Two Calls for Day Time Crew in Pomeroy Section of Sadsbury Township

At 0915 hours on June 27th, 2013 the Keystone Valley Fire Department and the Sadsburyville Fire Company were dispatched for a wires fire in the area of Route 372 and Strasburg Road in Sadsbury Township. The incident was then modified to the 3400 block of Strasburg Road in East Fallowfield Township, a Westwood Fire Company local.

Engine 31-1 with a crew of 4 went enroute at 0919 hours. Westwood Chief McWilliams arrived on location and utilized Squad 08 to stop traffic from the west side of the incident. As Engine 31-1 was arriving on location they were recalled at 0923 hours.

At 1122 hours the Keystone Valley Fire Department and an Engine from the Sadsburyville Fire Company were dispatched to the unit block of Chestnut Street in the Pomeroy section of Sadsbury Township for a gas leak inside. The caller reported an odor of natural gas inside of their residence but did not have any gas service.

Engine 31-1 with a crew of 4 went enroute at 1126 hours and arrived on location at 1129 hours and began investigating. Engine 31-2 made the response as well at 1129 hours.

At 1130 hours Keystone Engine 8-1 arrived staged behind Engine 31-1 and Firefighter/Paramedic Dalmas assumed the Chestnut Street Command Post which was later relinquished by Keystone Valley Lieutenant Brock.

Sadsburyville and Keystone Valley Firefighters worked together to locate a source of the odor, but over time it had mostly dissipated.

Keystone Lieutenant Brock terminated the command at 1143 hours and all units returned to quarters.