Crime & Safety

Forks Fire Calls Dipped in December

Forks Township Fire Department handled 398 calls for 2012.

Santa Claus was very good to the Forks Township Fire Department in December.

Fire Chief Chuck Chapman reported that his department handled 35 calls for the month, a slight dip from 37 in November.

The department handled 31 calls for September, 25 in August and 36 in July. With Hurricane Sandy, the department handled 63 calls in October.

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For December, the calls took 369.89 manpower hours over 50.48 hours of time and involved the use of 66 units, the report states.

The calls included:

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  • 10 activated alarms.
  • Eight vehicle accidents.
  • Two EMS assists.
  • Two for QRS.
  • Other calls included one for wires down, an odor investigation, a Hazmat spill/leak, a dwelling fire, a police assist and a water rescue.

Forks also handled a vehicle accident in Palmer Township and five calls in Stockertown, including one call each for wires down, a dumpster fire, a structure fire, traffic control and a vehicle fire. An EMS assist was also given to Easton.

For 2012, the Forks Township Fire Department spent nearly 354.4 incident hours handling 329 calls in Forks, 36 in Stockertown, 16 in Palmer, six in Tatamy, four in Easton, three in Plainfield and one each in Wind Gap, Upper Nazareth, Lower Mount Bethel Township and Lower Nazareth.


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