At approx. 1155 hrs on this date, Station 23, Engine 17 (5 points), Ladder 16 (Elsmere), Engine and Rescue 30 (Belvedere) were alerted to 110 Macarthur Dr. for a house fire. Within 2 minutes Engine 232 responded under command of Firefighter Elliott. At 1158 hrs Chief 238 (Saggione) arrived on scene reporting smoke showing. With this being said, Station 14 (Cranston Heights) for the RIT, County paramedics along with an ambulance from Millcreek. The crew from Engine 232 forced the front door and stretched 1.75 hand line to the rear bedroom. Due to no fire conditions in the bedroom, and extreme heat to the knees of the firefighters, it was determined the fire was in the basement. Crews advanced the line into the basement and encountered heave fire conditions. Thanks to an aggressive attack by several hose lines, the fire was confined to the room of origin with small extension to the bedroom above and the attic. Great job by all!! Photos will be up shortly.

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At approximately 21:09 hours Station 23 was alerted to MVC with role over at W. Highland Ave. & 141 NB. Stations 30 (Belvedere) & 14 (Cranston Heights) also responded due to a miss understanding of the MVC location. Rescue 23 responded under the command of Lieutenant B. Johnson. Upon arrival rescue 23 found a vehicle had rolled over and came to rest on the wheels. A-23, B-30, & A-14 transported 3 patients to Christiana Hospital. The scene was under control with in the hour and handed over to Newport Police.

Tonight Station 23 went to the Newcastle burn center to sharpen up on their skills and help some of the new probies in learning different fire tactics. We practiced several evolutions on fire suppression, search and rescue. A special thanks goes out to the Instructors and Instructor Aides who assisted our members in the training.

At 23:47 hrs Station 23 was alerted to a fire nature unknown on Old Airport Rd.
23-8 (Chief Saggione) went on scene along with Engine 23-2 under the command of Assistant Chief Dierolf. The fire was found at 499 Old Airport Rd. Assistant Chief Dierolf and his crew found 75 to 100 cars on fire and advised command. 23-8 advised Fireboard to dispatch additional engines, which brought out Engine 12,

Come out and join us on March 14, 2008 from 7pm – 1am. For the Minquas Fire Companies annual Saint Patrick’s Day party. There will be music by DJ Brian Lee, Buffet, open bar, door prizes & 50/50 Raffles.

Tickets are $25 a person or $40 a couple, for more info call (302) 998-1178