The Millersburg Fire Company is proud to again partner with ABC27 WHTM-TV and Kidde to help distribute smoke detectors to the citizens of Millersburg and Upper Paxton Township at no charge. If you would like a smoke detector, please stop by the firehouse or give us a call. We will have them on hand at various public events throughout the year.

A winter storm rolled through Dauphin County and most of central Pennsylvania today blanketing the region with snow amounts ranging from 10 inches upwards to 18 inches and higher in some places. As would be expected, numerous calls were reported during the storm making responses difficult and time consuming. The Millersburg Fire Company responded to three calls during the day. The day started with a cardiac arrest on Route 209 which Attack 20 was cancelled enroute. The second run was for a crash on Route 147 involving two vehicles. The Engine-Rescue arrived with Ambulance 202 following directly behind the Engine-Rescue. The patient was assisted to the ambulance and West End Towing removed the car. The third call was for a cardiac arrest on Bowman Street in the Boro. Fortunately, the patient was not in cardiac arrest and was transported to a local hospital.

Box 201 was struck this morning for an automatic fire alarm at the old firehouse on Center Street in Millersburg. The building is now the Millersburg Historical Association and sits across the street from the present fire station. Chief 201 (Koppenhaver) arrived on scene with normal conditions and held the company in quarters. A short time later, the alarm silenced and Chief 201 placed the box in service and waited for the owner to arrive.

Box 21-1 was dispatched today for a motor vehicle crash with injuries and possible confinement south of Quarry Road on Route 225. County reported that the caller stated a minivan ran off the road and rolled on its side against some trees. The Engine-Rescue responded with 6. Chief 21 (Wertz) requested the manpower from the Engine-Rescue assist the crews from Rescue 21 and Medic 6 with the removal of the second patient.

The Millersburg Ambulance requested assistance from the Tower this evening, however, Truck 20 was out of service for mechanical repairs. A patient needed to be extricated from their residence so Truck 22 (Lykens) was summoned to assist. Crews from Millersburg and Lykens worked to set up a haul system to extricate the patient. Truck 22 went in service to potentially removed the patient from the second floor, however, crews were able to take the patient down the interior stairwell. The box was place in service at 19:43. Thanks to the Lykens crew for the assist while our truck was out of service.

The Engine-Rescue was dispatched to assist Pennsylvania State Police with a vehicle that went over an embankment on Landfill Road in Upper Paxton Township. The occupant of the vehicle was unable to ascend the embankment so the Engine-Rescue crew assisted Chief 203 (Snyder) with using ropes to help the occupant. The Engine-Rescue cleared the scene at 0958.

Upper Dauphin County received a large amount of rain in a storm that crossed the region the past two days. Numerous calls were received by fire companies across the region and the Millersburg Fire Company was among them. Flooded basements, trees and wires down were among the calls of the day. In the late afternoon, however, one of the more dramatic demonstrations of the ill effects of the storm became apparent when a bridge that crosses the Norfolk-Southern rail line collapsed. The Millersburg Fire Company was alerted to the event by a passerby and Chief 201 (Koppenhaver) and Chief 203 (Snyder) responded to the scene and contacted Norfolk-Southern immediately. Crews were in place later in the evening to begin clean up and repair efforts which continued into the next day.

Engine 20 was dispatched for a motor vehicle crash on the 300 block of Pine Street in the Boro. The Engine arrived on scene with two cars with minor damage to the sides. One patient was complaining of minor back pain and signed off with Millersburg EMS. The incident was turned over to Millersburg Police and the Engine cleared the scene at 18:25.

An hour after the Engine/Rescue returned from the crash on Route 209, it was dispatched to assist Berrysburg with a chimney fire on Mountain Road in Mifflin Township. Chief 26 (Mace) requested the engine for the use of the torch. Upon arrival, it was determined that the torch wasn't needed and the engine crew assisted Company 26 until released at 20:18.

Box 203 was struck for a crash with injuries on the 2500 block of Route 209 in Upper Paxton Township this evening. Chief 20 (Petery) arrived on the scene with two vehicles involved with one confined. The Engine/Rescue arrived shortly after and began extrication efforts to free the patient that was confined while Millersburg EMS and EMTs from the Engine/Rescue provided patient care. The following article is from PennLive.com. 2 taken to hospital following 2-car crash in Upper Paxton Township By CHRIS A. COUROGEN, The Patriot-News January 13, 2010, 8:25AM Two Millersburg teens were injured just after 5 yesterday afternoon in a two-car crash at the intersection of Route 209 and Landis Drive in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County. State police said Kaitlyn J. Neubold, 18, and a 17-year-old male passenger in Neubold's car were taken by ambulance to Harrisburg Hospital after Neubold pulled her 2008 Ford Focus into the path of a 2002 Nissan Altima driven by Dane D. Snyder, 34, of Elizabethville. Neubold did not have proper clearance when she pulled out from the stop sign on Landis Drive in front of Snyder's car, police said. The impact knocked Neubold's car into a utility pole and left both vehicles with disabling damage. Neubold's injuries were described by police as moderate. Her passenger suffered minor injuries. Snyder and a 5-year-old girl in his car were not hurt. Police said the child was in a child safety seat and the other three were wearing seat belts. Neubold will be cited for a stop sign violation, police said.