Engine 1 & Tanker assist Atglen on a dwelling

On the evening of Saturday, October 27, Engine 4-9-1 and Tanker 4-9 were dispatched at 6:04 PM to assist the Gap Fire Company (Station 4-2), on a dwelling fire on Lincoln Highway East in Salisbury Township.\
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Chief 4-2 (Kurtz) arrived in the reported area, and could find nothing visible. Lancaster County 911 called the reporting party back, and it was discovered that the caller was actually in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County, falling within the response area of the Atglen Fire Company (Station 26). Chief Kurtz then arrived on location in the 5700 block of Lincoln Highway in West Sadsbury with the fire out. \
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Engine 4-9-1 and Tanker 4-9 both responded at 6:07 PM, and both units arrived on the scene at 6:14 PM. Engine 4-9-1 arrived on the scene and staged along Lincoln Highway, providing lighting to the scene, Tanker 4-9 arrived and staged in the parking lot of a business across the street. With no further service required from the Station 4-9 units, Engine 4-9-1 and Tanker 4-9 cleared the scene at 6:33 PM.\
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The reporting party had been driving past the house, saw the fire on the porch, stopped, and knocked on the door of the house; but no one was home. They then searched and found a garden hose, and quickly extinguished the visible fire. Had these individuals not taken it upon themselves to stop and extinguish the fire, the fire no doubt may have spread to the rest of the house. Thank You to the individuals for stopping and helping out!\
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Companies on the scene: Gap Fire(4-2), White Horse Fire(4-9), Christiana Fire(5-2), Atglen Fire(26), Parkesburg Fire(28) Christiana EMS (5-2)\
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