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Today at 09:59, Intercourse was dispatched for a working structure fire at 303 Queen Road. The property was a 30 X 50 foot small engine repair business with additional 40 X 40 2 story rental property and fully involved on dispatch. A quick kick down was made. Intercourse was assisted be New Holland, Bird-in-Hand, Gap, Kinzer, Paradise, Gordonville, White Horse, Ronks, Bart and Witmer.

On Saturday, members joined our brothers from Gordonville at West Chester training grounds to run evolutions.

Intercourse Fire Company responded at 16:48 to a report of a semi/trailer overturned in a creek with entrapment at E. Newport and Cattail. We were assisted by Gap, Kinzer and Haz-Mat.P1060045

Intercourse Fire Company recently purchased this 1999 Marion R-18 Rescue Truck from Albertville, Minnesota. This will become the New Squad 44-1. We are in the process of making some modifications and expect to have it in service by the end of May!

Firefighters quickly put out a shed fire late Wednesday afternoon in Leacock Township. Crews responded at 437 p.m. for a fire in a 20-by-10-foot shed at 63 N. Hollander Road. Within ten minutes the fire was reported under control.The shed which was full of construction tools and lumber was 75 percent damaged by the fire. It was considered a total loss.Steve Diener chief of the Intercourse Fire Co. was in command at the scene which was a quarter-mile north of the fire station.Lancasteronline articlePhotos courtesy of Robert Devonshire Jr

ppStory from Lancaster onlinebrppThe early am fire was discovered by a passerby who noticed the flames shortly after 330 a.m. and called 911p pIn his home about 75 feet away Esch awoke to hear the crackling of the blaze. As soon as he exited he heard the fire siren.p pThe herd of dairy cows was outside in the pasture overnight so they were safe Diener said. Esch rescued several horses from the barn before firefighters arrived. They also were not hurt.p pA deputy fire chief called for a second alarm as soon as he walked out of his house to go to the fire Diener said. By the time firefighters reached the 75-by-120-foot barn flames filled its second floor.p pCrews set up two fill sites for water one on Pond Road and one at a homestead a quarter of a mile away.p pFirefighters mounted an exterior defensive attack simultaneously spraying the fire with six to eight hose lines. There were no other buildings nearby threatened by the fire.p pFirefighters could not drive a ladder truck to the barn because the lane was too narrow between buildings Diener said.p pOver 100 firefighters brought the blaze under control at 426 a.m. Some of them stayed the entire rest of the morning to oversee cleanup.p pMartin Mulch Products of Ephrata provided a trackhoe to pull off the burned remains of the top of the barn.p pDiener estimated damage at 300000 to the barn and 150000 to its contents.p pHay balers and wagons and a large freezer trailer were destroyed as well as a small amount of hay.p pThe main structure was destroyed Diener said. We did protect the diesel room. Thats whats worth the most money on a dairy farm and the milkhouse was partially saved.p pAn eight-inch 12-volt circular fan hooked to a battery sparked the fire according to Trooper Dustin Shireman a state police fire marshal who investigated the blaze.pbrp

pOn Saturday morning shortly after 11am Station 44 was dispatched to 3873 Old Philadelphia Pk for a reported house fire. County advised responding units that a firefighter was on the scene with a working fire. Chief 44 arrived and confirmed a working fire and requested 2nd alarm. Engine 44-1 crew advanced a hoseline to the 1st floor knocked the fire on the 1st floor and proceeded to the 2nd floor found and found heavy fire in the roof area.brppPhotos courtesy of Kirk Neidermyerbrp

On Tuesday Morning shortly after 9am Station 44 along with mutual aid companies were dispatched to JJ Woodworks 3470 West Newport Rd for a building fire. Deputy 44 Yoder went en-route and reported seeing a column of heavy black smoke and requested the 2nd alarm be struck. Crews put handlines in place to do a defensive attack exterior only Firefighters worked for several hours to bring the fire under control and hitting hot-spots.