Engine 77 Dispatched to Salters Ski Shop Fire
 
By Firefighter Ross Greenwood
January 26, 2019
 

At 0910 Engine 77 was dispatched for a 2nd alarm fire at 3130 Ridge Pike in Lower Providence Township. Engine 77 responded at 0914 with a crew of six and arrived on scene to stage at manpower. Engine 77's crew was put to work and provided Tower 61 with manpower while Engine 77 was placed at the hydrant located on Ridge Pike providing water to Tower 47. Crews from Engine 77 provided assistance to firefighters operating in Tower 61 on the D side of the building. Crews also stretched portable monitors to protect exposures on the D side of the building. A third alarm was stuck and 15 tankers were requested to assist with water supply. Fire police provided assistance in shutting down Ridge pike for an extended period of time. Engine 77 remained on scene for six hours and finally returned to the station at 1511 hours.

 
Units: Engine 77, FP77