This morning at 0036 hrs., Co. 13 was dispatched to assist East Penn with an auto accident with double entrapment on the Bypass near Erford Rd. Engine 313 arrived first on the scene to find a vehicle head on in to a tree. Crews from Co 13, 21 and 18 stabilized the vehicle, began extrication on patient #1 (driver) and removed the person within a few minutes. Crews assisted with patient packaging and transporting patient #1 to Air-Medical while other crews spent over an hour extricating patient #2 (passenger). Crews assisted EMS with patient packaging of patient #2 and getting them to air-medical. Crews remained on scene until 0500hrs to provide lighting for the accident reconstruction team and assisted with debris removal.

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Tuesday afternoon the Squad was struck out to assist Camp Hill with a car fire.  Engine 3 was requested a few minutes after to assist due to the Squad being the only apparatus responding.  The Squad arrived with a crew of 3 and went to work on the engine compartment of the sedan.  Units cleared once the towing company arrived for the vehicle.

Sunday morning the Squad and Engine Co. were dispatched to an auto accident in the bottleneck of Lemoyne.  Duty Chief 1 (Captain Shreiner) arrived to find a single vehicle in to a utility pole with the pole relocated a few feet.  Crews staged in the area until the power company arrived.  There were no injuries, once the power company removed the utility pole units went available.

Around 0030hrs Saturday morning units were struck out for a possible building fire in Lower Allen Twp. at the Oxford Manor Apartments.  First alarm units arrived on scene to find the middle units well involved in an apartment building.  Shortly in to the incident Command 12 requested a Second Alarm struck.  The Squad and Air were a part of this alarm and responded to assist with a crew of 9 between the two pieces.  The Squad crew assisted with extensive overhaul in the structure.  Units began clearing around 0300hrs.

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