Blown Water Hose Soaks Pa. Fire Station

Firefighters removed impacted items, including file cabinets and computers containing various records, a wall-mounted wide-screen TV and a copier with water still sitting in it as of Tuesday, from the flooded areas and then mopped up water."The damaged computers affect us,Accessories suppliers because we do online training and other things on them," Gannon said.Also damaged were an Instalert radio, predecessor to the modern emergency responder alert system, and shirts in one of the closets adjoining the lower-level meeting room.

Destroyed ceiling tiles and furniture were tossed into a trash bin outside, while possibly salvageable items were placed along the rear and one side of the fire truck bay. The fire company then contacted Paul Davis Emergency Services of Monroe County, a damage cleanup business that provided heavy-duty fans to blow out moisture and dehumidifiers to prevent mold buildup.An insurance adjuster has since visited the firehouse and will contact the fire company at some point with an estimated cost of damages.

"We're guessing it's in the thousands," Gannon said. "We're hoping our insurance company can cover all of it and we can get the damaged items replaced. Meanwhile, we're gonna keep doing what we've always done, which is serve our community."Gives the community and neighboring fire companies a chance to see Jackson Township's recently purchased $880,000 fire engine,pvc suction hose pipe a 38-foot-long 2013 KME Kovatch Predator, seating up to six in the cab and equipped with a water pumper, deck water gun and the Jaws of Life. This replaces two trucks.