Luzerne Borough, Luzerne County PA, 2 Alarm Structure Fire 8/1/26 *Fatal*

[ExChief-551]

Units dispatched @05:47 to 264 Bennett Street, in the area of Carpenter St. & Ryman St., for the reported structure fire, 2½ Story PD. Upgraded to a working fire.

LCCC911 – PD is reporting a confirmed structure fire with multiple entrapped, requesting expedite @05:48

149-C2 – Go with a 2nd Alarm on this @05:50

149-C2 – Get me 3 additional ALS @05:51

149-C2 – Heavy fire showing from the rear of a 2 ½ Story PD @05:52

149-C2 – Rush on EMS to the front, one victim pulled out, also one unit to the C side, jumper from the roof @05:56

149-C2 – 1 Pt via M-10A to GWV, 1 Pt via M13A to GWV, 1 Pt via M2A to GWV, 1 FF via M29B to GWV.

Exposures:
1: Road
2: Similar Unattached
3: Yard
4: Similar Unattached

1st Alarm:

Luzerne – 157-E1, 157-E2, 157-Air, 157-C1
Swoyersville – 279-E1
Kingston Forty Fort – 149-TL, 149-C2
Courtdale – 119-E1
Pringle – 171-E2
Hanover Township – 137-E3 (RIT), 137-Fire Command
Trans-Med Ambulance – Medic-10A

2nd Alarm:

Edwardsville – 127-L, 127-SQ
Larksville – 154-E2, 554-EMS s/c
Kingston Forty Fort – 149-E2, Medic-13A s/c, 149-U9 (Air)
Idetown – 356-SQ (Rehab)
Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance – Medic-29B s/c
Plains Township Ambulance – Medic-2A
Wilkes-Barre City – Medic-5 s/c

Relocations:
251-E1 act. 149-E2
154-E1 act. 154-E2
137-R5 act. 137-E3

 

[ExChief-551]

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