Engine company handles engine compartment fire on Route 33.
By Firefighter Mark DeMasi
November 21, 2010
In the early morning hours of November 21st, Bethlehem Township Fire and EMS companies were summoned for a working vehicle fire on Route 33. Engine 1411 was first out staffed with five. Assistant Chief Kelly (1753) was the first arriving officer and advised of a small compact vehicle with a working engine compartment fire, with the start of impingement into the passenger compartment. Engine 1411 was first due and went into attack mode, putting the bumper line into service. The fire was quickly knocked down and overhaul was aggressive. All apparatus were held in place and units were cleared in a half hour.