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6-1-06 18 Pendleton Ct. - 3rd Alarm Dwelling
 
Units were dispatched for a dwelling fire at 18 Pendleton Court shortly before midnight.  Police arrived and reported a dwelling with heavy fire showing.  Command arrived and reported a 2 1/2 story fully involved with unknown status of the occupants striking the 2nd alarm.  Police confirmed only 1 occupant was home at the time, and was able to escape unharmed.  Crews made an interior attack for approx 10 minutes before being forced to make a defensive attack.  1 Tower Ladder was set up along with several 2 1/2 handlines.  Command struck the 3rd alarm and called for 2 Tanker Task forces.  1 Firefighter was treated and transported by ALS and BLS to Virtua in Evesham. He was reported at first to be unconscious.  No details on the firefighter were available at the present time.  Command placed the fire under control around the 2 hour mark. The fire occured during a bad lighting storm that rolled through the area.  The Burlington County Fire Marshals Office is investigating the blaze that displaced the family of 4. 
 
   
   
 


12-12-05 Stokes Rd. - Engine Rollover leaves 3 trapped

As Squirt 2514 (Medford) was returning from a report of a structure fire on Stokes Road on Monday, December 12, 2005, the vehicle ran off the road and into a ditch, trapping three firefighters. Rescue and EMS crews worked to free the trapped firefighters from the vehicle, which lay on its side in a six-foot ditch. One firefighter was airlifted to Cooper Trauma Center and the other two were transported to area hospitals. All three firefighters had relatively minor injuries as a result of the incident and were released from their respective hospitals the same day.Reports indicated that the engine was trying to yield for a school bus when its front tire left the pavement causing it to overturn. Speed is not being considered as a factor in the mishap. The road was shut down for hours as police investigated the incident.

 

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