Public Service/Water In Basement - U-22 - 8 Firefighters