Dickson City, Lackawanna County Working Hospital Fire 2/4/26

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Units dispatched to 330 Main Street, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City for the reported roof fire. C23 en route called the header in and requested the SRN. Hospital is being evacuated via multiple EMS units out of Lackawanna & Luzerne County. Multiple trucks set up to hit the large fire on the roof. Evac of firefighters ongoing, defensive at this time.

C23 - Orthopedic side of the building is going to be a complete loss, not enough water, trying to save the main part of the building @22:20

C23 - Hospital is evacuated, heavy smoke in the ICU and ER @22:29

C23 - 98 for the secondary RIT @22:45

C23 - Move all ladders from the roof, all personnel off the roof, quenching the MRI magnet @23:25

Units on the Box:
Dickson City - E23, R23, L23, BR23, C23
Wilson - L20, C20
Blakely - SQ22, C22
Throop - E27, R27, L27
Eynon Sturges - E33
Chinchilla - L2, A2-8, A2-9
Scranton City - T2, C21
Olyphant - E26, SQ26, L26, C26, E26-8
Greenwood - R98 (RIT), C98
PENN Ambulance - x10
Pittston Township EMS (Luzerne County) - 566-EMS-A3
Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance (Luzerne County) - 565-EMS-A2, Medic-29B
Hughestown EMS (Luzerne County) - 543-EMS-A1, 543-EMS-A3
Kunkle EMS (Luzerne County) - 522-EMS-A4

 

[ExChief-551]